IonizeME PRO Ionic Detox Foot Bath System Review

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What We DID NOT LIKE About the IonizeME PRO Ionic Detox Foot Bath System:

There are just two things we don’t like about the IonizeME PRO Ionic Detox Foot Bath System:

First, compared to the other ionic foot baths we’ve seen, the IonizeME PRO Ionic Detox Foot Bath System is rather heavy. Fourteen pounds, can you imagine? That means, when we need it, we can’t possibly ask one of the little kids to “go fetch the ionic foot bath for Mommy, dear.” It would be so unchivalrous to let even a grown woman fetch it herself.

It’s days like these we ladies are glad there’s a man in the house. (I hope you’re reading this, Honey.)

Second, there’s that generic aluminum carrying case and plastic tub.

All right, the generic plastic tub, we don’t mind so much. After all, it stays hidden in the case, and its sole function is to hold murky water. What’s the point in making it look all fine and dandy if we’re going to wrap it in plastic and fill it with yucky stuff anyway?

But the carrying case is a different story.

In this day and age, when one can personalize one’s cell phone, lap top, even car, we wouldn’t be caught dead carrying something so drab and so common. Why, the IonizeME PRO Ionic Detox Foot Bath System’s carrying case looks exactly like the carrying case of that $120 ionic foot bath unit!

On the other hand, it also looks exactly like the carrying case of the $1,000+ model . . .

This could work out to our advantage after all. It is a nice-looking case, anyway.

Cons of the IonizeME PRO Ionic Detox Foot Bath System:

• Rather heavy, at 14 pounds. (“Sweetheart, do you remember when you said you’d give me the moon and the stars from the heavens? Well, could you get me the ionic foot bath from closet upstairs?”)

• Generic aluminum carrying case and plastic tub. (Give the kids a can of spray paint and some stencil and see how quickly they can turn it ungeneric—and then maybe you’ll appreciate the generic look it originally had.)

• 15 volts, barely above the minimum requirement of 14. (But it is above the minimum, fortunately.)

• No disinfectant for the arrays. (With all that salt in the water, you’d think it was disinfected well enough already, wouldn’t you?)

Pros of the IonizeME PRO Ionic Detox Foot Bath System:

• Two black plate arrays. No need to hunt for a spare immediately after the first one wears out. And the plates are replaceable too.

• Detailed, step-by-step US-made instructions.

• 100 plastic tub liners. Use the foot bath a hundred times before you ever need to wash it—very much like the way my brother views his jeans.

• Infrared belt and muscle-stimulator pads, perfect for getting rid of the muscle pain caused by lugging around a 14-pound ionic foot bath in a generic-looking carrying case.

• 14-day money-back guarantee. (You may want to postpone giving your kids those stencils and spray paint until after fourteen days.)

• No wrist strap required.

• Large screen with timer.

• Passed CE safety standards.

• Toll-free customer service.

• One-year warranty.

Recommendations and Results

At Ionic Foot Bath Reviews, we recommend the IonizeMe PRO Ionic Detox Foot Bath System for three reasons:

First, it does not come with a wrist strap. That means it is internally grounded; it does not depend on a strap attached to your wrist to ground it. For some reason, with the other ionic foot baths, we never felt comfortable knowing that our wrist and the rest of our body is actually part of the device’s grounding mechanism.

Second, it has well-written instructions.

Admittedly, these instructions were made by the distributor, not the manufacturer, so we can’t judge the quality of the device is by the quality of the instructions. But still, it helps to be able to read the step-by-step directions and not have to rely on pictures and extra sensory perception, as in the case of some ionic foot spa instruction sheets we’ve seen.

Third, it has a CE safety seal—always an important thing when you’re dealing with electric gadgets, but even more so when the electric gadget is to be immersed in water, and especially so if we’re also immersing a part of our body right with it.

And fourth, we like the fact that its customer service number is toll-free. That means if we experience any difficulties with the device at all, we have someone to rant to, free of charge!

Not that we think you’ll have anything to rant about. At just around $300, we find the IonizeME PRO Ionic Detox Foot Bath System well worth its price.

Detoxifying Foot Spa / Foot Bath Review

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What We DID NOT LIKE About the Detoxifying Foot Spa / Foot Bath:

For one, that carrying case could look sturdier.

Well, to be fair, we haven’t really carried it around long enough to know exactly how long it would last before it tears or something. But from our experience with plastic carrying cases, we’re managing our expectations.

No, in fact, we’re almost looking forward to it tearing. Then we could get a more stylish bag to replace it with!

