Foot Bath Comparison Chart

Our type of comparison chart is: an explanation of how and why the ionSpa® delivers what you expect in a detox foot bath.

We will tell you why our product is built and assembled in the USA, not why many manufacturers (even units costing more than twice the price of ours) are made in Asia.

We just don't get involved in individually attacking other manufacturers' equipment.

We will explain why ionSpa^® components all carry one or more of the following:

• UL listed,
• FCC compliance B Part 15,
• RoHS compliant, and
• CE compliant

AND why:

• the benefits to you as a consumer in owning your own ion Spa® (reliability, quality, and cost effectiveness),
• why 8 Candles Trading Post is one of the top sellers of the ion Spa®.

Many manufacturers will spend their time deceptively (both verbally and through comparison charts) telling you why other manufacturers' products do not work. They do this despite the fact their equipment would probably not pass the same rigorous tests the ionSpa® has past under independent laboratory tests. We will even provide you with the contact information for that lab further down.

Add Ons That Cost More But Do Nothing

Then there is the wide variety of cost among the various detox foot baths. Just because another manufacturer's detox foot bath may cost more does not necessarily make it better. We have all found this to be true with many products we have purchased.

A manufacturer may add a spectacular looking feature, but that feature adds nothing to the quality of the foot bath. All the feature(s) adds is cost to you, the consumer, and costs the manufacturer very little to add on.

Some manufacturers will charge you extra for an extended warranty. Our 5 year warranty is the longest in this industry and it costs you nothing. Our warranty used to be a 3 years but was extended to 5 with no price increase of the ionSpa®.

Getting What You Paid For

We have also found the opposite to be true. A product is priced so low that the manufacturer could never put in the necessary components that will give you the detoxification you expect from your foot bath. (i.e., You need at least 13.6 volts for proper ionization (Bohr's Law) for detoxing. Our power supply is 24 volts. Many foot baths come with 12 volt power supplies.)

Innovations for Quality - Not a Higher Price

In April of 2007 the manufacturer of the ionSpa^® upgraded the programming to improve the consistency and quality time of your foot bath called Intelli-Drive. (This Intelli-Drive and what it means for you is explained below.)

Here is our point:

The ion Spa^®, with this new feature, did not increase in price. It has always been the manufacturer's and 8 Candles Trading Post's philosophy to produce and sell:

• a detox foot bath at a fair price to you,
• make your footbath a complete unit ready to use out of the box,
• give you the best warranty on the market (5 years) for no extra charge,
• make your cost to operate very, very inexpensive ($99.00 for a set of replacement plates giving you approximately 180 foot baths under normal use), and
• provide the best service possible before, during and long after the sale is completed.

Our Own Equipment Proves Us Right

We have had 2 Home Foot Baths operating for over 5 years in clinical settings, personal use, and home shows. Never any down time and the only cost has been the low cost for replacement plates.

Well Informed Customers are the Best

We at 8 Candles Trading Post enjoy dealing with a very well informed customer. That is one of the reasons we do not have one of those non-informative, surface information, written at the kitchen table deceptive comparison charts. One of the questions we are asked is "Do we have any used foot baths." Our answer is "no because we just do not get returns from satisfied, informed customers and we do not sell used equipment". We make sure anyone who calls us asks questions so they have the actual information they need about our foot bath to make an intelligent choice to purchase the ionSpa®.

We do not make sales based on how bad we could say how someone else's equipment works (we just do not do that).

However, we have used other manufacturers foot baths in the past in a clinical setting. It is through those experiences (incomplete units, difficult to set up, difficult to clean and keep sanitized, too costly to maintain and get replacement parts, price for foot bath was so low that it did not perform a proper detox) that we finally settled on a product, the ionSpa®, that satisfied all our needs both professionally, clinically, and personally.

Our sales are based upon over 5 years of selling and using the ionSpa® in a clinical setting, giving foot baths at health shows, and even personal use. We take our own experiences of use and provide constant and consistent service for you before, during and long after a sale to answer your questions.

Our Primary Staff's Qualifications

Even our corporate and support staff has the credentials to be of service to you in a wide variety of health and wellness areas. For example, our sales manager, Nancy Cogar, has over 35 years experience as a nurse (LVN/LPN) and over 5 years of giving foot baths in both a clinical and health show setting. Virginia A. Main, co-owner, is a certified natural health practitioner and certified hypnotists studying for her naturopathic doctors degree.

No High Pressure Sales Pitch

AND why:

Here is our phone number toll free 1-866-572-2284 (USA) or 001-877-864-2090 (Intr'l). Monday through Saturday 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM Central Time. Call and ask questions. We will even help you with what questions you need to ask as you are doing your research. (get your free report) We want you to feel confident about your decision to buy the ionSpa® from us, 8 Candles Trading Post, before we ever ask you the question: "May we take your order."

