Detox and binders
Does a heavy metal detox bath / foot bath work (incl. for kids)?
No human trial of a detox bath or foot bath, for adults or children, was located. Sauna studies are a different exposure. They found metals in sweat and did not show a health benefit or a measured drop in body burden. A bath is not graded.
Nearest evidence
The sauna page covers Genuis 2011 and Sears 2012. Those studies are not bath trials and are not evidence about children.
Related pages
Sources
Heavy Metal Index
Heavy Metal Index: metal registry. This Heavy Metal Index URL returned HTTP 200 on 15 October 2026. Figures on this page are not copied from that index. They come from the sources named above.
What's safe to buy
The Heavy Metal Tested and Certified public register listed no licensees on 15 October 2026. That page reported 0 certified brands and 0 certified products, and it stated that no brand has completed the three-lot baseline. A specimen layout on the register is an illustration, not a licensee. This page does not name or rank any brand.
The program states that certification is a measurement of a product against a published limit, not a statement that the product is safe. If a licensee is later listed for this category, it will be on the register.
This page summarizes cited documents. It does not diagnose or prescribe. Reviewed 15 October 2026.