If you take baths with a decoction of medicinal herbs, you should know that before taking a bath, the body should be washed well with soap and water in order to remove the protective acid-fat film from the surface of the skin and facilitate the penetration of active substances into the body.
After a bath, the body should not be rinsed clean water. A therapeutic bath should never be taken immediately after a meal, as the digestive process is disrupted and the cardiovascular system bears an additional burden. Bladder and the intestines must also be emptied.
* Baths using decoctions of sage and oak bark tighten pores and are used for oily skin and excessive sweating.
* In the bath with not much hot water add a few tablespoons ammonia and lie down in it for 20 minutes. This procedure cleanses the skin well.
* Add 50 grams of glycerin to a bath of warm water and lie in it for 20 minutes. The skin will be soft and smooth.
Add 500 grams of table salt to a hot water bath and soak for 30 minutes. This procedure stimulates and whitens the skin well, relieves fatigue.
* Add 125 grams to a hot water bath baking soda, 150 grams of sea salt and a few drops of lavender alcohol, lie down for 20 - 30 minutes, and then immediately go to bed for 15 minutes, well wrapped in a blanket. This procedure promotes weight loss.
* Add a decoction of dry leaves to a not very hot bath walnut(300 grams of leaves per 1 liter of water, boil for 20 minutes, leave for 2 - 3 hours, strain), lie down for 20 - 30 minutes. This procedure is used for purulent skin rashes and acne.
* Bath of mixed herbs (temperature 35 degrees). Take 250 grams of herbs per full bath. The mixture consists of chamomile, sage, lavender, rosemary, yarrow, linden blossom, mint, arnica, Italian dill, blackthorn flower. Prepare a decoction of these herbs (infuse for 30 minutes, covered), then pour into the bath.
* For skin elasticity, add a decoction of pine buds to the bath.
* To calm down nervous system To improve sleep and rejuvenate the skin, add a decoction of chamomile, linden blossom, mint, and valerian root to the bath (proportion in tablespoons 3: 2: 1: 1). After taking a bath with this herbal decoction, a special feeling of freshness and vigor appears.
* A bath with the addition of jelly made from oatmeal (ground Hercules in a coffee grinder) gives an incredible effect. Brew 1/2 cup of oatmeal like regular jelly in a large saucepan so that there are no lumps, then pour it into the prepared bath, stir well and lie down for 20 - 30 minutes. With regular use of such a bath, the skin becomes velvety.
Today, anti-aging procedures have become very popular, because each of us wants to look young and beautiful. In modern beauty salons and various specialized clinics, you can choose those products that will help you most effectively get rid of age-related changes.
You can and even need to use anti-aging products and procedures at home. Earlier, in the article in this section “Anti-aging folk remedies"We talked in detail about folk tricks and the secrets of rejuvenation, today we’ll talk about rejuvenating baths available for taking at home...
Rejuvenating baths at home: Are they effective?
It is a well-known fact that the metabolic rate slows down with age. To save external beauty and skin freshness exist large number all kinds of techniques, which include therapeutic and surgical interventions, but they are often unaffordable ordinary people, and it won’t bring much benefit to the body. But the health risks of such rejuvenation are obvious. The body is like a tin can - just open it and it quickly goes rotten. But there are effective cosmetic methods that are absolutely safe and available for use at home. An excellent example of such cosmetics would be rejuvenating body baths. They are effective and comprehensive:
Promote rejuvenation
regeneration of cells and tissues,
smoothing wrinkles and
improving the condition of the skin, but also
perfectly calms the nervous system,
give strength and energy,
tone,
refresh and
nourish the skin,
and also normalize metabolism and
circulation,
promote weight loss.
Rejuvenating baths: What are the components?
The recipe for such baths is simple. Components and substances that are added to the bath should be carefully selected to suit your individual type skin, you should definitely take into account the possibility of allergic reactions body into the components of the bath, and they can be different:
Herbs; chickweed, rue, lemon balm, coriander, etc.
fees; from the same herbs, sold in pharmacies
essential oils; eucalyptus, bergamot and other citrus fruits
Flower petals; roses, rose hips, etc.
