Detox Foot Pads – What Is Your Opinion?

Posted by on Apr 28, 2009 | 125 Comments

Detox Foot Pads go by many names, including what is commonly referred to as Oriental detoxification pads. The main purpose of the detox pads is to cleanse the body of toxins, which depending on who you listen too, can make you a healthier person. The theory is that our bodies become clogged with toxins that need to be removed. One company describes their product for the following health problems:

Known effective for these symptoms: Fatigue, headache, double vision, blood pressure, arthritis, rheumatism, skin problems,stress, slow learning, hot flashes due to menopause, and mood swings.

Amazon sells a wide variety of different types of detox foot pads and the reviews are varied. Some claim outrageous health benefits while others claim the pads were ineffective. After reading the claims and searching the Internet looking for other reviews, I decided to give the pads a try.

I bought a box of 10 pads at Walgreen’s which were a generic brand, no name, only indicating it was made in Korea. I paid $15 for the box of pads and just started using the treatment last evening. I placed a pad of each foot before bed time and left them on for 8 hours until I awoke. The pads were a deep brown color with a sticky substance on the pad and my feet. Using the product for only one day is to early to see any difference.

With this in mind I decided to ask my readers if they have tried the pads. What was your results?

Please share your experience with us.

Your time is appreciated.

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  • Bill Pileggi

    Junk science and quackery at it’s best. You’ve just wasted $15. Duh. Put running shoes on your feet, and take a walk or run every day. That (exercise) actually works!

  • http://www.goretsky.com/ Aryeh Goretsky

    Hello,

    You are probably better off eating healthier foods and incorporating more exercise into your daily routine.

    I am really unsure how an adhesive foot pad (And why the foot, why not the elbow or nose?) would selectively remove deleterious chemical compounds from your entire body through some sort of osmotic process while leaving others intact. Sounds very suspicious to me.

    Regards,

    Aryeh Goretsky

  • Chupper

    These have been debunked all over the place. The change in color just comes from foot moisture. Try putting just regular water or a little salt water on an unused pad and it will look exactly the same. You got scammed, dude.

  • GadgetNut

    This was debunked on a local news program’s consumer advocate segment, with commentary from a physician. First, the notion that one can remove toxins through the skin in ones foot is wrong. Secondly, the black color that they take on as “evidence” that they’ve removed toxins is nothing more than the reaction between the moisture expelled through ones foot and collected by the pad. They took a pad, and dipped it in distilled water for thirty seconds, and it came out as black as one worn by the reporter for a few hours.

    It would seem that the rule is still in effect. If you see it on an infommercial, it’s junk.

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  • Buffet

    Anyone with a clear-cut understanding of human physiology would immediately realize this product is hogwash. It saddens me to see honest folk parted from their hard earned money. This product is surpassed in duplicity only by so called “male enhancement” products. Caveat emptor!

  • Cori

    So here are all these people saying all these negative things about it, but none of them mentioned if they have actually tried it. I too didn’t believe it, but I tried them. Yes, you can feel a tingling and yes when you wake up it is brown. But the second night, it is less and less until there is hardly any. I don’t think that my foot moisture would follow such a pattern. But say that it did. I have had problems with my skin. I’m allergic to certain things in food but am not quite sure what. Dyes? Preservatives? I break out in eczema, and my forehead gets oily and acne. When I use detox foot pads, the difference when I wake up is amazing. Usually I don’t notice a drastic change until the second night. So the other thing people were saying, why not just eat healthier and exercise more? The thing is, I am a very active, athletic person. I run track and so everyday I run maybe 4 miles average. And then I do sprinting, working out etc. Even when I’m not in track season, I’m running and working out. I eat as healthy as I can, and my boyfriend helps me eat healthy. But you still get those toxins in there from occasional microwaveable foods when you’re on the run. The detox foot pads simply pull out the extra stuff that exercise isn’t able to.

  • Cori

    and the other thing. It’s like acupuncture. toxins are drawn to the acupuncture points just as they are drawn to the foot pads. The foot is said to be the pathway to someone’s body. there’s a certain part of your foot where it pulls them out of. It draws them out of your blood stream like tanning pulls melanin to the surface. And yes, male enhancement products do work. It’s not like nothing happens. But that doesn’t mean that they’re good for you.

  • GadgetNut

    @Cori,
    20/20′s documentary on this very subject says basically that “you’re pimping for the company.” They don’t work. Period. I think people trust them over “you,” as they have an identifiable ‘presence’ and can be found. You’re one more anonymous comment that is unprovable and unverifiable.

  • Law

    You guys are mean. Have you tried it before knocking it?

  • Nazeno

    To Reflections -
    its been a couple of months since you tried them. What’s your opinion now?

    I have read the reviews at amazon about the BodyRelief foot pads and over half of the 41 reviewers gave it 5 stars. I am going to give it a try myself. A cheap experiment. I cant afford my amalgam removal right now, so this is worth a try…

    Some of the reviews say that its the herbs that make it turn brown, but the toxins are in the goo. So I am going to see how much goo is on the pad when I wake up.

  • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/reflections/ reflections

    I didn’t find that they worked for me.

  • JODIE

    I BOUGHT MUDOKU FOOT PADS FOR $5. I USUALLY HAVE FOOT AND ANKLE PAIN WHEN GETTING OUT OF BED IN THE MORNINGS. THE FIRST NIGHT I USED THESE PADS I SLEPT BETTER THAN I HAD IN A LONG TIME. THE NEXT MORNING I HAD NO FOOT PAIN AND LITTLE ANKLE PAIN ,,,WORKS FOR ME

  • kellie

    Maybe they are like a placebo, if you believe it will work, then it may. If it make people feel better I don’t really see the harm. I bought a box for $5 and figured “why not”. I just tried it for the first time last night…we shall see.

