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Super simple "walking foot soak" - organic cotton socks, foot soak solution in a squeeze bottle - to keep the sock wetted - and some "spa slippers", which are super cheap, waterproof on the bottom and come in lots - like 6,10 or a dozen pairs per. They're not meant to last forever. Spas usually throw them away but they are washable. Of course, if you want to soak in something like a castor oil, olive oil or clay, you won't want to put that in your washer. You can also make some slipper/sock covers from the PUL they use to make diapers and diaper covers. You don't want to use the absorbent stuff they put in diapers as it is designed to hang on to the wetness and you want the wetness on your feet. Oh, and they also make clear boots to cover casts or wounds that shouldn't get wet in the shower. And, of course, there are always Crocs!

No matter what you use, you want to take care so that you don't slip and fall. For instance, bread bags over wet socks are slippery. Both inside and out, as when walking on carpet.

If you make waterproof slippers to wear over your "wet socks", you can use the waterproof diaper fabric with the fabric on the outside and glue a sole to it. A good cheap sole material is those German shammies - like those "Shamwow" towels they used to sell on TV. There are lots and lots of generic ones out there, and they're cheap. They're made of rayon or viscose felt. Plus they're super handy for other things, INCLUDING as an alternative to organic cotton socks!

Of course, you can make super simple tube socks out of any natural, stretchy material. And they have waterproof diaper fabric that stretches AS WELL AS double sided fabric that would stick to your sock via friction, rather than slip/slide around.

Another good alternative is an old pair of Birkenstocks. With the Crocs and Birkenstocks, you have to keep applying so your socks don't dry out.

Using these materials, you could make a "bra soak", a "knee soak" or just about any walking soak you want. You could even make a sort of sitz bath soak if you make an adult diaper-like cover for an old pair of cotton underwear!

I wouldn't recommend it for iodine as I covered an iodine soaked pad with plastic once and YIKES!! Don't do that...one minute it was just a little bit uncomfortable and the next I was flailing around, clawing at it to get it off ASAP - ROFL!