All of the above goes well with the addition of the following anti-aging agents to the bath:
sea salt,
honey,
milk,
olive oil.
For example, milk with salt and honey for external use in the form of baths is a classic of rejuvenation, known since ancient times.
Rejuvenating baths: What are the rules of procedure and contraindications?
To see a truly irresistible effect of baths, you need to adhere to a few simple rules: before starting the procedure, you need to wash in the shower; clean skin will ensure more active absorption of nutrients; You can take a bath only 2 hours after eating, or even better - before eating; the time of taking a bath depends on the temperature of the water; baths with a temperature of 20°C should be taken no more than 5 minutes; if the water temperature is 37-39°C, they should be taken for 15-20 minutes; hot (40-42°) - about 5-10 minutes, but here one should take into account the fact that for diseases of the cardiovascular system such baths are strictly contraindicated.
The healing properties of rejuvenating baths will undoubtedly bring desired result. Regularity and correctness in taking the procedure is the key to success. The main thing is to use natural ingredients. A course of rejuvenating baths will certainly give your skin beauty and healthy looking, will help you look young and improve yourself.
One of the main procedures offered to us at resorts is healing baths.
Doctors have developed many types of healing, and even rejuvenating, bathing. But in order to take beneficial water procedures, it is not at all necessary to spend money on a ticket, go to the sea or go to a special salon. Simple recipes will help you organize them at home. A necessary ingredients for “health baths” you can buy at your nearest store or pharmacy.
Here are just a few options.
1 Sea bath. As you know, swimming in sea water improves skin elasticity, stimulates metabolic processes in the body, can relieve stress and normalize sleep, has a positive effect on the cardiovascular system and increases vitality. It is only important to prepare correctly salt bath. They do it this way: 300 grams of salt are dissolved in 1/4 hot bath, and then, adding cold water, bring it to the desired temperature (36 degrees). The duration of the bath is 15-20 minutes (no more). Do not rush to wash off the salt after swimming. Let it have its healing effect on the skin. Sit in your robe for about twenty minutes, let your skin dry, and only then rinse off in the shower.
The healing course consists of 10 baths every other day. And remember that a salt concentration exceeding 20 grams per liter already causes harm, not benefit.
2 Milk bath(Cleopatra's recipe). Legends say that the beautiful queen practiced this very procedure to give her skin a radiant and velvety appearance. The fact is that milk contains a whole range of useful microelements and vitamins. Vitamin B, for example, eliminates sagging skin and tones it, vitamin E has a powerful rejuvenating effect... For the “Queen Cleopatra’s bath” two liters of milk and a little honey are enough. Warm milk should be mixed with four tablespoons of honey and left in the container while water is collected. Her temperature should be 34-35 degrees.
3 Glycerin bath. Softens and moisturizes the skin, making it elastic, fresh and velvety. Bathing water is prepared as follows: take half a bath and pour 200 grams of glycerin into it. Then the water is filled to the top and another 200 grams of glycerin is added. Water temperature 36-37 degrees. You need to lie in it for no more than 20 minutes, and then rinse off in the shower.
4 Pine bath. Useful for the nervous system, heart, blood vessels, normalizes metabolism. The fact is that the needles contain vitamins B1, B2, B6, C, PP, H, folic acid, useful elements, including sodium, magnesium, potassium, calcium, zinc and iron. And phytoncides from pine needles are, by their nature, excellent antibiotics that disinfect the skin and mucous membranes. There is no need to tear the spruce paws. It is enough to buy pine extract. Directions for use: 100 grams liquid extract for a bath. The healing course consists of 20 baths (every other day) at a water temperature of 36-37 degrees.
