But if we move from words to deeds, we find out that sometimes we ourselves do not know which procedure will suit us more in this or that situation. And then it's not just the type of skin or our personal preferences. SPA-procedures are so effective, and their number so rapidly increases that it does not hinder to know how each of them affects not only our appearance, but also our well-being. It seems that it's time to sort out the most popular and choose the most suitable for yourself!
The first thing that comes to mind is, of course, a Russian bath. We omit the description of the technical details of the "preparation" of the steam and immediately proceed to the matter. Wet steam Russian bath perfectly warms the skin (optimal temperature 60-70 ° C), enhances sweating, promotes the removal of toxins and has a beneficial effect on the skin, providing the withdrawal of accumulated fat from the pores, connected by the channels of the sebaceous glands. Local steam baths that you do to clean the oily skin of the face are good, but if you need to solve problems with acne or lose excess fat, then the Russian bath is the best solution to such problems. In addition, when washing in a bath, the skin is steamed, so the dead cells of the epidermis are removed gently and naturally, the surface of the skin is easily cleansed, and the skin therefore becomes younger just before the eyes.
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The main thing is to know for sure that your cardiovascular system ticks like a clock, and the body does not suffer from chronic kidney, gynecological, gastrointestinal, pulmonary or skin diseases.
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Prepare yourself during a bath visit one of your favorite phyto-tea. Tea drinking is fine, but herbal tea leaves can also be used as a lotion. For combination skin is best suited infusion of chemist's chamomile and leaves of plantain.
Dry hot steam in the Finnish sauna affects the skin somewhat differently than the wet steam in the Russian bath, but the contra-indications are practically the same. And if you can still take a shower before the sauna using a gel, then before the sauna it is best to rinse thoroughly with water (and in no case should you use a scrub before the procedure!), So as not to wash off the protective fat layer from the skin, but to sweat in the steam room "clean" later.
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The air in the sauna is quite hot (up to 100 ° C), and people with dry skin sometimes complain of a feeling of tightness in the face area. The sebaceous glands work in force-majeure mode, because the body seeks to protect the sensitive skin from over-drying. Even for the hottest love of this procedure, it is not necessary to arrange such extreme tests for the skin. If these feelings occur every time you are in the sauna, think about alternative SPA-options.
Small secrets. Those who have skin reacts without hindrance to the hot embrace of dry steam, experts advise saunas after the second call to make light peeling for the face and body, mixing 100 g of olive oil with 2 tablespoons of coffee grounds. Vegetable oil can be replaced with cream (with sensitive skin) or sour cream (with normal).
Phytosauna, which, depending on the design, is called Siberian or Tibetan, is a compact variant of a wooden steam room for one person. A similar steam room resembles in shape a huge barrel or a giant chest. Steam is fed into the phytosauna by a special hose and evenly heats the body and internal walls of the steam room. Most often for such phytosauna use valuable cedar wood, known for its useful properties. When heated, wood volatile compounds actively evaporate, having a healing effect on the skin and respiratory tract.
By the way, you can take a shower before phyto-saunas according to all the rules - a gentle and flexible regime of humidity and temperature of this SPA-procedure is quite possible.
The warm-up session takes 20-30 minutes. Within 5-7 minutes, the temperature in the phytosauna rises to the required 40-50 C. By the way, the phyto-tea can work both in dry and in wet conditions. Security measures. Their secret lies in the fact that in the phytosauna the body is hovering, and the head is outside. Such an approach excludes steam loads on the respiratory tract blood vessels of the brain.
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This procedure works well for complex applications. Steam, obtained for phytosauna, is made from special herbs into infusions. If you connect to this, for example, a tea from a similar collection of herbs and a massage done with balms or oils prepared all on the same grassy basis, then the effect of phytosauna will increase noticeably.
However, you can prepare, for example, a massage oil that is right for your skin type. Just do not forget to take into account the personal sensitivity to these or those oils. The basis of the massage mixture is 50-70 g of olive oil. For oily skin, it is best to add to this base 3 drops of cinnamon, lemon and wormwood oil. For dry - according to the same scheme, you can add cocoa butter, eucalyptus and avocado oil. But for a normal well suited mixture of lavender, orange and rosemary oils.
Hydromassage is one of the most popular salon procedures. Yes, and for the general appearance of the appearance and lifting of mood better not think of.
This procedure is carried out with the help of special nozzles located inside the whirlpool bath. Their thoughtful placement allows you to gently and effectively massage problem areas of the body. It is these jets that have an intense healing effect on the human body.
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Do not resort to aquamassage right after eating - take a break. Ask your doctor about this procedure if you have hypertension, cardiovascular disease, urolithiasis, or varicose veins.
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The cosmetic effect of such procedures is known to everyone: it is expressed in the reduction of the manifestations of cellulite, soft correction of the figure, and also the restoration of the tone and elasticity of the skin with the help of healing water flows.
The most popular home option - aromatic, which are most effective just after a bath, sauna or peeling. Organizing their homes is not at all difficult, the benefit in stores is now full of all sorts of fragrant bombs, oils and sea salt.
But if you approach the question creatively, then at home you can think of something useful and enjoyable. For example, add a couple of glasses of freshly prepared fruit or vegetable juice to the water. In winter, juices of citrus fruits, carrots and apples are excellent. But there are recipes and more difficult. For example, this: a peel of 3 oranges should be dried, ground in a coffee grinder into a powder, diluted with a glass of freshly squeezed orange (lemon, grapefruit or tangerine) juice, add 2-3 st. spoon olive oil and pour into the bathroom.
Diversify these procedures will help you all kinds of scrubs, peeling and masks, from the choice of which just run your eyes. The main thing is to know exactly what your soul desires and what is right for the body!