  • rhonda

    I have had feet problems all my life…i have been to the podiatrist and purchased the personalized archsupports that ran $200/foot…still ended up w/ pain. over the years nothing has worked for me…i purchased the mudoku product and every time i use it i wake up pain free… now maybe it is not for everybody. it may have to do with your particular body type, like the scientific proof that a person metabolic structure determines how one loses or gains weight. all i know is…i don’t use them all the time, but when i feel the need to, i feel much better in the morning. I even tried just putting one on a foot and not the other foot and upon awaking…i had one foot that way pain free and the other foot still hurt!

  • geoffrey

    @gadgetnut re: infomercials.

    although i highly agree with you on the fact that infomercial stuff is junk i will debate that not EVERYTHING they advertise is crap. the local dollar tree just got in a bunch of those pin buttons that they advertised for 20 bucks(what a steal for a buck an 8pk) those buttons actually are quite convenient when you pop your button on a goot suit and youre just about to meet with the big bosses. though cheap its a quick fix and could save your britches. also the furniture markers(also at dollar tree) those do work if youre careful whn they say lightly they mean it. i also got mudoku pads though idk what all the hypes about cant fail for a buck a 4 pk:) we shall see

    my point is just because its cheap does not necessarily mean its shit. i have 2 pairs of haggar pants and one has material rips in the legs the other streaked on both legs where they folded the pants at the factory. as most know haggar are jc penny so they normally retail at 56 bucks a pop(mine were only 25 a pair) they do acknowledge the q guarantee after a bit of persuading but on the flip side i bought a pair of pants at dollar general(premier editions “slacks”) for 10 DOLLARS and the material held up to winter work in wisconsin outside pushing carts for walmart when i was working there salt you name it even got pinched and dragged and not one strand of material got nicked. pretty amazing:) i get alot of my items from dollar tree also and theyve got some decent stuff.

    why pay all this money when the exact same thing off the exact same lines just without the brand is just as good? there are some namebrands that are just best as is though but usually theres a good “clone” to compensate if you keep your bargain eye open.

    • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

      Thanks geoffrey for the comments and info.

  • Shantelle

    I too just purchased them at the Dollar Tree. I got 4 pads for a buck, figured how could I go wrong? The first 2 nights I used them I had a lot of luck. I felt so much better that I went and bought 10 more boxes of them and plan on giving some to my parents as well. If it wasn’t for the “firewood” smell, I would rate these A+!!

  • Alex r

    How funny I just now left Dollar Tree & bought a box as well. That place is SO convinient!! Anyhow about the pads I said what the heck, lets see how it works! Good Luck to all the beleivers.

  • Janelle

    I brought a box from the Dollar Tree, and said what could it hurt, I tried them last night, I felt a tingle in my legs before I fell asleep, not sure if anything changed but they were black and sticky. I will try again tonight and see how I feel in the morning.

    • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

      Hello Janelle,
      Let us know your results, whether good or bad.
      Regards, Ron

  • Tiff

    I use the Mudoku patches. When I got up the first morning after putting them on I felt better than I had in years. I went back to the store and got five more boxes. I was in a car accident a few years ago and had neck pain every day. After I used the patches for two nights the pain was gone. I can move my neck again. I love these patches. Be it the placebo effect or them really working, I don’t care.

  • steph

    My boyfriend and I put the Mudoku patches on our feet before bed at 10:00pm. By 2:00am, I was awake with the most painful headache and he was awake due to not sleeping well. I took the patches off right away, took some asprin and tried to go to sleep. He kept his on to see the results in the morning. Neither of us could fall asleep unitl 5:00am. Later that afternoon, I still had a headache and didn’t feel well, same with my boyfriend. I’m not sure if the brown substance on the patch is from my body but I know that I have never felt that bad or lost that much sleep before. I’m fearful to try them again but I have to think something happened due to how my body reacted!
    Has anyone else felt like this?

  • melissakisses

    i got a box at the dollar tree as well… im on medication and i am a little leery…however i think ill be okay,it doesnt say warning if on meds do not use! si ill let ya know how i feel in the morning. if im happy ill buy more! as for STEPH–i just think u n ur boyfriend were thinking negative about it sub conciously and thats why u felt that way! try it one more time. make sure u drink a lot of water that day . u prob had a headache cos u were dehydrated. or maybe the tv did it! lol

  • dre

    I bought a box from the Dollar Tree. Woke up and to my surprise it lightened my brown spot under my feet.

    It worked for me but there is an awful bearable smell to them.

  • Kat

    I hope you like stinky feet because it took me 5 washes to get the smell out.

  • Cheri

    I also bought a couple of boxes at the Dollar Tree. I live in Florida and always have swollen ankles during the hot summers. I tried them one night so far and have not had swollen ankles since. I’m not doing it every night but figured I’d use them once or twice a week to see what happens. I think I’ll go buy some more tomorrow. I figure it can’t hurt and as long as my ankle swelling is gone I’m happy!

  • will

    I take lots of supplements for my hypertension with no avail so i tried mudoku foot pads from the dollar tree. I did not take any of my supplements when i started using the pads and i noticed that my blood pressure went down a little bit after the second night from 170/100 to 157/96. I suffer from sleep apnea and i think these pads worked because it made me sleep better. the vinegar in this pads may also be helpful just like the health benefits of apple cider vinegar. If those nicotine patches and other extra dermal medication work or are prescribed by the medical doctors why do they dismiss as quackery ? There must be some science behind this.

  • Rick

    My wife & I tried a pack of these from the Dollar Tree – figured the experiement would only cost a buck. I put only one on & my wife put one on each foot. Both of us woke up with them icky sticky and black – mine however was blacker & stickier than the 2 of hers combined. Wondering if maybe this is becauuse I only used one instead of 2.
    My wife always has swollen ankles upon wakening and her feet always hurt – she said that she actually didnt feel as much pain and wants to try them again.
    I believe that like nicotine patches WHICH DO WORK that this product the MUDOKU DETOX FOOT PADS DO WORK.
    We have both noticed the difference right away.

    • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

      Hi Rick,
      Thanks for sharing your experience with us. It is appreciated.
      Regards, Ron

  • Marcy@IL

    I went to the Dollar Store today and saw the MUDOKU Detox Foot Pads and I just had to buy them. (A dollar is not a bad investment!!) I’ve been wanting to try this product since last year and final they were at my fingertips. LOL!! However, just like everyone else on this board I was a little leery. About, 11:00 pm I put the pads on around 2:40 am I awake and to my surprise I’ve been suffering from chronic pain in my knee for about a month and it’s gone. It’s amazing how this dollar product has worked over night. YES, I feel the burn and there is a funny smell but, there’s one thing I can say and that is I invested my dollar wisely.
    This is my first time reading this board and to all those who have negative comments try the product if you haven’t. Everything that’s on TV is not true!! Some things you believe in others might not!! Just like they teach you and science research for your self!! Test for yourself!! Never take another person’s word!!
    Plus for those who said this was tested in water (tap and distilled). Remember water is not 100% Pure or Clean there are toxins in the water. Did you see the report on that? If not have you read the memo on Billion dollar company’s selling TAP water as distilled water or filtered water. I guess you didn’t? Next Time Test For Yourself!!

    • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

      Hi Marcy@IL,
      I am glad it worked for you.
      Best regards, Ron

  • JoAnne Lucas

    I bought the Mudoku pads at the $1 store. I bought 4 boxes and tried them last night. I find that they did help the swelling of my ankles. I will try them again tonight. They are very smelly. What works for one person does not necessarily work for everyone. I’ve tried everything to get rid of swelling in my body, tonight I try my waist.On the box it shows various places you can use the pad. So why not, It says it helps arthritis, and many other diseases. I’m game for $1. In fact I am going to buy some more today. I am happy with this product, just so it doesn’t put toxins in me. lol.

    • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

      Hi JoAnne,
      Let us know if the pads continue to help you.
      Regards, Ron

  • shantae

    Just bought 20 boxes from the dollar tree after i saw a healthy looking young man buy all of them in the other dollar tree for him adn family. i have 2 broken ankles, years of issues from inflamed dry skin. i will post what happens after i use my first box.

    • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

      Hi shantae,
      I look forward to your opinion.

  • rich

    I saw these in the dollar store, and I wanted to try them, normally I am a skeptical about certain things that come to my body, however, I tried them that night and I saw all the brown stuff the next morning and I felt good, I cant wait to get some more, so if you have never tried them don’t talk about the bad part, until you try them then you can speak about them!!!

    • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

      Hell Rich,
      Thanks for sharing your experience with us.
      Regards, Ron

  • Faye

    I was completely skeptical about these pads, and I’m still not convinced… I can’t say if I had weird dreams from the foot pads, because I have really strange dreams all the time anyway. But I will say that I was more than a little bit intoxicated when I used them, enough so that I should have had a pretty killer hangover in the morning. However, when I woke up, I felt as I normally do on a non-alcohol induced sleep. Coincidence? Who knows.

  • Jenny

    I used to buy these a year ago at walgreens.
    I didn’t really notice anything different, except that the more you wear them, the lighter the coloring gets until its almost clean.
    So, because of this, I believed something was happening.
    I can’t find these at walgreens anymore and was just wondering why.
    And then yesterday I went to the dollar tree, and there they were…. So I wore them last night. The coloring again was very dark.
    I’ll keep wearing them until its clean again, and hope that for what ever reason this clears, its hopefully a good thing!!!

    • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

      Thanks Jenny – let us know your results, good or bad.
      Regards, Ron

  • Communicate

    I tried these from the Dollar Tree and I believe they are working. I usually wake up very fatigued and I would normally hit the snooze button about 3-4 times before getting up. After trying the Mudoku Pads for one night, I jumped right up the next morning without feeling tired. I couldn’t believe it, I have felt lazy all summer and finally I pop up with all this energy. I am planning on buying more today and what the heck, it’s a $1. So far, it’s only been two days, but my ankles and back have not hurt since. I too kept feeling this tingling pain up my legs when I tried them the first night and it seemed to have me up every 2 hours or so, but I managed to get back to sleep. I will continue to use them until I feel differently.

    • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

      Thanks Communicate for sharing your experience with us.

  • Cindy in Alabama

    Hi Ron,
    Last night was my first time trying mudoku pads and I was amazed. I placed one pad over my belly button. At first, I felt like I was having cramps in my stomach, but it stopped after about 3 minutes. I have always had a hard time falling asleep except during the day, but last night, after the cramps subsided, I fell right on off to sleep. This was around 12:00 a.m. I awoke at 7:00a.m. and was able to get out of bed without rolling over and falling out because of back pain. To my amazement the pain was gone. I went straight to the bathroom and relieved myself, then removed the pad. There was only one small black dot on the pad where it was over my belly button. I usually cough and hack in the morning, because I have bad sinuses and too smoking causes some of that discomfort. But, this morning, I awoke with no coughing and I could breathe easier. My legs are not swollen and I do not feel sluggish like I usually do. Now, I’m not saying this works for everyone. Maybe something in the pad will effect others differently. Oh yeah, and by the way, the pad did have an odor before I placed it on my belly button, but this morning I did not smell the way I usually do after night sweats. I would have to take 2 baths a day for fear someone else would smell my body odor. I still sweat a little but not as bad as I usually do. The black spot was not sticky at all. It appears all the toxins were absorbed in the contents of the pad. I’m going to try it on the bottoms of my feet tonight. Will, let you know what comes of it. Good luck everybody with trying to get healthy.

    • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

      Hello Cindy in Alabama,
      Thanks for sharing your experience with us.

  • PDX Rachael

    I just used them last night on my feet for the first time. I had a horrible time getting to sleep, I felt like I had restless leg syndrome or something. I ended up tossing and turning all night. When I woke up I had that brown gooey stuff on the pads and on my feet and OH MY GOD DOES IT SMELL! My feet smell like beef jerky!!! lol Does anyone know how to get this stink off my feet? I have a date tonight and this is not going to work for me as it is right now. Not to mention it’s stinking up my heels at work today….HELP!!!! Also, I have a headache today….not sure if that’s a coincidence or not.