5 Bran bath. Bran also contains a large amount of B vitamins. A bath with their decoction has therapeutic effect for inflammation and burns, softens dry and irritated skin. The decoction is made like this: one kilogram of wheat, oat or almond bran is placed in a canvas bag and poured into five liters cold water. Cook for 10 minutes. The resulting broth is poured into the bath. If you use a gauze bag, then the bran in it can simply be immersed in a hot bath. The procedure can be combined with a face (and hair) mask made from brewer's yeast and honey. The water temperature should not be higher than 37 degrees.
Remember that healing baths have a powerful effect on the body, and the duration of the procedure should not exceed 20 minutes. Otherwise the effect will be negative.
Healing baths are not intended for bathing. You should not use soap or gel.
Attention
What and why
- Increase skin tone and make it elastic - baths with chamomile, nettle, oregano, string, celandine. It can also be: birch leaf, raspberry leaf, peppermint, chamomile, clover flowers.
- To reduce weight and eliminate cellulite - baths with tartar grass.
- Prevention of rheumatism - baths with juniper.
- For oily and irritated skin, a bath made from infusions of sage and chamomile (or arnica and chamomile flowers) in a 1:1 ratio is indispensable.
- An evening bath with an infusion of linden flowers helps with insomnia.
Your skin lacks moisture if its properties do not correspond to its age. There is a simple test that was developed by the American gerontologist Ray Walford. Big and index fingers Firmly squeeze the skin on the back of your hand for 5 seconds. Note the time using the second hand, not by eye. Letting go of your fingers, see how long it takes for the whitened skin to return to its original state:
5 seconds - about 30 years;
8 seconds - about 40 years;
10 seconds - about 50 years;
15 seconds - about 60 years.
If your skin acts like it's older than it should be, it's clearly lacking vitamins and moisture. “Prescribe” her a cycle of tonic, vitamin and moisturizing baths: a handful of red rose petals, ylang-ylang essential oil - 5 grams, black narcissus - 5; essential oil of grapefruit - 5 grams, lemon - 5 and rosemary - also 5.
Nowadays, everyone is engaged in rejuvenation: the 21st century has brought many new technologies, and today in any clinic or beauty salon - even the most modest one - you can take various rejuvenating procedures in entire courses.
When cells begin to recover more slowly - and this happens differently for everyone: some after 30, and some after 40 - we all want possible ways slowing down this process, or even reversing it - this is also possible. There are many methods - surgical, therapeutic, cosmetic, but almost all of them cost a lot of money, and not all can be called safe, but among them there is such as bathing - health-improving and rejuvenating.
Rejuvenating baths at home
Specialists today have developed many such procedures - they are carried out in salons, clinics, sanatoriums, and resorts, and this is wonderful: if possible, you should definitely use these methods. Well, until we have more time and money, we can start taking rejuvenating baths at home - with herbs, oils and other useful ingredients that you can buy or collect yourself.
What determines the smoothness and freshness of our skin? Of course, it depends on her health, and health depends on how much oxygen and nutrients she receives. The skin must receive nutrition from the inside - without this it will not be young and beautiful on the outside, however, baths also actively contribute to its rejuvenation: they improve blood circulation and metabolic processes, and cells begin to receive more nutrients.
Substances and compounds added to the bath are absorbed into the skin, and it becomes more tender, elastic and firm: these are various salts and essential oils, juices, milk, herbal infusions, etc. Before taking a bath, you need to wash yourself in the shower - clean skin will absorb better useful substances; After taking a bath, the skin does not need to be rinsed.
How to take rejuvenating baths
No need to take rejuvenating baths on a full stomach– at least 2 hours must pass after eating; if possible, it is better to do this before meals. Baths with a water temperature of about 20°C are considered cold - they are taken for 5 minutes; neutral – 34-37°C, as they are close to body temperature; warm – 37-39°C – they should be taken for no more than 15-25 minutes; hot baths - 40-42°C, and they are taken not much longer than cold ones - 5-10 minutes, but if you are prone to cardiovascular diseases, such baths cannot be taken.