Next, the sea salt. Does it really have to be sea salt? It would be nice if there were some explanation why we couldn’t use cheap table salt instead of its ridiculously overpriced counterpart. Will it, uh, make our feet taste better?

If we were the type to appreciate overpriced stuff, do you think we would have considered a $120 ionic foot bath in the first place?

Thank goodness they’ve made the sea salt so accessible and the product so cheap, it practically cancels out the extra cost of the sea salt.

And finally, there are the liners and arrays, which inflate the cost of the product because they need to be replaced. We must admit, we have not yet seen any ionic foot bath whose arrays do not need to be replaced. But that doesn’t stop us from wishing there were such a thing. Wouldn’t you?

As for the liners—all right, we guess it would not be a good thing if they were washable.

Cons of the Detoxifying Foot Spa / Foot Bath:

• The array lasts for only 20 sessions. (However, it is a fact that arrays do wear out; hence, the available replacements.)

• It requires special salt, i.e. sea salt, to use. (The salt comes with the starter package and is available in the refill kit as well.)

• The liners run out as well and will need to be replenished. (Still better than cleaning out an icky tub.)

• The plastic carrying case doesn’t look like it will last very long. (What a great excuse to get one of those large-but-stylish totes!)

Pros of the Detoxifying Foot Spa / Foot Bath:

• Comes with sea salt supply. No need to hunt around town for it.

• Refill kit (sea salt, liners, array) also available. Sold separately.

• Disposable footbath liners included. (Cleaning up is as simple as draining out the water and tossing the liner into the trash bin.)

• Features a lighted-display timer control unit. (Use it in a dimly lit room, put out the scented candles, and imagine you’re getting one of those $60 treatments!)

• The plastic carrying bag comes in a very nice hygienic-looking mint-green color. (It may not be very sturdy, but it sure looks nice while it lasts!)

• At just around $120, it’s one of the cheapest brands available. (Oh, admit it, they had us right there, at $120.)

Recommendation and Results

Surprisingly, for such a cheap product, the reviews are good.

A common criticism of ionic foot baths is that the water turns brown whether or not your foot is in it. This the case in point presented by one user, who had tried this popular experiment and came up with the common result: no feet in the tub, water still turned brown. Read about the experiment here.

But one user testifies that when her son’s foot were in the Detoxifying Foot Spa / Foot Bath, the water did not turn brown but, instead, had red flecks in it. (Really, only ionic foot bath users could speak with so much pleasure over such things.)

She also said that according to the chart that comes with the product, red flecks meant inflammatory bowel disease, and that’s exactly what her son had. Impressive! (The red flecks, not the inflammatory bowel disease.) Read her story here.

Another user says her joint pain, stiffness, and edema conditions improved after using this product. What’s more, she found it an easy product to use, and easy to clean. How we wish we could say the same thing about our coffee maker!

To read her story, click here.

So it’s easy to use, it seems to work, and it’s one of the lowest priced brands in the market today. The big question is, do we at Ionic Foot Bath Reviews recommend it?

Frankly, we can’t see a reason not to. Highly recommended.

NewCell Ion Foot Detox Machine Review

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What We DID NOT LIKE About the NewCell Ion Foot Detox Machine:

Because we’re so used to seeing $150 ionic foot spas, we were rather taken aback at the $800+ price tag.

Hmm, maybe it was made in the USA. We looked and saw that, yes, the microprocessor is US made—but upon further research, we found that the rest of the unit was assembled in China.

So apparently, it could have been even more expensive, and we should be thanking our lucky stars after all.

Since the microprocessor is the heart of the unit, and also because the unit has a two-year warranty, the fact that it was China assembled should not bother us too much.

The trouble, though, with products assembled in China is the quality of, not the unit, but the manual. One of the NewCell Ion Foot Detox Machine’s users, for instance, was happy with the product, but he wished there were more explanation as to what the settings 1 to 5 meant. See the full review here.

If you end up in the same boat as that user, feel free to fiddle around with the settings. Experiment and discover. After all, admit it or not, that’s primarily what warranties are for!

Cons of the NewCell Ion Foot Detox Machine:

• Expensive. Costs more than $800. (That’s what happens when they come with a warranty and a US-made microprocessor.)

• Only 19 volts. (24 volts is ideal, but the minimum is 14.)

• Incomplete explanation of different operating modes. (Don’t be afraid to fiddle with the controls. It comes with a warranty, remember?)

Pros of the NewCell Ion Foot Detox Machine:

• US-made microprocessors. Built to last—that’s why we love our own.