  • Cindy in Alabama

    Well Ron, day #2 placed the pads on my feet last night. Went to bed at 10:00p.m. and woke up at 6:00a.m. Removed the pads and boy did they have an odor . The pad was black and the bottoms of my feet were sticky. So, I soaked my feet in half and half hydrogen peroxide and water. I have a foot bath that vibrates with bubble flow. It felt nice and I noticed that my heals were not as dry and rough as they were after using the foot bath before. The smell is gone and I feel really good today. No aches and pains or sluggishness as I use to be all during the day. My Mom even tried using the pads last night. She is 87 years young and has had triple by-pass surgery, an open heart surgery. She went to sleep at 9:00 p.m. last night and awoke this morning at 5:00 a.m. She fixed breakfast for me and had cleaned the house before I got up. She complained all the time about being dizzy and couldn’t remember where she put things, but this morning it was a joy to be around her. She hasn’t cooked in 5 years and here she was making me breakfast. We had banana toast with cream of wheat. She made the coffee too. We have not argued and I have not yelled at her once today. Actually, Mom had been acting like a five year old kid, but now she sits and talks to me and doesn’t repeat herself or ask me all kind of questions. Today has really been pleasant. We are fixing to go shopping. She wants some more of those mudoku pads. I just hope they haven’t run out of them. Like I said before, the pads probably doesn’t help everybody, but it helped me and my mom. You know Ron, I was just tired of being sick and tired and wanted to find something to help me get better, maybe with my thoughts of wanting to get better and the medication or herbs in the pads has worked for me and my Mom. I’m going to place the pads on my sides tonight and see what happens. Will let you know. Oh yeah, let’s see if it helps me lose weight. Stay happy.

    • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

      Hello Cindy in Alabama,
      Thank you for coming back and letting us know how well the pads worked for you and your Mom.
      All the very best, Ron

  • tee

    They sale it at the dollar store and if you look on the back of the box it tells you that you can use these pads on other parts of the body not just your feet.

    • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

      Hi tee,
      Interesting. I thought it was feet only.

  • Ed

    hey im trying them for the first time right now, i was trying to go to sleep but as always am a bit restless, come morning i’ll let you know how I feel.

    • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

      Thanks Ed

  • Sasha Coehn

    I tried these pads for the first time last night as well. Yes they were disgusting this morning. Yes I did feel more energized but then again I got to sleep in an extra hour and a half. Yes I wil try them again. I would like to point out to those that have experienced headaches that massage which stimulates your body to remove toxins can also cause headaches, it is important to drink lots of water to help flush the toxins.

    • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

      Hello Sasha Coehn
      Thanks for sharing your experience with us. I think drinking plenty of
      water is a great idea.

  • Ed

    OK so i used them last night. Woke up with a killer migraine, maybe dehydration, but even after drinking water i feel awful. It made for a awful night’s worth of sleep. I wasnt impressed. maybe it just doesnt work for me. I work out and eat a very healthy diet, mostly vegan (girlfriend is vegan) so id like to say im fairly toxin free. I say some green tea would have the same effect without smelling like rotten beef jerky.

    • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

      Thanks Ed for letting us know.

  • Kacey

    I am not sure if I thought the Mudoku foot pads would really work, “AS SEEN ON TV”, but figured it could not hurt to try them out. My first reaction was WHO IS BBQ’ing, because there was a overwhelming smell of smoked meat product. YUCK. I looked on the box to in search of the what these foot pads contained and after not being able to locate the ingredients I opted out of using the product. Its seems a little suspsious when a company neglects to list the contents of the product. I did, however, recruit a guinea pig to use the foot pads…..my test subject :) did use the pads as instructed for 2 weeks. Each morning, the same results were seen….brown-black, sticky, foul smelling pad. We also submerged the pads in water, and what do you know…..same results as after wearing them overnight. We even went one step further and cut open a pad to see what this miracle powder looked like, and I kid you not it looked like the manufactuers used the seasoning packet for beef top ramen. (which could explain the smell) The powder was fine and brown in color….. it is so obvious that the sweat from your feet after coming in contact with this powder, would result in the brown end results…this is not a miracle. As I stated previously, I was not sure that the Mudoku pads would give the advertised results. After, observing the usage and results of the product I would have to report that the claims of Mudoku, are just alot of hype. I noticed that there were people claiming “great results” and I would venture to guess that these people would also experience the same effect if a placebo was introduced in the mix. Lastly, if it makes you feel better after using these foot pads…more power to you! In conclusion two thumbs down, dont waste your time or money.

    • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

      Hi Kacey,
      ‘I did, however, recruit a guinea pig to use the foot pads…..’
      Hee…hee…. that’s funny.

      Thanks for sharing your findings with us. Your test results are very interesting.

      Regards, Ron

  • Becca

    … I am just stunned at how ignorant people are… But there are different practices of medicine that work for one reason or another. Your lymph system is what carries toxins out of your body. Your have lymphnodes in your feet, the pads “draw” the toxins out of your body (yes THROUGH YOUR SKIN, they make insulin shots that have no needle its just compressed air). If you dont think they’ll work dont buy them but dont call people stupid for buying them themselves.

    UGHHHH
    And I too found them at the dollar store!! I was so excited lol

    and to the mean people out there some things may be spelled incorrectly… I get it your wrong so you want to talk about grammar… Lets just avoid that little annoyance of arguing with people you dont know. Thanks :)

  • http://ReflectionsbyRonSchenone J.S.

    I have used the foot pads before, got the Mudoku foot pads at my local Dollar Tree, thought they were good quality, and I
    felt better, a bit more energetic, each morning after I slept with them on my feet. And the price is very much better than the ripoff prices of foot pads sold by independent distributors.
    I went back to the store to get more boxes, but Dollar Tree had already sold out of them. Hopefully, the will get more in soon. I like the way I feel after using them.

    • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

      Thanks J.S. for sharing your thoughts.

