Whether you’re trying to lose weight or you simply want to look and feel healthier, one of the best ways to rid your body of harmful toxins is to drink water. Just 6 to 8 glasses every day will help to keep you hydrated and keep your vital organs in their best possible health.
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You don’t have to drink plain water, however. In fact, there are a number of things that you can add to your water that will not only boost the taste, they will help to flush those harmful toxins out of your body.
Detox waters have become very popular and there are many different recipes that you can make.
We’ve collected 20 of the best for taste and health benefits. These waters contain ingredients like lemon which helps to flush harmful toxins from your body, mint which aids in digestion, cucumber which contains anti-inflammatory properties and ginger which is a natural pain reliever and aids in digestion.
Some waters contain melon, raspberries and other ingredients that are equally as healthy and beneficial. If you have been thinking about adding detox waters to your healthy routine, we have the recipes for you. They are all very easy to make, require very few ingredients and the best part is you can mix and match ingredients to adapt the recipes to your personal taste.
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- Slim Down Detox Water
- Fruity Detox Water
- Day Spa Apple Cinnamon Detox Water
- New Year Detox Water
- Strawberry Infused Vitamin Water
- Fat Burning Detox Water
- Cucumber Lemon Detox Water
- Aloe Water
- Lemon and Ginger Detox Water
- Simple Morning Detox Water
- Master Cleanse Detox Water
- Peppermint Grapefruit Detox Water
- Pineapple Sugarcane Spa Water
- Jillian Michaels Detox Water
- Stress-Relieving Detox Water
- Blueberry Orange Water
- Raspberry and Mint Water
- Watermelon Detox Water
- Day Spa Mango Ginger Water
- Blackberry Peach Detox Water
- Fat Burning Detox Foods
Slim Down Detox Water
This great detox water not only rids your body of toxins but helps to flush fat from your body as well. Cucumbers are diuretics that can help you to avoid water retention. Lemons and limes help to flush out toxins from your digestive tract and grapefruits help you to burn fat. Just add ½ gallon of spring water, ½ of a medium grapefruit (sliced), ½ a cucumber (sliced), ½ each of a sliced lemon and lime and a couple of mint leaves. Allow the ingredients to sit in the fridge for a couple of hours before serving, and drink at least ½ gallon per day for optimal results.
Fruity Detox Water
This delicious detox water has strawberries and kiwis and is the perfect summer drink. You will need 2 liters of water, a couple of strawberries, and a couple of kiwis. Just chop your kiwis and strawberries, add to your water and sit in the fridge for a couple of hours to let it seep. The kiwi has vitamins A and E, which will help you to rid your body of free radicals, and they help to flush toxins from your colon. Strawberries are great for your skin and then contain anti-aging properties and help to fight carcinogens. You can add more or less fruit depending on your taste preferences or add different fruits or a mint sprig for a completely new taste.
Day Spa Apple Cinnamon Detox Water
Not only does this delicious water not have any calories, but it’s also great for slimming down and ridding your body of harmful toxins. It also helps to boost your metabolism. You will need a gallon-sized pitcher filled with spring water, and you can refill the pitcher three or four times using the same apples and cinnamon sticks. You need a thinly sliced apple (whatever your favorite type) and a cinnamon stick. Just add those to your water and cover about ½ of the pitcher with ice before filling it with water. It’s best if you let them sit in the fridge for an hour or so before serving. You can add additional apple slices or cinnamon if you prefer a stronger taste.
New Year Detox Water
Ok, so it’s not even close to the New Year, so you can just call this one the New You Detox Water. You need a gallon pitcher of spring water and a few raspberries, along with sliced grapefruit, cucumbers, pears, and a sprig of fresh mint. You can also add lemons, limes, blueberries, and cranberries if you want. Just add all of the ingredients into the pitcher and allow it to sit for a couple of hours so that the flavors combine. Make a new pitcher every day to keep it fresh. This one will boost your metabolism, help you burn fat, and flush out all those nasty toxins that make you feel sluggish.
