One of the hazards of my job is the wear and tear on various items (ie - sandals, backpacks, and those poor now torn jeans). Service trips and the World Youth Day pilgrimages usually result in some things never quite being the same. Then there's the effect on me. Besides the usual exhaustion, there's the lesser issues. The one that is really not that big of a deal that bugs me is how dry my feet get. Particularly after World Youth Day in Madrid last year. I wish I would have done a bit of searching the web last summer.
Several versions of this exist. Since I improvised a few things, here's my version of the Epsom Salt Foot Soak.
I got a nice clean bucket. Filled it up with several inches of hot water, the hottest I could stand. Then I tossed in a healthy handful of Epsom and stirred with my hand. I hauled it over to the sofa where I had also put an extra bath towel, the great body butter I got from my sister-in-law, and those socks that are supposed to help with dry feet.
I soaked my feet until the water was cook, about 30 minutes. Since I was multitasking, time flew by. I dried my feet, used one of those pumice stones, put on the body butter, and slipped on the socks. I did this after dinner, so I just kept the socks on until I went to sleep. I have done this a couple of nights now and my feet look and feel so much better.
As I said, there are many versions, so you can search for what works for you. I gleaned from the four or five I found to make the above version.
(No pictures for this. My feet are not something I feel like posting to the web and do you really need a photo of water in a bucket?)
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