What are the benefits of using orange peel to soak your feet?

　　Oranges should be many people’s favorite, especially in winter. The sweet and sour taste is so evocative! But many people throw away the peels directly after eating oranges, but did you know? Orange peels are a traditional Chinese medicinal material that will turn into tangerine peels after being left for a period of time. Therefore, instead of going to the drugstore to buy tangerine peels, it is better to collect the leftover orange peels that you eat. Many people use tangerine peels to make tea or add them to dishes, but you know that tangerine peels can also be used to soak your feet.

　　After eating the orange, don’t throw away the remaining orange peel, it can be used for bathing. It has many benefits. Orange peel has a refreshing smell, has the functions of sterilizing, removing wind and cold, moisturizing, helping sleep and removing odor. We can also use it to wash our hair and take a bath in our daily life. It can not only remove the dirt from the body, but also help our skin to moisturize and eliminate fatigue.

　　The climate is dry in winter, and the skin easily loses moisture and becomes rough and inelastic. Citrus peels are rich in organic acids, vitamin C and essential oils. After soaking in hot water, these substances are dissolved and penetrate into the skin through the open pores during bathing, stimulating capillaries under the epidermis and promoting metabolism; and these ingredients form a thin film on the skin surface, which can prevent water evaporation and make the skin smooth and delicate.

　　Citrus peel foot soaking also has a warming effect, which is especially suitable for people with cold constitutions and who are afraid of the cold. It is also effective in treating early stage colds and colds. Citrus peel can also protect hair, making the hair smooth and soft after washing; soaking feet in citrus peel can improve sleep and make people fall asleep sweetly. However, orange peel is pungent and warm, and should be used with caution by people with skin allergies, fever, dry mouth, constipation, yellow urine and other symptoms.

　　We need to remind everyone that you should not take a bath directly with fresh orange peel, because its surface is contaminated with pesticides and preservatives, which may irritate the skin.

　　Orange peel needs to be treated. You should first rinse away the dirt on the surface with clean water, then cover it with clean water by about 5 cm, and soak it for more than 30 minutes. Then put it in alkaline water (add 5 to 10 grams of edible alkali to 500 ml of clean water) and soak it for 5 to 15 minutes or soak it in rice washing water for about 1 hour. Finally, rinse it with clean water and put it in a ventilated and cool place to dry for a week. Before bathing, put the citrus peels into a cotton bag; then put them in warm water, and you can enjoy a fragrant orange peel bath.

　　After being stored for one year, orange peel becomes the traditional Chinese medicine "tangerine peel". It has a good effect in regulating qi, drying dampness and resolving phlegm. It can be used to treat some indigestion, cough and asthma caused by phlegm-dampness, abdominal distension, etc. caused by stagnation of spleen and stomach qi. If we use orange peel to soak in water, it is best to use tangerine peel, which will not irritate the intestines. Fresh orange peel can also treat foot sandworms. If the toes are stained by sewage, it is prone to itching. If scratched, the skin will break and water will flow, and the smell will be unpleasant. At this time, fresh orange peel can be used to rub the itchy area vigorously, and the itching effect is very good.

　　There are still many benefits of orange peels! What are you waiting for? You might as well start collecting some orange peels from now on. When next year, when your stomach is bloated and indigestible, you can take them out and soak them. Smelling the fragrance of the orange peels, I believe it will whet your appetite.