Strawberry Infused Vitamin Water
This detox water not only keeps you hydrated but it helps you to enjoy beautiful skin. It’s chocked full of vitamins and anti-inflammatory ingredients, and it looks beautiful in the glass, too. You will need about a cup of strawberries, 2 cups of cubed watermelon, a couple of sprigs of fresh rosemary, filtered water and just a dash of course salt. Just muddle the strawberries and rosemary together in a bowl, and then add them with the cubed watermelon to your pitcher. Pour filtered water over it, give it just a light stir, and then refrigerate for a couple of hours.
Fat Burning Detox Water
This recipe gives you a detox water that flushes out nasty toxins and really does help you to drop a few pounds, too. It’s got apple cider vinegar, which has so many benefits that it’s impossible to list them all. There are also apples, which are great for fiber; lemons, which have cleansing properties; and cinnamon, which helps to curb your appetite. You’ll need about 12 ounces of filtered water, 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar, 1 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice, a teaspoon of ground cinnamon, and about half a medium apple sliced. You can also add a bit of sweetener if you want. You simply put everything except the apples into your blender and blend for about ten seconds. Then just add your apples and drink.
Cucumber Lemon Detox Water
The lemon in this water recipe is great for boosting your immune system and cleaning out harmful toxins. Cucumber is an anti-inflammatory and helps you to stay hydrated. Mint sweetens your drink without adding sugar and aids in digestion. To make this one, just mix about eight cups of water with a medium cucumber (wedged or sliced), a whole lemon (wedged or sliced), and about ten mint leaves (or however many you prefer). Mix in a large pitcher and allow it to steep in the fridge overnight. This is a really tasty drink and one that offers many wonderful detoxing benefits.
Aloe Water
You have surely heard of (or experienced for yourself) the wonderful benefits of aloe. Did you know that you can add it to your water? When you take aloe internally, it can help with circulation and digestion, increase your energy, and eliminate fatigue. Making aloe-infused detox water is easy. You need to split the leaf down the center and remove the gel. Mix the gel with some water and lemon in the blender and process for about a minute. You will need about a cup of water, 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, and about 2 tablespoons of aloe gel.
Lemon and Ginger Detox Water
Ginger is a natural pain reliever, and adding it to your water can give you wonderful detox properties. For this recipe, you need about 12 ounces of water at room temperature as well as the juice of ½ a lemon and ½ inch knob of fresh ginger root. Just add your lemon juice to the water and then grate the ginger into it using a zester or cheese grater. This is a great drink for first thing in the morning. Not only will it help to relieve pain all day, it will cleanse toxins from your body throughout the day and the lemon juice helps to release those nasty toxins so they’ll flush out better.
Simple Morning Detox Water
The easiest way to get detox water every day is to simply squeeze the juice from half a lemon into a tall glass of water each morning. Drinking at least eight ounces of lemon water every morning will flush out those toxins and keep them from building up. If you’re drinking it every day, you are certainly going to feel better because you will be constantly releasing toxins that can make you feel sluggish and sick. There’s no recipe aside from squeezing that fresh lemon juice into a glass of spring or filtered water, and you can add ice if you want.
Master Cleanse Detox Water
This master cleanse detox water recipe is designed to flush every bad toxin out of your body. You will need about twelve ounces of filtered water, 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, 2 tablespoons of organic maple syrup, 1/10 of a teaspoon of cayenne pepper, and a dash of sea salt. Just mix the ingredients together and drink. There are also optional ingredients like green tea and laxatives that you can add, but the detox water in itself is great for ridding your body of free radicals and leaving you feeling and looking much healthier.
Peppermint Grapefruit Detox Water
This detox water has ingredients that will clean out your kidneys, eliminate bloating, and help you enjoy much healthier skin. It also aids in digestion. You need about ½ gallon of purified water, ½ lemon sliced, ½ lime sliced, ½ grapefruit sliced (note that you can also substitute or add oranges if you want), 1 cup of sliced cucumber with peels, 1 teaspoon of freshly grated ginger and a handful of fresh peppermint leaves. Just add all of the ingredients into a pitcher and cover with ice. Refrigerate for at least a couple of hours before serving and discard after 24 hours, as the citrus fruits tend to get a little mushy.
