DIY Peppermint Foot Soak (Foot Spa pt. 1)

So... feet. I kinda hate them, but then again, they are what hold you upright all day.... but they're kinda gross because foot sweat? Let's not even think about it. Anyway, I don't know about you all, but sometimes, especially during the summer, my feet will peel, so I've been looking at a lot go foot scrub recipes, anyway and then in the winter, my feet, on occasion, get dry. So dry that sometimes they crack while I'm walking and trust me when I say, that hurts. Anyway, I was bored and looking at foot scrub recipes and then I found a bunch of foot soak recipes and I just thought, wow, a nice foot soak would be really relaxing. It would be especially relaxing after a long day of standing (especially since I have flat feet that are prone to aching.) 
Anyway, I decided why not make a three part blog post about DIY pampering for your hard working feet. The first part is going to be this, a peppermint foot soak,  the second part will be a  foot scrub (whenever I get around to making it) and then the third will be a good lotion to moisturize your feet even more after the scrub and soak. 
I made this recipe up myself and my feet feel amazing after soaking in it. I did use a scrub on them before soaking them, but this foot soak softens the feet even more, as well as making them smell good. (Not that anyone's going to be smelling your feet anytime soon.) I tried to make this recipe as simple as possible. All the ingredients in it are fairly easy to find and it's quite a simple recipe to put together. The only thing that might not be easily found is the essential oil (I just happen to have a lot of it from soap and candle making stuff). Don't worry, if you don't have essential oil, you can just add an extract, such as peppermint or vanilla extract. You'll need more of it, but it'll work just as well for the scent. 
To color the mixture, I used soap colorant, which is sure to not color your skin, but if you don't have it, you can use food dye. Just make sure to not use too much food dye because it will dye your skin if you put too much in. And I added olive oil to this recipe because it's a great and very common moisturizer. You can also use other moisturizing oils such as sweet almond oil or coconut oil, I just didn't want to use up more of my almond oil and my coconut oil is in a solid form. 
Here's what you'll need: 
1/4 cup epsom salt
1/4 cup sea salt
1/2 cup baking soda
2 teaspoons of olive oil
10-15 drops of essential oil (or a teaspoon or two of extract) 
Soap colorant 
Jar for containment 

Directions: 
In a small bowl mix together the epsom salt, sea salt and baking soda. When thoroughly combined, add in the essential oil (or extract) and olive oil. The pieces will climb together, but if you mix it enough, the liquid ingredients will disperse throughout the dry ingredients. One everything is evenly mixed again, separate the mix into two different bowls. Color one of these with the soap or food colorant, mixing until evenly dispersed. Now all you need to do is add the mix to a jar. 

This works great for a gift, or just to pamper yourself. To use it, all you need to do is pour a quarter cup of this mix to hot water, mix it around, and soak your feet in it.  Yay! That's it. Simple, huh? 
Thanks for reading, now I'm off to actually do some homework :( see you next time, 
​-Anj