They should not be harmful to a child, but the kinoki detox pads are said to be a hoax. They do not cleanse the body of parasites and heavy metals, and unfortunately; it is impossible for them to do so. After doing some research, it turns out that the pads have a brown powder inside them, and they subsequently turn brown whenever you add water. This water is added throughout the night as you sweat. While it would be nice if a detox were that easy, it is not, and it requires some dedication to a good diet alongside a detox plan. I have added related links and other questions on wikianswers so that you can be free to make your own conclusions.
There is no conventional scientific basis for claims that any object in external contact with the body has a chemically 'cleansing' or 'detoxifying' affect - in fact, it is highly unlikely that anything you can put inside your body has a 'detox' effect, either, other than (in the loosest possible sense) drugs or foodstuffs designed to purge the bowels, lower cholesterol, or maintain/alter biological balances (e.g- laxatives, high-fibre diets, phytosterols, insulin, etc.).
Chemicals applied to the skin may be absorbed, and beneficial (or harmful) effects may be achieved (e.g- moisturiser, pain-killing creams, some psycho-active drugs, concentrated acid). Granted - it is possible to stimulate sweating (or halt it) by applying chemicals to the skin (or heat), but any normal level of sweat is unlikely to expunge a significantly higher-than-normal level of toxins from your body.
Radioactive substances and strong electro-magnetic fields may interfere with internal processes in a range of interesting ways (e.g- interrupting neural connections, destroying genetic material, sautéing your internal organs), but it is highly unlikely that a tampon for your foot could utilise these effects in a practical or beneficial way.
However, in acknowledgement of well-documented evidence regarding the mildly positive efficacy of placebos (see: homoeopathy, faith healing, snake oil), your mileage may vary.
While there are no known side effects for Kinoki foot pads, a physician or pharmacist should still be consulted before use. There is always a possibility of an allergy to one of the ingredients or a possible interaction with an existing medication.
I sprained my ankle in December 2009. When I wake up in the morning I usually hobble on it for a minute or so until it loosens up. The rest of the day I am fine unless I have been seated for a long time. I used the detox foot pads for two weeks (they came in boxes of 7 for each foot, I bought two). From the first morning I used them, I noticed, I wasn't sore in the morning on my foot. I didn't hobble at all! So it did something! I walked perfectly with no soreness. After the two weeks suppy was gone, I woke up with soreness in my ankle. I hobble. I have been looking to buy more so that I can again feel good in the morning when I wake up. It worked for me!
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's a total scam and these people should be put in jail for taking gullible people's money.
You put them on your feet over night, underneath your socks. I highly recommend that you view the related questions "Do Kinoki detox foot pads work?". I have added a link below.
You can find them at Walgreen's if you have one, that's where I got mine and they seem to work! or I had really dirty feet.
Well, if its a foot pad and its meant for your feet, then its okay. But if it isn't, and it does something to your foot then you can sue them
i am in the Windsor area, where can i get these Mudoku detox foot pads.
A search for Kinoki on www.FDA.gov yields no hits, period. On March 20, 2008, FDA issued an import alert banning importation of Kinoki Detox Foot Pads, manufactured by Shanghai Huazhou PSA Products Co, Ltd, because the products are unapproved medical devices.
79.00 each pad
So far, the miracle foot pad is based on Kinoki wood or Japanese cedar. I am not sure that will be a miracle product.
they are foot pads that are suppose to draw out toxins from your body. (I don't believe it)
Everybody has a different body, and so we all have different toxins in us so maybe your detox pads are gray because you had a different toxin in your body besides someone else who had a brown detox pad. Don't worry because yours is gray. It says on the Kinoki Foot pad detox things that it will turn brown OR gray, so it is suppose to do that.
Detox foot pads don't work. The color is from chemicals ingredients breaking down.
These kinds of detox claim to be treatments to a problem that does not exist. These kinds or products, like Kinoki foot pads, are scams. They claim that toxins accumulate in the feet and need to be removed. This is a lie. The chemicals in the pads, however, are toxic and can get into the body through the feet. This is clearly not a treatment of any kind. No detox of any kind is necessary. This kind of treatment is considered an alternative medicine.
Detox Pad (Patch) works just like the osmosis pressure in a plant. Tree roots transport water to other branches utilizing its semi-permeable membrane. The heat from the Detox Pad (Patch) helps absorb perspiration from the bottom of our foot.The bottom of the foot is the location where most of the nerves in our body end. Therefore, the Detox Pad is best used on the sole of the foot to clean out waste and toxic materialsthat are expelled in the form of sweat.
Mudoko foot detox pads can be purchased from .ioffer.com
It depends on the brand.
You can get them from Amazon for ten dollars.