Are Japanese detox foot patches genuine?
Hi, I know several people who use these patches and they swear by them. I purchased some on ebay and have used them for a week. At first I thought the brown goop may just be from the radiant head from your foot but as the days went on the brown goop became less and less until it was clear. I don’t know if it is detoxing anything but I do feel somewhat better as the people who I know that use them. That’s all I know about them is from my experience. Maybe I’m just a gullable old man!
Foot patch detox should not be confused with real forms of body detox like calcium bentonite or montmorillonite clay baths and edible calcium bentonite/ montmorillonite cleanse. There are other real methods of internal/liver detox, such as chlorella and mineral supplements…but foot patches are a huge scam! read below: The Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine found them to be useless back in 2005 A small study of commercially available Detoxification Foot Patches was undertaken to determine if there is evidence of heavy metal detoxification after using the foot patches as instructed by the manufacturer. Three foot patches were used in the experiment: an unused “virgin” foot patch as a control, one that was used by Patient A who’s mineral status showed no heavy metal poisoning, and another used by Patient B, who’s mineral status showed contamination with several heavy metals. Concluding: …there was no evidence of any detoxification of heavy metals. More importantly, the experiment reveal
I first bought the brand kiniko I think they are called from cvs they are not that good so I returned then. Then through research on the net I found a better quality one made in japan named kenrico I buy them from a seller on eBay and they do work I work a job where I’m on my feet a lot and I do feel after about ten minutes the pads working on all of the different reflexology points on my foot. I would suggest if you want to try them buy a small amount to start with.