• Session tracking feature. You can tell your friends exactly how many sessions it took before your arthritis or liver spots or whatever else was ailing you improved.

• Complete with tub and liner bags. Use it and never have to wash it. Don’t you wish we had cars like that?

• Comes with 2 black arrays. Try soaking white arrays in murky water, and you’ll see what’s so good about the black ones.

• 2-year warranty. And if it does get broken, the repairs and replacements are just from Colorado, not from the other side of the globe.

• Safety CE and UI certified—good features to have when you consider that you’re putting your bare feet in a tub of water with a 19-volt electrical device.

Recommendation and Results

We must admit, it was hard for us at Ionic Foot Bath Reviews not to like the NewCell Ion Foot Detox Machine right at the onset. This brand has had a continuously good track record since 2005, giving it a better career history than Miley Cyrus. We know it works.

We also like the fact that its main processor chip is US made. We’ve had horror stories of foreign-made ionic foot spas that worked only six times, or were broken right from the start. And they had no warranties, so buying them in the first place was very much like going out for a jog in a Cambodian field—you never know when you’ll end up on a land mine!

This is not an issue with the NewCell Ion Foot Detox Machine. If it does break, we can rely on its two-year warranty. And the replacement comes from Colorado, so you the shipping costs are much less than if it came from—well, let’s say from somewhere much farther.

What about its $800+ price tag? That one’s a bummer.

But for some of us, the peace of mind that comes from knowing we’re getting a product that works, and works safely, and will keep working for at least two years, and that we won’t have to deal with replacements that never come and rude customer service that often come with $150 units—for some of us, that’s well worth the extra cost.

So if you’re one of those people who want a good, effective product that comes with a warranty and safety certifications at a reasonable price, then we at Ionic Foot Bath Reviews would recommend the NewCell Ion Foot Detox Machine to you.

New Chi Ionic Ion Detox Foot Bath Aqua Spa Cleanse Machine Review

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What We DID NOT LIKE About the New Chi Ionic Ion Detox Foot Bath Aqua Spa Cleanse Machine:

Two words: manual and warranty. First, the product has no warranty. Who in this day and age does not give out a warranty? Not even a one-year warranty? No? Not even one month?

Oh, well. At this ionic foot bath’s price of just $150, maybe we could get ourselves a new one every year.

Of course, to be perfectly honest, we can’t really be absolutely, definitely, categorically sure that the product has no warranty. That is just a presumption we made from not finding any warranty information in the product literature—the one that we could hardly decipher.

Which brings us to our second issue with this product: the manual.

Dear product manufacturers, in case nobody has ever told you before, the user manual is meant to enlighten the user on how to operate the unit. It is not supposed to leave him more baffled than before he read it.

We think at this point, it is pretty safe to say this ionic foot bath was not made in the United States. Because if this product manual had been written by our own dear countrymen, then our educational system must be in a far worse state than we ever suspected.

Fortunately—and perhaps, thanks to our educational system—the manual can, in fact, be deciphered after about three readings. And, let’s be honest, a lot of us never really bother to read the manual anyway. We have this gift for knowing exactly where to plug things and how to play them. Hurrah for our educational system!

Cons of the New Chi Ionic Ion Detox Foot Bath Aqua Spa Cleanse Machine:

• No warranty. (At its price, you could buy this unit brand new every year for six years.)
• The wrist band could get itchy. (Just move it around when it does. Or transfer to the other wrist.)
• You have to be very careful and slow in adding the salt to be able to put in the precise amount necessary. (Putting it in by half pinches does the trick.)
• Does not come with its own foot tub. (So you are free to choose your favorite color when you get your own tub at the local supermarket!)
• The user manual—is that English?! (Based on the other reviews, though, everybody’s been able to figure it out eventually.)

Pros of the New Chi Ionic Ion Detox Foot Bath Aqua Spa Cleanse Machine:

• Once you figure out the manual, it works perfectly. (If you figure out the manual, you can be sure, for one, that your brain is still working perfectly.)
• Comes with 2 arrays. (A spare—kinda makes up for the lack of warranty, we think.)
• Comes with a sturdy, easy-to-carry metal case. (Carry it to your in-laws and give them another reason to love you.)
• Did we mention that it only costs $150?

Recommendation and Results

If this is your first time to buy an ionic foot bath, we at Ionic Foot Bath Reviews highly recommend that you start with this one. Why? First, because it is so cheap. While other models can easily cost up to $900, this one can be had for $150. If you find that it does nothing for you, why, then you can chuck it out much more painlessly at $150 than if you had paid $900 for it.

