DIY Clove Foot Powder
Posted on February 08 2022
This DIY foot powder made with just two ingredients helps to keep feet fresh, and as both cloves and sage contain powerful anti-fungal oils this is a great remedy for athlete's foot - a fungal infection caused by sweaty feet resulting in raw and itchy skin.
It's one of the many beautifully simple and natural recipes from Wendyl Nissen's book A Natural Year: Living Simply Through the Seasons.
DIY Clove Foot Powder
Make up this powder to keep feet fresh and combat athlete's foot.
1 cup dried sage leaves
1 teaspoon whole cloves
Place the leaves and cloves in a coffee grinder or similar.
Process until fine and then sprinkle the powder onto feet or put a little into your socks.
You can also make a topical solution using 8 drops of clove bud essential oil mixed with 2 tablespoons of coconut oil, this solution helps to get rid of toenail fungus, apply three times a day.