Apple Cider Vinegar for Health and Beauty: Recipes for Weight Loss, Clear Skin, Superior Health, and Much More—the Natural Way (2015)

Feet and Legs

Apple cider vinegar can be used effectively to make you more beautiful from head to toe—literally—so best not neglect your feet! It can be used to treat calluses and corns, as well as reduce foot odor and invigorate tired feet. To make a refreshing foot soak, add a ¼ to a ½ cup of apple cider vinegar to a basin of lukewarm water and soak your feet daily for about ten minutes. The acidity of the apple cider vinegar will also help destroy the bacteria that causes foot odor and the fungus that leads to athlete’s foot. To treat corns and calluses, the concentration of vinegar needs to be higher and you need to soak for at least half an hour. Once your feet are dry from the soak, you can use a pumice stone to rub away the corns and calluses. Pumice stones are available from most health shops.

For those who use nail polish, try rubbing your nails clean with a cotton ball dipped in apple cider vinegar before applying the nail polish. The vinegar will dissolve and remove any residual oils on your nails and thus help the polish last longer. The apple cider vinegar will also promote healthy cuticles and nails.

It is an unfortunate fact of life that most of us will develop varicose veins in our legs as we get older. Try this old folk remedy before you go for any of the expensive modern remedies on the market. Soak some tea towels in apple cider vinegar and then wrap them around your legs. Now elevate your legs for half an hour, leaving the wrappings on.