A BIT OF HISTORY
Salt gained its fame in Ancient Egypt. It was used as a food additive and was highly valued. The Egyptians noticed that when the product disappeared from the diet, the protective properties of the immune system decreased sharply and this often even led to fatalities. When salt was returned to the diet, the number of diseases decreased significantly and the general health of the population became much better. During the reign of Cleopatra, who took special care of herself and created a cult of beauty, not only milk baths, which are now well-known, were popular, but also baths with sea salt.
External beauty directly depends on the overall health of the body. This truth has not changed since the times of Ancient Egypt. Baths with sea salt have a beneficial effect on the body from the outside - providing smooth and clean skin, shiny healthy hair and nails, from the inside - enriching the body with elements that are lacking, curing numerous diseases, and even on a psychological level - restoring the emotional background.
This product is also in great demand among Asian doctors. It was they who began to use salt for care and treatment after the Egyptians. By the way, traditional medicine in Asian countries is still trusted by residents today. Despite serious progress in science and the high level of modern medicine, people living in these countries first turn to traditional medicine.
TYPES OF SALT
Sea salt contains a number of substances that have beneficial and healing effects.
The main component is iodine . It ensures good thyroid function, lowers blood cholesterol levels, and has antimicrobial properties, increasing the body's ability to resist viruses.
Magnesium in salt ensures good metabolism.
Sodium and potassium cleanse cells. Thanks to their action, beneficial substances penetrate the body, helping it to function well.
Another component is bromine . First of all, it has a good effect on the nervous system, providing a calming effect. It also has a positive effect on the skin condition and helps fight imperfections.
Salt also contains calcium . In addition to ensuring healthy and well-groomed hair and nails, it also participates in processes that contribute to increased blood clotting.
There is also another type of salt, more neutral in composition, called table salt. It is usually additionally enriched with extracts and essential oils and used for relaxing treatments.
If you are just getting to know salt baths, then feel free to choose regular sea salt. It won't do any harm, but it will do you more than enough good.
Well, if you are already familiar with it and just want to diversify your rituals and bath procedures, then we recommend getting several types of salt for different occasions.
Epsom salt will be a good helper in combating stress and during heavy physical exertion. It helps replenish the level of magnesium in the body.
Pink Himalayan salt contains more than a dozen beneficial minerals that are necessary for deep skin nourishment. By the way, the pleasant pink color is not the result of artificial coloring. The salt has it due to iron compounds.
Sea salt is the most effective, because in addition to a number of healing properties that affect the entire body (we will talk about them later), it is indispensable in moisturizing the skin, treating skin diseases, and can also help get rid of dandruff.
The main healing properties that salt has are:
- strengthening immunity
- skin, hair and nail health
- normalization and improvement of the functioning of the heart muscles and blood vessels
- preserving youth and freshness
- improvement of psycho-emotional state
INVALUABLE BENEFIT
Joints and muscles
Taking baths with sea salt can significantly improve your well-being and physical level. They are recommended for people to take for the treatment of joint diseases, radiculitis, neuralgic diseases and ailments related to metabolism. The healing effect occurs due to increased blood circulation. The healing components also affect the area of inflammation, relieve pain, and improve the condition of the synovial substance (the mass that fills the joint cavity). Such a bath can be used as a rehabilitation tool after injuries to muscles, bones and tendons.
The procedure can also prevent or stop the development of varicose veins at the initial stage, improve vascular tone, and remove spider veins on the legs.
"Sea" water is an excellent helper in the fight against toxins. This happens because potassium and sodium regulate the water content in the body.
A salt bath after exercise is a must. It can relax your muscles, relieve muscle spasms, and relieve pain of any kind.
Skin
And if in order to assess the degree of healing effect on the body from the inside, we have to listen to ourselves, then the results of external swimming can be seen and felt immediately.
Sea salt baths have a positive effect on the appearance and quality of the skin, triggering cell regeneration processes. As a result, the relief is evened out and the skin becomes more elastic and supple, acquiring a fresh and radiant appearance. This is due to improved blood circulation and lymph flow.
This procedure is suitable for owners of any skin type. It will saturate and moisturize dry skin, relieve oily skin of rashes and inflammation, and protect sensitive skin from irritation.
Salt baths are also used to treat various skin diseases, such as eczema, psoriasis, dermatitis, and neurodermatitis. They saturate tissues with minerals, disinfect, significantly accelerate healing, and alleviate symptoms.
Hair
Hair also needs minerals for health. Once you add sea salt to your regular hair care routine, your hair will become manageable, frizzy, and shiny. Washing your hair with salt water will also give it extra volume. This is because it increases blood circulation. Hair follicles receive nutrients, which means less hair loss and faster hair growth.