But we are confident you won’t be chucking it out. A lot of its users, in fact raved about it. One gentleman says he lost his foot pain, liver spots, and, to top it all off, his feet are pink and healthy-looking! See his story here.

Another man felt so good after using the New Chi Ionic Ion Detox Foot Bath Aqua Spa Cleanse Machine that he decided to use it three days in a row instead of the recommended twice a week. Of course, he soon found out that too much of a good thing can be bad—but still, a good thing is a good thing. He eventually decided to follow the manual—we guess it wasn’t so bad after all—and stick to using the device just twice a week. See his story here.

And this person even claims he lost weight using the New Chi Ionic Ion Detox Foot Bath Aqua Spa Cleanse Machine. He even has a scientific theory on why and how that happened. Read his theory here.

Really, the biggest issue everyone has about this product is its less than satisfactory manual. And yet, once they figure out how to use the device, they are happy with it. See their stories here, here, and here.

So for $150, and considering that a similar spa treatment costs about $30 to $60, we at Ionic Foot Bath Reviews think this is a much better product than its price would lead you to suspect. Definitely highly recommended.

NewCell Elite Ion Detox Review

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What We DID NOT LIKE About the NewCell Elite Ion Detox:

For an ionic foot spa that costs more than $400 dollars, you would think they could have packaged themselves better, right?

But no. When we saw the carrying case, our hearts sank. It looked just like the case of that ionic foot spa we’ve seen that was broken even before we could use it.

Our first thought was, “Oh dear—it’s the evil twin sister.”

But we were wrong. The first one we saw was the evil twin sister. This other one was the angelic counterpart. This was a working unit, and it worked perfectly. Perhaps, the US-made motherboard and two-year warranty had something to do with it.

Two more things that the manufacturers could have done better on, though: the plastic tub and the wrist strap.

Truth be told, this is about the cheapest-looking ionic foot spa tub we have ever seen. You could probably get better-looking ones from a neighbor’s garage sale. (So we probably will, thank you!)

Perhaps the manufacturers reasoned, why should they charge us more to give us a better-looking plastic tub when we’re going to be filling it with disgusting murky water anyway? Good point, don’t you agree?

As for that ubiquitous wrist strap—have you ever wondered what these wrist straps are for? They are not therapeutic. They don’t massage your wrist or detoxify through your arms.

No, the wrist straps are there to ground the body because the unit itself is not grounded.

Personally, these wrist straps make us feel like we’re a sort of lightning rod. Our only comfort is the knowledge that no matter how many times lightning hits a lightning rod, the rod is not damaged.

There is also the thought that while most ionic foot spas employ the use of these wristbands, the worst people could say is that they felt no change in their bodies.

In fact, a lot of people that have used ionic foot spas, albeit with wrist straps, say they felt better (though we’re pretty sure it not because of the wrist straps).

So it is safe to infer that the wristbands do no harm—even if they are a bit itchy.

Cons of the NewCell Elite Ion Detox:

• Rather cheap-looking plastic tub (Fortunately, it comes with a good working machine.)

• Wrist straps. (They’re like bad habits—practically everyone has them, but that still doesn’t make them likeable.)

• Case identical to that of cheaper models. (Like the proverbial cover by which a book—or an ionic foot spa—should not be judged.

Pros of the NewCell Elite Ion Detox

• US-made motherboards.

• Comes with two stainless steel arrays.

• Includes infrared heat belt. Use it yourself, or let your mate use it to keep them from bugging you with “Is it my turn yet?” while you’re soaking on the spa.

• Also includes muscle stimulation pads. Another good bribery tool to keep that impatient mate quiet.

• Easy-to-read display.

• 2-year warranty.

• Good customer service. (Need we say more?)

Recommendation and Results

First things first: does it work? Yes, it does. One user, who has used more expensive ionic foot spas in the past—$2000, to be exact—claims the NewCell Elite Ion Detox is as good as any of them. Impressive? We think so. See her story here.

Another user raved not so much about how well it works but how good the customer service was. The first time he received the machine, it had shipment damages, but he was happy to receive a new one that “works perfectly” and has continued to do so “for some time now.” See his complete story here.

And its price? While it is not as affordable as the $150 models, we can certainly understand why. It has things you simply cannot get at $150: a US-made motherboard, a two-year warranty, and good customer service. To our mind, those things make it worth much more than the $450 dollars it’s being sold for.

Because of all these things—the fact that it works, it stays working for a good amount of time, and its completely reasonable price—Ionic Foot Spa Reviews does recommend the NewCell Elite Ion Detox.

