Herbal baths are extremely therapeutic. A bath is one of the most inexpensive and effective ways to pamper yourself. For a peaceful night sleep, for stress, for strained muscles, for relieving tension, to relax the mind, to stimulate the skin, to exfoliate, and to stimulate the metabolism, Embellir has some of the best bath and body care around.
Organic bathing--bathing and body care are important daily rituals that put back some of what a stressful life takes out. There is nothing more pleasurable than a relaxing soak at the end of the day.
The skin is the body's largest organ and readily absorbs ingredients applied to its surface; therefore, you will definitely want to use natural body care products for effective cleansing, mood uplifting, healing and therapeutic, and fragrance.
Herbal baths or hydrotherapy is a wonderful way to treat circulatory problems, skin disorders, and stress. Ingredients like salts and seaweed can increase metabolism and stimulate the skin. A little muslin bag of herb mixture added to your bath water is a little piece of heaven with enormous benefits.
Body scrubs will cleanse and exfoliate. Body splashes will refresh and invigorate. Bath salts will help to alleviate muscle tension and strain, facilitate weight loss, de-stress. Bath soaks will de-stress; tone, moisturize, soften and nourish. Bath oils treat dry skin, influences mood and health, repairs skin. Body powders will absorb moisture & keep you smelling fresh (use ones without talc).
THE BATH
The health benefits from bathing are many. The very high concentration of minerals in salts, such as the Dead sea salts, enter the body through the pores and have a therapeutic action on the skin and on the body as a whole.
There are 28 naturally occurring minerals in salts and three are particularly valuable to our internal health... 1. Potassium, which regulates the fluid balance 2. Magnesium, which benefits the nerves 3. Bromide, which is calming and restorative.
Regular salt baths can correct all sorts of imbalances within the body--from detoxification to reducing fluid retention in the tissues. They can calm and help induce sleep.
Source: Beauty Wisdom by Vytas
Sea bathing is a term we used to describe using bath salt soaks that contain sea vegetables, such as nori, kelp, and dulse. Sea bathing, because of its stimulative and penetrating power, may be placed at the top of the list for the care of the skin. It opens pores and absorbs nutrients; thereby, re-invigorating the whole nervous system.
It may be helpful to know the ranges of the temperature of water for the respective baths.
Bath Range (degrees) Average (degrees) Cold 33 to 75 50 to 55 Temperage 75 to 82 78 to 80 Tepid 82 to 90 85 to 86 Warm 90 to 98 93 to 94 Hot 98 to 112 105 to 106
Go ahead, get ready step into the tub with any one of our wonderful bath salts formulas. Try to give yourself at least 20-30 minutes in a therapeutic bath, once, twice, or thrice a week.
Different Types of Beneficial Baths
Ocean (Salt) Bath The ocean bath focuses on the healing power of sea salts which can draw out toxins from the body. Sea water has almost the same chemical makeup of human plasma allowing the body to easily respond to its healing properties.
Floral Bath The floral bath is a tropical experience with vivid blossoms such as jasmine, gardenia, magnolia, hibiscus, fragipani, bougainvillea, poinciana, rose, globe amaranth, alamanda, and ylang-ylang (chosen for color and fragrance). This bath is a cleansing, aromatic experience.
Aromatherapy Bath The aromatherapy bath is a great way to enjoy the healing benefits of essential oils. 1 to 3 drops in the bath water is all that is needed. Use lavender, rose, and chamomile to calm; ginger, sage, rosemary, and thyme to detox; ylang-ylang, geranium, and sandalwood for passion; and use grapefruit, lemon, mandarin, peppermint, and pine for brain boosting and uplifting.
Milk Bath The milk bath was first made famous by Queen Cleopatra. The use of goat, sheep, or cow's milk leaves skin radiantly soft and pure to the touch. Soaking in a cloud of white tones and nourishes the skin.
Mud Bath Mud is nothing more than clay or sand and water with traces of minerals--sulfur, calcium, magnesium, fluoride. Slathered on the skin and allowed to remain, it acts as an astringent, drawing out oil, toxins, bacteria, and dirt.
The Star Treatment A quickie quide to looking like a STAR! TOP TO TOE
In the morning on rising, drink a large warm glass of distilled water with a teaspon of lemon juice and a pinch of cayenne
Remove all unwanted hair (legs, underarm, etc.)
Get a heavy duty hair treatment (hot oil, deep conditioning, & a great style)
Get a manicure
Get a pedicure
Tidy up your eyebrows
Take a spa bath with a great skin softening exfoliator (remember circular motions from the feet upwards)
Eat less (avoid sweets, pork, bread, pasta, cheese, fried foods, and soft drinks)
Drinks lots of healthy water
Do sit-ups before bathing and bedtime; and do again upon rising
Floral Vinegars & Scented Vinegar Vinegar has long been used as an astringent cleanser and a hair rinse, and to soften the skin, sooth itchiness, and ease aching muscles--adding herbs increase the benefits. Using vinegars after showering or bathing will help to remove soap residue and retore the skin's acid mantle. You can add 1 cup to a tub full of bathwater to refresh the skin. You can use them as a skin tonic to close pores and remove excess oil from the face after cleansing. They can be used as an aftershave lotion and as a final rinse after shampooing the hair.Floral waters can be used as after-shower splashes.
Our bath vinegars are designed to be mixed with water and used as a final rinse after showering or bathing to further cleanse the body.
Here's To Your Health--Live Long And Prosper! Embellir Corporation 2577 Broad Avenue (Historic Arts District) Memphis TN 38112-2615 901.452.1950 (p) 901.452.1949 (f)
