Best Foot Spas Footbaths

Foot Spas / Footbaths

Hi, I’m Peggy.

I spend lots of time doing detailed research, so you don’t have to. Below you’ll find Peggy’s Picks.

I retired from the education field a few years ago. My three adult children are living their own lives in their own homes, so these days I spend my time making jewelry, streaming true crime, trying new recipes, walking and stretching to keep in shape, and watching sports, particularly baseball.
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Now that I’m retired, when I shop online, I spend a lot of time reading descriptions, looking at specifications, and even reading the user manuals. I take lots of notes, and then for verification, I compare what I find with recent reviews from actual testers. I even imagine using the product regularly to see if there might be something I might not like over time. There are so many choices that it takes me many days, and often several weeks, to review it all and really think it through to determine which is best for me.
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My children have asked why I don’t just pick products reviewed by other websites. Well, I’m not sure if what a review website picks as best is really best for me. And I wonder if they only choose from the products they are paid to test and review. I can research many of the products pretty thoroughly since there is so much out there on the Internet, it just takes time. Also, as a retiree from education, I have to admit I kind of like it!
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There are a lot of features to consider, and a lot of choices with a wide range of prices. I focused only on the footbaths that had features that were important to me such as heating, temperature control, bubbles, soaking salts (see my HoMedics Salt-N-Soak review for more details), and of course good value. I was not too picky about the basin size, timer, or pedicure attachments. If the footbath had nodes or rollers for massage or shiatsu, I leaned more towards automatic motorized versions, but that was not a deal breaker for me. I did lean away from footbaths that had too deep a basin since I did not want it pressing on my calves, and more importantly, I didn’t want to pick up too heavy a footbath when filled with water.
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Niksa around $55

Two things really make this foot spa stand out to me. First is the location of the bubbles - there are two strips, one under the center of each foot. I think that would feel amazing. Second is that the massage rollers are removable, so if it turns out that they are in the way, or uncomfortable when I just want to relax my feet, I can take them out. There was one review that the temperature is not well-regulated and that it varied a lot. But I found only one such review, so I decided that could have just been a one-off, or that it didn’t vary so much that most people didn’t notice or care.

This is the foot spa that made Peggy’s Pick. It has all the key features that I was interested in, and it didn’t have any features that I thought might be an issue for me. I really liked the idea that the massage rollers are removable, and the position of the bubblers.

HoMedics Salt-N-Soak around $70

The feature that interested me was that it has a soaking salt dispenser. That had not occurred to me before as useful, but I learned that not all foot spas can handle adding soaking salts. Who would have thought that? Because of this, I added as an important feature to me that the foot spa be able to take soaking salts. The idea that the controls are “toe touch” was interesting, too, but I wasn’t sure how easy it would really be for me to use my toes. I mean, am I coordinated enough? LOL

This one was Peggy’s Runner-up. I didn’t make it as my pick mainly because the heat control only had 3 settings so it was not a “by the degree” setting like the others, although it could be just fine. I felt like having the control by degree would be much better.

ivation Foot Spa around $65

I liked the idea that this spa has some automated features that make it convenient to use. When you turn it on it automatically starts to heat the water. When the temperature reaches 95 degrees the bubble function automatically starts, and at 108 degrees the massage function automatically starts. I imagined myself setting it up, turning it on, and relaxing without having to adjust any other settings, just set and forget!

The reason it was not my pick was that the heating element is at the bottom of the basin near the heals and since my feel tend to bow in at the heels when I relax, I was worried that it would be too hot on them. Also, it has a deep basin which could be uncomfortable on my calves and too heavy to lift while full of water.

Costway Portable All-In-One around $89

Costway makes a lot of different foot spas. They have a full range from basic basins that only have bubbling, to quite fancy ones with all the bells and whistles, and even remote controls. I chose this one to compare because it had the features I was most interested in, and it had a lot of solid, and positive reviews. It also has a few really interesting features that intrigued me. First, it has Shiatsu massage balls that rotate at the heel and the top of foot, combined with a center massage roller. I imagined my feet getting totally massaged to complete relaxation. It also has a shower head that can be angled in 3 different positions instead of a bubbler. The last interesting feature is that the massage surface is detachable, which is supposed to be easier to clean.

I ended up not picking this one as “my pick” because of a few things. First, I didn’t think the shower head would be as good as having bubbles under my feet. It also has a deep basin, and I was worried about the pressure on the back of my calves in addition to its weight when full of water. Finally, its heating element is at the bottom at the heels, and I was concerned about it being too hot near my heels since my feet tend to move heels in, and toes out, when I relax.

Acevivi Multi Mode Home Portable Foot Spa around $85

Even though this foot spa has a pretty deep basin, which I worry will be uncomfortable on the back of my calves and too heavy to carry, I still considered it because of a few specific features. One feature that I had not seen before was the center pumice stone which actually rotates! It also has the Shiatsu rotating balls at the top and bottom of the foot combined with the center foot massaging rollers. The placement of the massaging balls and rollers look more ideal than others I’ve seen, so I imagine that I can adjust my foot placement to maximize the feel goodness of the massage. And I like the idea of the bubbles bubbling near the middle of the foot.

Ultimately it didn’t get “my pick” because I wasn’t sure how well the rotating pumice stone would work, especially with it placed in the center, the digital readout is only 2 digits, so I assumed it would always show the temperature in Centigrade, and most importantly, I just didn’t want to risk the deep basin pressing uncomfortably on the back of my calves.

Ovitus Foot Spa Bath with Heat, Massage, Bubbles around $130

This foot spa interested me because it has in the center area a sole scraper, and a side scraper. I thought it might feel nice to rub the bottoms and sides of my feet against the scrapers, to get different areas of my feet massaged and scratched. It has the rotating Shiatsu balls, but no rollers. The rotating balls look close together, so I am not sure how well they would massage my entire foot. One very interesting feature is the 3 different selections for the wattage: 300W, 400W, and 500W. This could be a good way to manage the amount of electricity it uses, and saving money on electricity is always a good thing.

I didn’t pick this one, though, because it seems a bit pricey, and it also has a deep basin which I think will be uncomfortable on the back of my calves. I do wish that the other foot spas would have the scraper feature though.

Medical King Foot Spa with Heat and Massage around $60

I looked more closely at this foot spa because it was collapsible. I thought that it might be convenient to have a collapsible foot spa for easier storage. I also like that the bubblers are in the center area of each foot, and the rollers are actually two smaller pairs on each side of the foot with four sets, two for the top of the foot, and two for the bottom of the foot. Having smaller pairs of rollers I thought might give me more options of how I use them to massage my feet. Another neat feature is that the control is removable and can act remotely.

The temperature control has only three settings, and no digital readout. Also some reviews pointed out that the bottom rollers are apparently hard, and when I relax my feet, my tendency is to raise my toes putting more pressure on the heels, so I thought those hard bottom rollers might hurt, which is probably the main reason I didn’t make this “my pick”.

I reviewed and researched many other foot spas, but decided against them fairly quickly because either they didn’t have the specific features I wanted (heating, temperature control, bubbles, and safe to use with soaking salts), or they were similar to the foot spas I had already reviewed above and decided against because of some similar feature they had that I thought I would not like. These included different models from some of the above (HoMedics Shower Bliss, Niksa Motorized Collapsible), and others (Conair Waterfall, Zircon Pediprime, Belmint Deluxe Portable, Curecure, Renpho Foot Spa Bath Core, Best Choice, and Pursonic).