  • chris

    I’ve used the dollar tree mudaku pads several times.. especially after heavy nights of drinking. I haven’t had a hangover on any of the nights using the pads. You can feel a difference when you wake up. I will continue to buy them.

    • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

      Thanks Chris for sharing your experience with us.

  • http://hotmail.com geraldine burke

    i bought the pads at our dollar tree wanted to try earlier but couldnt aff ord them i tried one on my shoulder where i have arthritis real bad it sure did work for me willtry them on my feet tonight thank you

  • kakthy

    These pads work on the principles of Japenese Reflexology. Made from all natural ingredients. Contains mushroom and chitosan products. Should be avoided by anyone that is allergic to seafood or mushrooms.

  • JenJen

    Last night was my first night trying the Dollar Tree ones. Wish me luck tonight. So far I do feel extremely energetic despite the fact that I didn’t sleep at all last night (late coffee) yesterday. I actually feel BETTER than if I had had a full night’s sleep. :-)

  • mommy

    For four years my regular physician was treating me fo athletes feet, low and behold, I have severe ecezema not athletes feet. I have severe itching and breaking of the skin. Anyways, I took the mudoku patches to my dermatologist and asked what he thought, he said it wont hurt me so give it a try. I have been pain and itch free for three days. I first started the patch in the middle of my foot, now I am trying it on my heels. But as far out there as it seems for some reason it works on my ecezema! Bazaar at it best!

    • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

      Hello mommy,
      Interesting. I sincerely hope that the pads help your skin condition.
      Let us know if they continue to help you or not.
      The pads most likely are cheaper than medication your doctor would provide.
      All the very best, Ron

  • Faith

    I used the Mudoku pads night before last and noticed that when I got up in the middle of the night to urinate, my urine smelled like the pads, like barbecue. In the morning, my urine spelled normal and the pads were sticky and brownish-black. I do believe that they chemically enter the bloodstream, and probably does remove toxins. I slept (actually overslept) very well and had strange dreams. I will try them again tonight because I start a new diet tomorrow.

    • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

      Hi Faith,
      Thanks for sharing your experience with us.
      Regards, Ron

  • http://yahoo.com Vikki

    I am a firm believer ! Being unensured and half broke I was willing to try the pads. I am a In Home Care Provider and I understand the yes and no’s…But I truely found a BIG change in my stress level and even though after a few nights I did exsperience joint pain in my leg I now just use them as I feel the need too.It is so true you need to stay hydrated. Anyone who is under alot of stress I say give them a try.I will try them on other parts of my body and will check back in for a update.To Cindy in Alabama..you should “never yell” at your Moma..walk away hunny…God Bless Vikki from Oregon

    • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

      Thanks Vicki

  • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/reflections/2009/04/28/detox-foot-pads-what-is-your-opinion/ KathyB

    I usually wake up 3 to 4 times a night and my feet hurt so bad I can hardly walk. I bought a couple boxes of these MUDOKU pads at a Dollar Tree and have used them the last two nights. I have slept all the way through and my feet don’t hurt at all. I have woken up immediately and am not groggy. I have Arthritis in my hands and am going to try them on my palms tonight to see if there is any difference. I’ll probably have dreams about b-que food, having the smokey smell so close to my nose! Could be worse. I’ll let you know if they work on the hands. I’ll let you know.

    • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

      Hi KathyB,
      I hope it works on your hands. Let us know.
      Regards, Ron

  • http://snopes.com Duch Nozzal

    You people can’t be f**king serious.

    PLACEBO.

    Who knew lemmings knew how to use a computer!

    • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

      I think these people are serious!

  • phillip b

    I tried the MUDOKU bought at the dollar tree last night along with my wife. My wife had the bad or weird dreams that woke us both up. Her foot felt better in the morning and I had much more energy than usual. We’ll try them again tonight. I hope I have the weird dreams tonight. I don’t mind the campfire smell. It does remind me of the liquid smoke that’s used in cooking.

    • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

      Hi phillip b,
      Please let us know if the pads continue to work for you.
      Best regards, Ron

  • phillip b

    Hey Duch Nozzal, It might be the PLACEBO effect. So what. If it works for someone due to the placebo effect, it still works. Who knows perhaps absorbing wood and babmoo vinigar and smoke through the skin has some very real healing type properties. I cant knock anyone who benefits from it. I hope you find something that works for you. I hope the best of luck to you.

  • Pastor SC

    I have been using the foot pads now for 9 days. I was having chronic gut pain and have been under going extensive test to get to the root causes of my pain. After the first night of using the foot pads I slept better then I had in a long time and woke up pain free and have been pain free for 9 days. I am thankful for finding and being able to use the pads. After 3 days I have been able to go regularly again. I still feel though that it is a temporary solution and if you are having issues that you really need to seek medical advice. I also drink lots of water and have more energy and clarity as well. But for me it was being pain free that I was most impressed with.

  • liz kennedy

    Ok, this is the first night using the pads, I saw them at my local Dollar Tree and said what the heck, let’s try it. Well, I read all of the comments on here, and I do agree with those of you who say that you have tingling, I definatly feel it in the bottoms of my feet. (Where the pads are). And I cannot stand the smell! So let’s hope it doesn’t stay long! I will try to come back on here tomorrow and let you know how they worked for me!
    Liz

  • liz kennedy

    Well, its the morning from using the Mudoku pads, and I don’t really feel a difference. Maybe I should try it again tonight and see. Ill let you know if I do!

    • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

      Hi Liz,
      Please do let us know if you decide to try them again.
      Regards, Ron

  • http://??? chris brown

    ok where to start… while at work one day my foot got ran over by a pallet jack and i had this bump on top of my foot for like three weeks. i tried using the foot pads from the dollar tree cuz what the heck? its a dollar. after using them the first night it was overflowing with black stickiness but my foot felt better and the bump was smaller. my feet felt kinda sore where the pad had sat all night but i felt alot better

    i tried the second set the night after and i woke up after only four hours and felt like i had to take them off. i felt almost restless and i didnt like it. i did notice though that the bump on top of my foot was gone. i like to think it was the pads that helped get rid of it but maybe it just wanted to heal after 3 weeks lol

    i wonder if the pads pull out toxin faster in some people than others. that could explain why the reactions are so different for people.
    this is kinda mixing apples and oranges but its the best similarity i can think of. you know how if you fall asleep quickly and your heart slows down too fast you get that kind of shock that wakes you up? maybe it pulls the toxins out too fast or maybe your body is used to having them and it throws you off balance by them being removed that quickly cusing you to feel restless. that just my 2 cents

  • http://T L

    Definitely does something, I experienced great sleep, increased energy, and a suppressed appetite! Used them 2 night in a row.

    • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

      Thanks L for the info.

  • kl

    I tried these last night and i am wondering if everyone gets the same coloring? I did a foot detox bath at an exhibit and everyone water was different as every body has different toxins etc. any thoughts
    My pads were mosly brown

    • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

      Hi kl,
      The brown color is normal and should slowly disappear after continued use.

  • Taylor

    I bought some at the dollar store also, my husband and I both used them…. they work…. maybe not for everone… but they work….
    not doubt in my mind.
    and if you say people can ” think that they work and help them” and thats your explination for us ” thinking they work”… perhaps they “didnt work for you because you already started off negative”

    • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

      Hi Taylor,
      Good point.

  • Marsha Keiser

    I love these foot pads! I was a skeptic, too. I could tell they worked after the first time I used them! I need to get boxes of them today! I not only have used them on my feet for foot pain, but also on my hand for arthritis and my back and hips for pain. I sleep much, much better. The aches aren’t gone, but boy are they diminished! I can function much better after using these pads! Definetley a winner!!!

    • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

      Hello Marsha Keiser,
      Thank you for sharing your results with us. It is appreciated.
      Regards, Ron

  • Beau

    A friend told me about Mudoku. Said they helped his foot pain. I tried them 4 times now, 2 nights , then 1 night off, then 2 nights. I bought 5 boxes. My hemroids of 10 years went away completely. I have toruble sleeping the first of the 2 night sessions. I have arthritis in my fingers and thumbs, Seems to be getting better, about 50%. At first I didnt like the wood smoke smell, getting used to it or it is less strong with use. I apply them to different areas of my foot. The heals seem to make them more black and greasy, I will keep using them and plan on buying more. Will try them on my hands, under arm lymph node and other areas. Best to all venturing to try something like this and reporting your results.

  • Beau

    I tried them on my back, belly and underarms, None of them turned black. Still turnung black on the feet. Also put one on my forehead, IT turned black! Plan to keep using on the feet to see if they ever quit turning black. This might be an indication of no toxins left to remove?

  • heather

    I saw these on tv a few years ago, walmart wanted like 20 dollars for them, i bought them at dollar tree the other day 4 boxes. I have placed them on different places on my body to see the difference in the pad results. I am overweight and i smoke, my results were that on the fatty tissue under my arm small traces of toxins were on pad, my lower stomach had small traces, my upper stomache came off clean, my feet were sticky and black. I went back and bought a case of 48 boxes and have been continuing to use them on my feet every 4 hrs i replace the pads that are still dark. My children take medicine so i tested it on my son and my boyfriend as well. My sons was dark, my boyfriends not as dark, and neither as dark as mine. I am in school for a Biology major right now, and asked my chemistry professor if you could test the pads to see what minerals, and toxins were in the pad after use as well as before, and she said any chemist could preform this analysis, so i don’t understand if so much doubt why someone hasn’t done this yet. I have been feeling better since using the pads, more energy, less swelling, and i can breathe better..

  • J

    I tried these last night and felt like I slept with my eyes open. Which feels like I didn’t sleep at all. I had horrible dreams and I think I sleepwalked to my fridge to drink some water. I still don’t know if it actually happened.

    On a side not they probably work as placebos

  • Debbie

    For over a year I have had pain in my achilles tendon and knees every morning and a little during the day, usually after sitting for a while. I saw the pads and thought why not. I work at a government facility and am exposed to cadmium. I was not thinking or expecting relief from my pain,but on waking in the morning I had almost no pain in my ankles and none in my knees. I also felt energized. I don’t understand this. I just know I felt better. Maybe it did remove heavy metals or impurities. If we can put a man on the moon looks like we could get a definitive answer with concrete studies . As far as I know there is no other explanation for my pain relief,but it is hard for me to belief a little foot pad could of done it.

    • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

      Hi Debbie,
      Thanks for sharing your experience with us.
      It is appreciated.
      Regards, Ron

  • Mark

    I got some last night as a Dirty Santa gift that was meant to be a joke, but i put them on before bed… I should have gotten up with a headache from all the beer but i actually got up at like 7:30 (on a Sunday, mind you) and just started my day… other than the smell and the funny sticky stuff on the pads, I figure if they make people feel better and there’s nothing dangerous in them, why not use ‘em… I’m going to try them again tonight.

  • popcorngrl

    ignorant people who discard something without first trying it shouldnt comment. i firmly believe in these and other homeopathic treatments because they work! i use these foot pads and my ankles are a lot less swollen and my bad ankle where i had two surgeries definitely feels mucho better. yea they smell but its called taking a shower people and using soap. all i know is i feel a lot better after using them. and also something else to think about i hurt my toe a couple days ago and it really hurt to walk on it yesterday this morning i woke up after using the foot pads and it barely hurt. ….

  • popcorngrl

    also ron… you never told us what your experience was?

    • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

      Hi popcorngrl,
      I had broke my ankle about 20 years ago and it would ache and hurt. After using the pads the pain was gone.