99% of the time we never ask "May we take your order". Our well informed and confident customers ask us to take their order.

Email Us if you prefer.

We are one of the top distributors of the ionSpa® for 3 main reasons:

• our non-pressure, make sure the customer is informed sales approach,
• our quality of continuous customer service with a well qualified support staff, and
• the unsurpassed quality of the ionSpa® at an affordable price.

Actual FCC Approval

Some manufactures will deceive you by telling you in a comparison chart that a competitors foot bath does not have FCC approval and theirs does. Any equipment that meets the standards of FCC approval displays a sticker, as ours does.

The FCC takes a dim view of any type of equipment displaying an FCC approval sticker when it does not meet the FCC compliance nor proves that the equipment meets the current FCC standards. Our equipment displays an FCC compliant stickers where appropriate on the bottom of the control module. (See label to the left.)

We even provide the documentation from an independent lab that tested the ionSpa® to make sure it met FCC standards. (Click here for documentation on FCC, opens new window) There are phone numbers and email you can contact.

You will also notice that our components carry the CE, UL, and FCC compliance where appropriate).

No Lead Manufacturing Process

The ionSpa^® power supply is manufacturer and assembled to meet RoHS standards. By definition: the RoHS Directive stands for "the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment". This Directive bans the placing on the EU market of new electrical and electronic equipment containing more than agreed levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants.

Even though the above RoHS directive is not enforced yet in the USA we follow RoHS directive while many other manufacturers do not. This is in part due to the fact that their foot baths are entirely made in Asia.

Now - What the ionSpa^® and 8 Candles Trading Post Can Do For You

Whatever our competitors reasons are for their business practices we at 8 Candles only talk about the foot bath we sell. Why the ionSpa® will do what you want at a cost effective price, with a 5 year warranty (that you DO NOT have to pay extra for), and very low cost for replacement parts (the plates − 3 pairs of plates for $99.00) when you need them.

The purpose of any detoxification foot bath is to remove the toxins from your body. How this process is accomplished is what differentiates one foot bath from another. You want to make sure you are not buying additional bells and whistles (extra displays, readouts) that really have nothing to do with the detoxification process and in no way enhance the detoxification process. You also want to know the cost you are paying for your detox foot bath allows the manufacturer to install the necessary quality and qualifying parts necessary to provide the ionization necessary for a complete foot bath session.

Intelli-drive Exclusive Feature of the ionSpa^® 6.2

(The following is information provided by the manufacturer)

As mentioned above, the Intelli-Drive feature was incorporated into the ionSpa® in April 2007 but there was no price increase.

What the Intelli-Drive means for you is the detox foot bath session you take is assured to be:

• CONTROLLED
• CONSISTENT
• COMPLETE

The ionSpa^® features cutting edge Intelli-Drive technology, a 21st century control mechanism that insures a superior foot spa session every time.

The ionSpa^® has developed the first foot spa utilizing the powerful Intelli-Drive system-the only self adjusting spa in the world guaranteeing a better session with no adjustment necessary! This technology is so effective the manufacturer is in the patent process. All other high end footbaths have the user choose a set voltage but because water becomes harder to energize during the session, these soon loose power. This is akin to driving with your foot on the gas pedal at one pressure ALL THE TIME despite curves, hills or intersections.

With simple power settings and hands-off worry free operation you can quickly relax and enjoy all the benefits faster. No more complicated instructions or cryptic displays either!

If you make a mistake, the solution will scroll across the digital display immediately eliminating your need to fumble through the manual looking for answers!

ionSpa^® 6.2 - Always going the extra mile for you, two feet at a time!

ionSpa^® 6.2, with patent pending Intelli-Drive technology, is the only ionic footbath in the market able to maintain full ionization throughout the session. All others fade as the session progresses because they are unable to adjust as the bath water begins to resist ionization. All of the "low price" units are barely able to reach even basic ionization while many do not actually ionize at all! (remember Bohr's Law states you need at least 13.6 volts to properly ionize the water − our power supply is 24 volts)

Even the "over priced" units quickly fade below the minimum levels needed long before the end of the session. Intelli-drive is the only technology able to automatically sense the conditions of the bath and adjust accordingly no matter what water type you have available. The ionSpa® 6.2 is the only footbath with the power, precision and drive to go the distance for you!

Here is our phone number toll free 1-866-572-2284 (USA) or 001-877-864-2090 (Intr'l). Monday through Saturday 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM Central Time. Call and ask questions. We will even help you with what questions you need to ask as you are doing your research (Free Report). We want you to feel confident about your decision to buy the ionSpa® from us, 8 Candles Trading Post. Or Email Us if you prefer.

