hey guys welcome back to the kitchen I'm your kitchen beautician Robin McDonald today's video is how to soak in a sea salt bath for swollen ankles now swollen ankles can be the result of many things allergies pregnancy inactivity stress and if you're not lucky enough to live near the ocean like we do here in beautiful Santa Monica California where you can go for a little paddle in the salt water to relieve a swollen foot um this is a beautiful recipe that you can whip up in your own kitchen with a little effort and a little time now the first thing you're gonna need is a nice big bowl big enough to put your feet in so that you'll be able to flex your ankles and rotate your feet a little bit to get the blood circulating make sure the water is not hot you just want it to be nice and warm you're gonna take a full cup of sea salts pick up this up at the you know grocery store for a couple of bucks and I like to put in a full cup of rubbing alcohol rubbing alcohol constricts the blood vessels and pushes the swelling down and helps to relieve inflammation and pain in the joints and take your trusty whisk if you have one who needs a blender when you have a good whisk lying around now I like to add a little aromatherapy to this and I'm using a couple of buds of fresh lavender and you know you don't have to kill it just kind of smoosh it down a little bit to release the essential oils lavenders been used for hundreds of years as you know it's not just a relaxing aromatherapy but an antifungal it also helps with rapid healing of cuts and scrapes and bruises and any blisters you might have on your feet so just you know smash this down you can take any herb that you like that speaks to your sensibilities by the way and you know just a glass bowl and an ice cream back of an ice cream later we'll do this as well and throw that in there now you're gonna want to soak in this for I don't know 10 20 minutes I know the waters gonna get a little tepid when you're done you're done but you're gonna be amazed at how the swelling in your feet has gone down after just taking the time and as I said a little bit of effort to create this fantastic recipe this remedy for swollen ankles right in your own kitchen and you know I always say there's no place like home thanks for visiting me in the kitchen I'll see you next time I'm Robin McDonald your kitchen beautician I'm at beauty high wacom so visit me bye you