Treatment with salt baths
One of the most common and available procedures are baths. The positive effect of hygienic, cosmetic, therapeutic, preventive, saline, aromatic and other bath options was known to the ancient Greeks and Romans.
After any water treatment, try to go into a warm room and dry, without wiping.
Hygienic baths are designed to cleanse the skin and the sweat and sebaceous glands located on it from all kinds of dirt. The optimum temperature of hygienic baths is 36-38 C. Too hot baths are not recommended - they reduce the elasticity of the skin, which becomes flabby and grows old ahead of time. In addition, a long stay in hot water makes the skin more sensitive to various infections.
To take hygiene baths should be 2-3 times a week, the duration of the procedure should not exceed 20-30 minutes.
Hygienic baths not only activate all functions of the skin, normalize the activity of sweat and sebaceous glands, but also improve the process of metabolism in the body.
Therapeutic baths are most often performed in medical institutions according to the doctor's prescription. Depending on the nature of the disease and the peculiarities of the patients' condition, such baths can be hot, warm, cool and even cold.
Hot baths act on the body relaxing, warm baths relieve tension of muscles, nervous system, pain of various nature, help with insomnia. Cold and cool baths activate and improve the work of the cardiovascular and nervous systems, accelerate the metabolism.
In medicinal baths, various additives( medicinal substances and plants, mud, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, hydrogen sulphide, etc.) are almost always used, which are available as ready-made extracts and preparations, as well as various infusions and broths.
Mineral baths are one of the main water treatments in modern balneotherapy. They strengthen the immune system, activate the activity of the cardiovascular, endocrine and nervous systems.
In recent years, aromatherapy has become a very popular trend in medicine. Baths with aromatic oils are very effective. They relieve tension and fatigue, soothe and tone not only
During the hygienic bath, it is recommended to rub and massage the body with a washcloth or a special brush. This procedure contributes to more effective removal of the upper keratinized skin layer, i.e., its purification, and also improves blood circulation and skin nutrition.
skin, but the whole body as a whole. Such baths can be taken at home, since it is not difficult to buy such oils of
in a pharmacy or in perfumery and cosmetics stores. Essential oils help with many chronic diseases, primarily respiratory and nervous system, loss of strength and general weakening of the body. They restore emotional balance, normalize the hormonal balance, stimulate the strengthening of immunity. However, essential oils should be used prudently.
Baths with sea salt. A very effective remedy for stabilizing the nervous system, improving the condition of the skin and the entire body as a whole are special bath salts that are evaporated from sea water. Sea salts have antiseptic properties that help to effectively treat skin diseases. Salt steam relaxes and soothes the entire body, increase the mood and overall vitality.
In therapeutic, preventive, hygienic baths, to increase the effect of the procedure, various additives are often combined.
The advantage of baths with medicinal and cosmetic additives is the simplicity of their preparation.
However, it should be remembered that unlike cosmetic and hygienic baths, medicinal baths can be used at home only after consultation with the attending physician.
After any bath, it is preferable to dry yourself( and do not dry yourself with a towel) and apply cosmetic milk or body lotion to the skin.
Baths with sea salt and salt are very popular, as they relieve joint and muscle pain, pain after injuries of bones and ligaments, and also have a positive effect in the treatment of nervous and cardiovascular systems, normalize metabolic processes in the body and have an anti-inflammatory effect. Such baths are useful for nervous overloads, depression and frequent stress. In addition, they increase blood circulation, and some salts remain on the skin, turning into a "salt cloak", which continues to act after the end of the procedure.
One procedure requires 350 grams of salt( or salt), which must be dissolved in a bath( 200 liters) with water at 37 ° C.The duration of the bath is 15-20 minutes. The course of treatment is 1-1.5 months. In this case, baths with sea salt are recommended not taken more than 2 times a week.
Another version of
For a full bath requires 2 kg of salt. The latter is simply thrown into the bath to dissolve. Such baths produce skin irritation, stimulate the secretion of water, urine and carbohydrates through the skin. Caused by salt baths, enhanced blood nourishment of the skin favorably responds to deeper lying metabolic disorders, such as rheumatic condition and scrofula.
With the lime-colored
, your feet will relieve the edema of the local bath with lime blossom, mint and sea salt. To do this, take 2 handfuls of mint leaves and lime-colored, pour 1 liter of boiling water and keep in a water bath for 10 minutes. Ready to drain the broth, pour into a basin of water, add a handful of salt and mix everything thoroughly. In the prepared bath, lower the legs and hold for 15 minutes
Aromatized sea baths
When we take sea baths, through the skin pores, various beneficial substances that are contained in sea salt enter the body. But the benefits of these procedures can be much greater if we take not just sea, but scented sea baths.
Which ones? It depends on us! Because when taking sea baths, we can choose and essential oils, which will also have a positive effect on our body.
Selected essential oils should be simply added to the sea salt, which you are going to mix with the water in the bathroom. Experts recommend for each bathroom to choose some one essential oil, and not make a mixture, as for snuff. A mixture of several oils in combination with sea salt and hot water can have too "heavy" effects on the body