THE ionSpa^® ADVANTAGE

• The only full-featured footbath of its kind on the market BUILT and ASSEMBLED IN USA.
• Full solid-state construction using only the best components available for long lasting safety, reliability, and consistency.
• We are the only spa that has the more demanding 2006 FCC approval for this type of spa (view documentation)
• Should you have an issue, we offer real-time error messages! You know the solution as it scrolls across the display for you.
• "No additive sea salt"! Too many minerals make it harder to create the special conditions necessary for balance. Lots of minerals make pretty colors, but can demand more power for breaking down of the H2O molecule clusters to release the potential of the spas unique abilities.
• Ready for a session out of the box - just add water, electricity and feet.
• 5 YEAR WARRANTY! Fastest warranty repair/replacement service in the industry. As little as one day in most cases.

Our ARRAY assembly offers the best price with the best features:

• Only open design on the market for cleaning ease and sanitation. Reduce the danger of cross contamination. Closed in array assemblies (balls, and Blocks) are very difficult to disinfect and clean, a MUST for multiple users, public sessions, even private use. (For Example on difficulty of cleaning other types of arrays: have you ever tried to thoroughly clean the tray that holds your filter and coffee on the coffee maker. Would you say difficult to next to impossible.)
• Comes with the most effective, broad spectrum disinfectant available without all the chemical mess. It fully rinses away with just water. This product was the definitive disinfectant used in the Katrina disaster.



• Most inexpensive array unit to use per session; as little 40 cents!
• Simple maintenance and easy to replace plates, no complicated reassembly. There is no waste, which is better for the environment!
• Engineering so well done, our array works excellent on other footbaths even! (call for info)
• Even comes with a FDA approved cleaning brush!

Safety is always our main concern, so our unit monitors the bath over 100 times a second! The circuitry and firmware can turn off the power in 1/100th of a second. Even complete submersion of the control unit in water will not harm you. Our power supply is manufactured by one of the premier electronics suppliers in the world, and has every applicable certification available for these devices. It even has its own safety monitoring system in the form of a green LED so you always know that you are receiving consistent protections without having to guess! (We even provide you with a surge protector.)

With redundant layers of protection, unwanted pass thru of 120v AC current or AC ripple is eliminated. The U.S designed and built solid state circuitry resists the static failures found in overseas units. Our product carries all certifications to be manufactured and sold in the United States. ionSpaâ components carry UL Listings, FCC class B certifications, CE compliances and more!

With the ionSpa^® you get modern solid state protection, real time control, easy to understand controls and the most effective ionizing technology available on the market today!

SAFE, SMART, AFFORDABLE!

Two Models To Choose From

The 8 Candles Trading Post sells the ionSpa® Detox Foot Bath offering 2 models: the very portable Home Model and Professional Model.

Each model performs the same high quality detoxification you expect from your foot bath.

Home Model:

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"This is the perfect unit for the first time user, small business, or individual who wants to stay mobile and in budget."

The first and most popular unit, the ionSpa® Portable (or Home) has the same electronics and benefits as the Pro model, in a smaller, more economical package.

Features:

• IonSpa^® Control Unit,
• Ionizor Footbath Array,
• Power Supply,
• 3 pairs of plates (good for approximately 180 footbaths under normal use),
• footbath tub,
• 5 pair of gloves,
• 5 liner bags,
• sea salt,
• soaking solution,
• disinfectant spray,
• cleaning brush,
• Electro Mix,
• and instruction manual.

Professional Model:

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The PRO version of the ionSpa^® is designed for high traffic, professional environments where portability is not the number one concern. It has the controls molded into the tub for a sleek, professional appearance.

It also comes with two arrays, eliminating downtime between sessions for cleaning. One is in use while the other is being cleaned.

Features:

• molded tub (the first US detox foot bath in a molded tub with ionSpa® Control Panel molded in for Professional Look),
• 2 Ionizor Footbath Arrays (while washing one use the other),
• 4 pairs of plates (allows for approximately 240 foot baths under normal use),
• power supply,
• 5 pair of gloves,
• 5 liner bags,
• sea salt,
• disinfectant,
• Electro Mix,
• cleaning brush,
• Instruction Manual.

Here is our phone number toll free 1-866-572-2284 (USA) or 001-877-864-2090 (Intr'l). Monday through Saturday 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM Central Time. Call and ask questions. We will even help you with what questions you need to ask as you are doing your research (Free Report). We want you to feel confident about your decision to buy the ionSpa® from us, 8 Candles Trading Post. Or Email Us if you prefer.