Optimum Focus Es1500i Standard Home Ionic Detox Foot Bath Review

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What We DID NOT LIKE About the Optimum Focus Es1500i Standard Home Ionic Detox Foot Bath:

Being used to seeing ionic foot baths that were sold for a mere $150, we were in for some real blood-draining sticker shock when we saw the Optimum Focus Es1500i Standard Home Ionic Detox Foot Bath’s price tag:

“One-thousand what??? No, you must have misheard us, miss. We are looking for an ionic foot bath, not a bionic foot.”

But, no, it really was $1,395 for the ionic foot bath.

We shouldn’t have been too surprised. On television, these things are sold for $2,000. But as we said, we were used to seeing $150 price tags . . .

Nevermind. At least it comes with that beautiful copper tub we see in the picture—right?

Er, no. “Copper tub . . . sold separately.”

“Ah, well,”  said the wolf as he walked away from the too-high bunch of grapes. “Those copper tubs are probably too heavy and hard to clean anyway.”

So this is what we’ll do: we’ll take that beautiful tub that came with that $150 unit that broke the second time we used it and did not come with a warranty. We’ll put the Optimum Focus Es1500i Standard Home Ionic Detox Foot Bath’s arrays in it, and see what a difference a thousand bucks makes.

Cons of the Optimum Focus Es1500i Standard Home Ionic Detox Foot Bath:

• No GFI certification (but the units are UL rated and CE approved. The wiring and connectors are CSA approved.)

• Tub has to be bought separately. (Beautiful patina-resistant copper tub available separately; works well with plastic tubs too, though.)

• Array parts not replaceable. (The perfect excuse to skip the tedious task of disassembling, cleaning, and reassembling the array.)

• The price!

Pros of the Optimum Focus Es1500i Standard Home Ionic Detox Foot Bath:

• No wrist strap needed; the unit is grounded internally. (Finally, an ionic foot bath company that realizes your arm is not a lightning rod!)

• The amperage is controlled by a knob in the machine, not by the amount of salt in the water. (You can’t appreciate this fully until you’ve had to put in half pinches of salt in the water a dozen times just to find the right amount to make the device work.)

• Has a circuit that turns itself off when it detects too much current, plus a mechanism that that shuts the machine down if a fuse blows.

• Array good for 60 uses.

• Clear, detailed user guide. (Our internal idiot protests, “Can we skip the amps, hz, and ORPs? We just want to know where to plug these thingies to work this gizmo.)

• Good customer service and support. (Very useful if you really want to know what ORPs are.)

• 3-year warranty and 14-day trial period.

Recommendation and Results

As far as performance goes, the Optimum Focus Es1500i Standard Home Ionic Detox Foot Bath is one of the best we’ve seen:

We don’t need to add half pinches of salt a dozen times before we can get the exact, precise amount needed to make the device work. It gets rid of the wrist straps we hate so much.

What’s more, it comes with a very informative manual, good customer service, and a 14-day trial period to boot!

Another thing we like about the Optimum Focus Es1500i Standard Home Ionic Detox Foot Bath is that its main distributor, Hymbas, has over ten years track record in providing quality health products to the public, and the supporting literature they provide on their products is one of the most extensive we’ve seen online.

Now, the only pebble in our shoe is that four-digit price. But from what we’ve seen in the Optimum Focus Es1500i Standard Home Ionic Detox Foot Bath—and considering what we’ve also seen in most of its warranty-less $150 contemporaries—we think the price is pretty reasonable.

Therefore, we at Ionic Foot Bath Reviews recommend the Optimum Focus Es1500i Standard Home Ionic Detox Foot Bath.

We must note, though, that there are also some good $150 products that we have reviewed; so for people who want a cheaper albeit warranty-less product, we suggest you look around first too.

Ionic Detox Foot Bath System with FIR Belt Review

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What We DID NOT LIKE About the Ionic Detox Foot Bath System with FIR Belt:

When a machine describes itself as a “Product of China,” that should set warning bells ringing in your head. If the manufacturer couldn’t even hire a contractor to translate “Made in China” properly, don’t expect that they had hired a regular, permanent quality control team either. Or well-trained, polite customer service agents, for that matter.

The Ionic Detox Foot Bath System with FIR Belt is a sad example of what happens when you don’t have quality control. We’re not saying the manufacturer had no QA team. We’re saying it looks very much like they had no QA team. And if they do have one, that whole team should be fired.

The device is practically disposable. It remains in working condition anywhere between two or three months, if you’re lucky.

