Ionic Foot Detox Baths

The Science and The Myths

Known as iontophoresis, Ionic Foot Detox Baths were approved by the FDA in 1970 as a healing modality to remove free radicals, or toxins from your lymphatic and circulatory systems with electrolyzed water, or exclusion zone water (EZ) which pushes toxins out of the cells.

Ionic arrays electrolyze water producing antioxidant Hydrogen Anion (H -) that enters the circulatory and lymphatic system though 1,000s of pores in your feet penetrating cell membranes. H- takes approximately 24-36 hours to detoxify your systems.

Who Benefits From Ionic Foot Detoxing?

Everyone! We all are exposed to toxins from the air we breathe, food we eat, beverage we drink, and from our metabolism which produces metabolic waste.


Please note: Ionic Foot Detoxing should not be done by those who are pregnant, breast feeding or lactating. Those with a pacemaker, please consult with your cardiologist before undergoing ionic detox.


Anyone suffering from the list of diseases below should make Ionic Foot Detoxing part of their health maintenance plan. Ionic Foot Detoxing does not cure these diseases but are scientifically proven to reduce symptoms and their severity.

  1. Fibromyalgia
  2. Yeast Infections
  3. Liver Disease
  4. Kidney Disease
  5. Diabetes
  6. Inflammatory Disease
  1. Gout
  2. Arthritis
  3. Lyme Disease
  4. Cancer
  5. Exhaustion / Fatigue
  6. Brain Fog

Myth #1

The color of the water determines what was detoxified and from what part of the body these toxins were drawn from.

The Science

The water changes color because of the impurities of the water. The color has nothing to do with your detox, because the toxins are not drawn out of your body through your feet. You continue to detox over a 24–36-hour period, not during the 30-minute foot soak.

Myth #2

Ionic Foot Detox is only a placebo effect.

The Science

The last study on foot detox was done over 10 years ago, and it focused on if toxins were removed through your feet and into the water. Iontophoresis is used in the medical field by dermatologists to deliver medications to treat excessive sweating. It is scientifically proven that electrolyze water does pass the skin barrier. More studies should be done, but anecdotal testimonies continue to praise the effects of ionic foot detoxing.