Washing your hair with salt takes a little longer than usual. It must be washed off your hair and scalp, as it can cause, at the very least, discomfort throughout the day.
While you are taking a bath, you can simply immerse your head in the water, your hair and scalp will be saturated while you relax. Afterwards, you can rinse your hair with running water if it was clean before or wash it with shampoo.
The condition of your nails also improves when you start using sea salt in your care. You don't even have to do anything intentionally, because during bath procedures our hands and feet are constantly in contact with water. They will strengthen the nail plate, and you can forget about broken nails altogether.
Emotional state
The impact on the psycho-emotional state is also difficult to overestimate. Taking a bath with sea salt relieves stress and improves mood. This conclusion is made as a result of numerous studies. Regularity of the procedure has a beneficial effect on the nervous system - the general emotional state improves and the level of irritability decreases.
This ritual is also good for combating and preventing sleep problems, migraines, and helps during periods of emotional stress.
Salt baths supply the body with oxygen, reduce high blood pressure, improve the body's ability to regulate temperature, and strengthen the immune system. The procedure can alleviate the course of many diseases and speed up the recovery and rehabilitation process.
HOW TO TAKE A BATH WITH SALT CORRECTLY
Before you begin this procedure, be sure to take a shower. Salt baths are not intended for cleansing the body in the sense of ordinary hygiene. In addition, the skin must be clean so that the beneficial components contained in the salt can do their job without hindrance. For deep cleansing, you can use a coffee scrub for the whole body.
Do not eat for 1.5-2 hours before taking a bath. However, you can drink water 15 minutes before. This will prevent fluid loss in the body.
Fill the bath with water. The ideal temperature for this procedure is 37-40 degrees. Be sure to make sure that it is not too hot, because salt in combination with it can overheat the body and as a result you can get heat stroke.
The amount of salt to be used for one treatment is most often indicated on the package, usually 80-250 grams. This dosage is suitable if your goal is relaxation. For health purposes, you can use from 500 grams to 4 kilograms of salt per bath, but it is better to consult a doctor beforehand, because there are certain risk groups for whom consultation is mandatory.
Wait for the salt to dissolve and then relax in the bath for 10-20 minutes.
After you take a bath with salt, a kind of mineral veil will form on your body, which prevents moisture loss from the skin and also protects the body from the effects of free radicals. The latter are dangerous because they can damage cells, causing various diseases and aging of the body.
After, wipe your body dry, but do not rush to wash off the salt with fresh water. As we mentioned earlier, after this procedure, a kind of protective veil appears on the skin, which will actively work for another 1.5-2 hours.
The optimal time to enjoy this healing beauty ritual is the afternoon, and best of all, the evening, before getting ready for bed.
After the bath, you can safely go to bed without washing off the salt. However, in the morning it is still better to do this with a contrast shower or any other method that is comfortable for you.
WHAT TO ADD
To make the procedure more relaxing or beneficial, you can add various extracts and essential oils. They also contain a lot of components beneficial to the body that will enhance the effect of the salt.
The choice of essential oils is quite wide and they all have a certain effect on the functioning of one or another part of the body.
Lavender oil is great for relaxation and helps to cope with stress. It also normalizes sleep and neutralizes irritability. Peppermint and St. John's wort oils have a similar effect.
Tea tree oil is a natural antiseptic. That is why it is often used in cosmetology to combat acne and its consequences. It is also used to relieve redness from insect bites. It perfectly restores the skin.
Juniper and geranium oil also have a healing effect on the skin.
Nettle is a great tonic and improves blood circulation.
Grapefruit and bergamot oils will moisturize the skin and give it a pleasant, sensual aroma.
Neroli, patchouli, ylang-ylang, or nutmeg oils are used as aphrodisiacs.
Before using, make sure you are not allergic to a particular oil. Apply it to a small area of skin, your wrist or the inside of your bent elbow, and walk around with it on your skin for a while. If you don't notice any redness, itching, or rashes, that's great, you can safely add the product to your makeup bag. If not, the oil doesn't suit you and you should look for something else.
CONTRAINDICATION
As we mentioned earlier, there are certain risk groups and some conditions that must be met before the procedure.
You cannot take a bath:
- immediately after eating
- in a state of alcoholic intoxication (just a glass of wine is also not worth it)
- at elevated temperature
- in the early and postoperative period
- during pregnancy
- during menstruation
- in cancer diseases
- in case of exacerbations of chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract
- with heart rhythm disturbances or severe heart failure
- with diabetes
- for burns, open wounds, scratches
If nothing on the list applies to you, but knowing your body, you have doubts, it is better to consult a doctor. He will help you determine the dosage and interval between procedures in order to get the most benefit from them.
Self-love is manifested through taking care of your body. So love yourself, because it is useful and pleasant :)
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