Friday, October 11, 2013

Listerine Foot Soak {Pinterest} - Don't Try This At Home! :)

This summer I had seen the post of feet soaking in a pretty bowl with flowers floating, and a description of a foot soak using Listerine and some vinegar.  The comments said that it just made the dead skin fall right off your feet.  Smooth, perfect & summer-ready.




So I tried it - I like soaking my feet, and I had a half bottle of Listerine from a long time ago  (we never use it).  It felt nice and cool, kind of minty and tingly.  I didn't notice, though, that the skin came right off my feet - I still had to scrub with the pumice stone.

What I did notice, though, was that my feet turned blue!!  Not just a little bit, but quite blue!  To the point that I couldn't wear sandals the next day!  I scrubbed them a bit, and it took some work to get them clean. 

Two things I learned from this:
  • Don't soak your feet in Listerine.  They'll turn blue!
  • If it turned my feet blue, what would it do to my teeth?!  Don't use Listerine!
Not everything on Pinterest works as well as it seems!  Have you ever had anything similar?
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10 comments:

  1. JvOOctober 11, 2013 at 11:12 AM

    I want to see a picture of your blue feet!! :D

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    1. MaryaOctober 11, 2013 at 11:22 AM

      I know - I should have taken a picture. I was on my way out the door in the morning for work when I realized that I couldn't wear my sandals! It looked pretty bad!

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    2. AnonymousOctober 11, 2013 at 1:08 PM

      I TRIED THIS BUT USED THE ORIGINAL LISTERINE, IT DID NOT WORK AS WELL AS THEY SAID. MY FEET DID NOT TURN A DIFFERENT COLOR. USE THE ORIGINAL.

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    3. MaryaOctober 11, 2013 at 2:19 PM

      See, maybe I should have tried the original! :) But I agree, that it didn't work as well as they said!

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  2. Ashley BlegenOctober 11, 2013 at 8:03 PM

    haha that is funny! I tried a recipe the other day that did not turn out at all like I thought it would, it was a recipe for quinoa cheese (like mac and cheese but with quinoa instead of macaroni).

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    1. MaryaOctober 11, 2013 at 8:18 PM

      So the quinoa mac and cheese is no good? Thanks for the heads up - it's on my list to try!

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  3. The Pinterest ExperimentOctober 11, 2013 at 11:14 PM

    Wow... I wanted to try this too! Thanks for sharing!

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  4. AnonymousOctober 15, 2013 at 11:15 PM

    I used blue Crest and it worked just fine! Different brands so it is probably a different dilution of the blue dye in the Crest. For anyone who wants to try it with Crest though my feet were fine.

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  5. UnknownApril 22, 2021 at 7:20 PM

    Just put petroleum jelly on your feet cover with socks overnight and you'll see a big difference in a few days!

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  6. UnknownAugust 3, 2021 at 10:27 PM

    The suggestion is to use 1 part listerine mouthwash, 1 part vinegar and 1 part water. I've also uses generic mouthwash and it does work.

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