02/12/2024
Why do we rub essential oils onto the soles of our feet? The practice of applying oils to the bottom of your feet is gaining in popularity.
When using therapeutic grade essential oils, there are at least 5 important benefits of putting essential oils on the soles of your feet.
1. Oils deliver faster through the bottom of your feet!
2. The pores are thicker on the sole of the foot and our legs act like straws sucking up the compounds quickly into the bloodstream. If applied all over the bottom of the foot, the oil can be detected in every cell of the body within 20 minutes!
3. The soles of the feet and the palms of the hand are the only sites on our body without Sebaceous Glands.
4. Since Sebum is an oily substance it would actually further “shield” the body from absorption of anything. Since the palms and the soles do not secrete sebum, they are more ready to absorb oil.
5. Every nerve line in the body ends in the feet. According to research, each foot has 7,200 nerve endings. Did you know that?
In most reflexology systems, the big toe represents the brain and head. The next two toes represent the eyes, and the next two toes represent the ears. The top third of the sole is our chest, the mid third is our stomach and digestive system… it can get very intricate, but is SO cool. No wonder we apply oils to our feet- our feet represent our entire body!
