Foot odor is one of the most unpleasant things that could make you suffer and people near you.
But with the help of tea, you can get rid of sweaty and smelly feet problem.
Do you know that soaking your feet in tea is the solution of removing foot odor in instant?
Tannis which are known as astringents, the process of action when you are soaking your feet in tea. The tissue of your feet compress, dry and shrink by these group of elements.
Soaking your feet in tea not only reduces sweating but it also causes shrinkage of the openings of sweat glands.
The time period of soaking your feet in tea depends on how sweaty and smelly your feet are. To have a great effect, each foot bath should take at least 1 hour.
According to a study, a participant soaked his feet every day in a bath of black tea but it did not have much effect. After soaking a bath of tea for 20 minutes, the result was not as effective as the feet neither become dry or less sweaty.
The study discovered that tea baths work on people who have mildly sweaty feet.
But another study found that soaking feet in a warm green tea solution for about 20 minutes daily helps to improve the overall skin symptoms of feet infections and treats smelly and sweaty feet significantly.
Studies also show that for the better and effective result it should be the higher concentration of the tea in the solution.
Here is how to prepare Black Tea Foot Soak:
Materials to be used:
5 bags of black tea, 4 cups of hot water, Basin,
Method:
According to Million Health Tips,
”Pour 4 cups of hot or boiling water into your foot basin.
Add 5 bags of black tea.
Allow the tea to steep for 10 minutes.
Soak your feet for 20 minutes. Do this at least once a day.
Dry your feet thoroughly afterwards.”
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