Of course, considering you only paid $150 for the Ionic Detox Foot Bath System with FIR Belt—the equivalent of about five similar treatments at a professional salon—even just one month of use would have given you quite your money’s worth. Perhaps, you only bought it to test the waters (no pun intended) and to find out if an ionic spa actually makes a difference in your health. Well, now you know. And now you can invest more money in a quality ionic foot spa that was made in the U.S.A.

But what if you’re not lucky, and the product does not even work for two or three or even one month? What if it was broken right from the time you received it?

Then you should ask yourself: why would a brand-new product be broken right from the moment it reaches your house? A likely answer: it’s not a brand-new product but a used, faultily repaired one

To avoid this, before you buy the product, check out the reviews on the seller. Because $150 for an ionic foot spa is really a great bargain—but only if you get your unit from a seller who will send only working, brand new units, which is what you’re paying for.

Cons of the Ionic Detox Foot Bath System with FIR Belt:

• No spare array. (You won’t need another one, believe us.)

• No foot tub. (Good reason to go on another shopping trip!)

• No warranty. (Unfortunately, an even better reason to go on a shopping trip—for a different product.)

• Not U.S. made. (Or as they say on the Web page, “Product of China.”)

Pros of the Ionic Detox Foot Bath System with FIR Belt:

• Attractive chrome-detailed aluminum carrying case.

• Far infrared belt, for added healing benefits (. . . but what those benefits are, specifically, we don’t know.)

• Water-softening feature. (We’re not sure what this is for, either.)

• Built-in timer. (Ah, this one, we know what it’s for: It’s to see how long the machine stays working!)

• Ten times cheaper than the $1,200 Home TV Shopping version. (Think of it like the cheap sample packs of beauty cream you can buy before you decide to purchase the full-sized package.)

Recommendation and Results

What we at Ionic Foot Spa Reviews do like about this machine is that, at the end of the day, it does what it’s supposed to do: detoxify. You will feel better after using this machine. This user attests to that here.

In fact, it is a common thing to hear users praise this machine for its price and its effectiveness. Read more user comments here and here.

But as we’ve previously mentioned, the Ionic Detox Foot Bath System with FIR Belt’s waterloo is its durability. You can’t expect it to last a year. By it’s third or fourth month, at best, it will be as broken as your promise that you’ll really use your gym membership this time. For some of its users, it broke down in two weeks. Read the story here. For others, it was DOA—dead on arrival. Read the story here.

We realize that this may be as much a seller issue as it is a product issue. But since we cannot be sure of that, we must base our recommendation simply on what we’ve seen:

At Ionic Foot Spa Reviews, we do not recommend this product.

Ionic Detox Foot Spa Review

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What We DID NOT LIKE About the Ionic Detox Foot Spa:

First, the arrays are white. (The description says black, but the picture says white, and since a picture is worth a thousand words, the picture wins by a landslide.)

So you may ask, what’s so bad about white arrays? Well, nothing—if you’re the type who thinks there’s nothing wrong about an unmade bed, since you can sleep in it just as well as in a made bed anyway. (Come to think of it, what is so bad about an unmade bed anyway?)

But if you’re the type who actually makes her bed every morning and folds her blankets instead of stuffing them under the pillows and actually flosses every day, you will never find peace with white arrays.

Because remember, the array is the part that goes under the water, which gets really yucky if your ionic foot spa is working right. And unlike the foot spa tub, the array has no liner.

So you can just imagine what color the Ionic Detox Foot Spa’s white arrays will be after you’ve used them a dozen times.

Fortunately, there are black arrays that can be bought separately. If the white arrays bother you so much, for your peace of mind, get the black ones.

Unfortunately, that’s not the end of the story.

The fact is, you’d be lucky if you could use the Ionic Detox Foot Spa long enough for the white arrays to get discolored. Consumer reviews on this product indicate it breaks down after a little more than a month’s use. It did not even look or feel brand new when it was first received from the shipper.

If this happens to you, just keep telling yourself you bought this product at one-sixth the cost of other ionic foot spa brands, charge it to experience, and buy yourself a new one.

Cons of the Ionic Detox Foot Spa:

• White arrays discolor after several uses. (Get black arrays separately.)

• The manual isn’t very well written. (But after close examination, you will be relieved to see that it is, indeed, in English.)

• Breaks down rather quickly. (Like a pregnant woman on a bad hair day.)

Pros of the Ionic Detox Foot Spa:

• Can be used by two people at the same time. (Like a candle burning at both ends. Maybe that’s why it does not last the night.)

• Each array is good for up to 50 uses. (And the machine itself is good for about 20.)