Rejuvenating bath recipes
Rejuvenating sea salt baths
The simplest rejuvenating baths - with sea salt. Sea salt has many beneficial properties, and after bathing with it, the skin becomes elastic and smooth, and fatigue and tension go away. Salt baths remove toxins from the skin, tone it, relieve irritation and peeling.
For a full bath with a water temperature of 37-38°C, about 300 g of salt is enough, and you need to take it for 15-20 minutes. More hot water will have a stimulating effect, not a calming one, and in the evening this is of no use to us.
Rejuvenating seaweed baths
Many beauty salons today offer procedures with seaweed: preparations with them can be bought in pharmacies - these are shampoos, balms and bath extracts. Baths with fucus or kelp extract have an excellent rejuvenating effect - in terrestrial plants It is rare to find such an abundance of biologically active and nutritious substances that our body needs every day - they also contain substances that are not found even in the most popular medicinal herbs.
Clay baths
Clay baths improve blood circulation in the skin and increase its tone, remove dead cells, sebum and dirt from the surface. You can take blue or white clay - 400-500 g, dissolve it in warm water, and take a bath for 15-20 minutes; then accept warm shower no soap or gel.
An English bath can be classified as cool - the water temperature in it is no higher than 20°C. You can add pine oil or an infusion of pine needles to the water - for example, pine, and take a bath for no more than 3-5 minutes - otherwise you can get hypothermic and get sick. This bath tones the skin and prevents the formation of early wrinkles.
Rejuvenating bran baths
A bath with bran improves the condition of the skin - it makes it softer and softer.. Bran - almond, oat or wheat (1 kg) is placed in a gauze or linen bag, poured cold water(5 l), bring to a boil and cook for 10 minutes. The resulting broth is poured into the bath; A bag of bran is also immersed there and a bath is taken for 15-20 minutes - the water temperature should not exceed 37°C. There is no need to rinse your body after a bath - pat your skin dry with a soft towel.
Rejuvenating milk baths
Milk baths have always been popular with beauties of all times - they make the skin young and soft.
Goat milk bath: milk - 1.5-2 liters poured into a bath with warm water– 36-37°C; take 20-25 minutes and blot the skin with a towel.
Bath with milk and rose oil: goat or cow milk – 2 l, rose oil – 15 ml. Heat the milk slightly and dissolve the butter in it; pour the mixture into a bath of warm water; take for 15-20 minutes, then rinse the body under a warm shower.
Milk with lemon juice: milk powder (500 g) is diluted with warm water, fresh lemon juice (1 tbsp) is added, the mixture is poured into the bath and taken for 15-20 minutes. After rinsing with clean water, a nourishing cream is applied to the body.
Bath with milk, salt and honey: goat or cow milk – 1.5 l, regular salt– 200 g, honey – 4-5 tbsp. Heat the milk almost to a boil, but do not boil; add honey to it and stir. Fill the bath halfway with warm water and add salt; then add more water and pour out the milk and honey. Take a bath for 15-20 minutes and rinse with clean water.
The beautiful Cleopatra also loved milk baths.- they say that her skin was always in perfect condition. Milk for such a bath must be taken natural and raw - you should try to get it, and do not regret it for taking a bath, since sterilized or pasteurized milk will not give such an effect - in the time of Cleopatra, all milk was natural. You will need only a liter of milk, and 100 g of honey dissolved in warm water - the water in the bath should be warm, but not cold or hot; You need to take it for 15-20 minutes, and then rinse your body with warm water.
Milk baths, thanks to the special acids contained in milk, cleanse the skin of impurities and dead cells, while simultaneously making it soft and tender.
Rejuvenating herbal baths
Baths with herbs not only heal and rejuvenate the skin, but also have a calming effect.
Bath with eucalyptus: eucalyptus, strawberry and birch leaves - 2-2.5 tbsp each, mint leaves - 3 tbsp, walnut leaves - 1.5 tbsp. Pour boiling water (2 liters) over the herbs and leave for 2 hours, tightly closing the lid, then strain the infusion and pour it into a bath of warm water. Take a bath for 20 minutes.
