Soap Making, Oils and Recipes
OK, let me warn you BEFORE you click. If you do not like profanity then do NOT click this link. Shannon from Shannon’s kitchen gives a very down to earth low down explanation on Coconut oil
. Her opening line is – Is coconut oil for rubbing on your —-
Again remember if you don’t like swear words then don’t visit it for everyone else, interesting article with a more than interesting writing style.
Every now and then a beauty hack comes along that makes you stop scrolling and say, “Surely not.” The Coca-Cola foot soak is one of those.
You may have seen videos floating around where people pour Coca-Cola into a foot bath, add a few pantry ingredients, soak their feet, and claim they come out softer, cleaner, and refreshed. Is it a miracle cure? No. Is it a slightly odd, fizzy, very budget-friendly foot soak that might be fun to try on tired feet? Absolutely.
This DIY Coca-Cola foot soak recipe is best treated as a novelty foot-care soak for tired, grubby, dry-feeling feet — not as a treatment for fungal infections, cracked heels, medical foot problems, or anything that really needs a podiatrist. Think of it as a fizzy little self-care moment, not a magic potion.
If you love quirky DIY beauty recipes, you might also like our homemade foot soak ideas and natural spa-style recipes on CraftGossip, including this older DIY stinky feet foot soak for a more herbal version.
The idea behind this viral foot soak is that the fizz and acidity in cola may help loosen dirt and soften rough surface skin. Coca-Cola also contains sugar, which is why this is definitely a soak you need to rinse off properly afterwards. Sticky feet are not the glamorous spa moment we are aiming for.
The real benefit probably comes from the warm water, soaking time, gentle exfoliation, and moisturising afterwards. That is usually the secret with any foot soak. The cola just makes it fizzy, fun, and a little bit ridiculous — and honestly, sometimes that is half the charm of DIY beauty.
If you do regular at-home pedicures, a simple foot soaking basin and a good pumice stone are worth keeping in your bathroom cupboard. You can usually find inexpensive ones on Amazon, and they make home foot care feel far less like balancing your feet in a mixing bowl from the kitchen.
Pour the warm water into your foot basin.
Add the Coca-Cola and stir gently.
Sprinkle in the baking soda. It may fizz a little, especially if your cola is still bubbly.
Add the white vinegar if you want a little extra fizz, but this is optional. The baking soda and vinegar reaction is fun, but it is not essential.
Place your feet into the basin and soak for 5–10 minutes.
After soaking, gently rub rough areas with a pumice stone or soft foot file. Do not scrub hard. The goal is softening, not sanding down a chair leg.
Rinse your feet very well with clean warm water to remove any sticky cola residue.
Pat dry with a towel, paying attention between the toes.
Apply a thick moisturiser or heel balm while your skin is still slightly damp.
Pop on cotton socks for 30 minutes or overnight if your feet are very dry.
Do not use this soak if you have open cuts, cracked bleeding heels, blisters, skin infections, athlete’s foot, diabetes, poor circulation, neuropathy, or very sensitive skin.
Do not soak for longer than 10 minutes. Longer is not better when it comes to dry skin, and over-soaking can make feet feel drier afterwards.
Always rinse thoroughly after using Coca-Cola on your skin. Cola contains sugar, and leaving sugary residue on your feet is not a good idea.
If your feet sting, itch, burn, or feel irritated, stop immediately and rinse with clean water.
This recipe is for a fun home foot soak only. It is not a treatment for fungal infections, toenail problems, deep cracks, persistent odour, or medical foot conditions.
It may make your feet feel cleaner and temporarily softer, especially when followed with gentle exfoliation and moisturiser. But it is not the cola alone doing all the work.
Warm water softens the skin.
Gentle exfoliation removes loose dry skin.
Moisturiser locks hydration back in.
That trio is what really helps feet feel smoother.
The cola adds fizz, novelty, and a mild acidic element, but this is not something I would use every night. Once in a while is plenty. For regular foot care, you are better off with warm water, a gentle soap, a pumice stone, and a good thick heel cream.
If the idea of cola on your feet feels a bit too sticky, try this softer version instead.
Soak for 5–10 minutes, gently exfoliate, rinse, dry, and moisturise. This version is less dramatic than the viral cola soak, but much easier to clean up.
Moisturise straight after soaking. This is when your skin is most ready for it.
Wear cotton socks after applying heel balm to help keep the moisture where you want it.