• Comes with an MP3 player. (It does have its good side, see?)

• USB included, to let you upload your own music, in case you don’t like the pre-uploaded ones.

• Also has two pairs of headphones. (And yes, these come in black—except the part that actually touches your ear canals. Well, maybe those, you would want to know if they’re not so clean, right?)

• The price: $149.95. (That should have tipped you off right there.)

Recommendation and Results

When it comes to price, the Ionic Detox Foot Spa is wonderful. At $149.95, you would be hard-pressed to find anything cheaper in the market.

Effectiveness-wise, this is a good product as well. It does everything an ionic foot bath is expected to do: refresh, detoxify, cleanse, and make your feet look beautifully fresh and pink. This user assures us that she was happy with the detox results. Read her full comment here.

And the Ionic Detox Foot Spa gets brownie points for performance too. The built-in MP3 player was a stroke of genius. If they had thought to add dim lights and an aroma therapy lamp as well, it would have been the perfect spa experience.

However, all these positives tend to be canceled out by the fact that the product conks out before you can even say “Made in China.” In fact, one lady comments that while the product was shipped to her promptly, it conked out even more promptly. She was able to use it only once. Read her story here.

So would we at Ionic Foot Bath Reviews recommend this product? If it were about three hundred sixty five times sturdier, yes. But as it is, no—not by a long shot.

Dual Ionic Ion Detox Aqua Foot Spa Chi Cleanse Machine with MP3 Music Player Review

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What We DID NOT LIKE About the Dual Ionic Ion Detox Aqua Foot Spa Chi Cleanse Machine with MP3 Music Player:

The first time we saw this product, we thought it looked too good to be true. An ionic foot bath and MP3 player in one machine that could be used by two people at a time? It was, in effect, like getting two foot ionic foot baths plus two MP3 players, all in one package, right? And at a mere $150 dollars?

There just had to be a catch.

And there was. Let’s start with the lesser evil: the manual was haphazardly written; the information it contained, quite insufficient. Perhaps, the manufacturers felt the product was so easy to use, the users do not need instructions at all, and they just plunked in a manual for the sake of having one.

Well, they were right to a certain degree. The machine can be used with just the existing instructions.

On the other hand, people who actually read manuals do so to satisfy a certain urge to know everything about the product they had bought. The manual supplied with the Dual Ionic Ion Detox Aqua Foot Spa Chi Cleanse Machine with MP3 Music Player just did not satisfy that urge at all.

Now, for the major setback: this wonderful machine lasted for about four months before it stopped working. No warranty, no post-sales customer service, no nothing.

Sure, at its price, and compared to other ionic foot baths in the market, we could easily buy a new one. Still, it is difficult not to suspect that the device may have lasted longer had there been better instructions in the manual on how to properly maintain it.

Well, considering that the treatment that the Dual Ionic Ion Detox Aqua Foot Spa Chi Cleanse Machine with MP3 Music Player provides could cost up to 60 dollars at a spa, and that it could be used by two people at the same time, we’d say it has paid for itself quite well already after we had used it the second time. And after four months, it has already done much benefit our health.

We suppose, at $150, we should have expected it to be disposable.

Cons of the Dual Ionic Ion Detox Aqua Foot Spa Chi Cleanse Machine with MP3 Music Player:

• Not very sturdy. Strictly for home use only. (Consider investing in something more expensive if you’re planning on using it commercially.)

• Heats up really fast. (It’s like a tactile alarm clock. You’ll know, without looking at the time, if you’ve been using it for too long.)

• Unclear directions in the manual. (But like everyone else, you’ll figure it out.)

• No warning that soft water can ruin the arrays—and they can. (Well, now you know. Don’t use soft water.)

Pros of the Dual Ionic Ion Detox Aqua Foot Spa Chi Cleanse Machine with MP3 Music Player:

• Sleek design in clean white body. Definitely a thing of beauty and joy—just not forever.

• Comes with an in-built MP3 player. If they had just added dim lights, it would have been the total spa experience.

• Also features pre-uploaded therapeutic music. (Whale songs, anyone?)

• And if you want to upload your own music to it, you can do that too. (How about Frank Sinatra’s “I’ve Got You Under My Skin”?)

• Can be used by two people at the same time. (No more “It’s my turn, honey, get out of that tub!”)

• Costs just around $150. (We couldn’t believe it at first either.)

Recommendation and Results

First of all, does it work? We at Ionic Foot Bath Reviews believe it does. Everyone who has used it agree that it does wonders for your health. Read some of their stories here, here, and here.