Pineapple Sugarcane Spa Water
If you prefer a bit of a tropical taste in your detox water, this pineapple and sugarcane water is perfect. The pineapple helps to rid your body of free radicals and this recipe is so easy that you can make it in about five minutes. You need a couple of liters of purified water, 2 sticks of sugar cane, and a few chunks of fresh pineapple. Note that fresh works much better than canned. Just mix all of the ingredients in a pitcher and add ice. Let it steep in the fridge for a couple of hours before drinking. The longer it sits, the better it tastes.
Jillian Michaels Detox Water
Jillian Michaels detox water has dandelion tea, which has a great reputation for breaking down fats and removing them (along with harmful toxins) from your body. Note that you may experience increased bowel movements when you drink this one regularly, but that really just means that it’s working. To make Jillian’s detox water, you will need about 60 ounces of purified water, 2 tablespoons of diet cranberry juice, 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, and a bag of dandelion tea (you’ll need to stew the tea in a cup of water).
Stress-Relieving Detox Water
Imagine clearing out those harmful toxins and relieving stress at the same time. This detox water recipe includes pineapple and basil. Pineapple has bromelain that cleanses the bloodstream and breaks down harmful enzymes so that they can be flushed from your body. Basil fights free radicals and is an excellent source of magnesium, so it’s really good for your heart. Using spring or filtered water, mix together in a pitcher five strawberries, about ½ cup of chunked pineapple, 2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar, four or five fresh basil leaves, and some ice. Allow it to steep in the fridge for at least an hour, and enjoy.
Blueberry Orange Water
This yummy water has the antioxidant properties of blueberries and the toxin-flushing properties of citrus. Plus, it’s really easy to make and tastes wonderful. Just mix about six cups of water in a picture with ice cubes, a handful of fresh blueberries, and 2 mandarin oranges peeled and cut into chunks. You’ll want this to sit in the fridge for at least two hours so that the water has time to infuse. You can muddle the blueberries just a bit if you want to have a stronger taste or squeeze the juice from an additional orange into your water.
Raspberry and Mint Water
Mint is great for aiding in digestion, and raspberries have great antioxidant properties. Add them both to water, and you have a very tasty detox water to help flush those toxins from your kidneys, liver, and colon. You will need about half a gallon of spring or purified water, 2 tablespoons of raspberries – these can be fresh or frozen – and two tablespoons of fresh mint leaves. You also need a medium-sized lime. Just slice the lime and add it along with the mint leaves and raspberries to your water in a large pitcher. Muddle the raspberries just a bit if you want more flavor, and you can microwave the lime for a couple of seconds to get more juice from it.
Watermelon Detox Water
What better fruit to add to your water than watermelon? Not only does watermelon contain vitamins and minerals, but it also helps to flush out your system. Instead of eating it and making that juicy and sticky mess, just add a bit to your water to enjoy the full detoxing benefits. You need a couple of cups of chunked watermelon (seedless is best) and about four cups of water. Place the watermelon in a large pitcher and cover it with water. Allow it to steep in the fridge for a couple of hours before enjoying it so that the flavor can infuse your water.
Day Spa Mango Ginger Water
Ginger and mango are both great for boosting your metabolism, and ginger is a natural pain reliever as well. Mango aids in digestion and can help to flush a number of free radicals out of your body. To make this day spa detox water, you need about an inch of ginger root and a cup of fresh or frozen mango. Just peel the ginger and cut it into three or four slices. Drop into a pitcher, add your cup of cubed or sliced mango and then top with about three cups of ice before filling with purified water. This needs to sit in the fridge for about three hours to allow the flavors to come out.
Blackberry Peach Detox Water
This recipe is a bit more complicated than just adding some fruit to water. You need to make simple syrup from ¾ cup of sugar and 2 cups of water. Once that’s done, mix in ½ cup of blackberries and 2 peaches, sliced. You can also add a couple of cups of peach orchard juice to give it more of a peachy flavor. The blackberries in this have wonderful antioxidant properties and peaches are great for helping to cleanse your systems from your colon to your digestive tract. Keep this in the fridge and enjoy it all day.
