Revlon Pediprep Foot Spa, RVFB7021P (Packing May Vary)

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The size of the unit itself is an important, but often overlooked, feature - particularly if you have larger feet. For the best experience, look for a foot spa with enough room to fit both of your feet inside while allowing the water to reach your ankles. Additional Features So, what exactly should you be looking for in a foot spa? There are some key features to bear in mind: Heating Those trips to the nail salon taught me that feeling clean and polished (pun intended) is how I feel my best, and that pampering yourself is a good thing. In more recent years, I received a foot spa (the Conair) to use at home. If you buy a machine with non-motorised rollers, avoid overfilling it as moving your feet around can cause water to splash out on to the floor.

Motorised rollers make a big difference in improving the experience of a foot spa which non-motorised rollers struggle to replicate and our testers loved them. However, they may not be for everyone and reviewers elsewhere find them uncomfortable. Be careful not to overfill this bath (or any of them), as a bit of water leaps out of it when the jets churn. If you have larger feet, the water will rise quite a bit even if you fill below the maximum line. But though you can’t set the temperature, you can turn up the heat. In testing, the bath cooled from 106 to 103 degrees before I turned on the heat, then rose to 107 degrees in about 13 minutes. That’s a bit high for some people, per our expert podiatrist’s recommendation, but it felt nice to me. The bath doesn’t list vibration as one of the features, but there is a vibration along with the heat and bubbles.When we heat up our feet, like in a foot spa, the veins dilate. This increases blood flow to deliver more oxygen, nutrients, and growth factors (vitamins or hormones that stimulate growth in living cells).. In turn, that soothes achy muscles and tendons. To enhance the short-term experience, you can even add bath salts—also called Epsom salts—to reduce swelling and alleviate stress. Long-term benefits of foot spas Foot spas circulate warm water with vibration or jets to massage the feet, softening hardened dead skin in preparation for removal. Some have additional features like rolling massagers, vibrating massagers, or heaters to keep the water warmer for longer.

One of the main reasons people buy foot spas is to relax. But having to empty the water and clean them out afterwards can be a bit of a hassle, and certainly not relaxing in itself. A foot spa is not only a great cosmetic must-have to keep at home for a bit of luxury, it's also worth investing in a good foot file for aftercare. Cosmetic or not, it's a good solution to consider if you suffer with aches and pains in your feet too.A panel of four coworkers all loved this foot bath, with three of them giving it raves. One cited this bath as the most comfortable, saying the massage rollers actually scrubbed the bottom of her feet for a smoother feel. For longer soaks, look for a foot spa that includes a built-in heating unit so you won't have to worry about topping up the water mid-way through. At Reviewed, I focused on products designed to pamper us, to bring us relief and joy in our everyday lives. I’m passionate about reviewing at-home spa-like products because I want you to treat yourself, too. Relaxation rating Each tester tries out the foot spa, rating how relaxing the overall experience is, assessing the extra features and how noisy they find it.

Noise As well as giving each one a subjective assessment to see if spoils relaxation, we also use a decibel metre to measure how noisy each foot spa is.Foot spas feel pleasant and soften skin, but they also promote circulation in the feet. This can relax muscles, and reduce strain swelling. “Our veins become progressively more tired as the day goes on because of the accumulative effect gravity has on fluid retention in our lower extremities,” says Cunha. Depending on which foot spa you buy, it may come with a host of additional features such as bubble jets, vibration, timers and massage rollers.