Detox pads are supposed to help clean your body of toxins via the skin. They contain a combination of ingredients including Tourmaline, a mineral that emits negative ions; bamboo vinegar, which is supposed to help aid the body in releasing waste products through the skin; and wood vinegar, supposedly popular for its drawing actions. Some people say they notice a difference when using them, but if you want to purge internal waste through the pores of your skin my advice would be to take a sauna or steam bath. To get rid of solid waste, you can try a colon cleanse. And always drink plenty of clean spring water to get rid of toxins via the urine.

I have previously had great success with other toxic cleanses so when I first saw the foot detox pads I got very excited and thought it would be a great opportunity to release the rest of the accumulated toxins much faster so I bought a pack of 14. On the first night the pads were completely black. The next night the pads were a little bit lighter and so on. The question is, are the pads just accumulating dirt from the skin, or are they actually pulling toxins out of the now liquidized lymph system? I didn't feel any different, but I don't think I used enough to see those kind of results. Some skeptics are saying that it is obvious that the pads simply clean the skin because when you stop using the pads and then start again, the pads will be black once again, telling you that it didn't clean out your system. The thing that makes me beleive in these pads is that if you smoke a cigarrette or a cigar the day before you use the pads, you will smell an ash smell on the pads the next day. It is almost obvious that they have pulled some of those toxins out. Anyways, I have ordered a larger amount of the pads to experiment and see if they really do work. I will post here again when I have a full rounded opinion from my experience.

There was a study done on these detox pads...the only thing that works is getting the consumer to surrender their money for these useless products.

Check out Consumer Alerts or google detox pads and you'll see.

~Zig

Yes, I'm skeptical, too. Although, I know that the skin is one of the major ways that our bodies get rid of toxins (the others are urination, breathing, bowel movements) , I think that a good, old fashioned sauna, hot bath or even 30 minutes of exercise is better than a detox pad.

Yeah I work for a health chain who recently started carrying these stupid products. I voiced my opinion for a long time against it, because I don't believe in ripping people off when they are just trying to be healthy.
My girlfriend even bought a pair...which I berated her for afterwards. And no, they didn't do anything, lol.
A 5 minute search on google will debunk these. You will also find that their "japanese" name isn't a word at all.

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Steve
Seattle, WA

If you find some science on them give them a go, if you can't I think you may as well save your money.

You can just put water on these pads and they turn brown. They turn lighter each night because they contain chemicals to limit the sweat glands in your feet. They are a complete scam, and they make real alternative medicine products look bad. What is amazing is that the F.D.A leave these products alone - because foot pads don't threaten their $multi-billion industry.