  • AT

    Yesterday I woke up at 5:30 am. Usually need a lot more sleep. I started working and felt motivated all the way through the day. When I got home from work at about 10 I could not believe that I had that much energy and had been so motivated! Very surprising after multiple days of little sleep due to running around to multiple christmas parties, drinking too many bottles of wine two nights before and eating rich heavy foods. I thought it must be because I was excited about the new kitten that I felt so good. It took till today to realize how ridiculous that notion was as her mewing actually woke me up a few times. So then I started to look at the one other thing I did different. These silly pads. Mine were brown, not sticky, and they fell off about 5 hours later on their own. As a health care practitioner I know exactly why and understand how different people have different reactions. If a skilled doctor could prescribe these they would NOT prescribe them to everyone. But…..obviously they do help a large number of people. I’ll try again in a couple days, if I don’t have the same effect then I’ll just attribute the amazing energy to the kitten.

  • Jellica

    TO ALL THE NAYSAYERS!!! LISTEN CLOSLY!!! My friend and I got a box of these foot pads from Ross yesterday (didn’t know they had them at the dollar tree…dang) and we never heard of them before…But it was christmas money and we figured “Why not?” So last night we opened the package and got a huge whiff of what smelled like the pig ear and bully stick section of Petco…But we still put them on…We were both a little freaked out cause our feet started feeling icy and tingly but we laughed and went to sleep….Now mind you, I just got in a bad drunk trampoline accident and messed up my neck and my friend has a bad back and hasnt been sleeping well…..So we wake up in the morning and we have both slept through the ENTIRE night and her back doesnt hurt and mines not as bad! But then we took off the pads….Make sure you either wash your feet IMMEDIATELY or have baby wipes around because that is the WORST smell to smell in the morning…Other than the smell, we are headed to the Dollar tree to invest in this wonderful (but smelly) invention!!!! P.S. Not all medications and herbal treatments work for everyone….duh

  • camilumds

    ok i tryed on of these things thinking why not i have been having some problems with my back latly i opend them and it smelled like a dog food or beef jerky and also they did nothing they just made my feet stink

  • CJ

    Going for my second night with the Mudoku pads tonight!

    After the first night I didn’t really feel a difference, even though one of the pads came off in the middle of the night. But I was (amazingly) able to get up without going back to sleep for a few more hours. I really didn’t expect them to work, but they kinda did. Placebo effect, maybe?

    Oh, yeah, and the family pets (dogs and cats) followed me around for a while because of the smell… And apparently “It smells bad but it tastes pretty good,” courtesy of my youngest brother.

  • CJ

    After the second night, I only feel a bit dehydrated and with a bit more energy than I usually have in the morning. I can’t remember what I dreamt ( :( ) but it is my belief that the pads don’t let me oversleep, which is great considering I’ve been late to classes before because I’ve overslept. ^ ^

    – CJ

  • cc

    I’ve always wanted to try these, but I refused to spend $20 on them. I bought them from the Dollar Tree and I’m glad I did! I have poor circulation in my calves and feet. My feet are always freezing and painful. I’m not exaggerating or trying to pull the wool over your eyes, but a few minutes after I put these on, my freezing cold feet got moist and warm. I knew my blood was flowing freely at this point, but this is usually accomplished by my 13 year old son rubbing my feet with a scowl on his face.lol I was so excited, and I drifted off to sleep. I’m definitely going to the Dollar Tree and stock up. My son has eczema, I hope they work for him as well.

  • http://mudoko greenliving

    I have to say YEAH! For you having this site, I read everyone, I also didn’t want to pay $20 for them last year, I did find them at the $1 store. I feel the tingle, and I wake up without my alarm, I usually hit snooze at least twice. My feet and ankles were doing the “old people crap with pain and I couldn’t walk when I first wake up, without pain.
    I have no pain and I actually tip toe to the bathroom, did you hear that naysayers? TIP TOE! as to not squish the pads I have blackish jelly like goop, but I tip toe to the bathroom with NO pain!! I also wanted to know the ingredients and it does bug me that they are not listed, they are supposed to be natural so why not list it even if it is just mushrooms and vinegar? I bought more today!

  • patricia

    I tried the Mudoku bought from Dollar Tree (4 pads per dollar box) for two nights and they were loaded with black/brown “gunk”. I have to admit I’m a smoker and they did reek of nicotine so not sure if that would normally come out of my pores or not. However, for a buck one can afford to try for a longer period of time so I plan to and will report any differences. Just hard to believe something so cheap could work “as they report” but stranger things have happened!

  • Dave in NC

    What these pads are, basically, is the latest incarnation of the poultice — which is a very old idea in traditional and folk medicine.

    I have used these pads for the past several nights, mostly on my feet, and the one possible effect from the pads was a feeling that the circulation in my feet might have improved slightly.

    As for the discoloration, I just figured that it was probably due to sweat from the soles of my feet moistening whatever powdered herbs are in those gauzy little packets.

    The one time I tried them on my belly, the packets stayed clean — which looked to me as if feet in socks sweat more than abs.

  • I.B.S. and Arthritis Pain

    It would be nice to see some chemical proof of these before trying them. Some clinical studies and what not, but if you just try them for $5 because they are on sale, like me, beware the side effects. You are going to wake up in the morning and feel slightly better. It might be the placebo effect, yes.

    However, it didn’t take me as long to wake up, because I was eager to get these off my feet before the 6 hours. I could already sense the reaction occurred, and the dark resin on the pad made me think, “What the hell has gotten into me?”

    So, I hope that this helps, and isn’t banned like every other non-FDA product. Be ready to wash your feet off with some type of scrub brush, because it feels itchy when waking up due to the adhesive. And, finally, the Irritable Bowel Syndrome is affected, not diarrhea, but feels like a toxin filled full-on poop. Accompanied by Subway sandwich, whether or not, I recommend taking a fish oil supplement to ease the passing of absorbed toxins.

  • A.W. in the USA

    Like Patricia above, I bought a box of Mudoku Detox Foot Pads from the Dollar Tree. Thankfully, I only spent $1 on it to try it unlike the $15 the author of this article spent buying it at some other store. Eek! Feel bad for you. This article states the dark brown results people are getting are from the color of the powder activated by moisture: http://hubpages.com/hub/Mudoku-Detox-Foot-Pads-After-Shot-Pics-are-Due-to-Moisture?done – That should help explain things.