Bath with lemon balm and thyme: herbs (100 g each) pour boiling water (1 l), close and leave for 1-1.5 hours. Then proceed as described above.
Dandelion baths good for dehydrated skin. Pour 2 kg of fresh dandelion leaves (or 1 kg of dry) with cold water (5 l), bring to a boil, boil for 5-10 minutes, leave for half an hour, strain and pour into the bath. Take 20 minutes.
You can use mixtures of different herbs: yarrow, rosemary, lavender, chamomile, mint, etc. – another famous beauty, Madame Pompadour, loved to give such baths. The herbs are placed in a gauze bag and poured with boiling water, infused and the infusion is poured into the bath.
At loose skin Baths with St. John's wort and horsetail work well; if your skin is too oily, take sage baths; baths with wormwood and clover have a tonic effect; baths with the grass of the thorny thorn (donkey thorn) help reduce cellulite and help lose weight.
Baths with starch have a beneficial effect on the skin– potato or corn; you just need to add 200-300 g of starch to the water - your skin condition and mood will improve.
Citrus juice baths make skin firmer: you need to pour a glass of freshly squeezed orange, grapefruit, or ½ glass into the bath lemon juice– There is no need to rinse after such a bath.
In conclusion, a recipe from one of the most bright stars European cinema - the beautiful Catherine Deneuve: you need to pour a glass of champagne into a hot bath - French, of course. This bath prevents the appearance of wrinkles and tumors on the skin. You can take rejuvenating baths 2-3 times a week.
Rejuvenating baths. Home Recipes
These simple 20-minute home treatments allow you to disconnect from the hustle and bustle of everyday life and plunge into a world of relaxation. I present to your attention recipes for therapeutic baths at home for all occasions:
Egyptian bath, or Cleopatra's bath: As you know, Cleopatra loved to take milk baths, which significantly extended the youth of her skin. So, if you want to have velvety and matte skin, you can do milk bath. It is not necessary to fill the entire bath with milk; just pour 1 liter of fresh milk or half a glass of dry milk and enjoy. I add a couple more spoons of honey, a few drops of my favorite essential oil and 1 tbsp. l. almond or olive oil.
Bath in Greek: To improve blood circulation, improve metabolism and make the skin elastic, pine needles are added to the bath. Instead of pine needles, you can add pine oil, which is sold at the pharmacy.
Bath in English: English baths have a cool water temperature of about +20. Such baths have a tonic effect and slow down the formation of wrinkles. But you can’t take such baths for a long time, you might catch a cold. Optimal time reception 3-5 minutes.
Dandelion baths: such baths provide good effect on dehydrated skin. To prepare such a bath, take 1 kg of dried or 2 kg of dried leaves, which you fill with 5 liters of cold water and boil for 5-10 minutes. Leave for about 30 minutes. After which, strain and pour the resulting broth into a bath of water. Take a bath for about 20 minutes, temperature is about 35-40. Children can also take such baths, only raw materials, i.e. Take 2 times less dandelions.
Cream bath: pour into warm bath a glass of cream. Super product for cleansing and softening dry skin.
Orange bath: A glass of freshly squeezed orange juice added to the bath makes the skin elastic.
Starch bath: Simply add cornstarch to the water. Such baths have a beneficial effect on the condition of the skin and calm the nerves.
Bran bath: 200 gr. The bran is placed in a gauze bag and lowered into the bath, then the bag is gently shaken until the bran dissolves in the water.
Salt bath: Recommended for overweight, joint diseases, and women's diseases. Take a bath only in the morning, otherwise you may not sleep. Mix 2-3 kg of sea or table salt in 2 liters of water and pour the slurry into a bath at a temperature of 33°C. Take a bath for 15 - 20 minutes. After the bath, dry yourself well with a towel and rest for 20 minutes.
Champagne bath by Catherine Deneuve: It turns out that one glass of wine poured into a hot bath can prevent the occurrence of tumors and deep wrinkles.
