A detox foot pad is a sticky patch that you place on the sole of your foot and leave on overnight while you sleep. You can buy various brands of foot pads at stores like CVS or Walmart, or online.

Detox foot pads are pads that people apply to their feet. Manufacturers claim that they can draw out toxins, waste products, and heavy metals through the feet while a person sleeps, but scientific ...

There is a lot of misinformation about the effectiveness of detox foot pads. Experts believe their main benefit is a placebo effect. Share on Pinterest In an era of quick-fix wellness fads ...

Detox via foot pads -- walk away By Chris Woolston Sept. 22, 2008 12 AM PT Special to The Times ...

That means the only thing you need to do to “detox” your body is look after your liver, which is a lot cheaper than multiple $20 packets of useless foot pads – not drinking too much, eating ...

The presence of metals in the pads before and after use was investigated in 53 participants. It concluded that "detox foot pad (s) did not induce the elimination of studied metals through the feet." ...

By 2010, the foot pads were banned and the marketers agreed to a judgment of 14.5 million dollars, though it was suspended based on the “defendants’ inability to pay,” according to an FTC ...

If a stick-on detox sounds too good to be true, that might be because it is. No studies have shown that detox foot pads genuinely work. (Photo Credit: iStock/Getty Images) ...

The company had made $14.5 million in total revenue from the foot pads even though all of the claims turned out to be false or not backed up by scientific evidence.

Joseph Snowden, a longtime Austin podiatrist, puts the pads in the same category as products marketed on the Internet promising penis enlargement. Says Snowden of the detox foot patches: "I don't ...

Ingredients and claims These detox food pads are supposedly composed of “all-natural ingredients” such as eucalyptus, agaricus and tourmaline. The manufacturer claims the patches improve the flow of ...

Detox foot pads are products designed to be stuck on the bottom of the feet, from which they supposedly draw out harmful substances from your body while you sleep (it's giving sock onions).