Fat Burning Detox Foods
Nicola Williams
I would love more recipe
Kelly Barrow
Have you tried all of these recipes? I personally combine the fat burning detox water with the 3 week diet and I've had great weight loss results so far. I'll leave a link below if you want to check it out:
It tastes amazing too. I've substituted it for coffee and I feel much better for it!
Tee
Where's the link? I'd love to try this 3-week diet with the detox drink.
haulotte3@yahoo.com
I would love the link as well. I am just starting this Monday 13th 2015 I very excited about this. what do you ear the rest of the time?
Thanks Helen
helen
I would love the link as well. I am just starting this Monday 13th 2015 I very excited about this. what do you eat the rest of the time?
Thanks Helen
Mary phillips
I am allergic to Cucumbers and Melons What else could you put in if you leave cucumbers out
Alex
You can find more on the 3 week diet if you google search "19 pounds in 3 weeks"
As for the detox water, I can't get enough of it. One thing I was wondering is the nutritional information on each drink. Not really sure how many calories I'm drinking.
Kelly Barrow
Sorry! Either I forgot to post the link, or it didn't go through. Here's a link that takes you directly to the video:
https://goo.gl/dMkC4o {edited, commenter linked a paid weight loss program} this is our fat flush water post that should work as well
If it doesn't go through, I'm guessing links aren't allowed. (Apologies in advance!)
I came back to this article to try a different recipe. I've been drinking the fat burning detox water (which is delicious by the way) but I fancy a change. Any recommendations from the selection in this article?
joan grande
Can I have a copy of your diet also
edilia
Hi can I also have the link, I would really like to try it out. Pl and thank u
Ali
Let me know. I need to get rid of a lot of waste. I was in the hospital for diverticulitis, but Thank you Jesus I don't need surgery. I do need to drink a lot of water " which I have". But would like to loose the weight and cleanse as well. Any suggestions
Christine
Goo day . . Have the Link please
Bernice
I can't see the link you say you gonna leave????
Sydney
I can't see the link is love to do that!!
Tegan
I don't actually have a proper detox bottle but for my water I have a normal water bottle I fill it with water and I add half of a lemon slices and half of a lime slices I found that this helpedto clear my acne I stopped drinking it and I noticed more spots coming through so if you have acne please try this
Sydney
Which one did you do?? I have acne very bad and I'd like to try the one you did!
ahona
does the container needs to be airtight ...
karen Taylor
I love drinking ordinary plain water but after looking at all these creative refreshing healthy drinks I'm on board lol.Great presentations to something so simple .
Karen
I don't like drinking water now all these fruits to add all taste rally good will be doing every day now.
KgomotSo
i actually started with my detox and I feel good,I was not able to drink water but ever since I started putting Fruits I can't leave a day without drinking my detox waters, thank you so much for your blog
Lucy
Thanks
Grace
Can u use any fruits eg orange ,Strawberry's and grapes ?? Altogether and will it work ???
Julia
thanks so very much
CHEENA
Great detox reciepts!
I would love more.
Juanita
Great info! !
Camille Murphy
Love all of your brilliant ideas that you came up with!
I now drink more water than I use to!
Thank you soooooooo much !!!!! =D
lisa
i know such great.info!
sharquita
Can I do more than 1 detox at a time or can I add all the fruit into one. Will there be any problems with doing it that way. Do they come with any side effects.
Amelia
Love this ideas but i will like to know how often you need to drink the detox water in order to work.
Elenae
Thank you so much! I would only drink water with my meds now I am drinking it all the time! And it is flushing everything out and I feel better all day, and lost 3 pounds already, and do a few exercises , mornring and before I go to bed. Thank you again.
Yolanda
I don't like water, but I try to drink it because it good for me I get a lot of kidney stones what could you help me with from getting them and try to lose weight thanks yoly
sana
it tastes do baad ........the lemon detox .
kate
I have read that it is more beneficial to chop the whole lemon into chunks, or rather thin slices, and put those into water (don't squeeze the lemon slices /chunks, just drop them in the water), and drink that in the morning......adding whatever else you would like. Leave the peel on the lemon (use organic) and just let them sit in the water overnight. There is goodness in the peel that is really detoxing, and you don't get all the juice that will compromise the enamel on your teeth. It's very good, and you can really taste the bitter peel....very good.