  • tlc

    They work. And they are poltices. The smell is funky but when I use them on my foot that has plantar fascitis the pain really deminishes. Thankfully I havent had a flare up in awhile . I also notice the bad foot gets much hotter and more tingly than the good foot. I’ve used the kinoki pads once on a bad boil I had on my leg. The interesting part was where the pad touched the infection it turned black and gooey and the rest of the pad stayed clear. The boil was much better in the morning. Kinoki pads smell much better but for the price of 1 dollar a box at dollar tree, Mudoku you cant beat it.

  • Ronnie

    I have had swollen feet and ankles and legs for a while now and I have tried everything to help them but the first morning after I used the pads from the dollar store almost all of the swelling was gone! When I took the pads off not only were they dark brown but they were wet so I think the water build up was leaving! The smell is a bit much but you can use a little mouth wash mixed in water and soak your feet in the morning and the smell will be gone! I hope that the charlie horse cramps I get in my caves will go away we will see! For now 50 cents a night to help my legs is well worth it ti me!

  • Tricia

    I just bought these at Dollar Tree last night. I came online to get some reviews before trying them. I have fatigue issues and sleep with a cpap machine. I get flares of pain and fevers often….in the process of being dx’d with lupus.I’ve been trying to eat healthy and researching the “natural approach” to dealing with my issues.
    I will try them tonight and let my husband try them this weekend.(I know he won’t want to deal with cleaning smelly sticky feet before going to work in the morning). thanks for all the posts here. will let you know how it worked for us.

  • jen

    I have been using the mudoku pads on my feet only and last night was my first night without them. I think i went through 3 packages. After the first night, I took off the pads, washed my feet, scrubbed em, dried em,and I noticed there was no pain in my feet. I wish they were big enough to fit your whole foot because i think they might work better (im nervous about tryin more than one per foot..lol) after the first try and my feet feelin good, I used em again hoping that they would help with my lower back/tailbone pain/problems that I’ve been having FOREVER. Our mattress is over 8 years old and its TERRIBLE on our backs…especially my tailbone..So after the second night, I still noticed relief in my feet but didnt notice too much relief in my tailbone…I did a tiny bit of research and read that the pads work like reflexology or accupuncture…So I found a foot diagram online sayin which part of your foot corresponds with which part of your body.. I took my best guess…tried to see where in my feet i have pain and which body part it corresponds to…I found on the diagram what i thought would be around my tailbone..thats where i put the pads on the third night-right above my heel. After the third night, I woke up feelin great… I noticed that I was MAYBE gettin outta bed easier and without as much grogginess, sneezing, nose blowing, foot pain, AND It helped with the pain in my tailbone! The fourth and fifth night were the same.. pain free and wakin up great…On the fourth night i put on one pad on the same spot-right above my heel, and the other pad right under my toes..the fifth night i switched back to both pads right above my heels.
    I havent had pain to complain about until this morning.. after the first night WITHOUT the foot pads. I need a new mattress and more foot pads.. Im goin to get more today! ALSO i wanted to see if anyone used the pads long enough for them to start turning clear. I dont think I read any reviews that mentioned that. Ill repost if mine start to get any clearer.. ps. im also a smoker and my pads come out super black/dark brown in the mornings.

  • Josphina

    used ones from dollar store last night.. got a good 7 and a half hour sleep.. got a headache from the smell. not sure how I feel yet. I put together a trampoline yesterday and worked my muscles. but how the heck do you get the smell out???? its awful. tried alcohol, peroxide, Listerine, vinegar… ugh

  • Melanie

    I am a brittle Diabetic. I recently had problems with blisters on both feet that had become infected. I had to go on harsh antibiotics for 10 days which worked but did not get rid of the wound. I wore these pads for 4 days and my feet have almost completely healed. These pads worked for me and for the woman who recommended them to me.

  • Monika

    1. Toxin don’t smell like flowers. Toxins are sh*t that our body simply can’t handle, so yes- the smell is bad..
    2. Toxin are sh*t , that’s way the pad isn’t pink or purple with yellow stars..
    3. Pharmaceutical industry is billions and trillions of $$. They won’t to HEAL you, they want to TREAT you. Mudoku sells for a dollar, no business there, so why run expensive labs and tests?
    4. Placebo or not, as long as it doesn’t hurt you, it helps.
    Good night!

  • LauraF

    I too picked these up at the Dollar Store. I kept seeing them and thought- I’ll waste $1 to try it. I know it won’t work, so I’ll just get that, “What if it really does?” out of my head and move on… I tried the beef-jerkey, foul smelling things last night. I almost couldn’t get past the smell to even do it. I really was VERY close to throwing them away as soon as I opened them. I am glad I didn’t. I slept great! I have apnea, central and obstructive but I didn’t want to wake my hubby by setting up my machine after he was asleep- so I skipped it- that usually means a very bad night of sleep… I feel much more energetic this AM! Placebo- I don’t think so- I was really VERY skeptical. And I do feel better than I have in days. I also hurt my toe a couple of days ago (kicked a toy on the floor- HARD) it is not as painful to walk on this AM. Hmmm….

  • Ted

    Confucious him say, “There is no distinction between expensive and cheap drugs; the one which cures you is the good drug. “

  • sadie

    I picked these pads up at the dollar tree on my lunch break a a week ago. I tried them for two nights,what i’ve noticed was my feet were’nt hurting as much. I walk all day at work & by the end of the day my feet are killing me! The past two days, there has been less pain than usual. My teenage son sprained his ankle last weekend couldn’t even walk without pain,so I told him to try the pads, who knows? He was able to walk on it with minimal pain. So, do these pads work? Or is it just placebo? Who knows, but for a buck you can’t go wrong,To all the skeptics, it’s like buying a lottery ticket,you win some you loose some.

  • kevin

    Our local news tested them and found that they do not work. The person who tested them actually got sick. And although they couldn’t say for sure, they thought the person got sick from using the pads.