This could be a particularly challenging week for the Apple Cider Soak. I have not been kind to my feet and there are some pretty hard calluses to get rid of. Gross.I'm apprehensive. I associate apple cider vinegar with musty old apple juice someone forgot to throw out. Now I'm going to soak my feet in it??
This is not as simple a process as the past 2 soaks. The American Athletic Institute method requires that I pre-soak my feet before using the apple cider vinegar. Their steps are:
1. Soak in a 50/50 solution of white vinegar & warm water for 20 min
2. Soak feet in drinking water for 5 minutes
3. Soak your feet in apple cider vinegar (not diluted!) for 15 min.
This does not seem to be a very time-efficient method of removing calluses as it takes 40 min for the process to work. The recipe claims to work wonders on callused feet. Hmmm, I've heard that before.
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40 minutes later and I definitely have a rating for this soak: 0/5. WORST one yet. The only thing this recipe succeeded in doing is getting my feet to smell like rotten apples. The calluses were barely softened and I probably could have accomplished just as much by just soaking in warm water.
Next week's soak is compliments of Ashley Gilbert on Pinterest. This particular recipe combines many of our previously tried ingredients. I'm calling it "everything, but the kitchen sink" foot soak.
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