Elvira
Love it thank you so much for this
regina alaan
wonderful
Stevie
Sounds great! Just went out and bought a new water jug and all the ingredients. I can see that the peel is left on the lemons and cucumber. What about the grapefruit? Looking forward to this. Thanks for all the great info!
Sarah
take the rind of the grapefruit. if not the infused water is left with a VERY bitter taste
clarence ANAK DAVID SINGEN
Thank for the information. I'm always drink plenty water in my life. But with this new information, I'm will try use it.
luz
Im ready to start my new healthy especially with my detox
Jamie
My favorite detox water is a glass of purified water with either fresh lemon juice or lemon essential oil, apple cider vinegar, raw honey and a pinch of cayenne, tumeric and freshly pressed ginger. This is great to relieve constipation and also great to help with decreasing acid reflux as well as overall digestion if taken about 5-10 minutes before a meal. I also like to do a green pina detox smoothie in the morning. You can view the recipes for both drinks here: http://goo.gl/SsejBH
Barb
WOW! Thank you so very much. This is good information. God Bless you. Knowledge is powerful.
Ntomboxolo
Try it out
abieda
can i use peppermint leave if i dont have mint leave
thank you
nigi
i have ashthma problm too,,can i use this lemon containg detox water ??
Ashley
Hello!
As a fellow asthmatic, I find that I feel even better when I'm drinking vitamin/ 'detox' waters, especially lemon. Lemons have vitamin C, which help you keep your immune system up- helpful for avoiding colds and whatnot that can irritate your lungs.
The water shouldnt effect your asthma- UNLESS you have food allergies.
Dont know if that helps at all, but
Cheers!
dense
It sounds good but how long those it take to actually loose weight..
mayra keiffer
my boyfriend has been insisting on this detox for a while -- and now I see why...he also adds ginger in his water - a bit spicy, but delicious! I began my diet regimen again and I am going to add the detox water and the fruits to it - plain water is good, water w fruits its way better - more phenomenal if it actually does so much good to your body! thank you!!
Karen
Do you always have to use spring water or is still water better x
Mabel lim
Your website is absolutely amazing as I want to try new recipes for delicious detox water! 🙂
FRANK
Hi, your page is very informative and useful for me and my friends. Btw, i want to ask, if i have green apple, lemon and mint leaf, is possible to make a good detox water?
Nik S.
Great post! Thanks so much for sharing this. I really liked the cucumber and lemon recipe. I really think the simpler the better the taste! I bought an Infruition bottle as I wanted to carry mine around without it blocking the aperture of my water bottle and I'm doing this everyday now!! (Okay it's been 6 days but I'm going strong!!) Thanks Vanessa!
Pal
Hi can i use the ingredients for next slot of water also or we have to use fresh ingredients daily?
Rachael
Hi,
We are interested in sharing this post on our website at coastalliving.com--do you mind emailing me to let me know if you are ok with this?
Thanks!
Praise
I don't have access to spring water. Can I use distilled water instead and get same results as using spring water?
Sharon
Do you have to use fresh fruit to squeeze into the water or can you use bottle lemon juice xx
Eleanor Miranda
CAN YOU BUY these Denis already made
Rogers
It was getting hard for me to keep track of these detox water supplies so i drank 6-8 glasses of water daily and used blue fat freeze for my belly. In 2 months i got in great shape for my wedding and feel pretty confident going anywhere now.
Vanessa Beaty
Wow thanks for sharing your success story Rogers! I guess plenty of us need motivation. And yes you're right if you're short on supplies even clean water helps with weight loss!
lookingfordrinkrecipes
The recipes for these drinks are great but since in most cases you are making pitchers of them, didn't anyone think it would be helpful to include how LONG they will keep in the fridge before it either goes bad or loses its benefits?
Kierton
How much water do we use for each water?
Victoria Garcia
How much water do we use for each recipe?
PARTH
Where is the link
Lisa Powell
Great Job.
We reviewed some smoothies blender 2018. I think its also help to make a good healthy routine.
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