on my feet all day and get very aching feet, any good remedies to cool them down and stop them aching?

Answer 1

I used to work in a corner shop so I can understand how bad it can be. I use Peppermint Foot Lotion from Boots. It works a treat. It feels especially nice to put it on after you given your feet a 10 minute soak in a bowl of warm/not too hot water with a bit of moisturising bath creme in it as well. Give your feet a pamper at the end of a long day.

Answer 2

After you get home from work (or whatever is making your feet ache) you should take a bucket and fill it with hot water. Find a place to relax (i.e. lounge chair in front of T.V.) and soak your feet in the bucket of water. When you are done with the bucket of water or if it gets cold, when you take your feet out of the water do not dry them. The tingly feeling of the coldness should help relieve your feet (Elevate them). Also you can get one of those massagers that vibrate and rub it on your feet.

Hope this helps!
P.S. You should consider wearing slippers when you get home and a gel foot liner during the day.

Answer 3

Epsom salts are really therapeutic, in a soak. So is reclining with your feet above your heart; that will help with swelling. Try finding some Russian comfrey. Boil it into a tea, and soak your feet in water as hot as you can take. (Comfrey is the plant that the analgesic Allantoin comes from.) I used it for a severely sprained ankle, and it worked incredibly well. Do 30-minute soaks.

For prevention, consider a good shoe-insert from Dr. Scholl's. They act as a shock absorber. A good pair of shoes, with arch support, is a must. Elevate feet when possible. Swelling has to do with circulation problems -- investigate a pair of elasticized stockings, like what the hospitals use. They help prevent blood clots, which are very dangerous. Also, "dance your feet" to keep blood moving in them.

Answer 4

Try soaking your feet in cool water with baking soda in it. When you're done soaking them for a bit, lay down with your feet elevated on a couple of nice, soft pillows. If your feet feel irritated also, you can add Boric Acid to the water. You can find it in any drug or chain store.

Another good thing to try is foot massage. It's nice if you can get someone else to do it, but I never could, but there's nothing wrong with massaging your own feet!

Also, you can try taking a couple Tylenol for the pain, it helps.

Answer 5

I would buy some peppermint oil, mixed with a little grape-seed oil and rub into your feet, not forgetting up and down your legs, or better still add to water and soak for a while and pat dry with a lovely fluffy soft towel.

Answer 6

I used to suffer so badly with this as a waitress in a very busy restaurant so i know how you feel.

I have to admit that for me the old fashioned cold water in a bowl always worked the best.(And if i put some nice smelling bubble bath in it as well it solved the stinky feet problem too)
Don't forget to invest in the most comfortable shoes you can afford to as well. No use suffering in heels if you don't have to.

Answer 7

Apparently, if you soak your feet in a warm solution of mustard powder, it works a treat!