Do not attack hard skin with anything sharp. A gentle pumice stone used regularly is much safer than overdoing it once a month.
Keep foot soaks short. Five to ten minutes is usually enough.
Make it a weekly habit. Feet are one of those areas we ignore until sandal season taps us on the shoulder and says, “Excuse me.”
Makes: 1 foot soak
Time: 10 minutes
Best for: Tired, rough-feeling feet
Do not use on broken skin, irritated skin, open cuts, infections, or if you have diabetes, neuropathy, poor circulation, or ongoing foot problems.
For curiosity? Yes. For a silly little pamper night? Also yes. For serious cracked heels or foot issues? No — that is where proper foot care and sometimes a professional opinion comes in.
The Coca-Cola foot soak is one of those viral DIY beauty recipes that is fun, fizzy, and a bit cheeky, but the real magic is still the old-fashioned routine: soak gently, exfoliate gently, rinse well, moisturise generously, and put on socks.
Not quite as exciting as pouring soda into a foot bath, but your heels will thank you for it.
In real life I drop the f bomb a lot. I swear on a daily basis. This lady takes it over the top, obviously using shocking language as a ploy to get people to read her blog. I’ve read tons on coconut oil and never heard it called a superfood in the US. (Although I haven’t looked it up in the past year). It’s obviously a fat so it would never be called that by anyone with a reputable degree. Coconut oil has a lot of hype Bc it’s an all natural substance that you can eat, use it in beauty products, and use it for oil pulling-which has been reported to help “fix” tiny cavities in your teeth. If you plan on reading the article,which is just her opinion of another article she read and threw in the C word more times than I ever care to read EVER. Im not easily offended, but she hit a nerve. Maybe it’s because she doesn’t have a clear understanding of how the body really works, although she does give correct information on the structures of fat itself. She seems more concerned with dismissing it because others are hyping it up, mostly Bc it doesn’t contain Omega 3s. I just wanted to post a further warning Bc I expected to see a few swear words, but it’s excessive. It’s not necessary to excessively use profanity in like that, and I think it unfortunately discredits anything she has to say that is important. Which is SO hypocritical of me to say, but I guess even *i* have a limit, which is refreshing to know in a weird way. (I am an RN in the US so I do have the credentials to back up my opinion on her writing about fats-organic Chem and the effects on the body). She does have the ability to make difficult concepts more easy to read by the non-medical population, but that is totally clouded by her humor-by using shocking language and even more shocking comparisons to female genetalia. :/ I would say this to her, but I try not to troll people and by reading the comments she obviously isn’t going to change things or take any constructive critism seriously. Plus there are people who actually find her entertaining. i know I was warned 🙂 and it doesn’t change my opinion about this blog which I read almost daily.
Claire, thanks for your feedback, Yes her ability to put things into lay words is good. I wonder if her blog would get more traffic with less profanity? Not likely as then it would be the same as every other blog.
Maybe she is also a good business woman, as her blog post get’s a lot more traffic than any of my bath and body write-ups. Don’t worry though I am not going to start using swear words. 🙂 Everyone please remember there is a warning for a reason.
Thank you Shellie and Kerrie for your comments. After I read your post, i decided not to watch the video with all the swearing. Who needs more of this in your life. I can surely do without. There are plenty of other sites that are better. Thank You for warning ahead of the language.
I use some profanity and always thought I was liberal in my thinking. Also do not like to put down blogs, people etc.
But that article way over the top, and not in a good way. I didn’t finish reading the article bc of that. Too much good interesting stuff out there.
Lesley
I’m not a nurse, nor am I a nun… However, my thoughts on her excessive cursing and use of nasty slang terms are so irritating to try and read through. I throw f bombs around here and there, but seriously.. It’s not even amusing. It doesn’t offend me but it certainly doesn’t make me want to visit her blog again. Just saying!
I’m not easily offended either, but I actually gasped twice and stopped reading it. You did try to warn us, though. But it’s just not funny. It’s more shocking than funny or clever.
Wow, I work with truck drivers who speak better then that. Seemed to have great info. But so hard to drown out the cussing. Had to be done intentionally. Dispite my Mothers teaching I do drop a few bombs here and there. No one really talks like THAT do they? Guess bad attention is better than none.
Thanks for the warning, I won’t bother reading her article or blog. I wiill only blame myself if (and I think there is a strong possibility here) I get effed off by some-person-I-hardly-know’s language.