And the price? Well, it’s $150 dollars, while other brands could cost more than $800. And it comes with an MP3 player! So yes, we think the price is very good.

What about performance? Here’s where it all falls apart—literally.

The product is not very sturdy. Some buyers have reported that the product broke after just one week, and there was no information on how to have it replaced. Read one of the stories here.

Some people even reported that the product was broken when they first received it. Read that story here.

This latter case, of course, is an issue about the merchant, not the product itself. They could have repaired a used model and tried to pass it off as new.

So our recommendation is, if you decide to get this product, check out the reviews on the seller as well. The product itself may be good when it is brand new, but if the seller sends you a repaired device, then that will be a problem.

From what we at Ionic Foot Bath Reviews have seen so far on this product, we would definitely not recommend it.

Viatek Ionic Energizer Foot Spa Review

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What We DID NOT LIKE About the Viatek Ionic Energizer Foot Spa:

To us, the Viatek Ionic Energizer Foot Spa was as attractive as a big yellow banana that’s offered to you while you’re hungry: it’s beautiful, it’s healthy, and you know it’s delicious.

Unfortunately, like the banana, it’s not very cheap either. And you feel very much like a monkey after you buy it.

You see, the Viatek Ionic Energizer Foot Spa lasts for about 30 uses. At three uses a week, that’s about two months’ use. Like the real banana, it’s gone before you’re completely satisfied.

Well, at least the Viatek Ionic Energizer Foot Spa is cheap, right?

It doesn’t end there, though. When you read the product literature, you’ll find that the dual arrays last for just about 30 treatments—a far cry from the 60 to 80 treatments that the other brands can last for. Perhaps, Viatek reasoned, what’s the point in making arrays that last longer if the machine itself will last only 30 sessions?

We’ve got to shake our furry heads; we’re just too human to be confused.

Third, Viatek talks about its dual arrays as if this were a good thing.

Frankly, we don’t know what the advantage of dual arrays could be. We do know that other brands work well enough on just one array, and the other is kept in reserve for when that first array wears out. The way the Viatek Ionic Energizer Foot Spa is set up, there are no reserve arrays available.

And, we wonder, won’t two arrays mean that we use up twice as much power to use this ionic foot spa? Not eco-friendly at all. Tsk, tsk, tsk, Viatek. We hope the plastic you use is recyclable.

Cons of the Viatek Ionic Energizer Foot Spa:

• No carrying case, just a storage bag.  (It’s the manufacturer’s way of saying “For home use only.”)

• Breaks easily. (At least it comes with a pretty-looking bedpan—er, we mean, tub.)

• Poorly written instructions.  (Nothing new in the world of non-US-made ionic foot spas.)

• Takes 30 days to issue replacement parts. (But the customer service agents are very friendly.)

Pros of the Viatek Ionic Energizer Foot Spa:

• Dual array foot spa system.

• Bubble-massage foot plate. (Good if you like your massages “very, very light.”)

• Supply of low-sodium salt included. (Better for your heart than table salt, if you put it in the kitchen.)

• Comes with an instructional video. (In case you are unable to decode the written manual.)

• Good post-sales service agents. (Almost makes up for the substandard product)

Recommendation and Results

While bananas are hailed as among the most nutritious fruits around, the Viatek Ionic Energizer Foot Spa does not live up to its banana-title this way: it is not as good for your health as eating the banana.

To put it another way, it does not perform as well as a “real” ionic foot spa should. One user reports she felt good after using the $1,000 ionic foot spa, but didn’t get anything even close to the same results with the Viatek Ionic Energizer Foot Spa.

Of course, the fact that her unit only worked for three sessions may have had something to do with it. But she reports feeling better after using a different brand ionic foot spa just once, so we are forced to believe the problem is in the spa itself, not the frequency of use. Read her full comment here.

This apparent ineffectiveness makes us at Ionic Foot Bath Reviews not recommend the Viatek Ionic Energizer Foot Spa. It seems, the only thing it does as well as a quality ionic foot spa model is leave your clean feet wrinkled after being soaked under the water for 30 minutes.

Or, as one disillusioned user writes here, it’s more of a “a bucket that looks more like a bedpan” than an ionic foot spa.

We wish we could say, “You get what you pay for,” but the Viatek Ionic Energizer Foot Spa is not even as cheap as the other brands. To be sure, it has better customer service and it does last longer than some of those $150 models, but at least, those models deliver while the remain functioning.

So in case you missed it the first time we said it, we’ll say it again: Ionic Foot Bath Reviews does not recommend the Viatek Ionic Energizer Foot Spa.