And now we will get acquainted with general information about the properties of essential oils.
All essential oils have antiseptic, bactericidal and anti-inflammatory effects; they have a positive effect on the nervous system, on mental health and emotions, have pronounced dermatological cosmetic merits, update the self-regulation mechanism in the body;
In the bath add not only herbs and essential oils, but also crystal supplements, juices of suitable fruits, etc. With the help of a bath you can cleanse yourself and change yourself, cheer up, or, conversely, calm down and regain balance. The bath can even be cured.
But the bathtub is different. All this depends on what is added to it.
Relaxing bath. The combination of a warm bath, burning candles, peace and quiet is an easy and affordable way of home hydrotherapy. If you add essential oils to the water, you will get a perfect relaxing bath. Lavender essential oil relaxes, improves sleep, relieves stress and anxiety. Sandalwood invigorates and improves mood. Grapefruit moisturizes and refreshes. Eucalyptus kills germs and bacteria, improves overall health. Essential oils can be replaced with fresh leaves of herbs. Such an herb as parsley cleanses, refreshes, acts as an antioxidant. Coriander helps to improve digestion. If you spread rose petals on the surface of water, the smell of the rose, mixed with the steam, will be useful for the lungs.
Water should not be too hot, but suitable to calmly stay in it for 15-20 minutes. Additives in the bath are pawned when the taps are closed, and the smooth surface of the water calms down. Then you need to slowly dive into the water, concentrate on breathing, deeply and slowly inhale all the evaporation. Completely relax and calm down. Try not to think about anything.
After you have finished taking a bath, wipe off so that the skin is left moistened and let the essential oils soak into yourself. Ideally, you need to quickly go to bed without making sudden movements, because hot water soothes and greatly relaxes.
An invigorating bath . Prepare yourself the same bath, but instead of candles include live, invigorating music.
Take the following ingredients: one lemon, three drops of lemon and pine essential oil, two drops of mint essential oil, one packet of mint tea.
Squeeze half a lemon into a cup and mix with the oils. Spray the mixture on the surface of the water. The second half of the lemon is cut into small pieces and dropped into the water. Add a teabag of tea to the water, wait a couple of minutes for the water to "boil", squeeze the packet and discard it. Get into the water and breathe deeply. Allow your body to come alive, feel vivacity and a surge of energy. If after the bath there is a need to dress, the skin needs to be moistened with body cream to keep the moisture obtained.
Ginger bath is a universal remedy for stress, fatigue, the presence of a large number of toxins in the body, relieves germs and relieves pain. Take a large bowl of fresh ginger root, crush it or cut into small thin slices. Two - three pieces left for tea. Fill the tub with hot water, put ginger in the water and stir. Wait until the air in the bathroom is soaked with ginger smell. The remaining ginger brew in a mug with hot water. Get into the tub and bask in there, enjoying ginger tea. After the bath you must go to bed, or warmly wrapped up for at least an hour.
Essential oils and herbs, as well as other components can be mixed in different combinations and proportions, depending on the desire to obtain the desired result.
And here are a few specific recipes for different infusions, which are added to the hot water of the prepared bath.
For a soothing bath, take half a kilo of valerian root, pour four liters of cold water, boil, insist 40 minutes.
For an invigorating bath to squeeze into the bath juice of six oranges. You can dry the peel from the oranges, which is better, crush it into powder, pour olive oil, insist half an hour.
For a bath against stress, take three tablespoons of a mixture of equal parts of grass horsetail, string, St. John's wort, yarrow, shoots of black currant. Pour a liter of cold water, boil for five minutes, insist half an hour.
You can make in your home bath just a reminder of the sea. For this,
add there three drops of essential oils of cypress, eucalyptus and thyme and sea salt. This bath cleans and tones up the skin, stimulates blood circulation and metabolism.