Soothing and relaxing baths

Want to calm down quickly? Take a relaxing bath

Most people today associate the use of drugs with the concept of "treatment", especially in countries with a developed pharmaceutical industry.

By the way, one of the most important therapeutic areas of any "serious" spa institution is hydrotherapy - a means of healing, known since time immemorial. And in this direction, therapeutic baths play a major role. But you can take baths at home - there is a bathroom in every city apartment, and private houses are now being built "with all the amenities."

Of course, we take baths after work, to calm down and relax, but we attach little importance to them and often do it illiterately. Realizing the healing power of health baths and learning how to take them, you can dramatically reduce your medication intake, forget about clinics for a long time and feel great. Relaxing and soothing baths are the safest: they are prescribed even for babies - for example, with thyme, valerian, motherwort, etc.

How are they good for the body?

The beneficial effect of baths on the body is due to the natural forces of nature.

So, Archimedes' law contributes to relaxation very much: when we immerse ourselves in water, the “same” force acts on the body - we seem to lose some of the weight. Tension in the muscles decreases, and the musculoskeletal system feels a decrease in load - that's relaxation. Blood in the vessels is distributed differently: the arms and legs are "unloaded", the kidneys and lungs work more actively.

In the bath, the heat opens the pores, and the skin actively removes all unnecessary, including stress toxins, which are the cause of many health problems. And when healing substances dissolved in water penetrate into the skin, the whole body begins to “rejoice and sing”: metabolism improves, irritation and pain go away, blood pressure normalizes, a relaxed body calms down, the skin softens and rejuvenates, the mood rises, insomnia recedes.

Regular relaxing and soothing baths with herbs, oils and salts can work wonders. The esters and minerals contained in them are absorbed by the skin dozens of times more actively than ordinary water without additives. How to take a bath correctly?

How to relax in the bathroom?

Baths with different water temperatures are considered relaxing and soothing - not only warm (37-38oС), but also so-called. indifferent (34-37C) and even hot (39C and more). The duration of their intake is different: the first two types are from 10 to 20 minutes, and hot ones - no longer than 3 minutes. You need to be more careful with the latter: for example, in hypotonic patients, health may worsen - hot water quickly lowers pressure, but even with increased pressure, you cannot go to a hot bath - you can only warm up your legs.

Whichever bath you choose, there is little benefit to simply lying in the supplemented water.

Remember: useful substances dissolved in water enter the body mostly through the skin; the organs of smell and respiration also "take their toll", but through them the effect is weaker. Therefore, before using relaxing and soothing baths, you must thoroughly wash, preferably in combination with a full body peeling.

Best of all, 15-20-minute baths with water not hotter than body temperature relax and soothe (one degree higher). "Some like it hot," but then it is unlikely that you will be able to relax and calm down, although the effect of the bath will be pronounced, and the skin will absorb the substances from the water faster and deeper.

The temperature of not only water, but also of the air in the bathroom itself and in the room where you find yourself after, should be comfortable. What is the point of relaxing in the bathtub and then ending up in a cool room or even going outside? Take a soothing and relaxing bath when it's warm at home, or go under a warm blanket: in the evening it's time, but not earlier than two hours after eating.

For some women, the time of taking a relaxing bath seems unimportant: “you can do it in the morning”, “if you have time, then I’ll have time.” You shouldn't "be in time" - plan time for yourself: doesn't your body deserve a normal rest? And let no one bother you or distract you with questions: for half an hour, your family will live well even without your direct participation. And in the morning you should take a shower, and if you have a bath, then cold or cool to invigorate.

Fragrances, candles, music - most of our women consider these attributes to be pampering or "whim", and it's a pity. Treatment is a complex effect: relaxing and soothing baths “do not help” because we are not used to using their healing ingredients to the full. Place at least a couple of small, but beautiful candles; turn on quiet calm music or "murmur of a stream"; Choose an oil for the aroma lamp that is in harmony with the ethers and herbs added to the water. If fresh herbs and flowers have been brewed for the bath, leaving them in the water will also promote relaxation and rest.

Homemade soothing recipes

First, I will give the simplest examples of home recipes for soothing and relaxing baths. Their ingredients are very common and are sold in every pharmacy.

Pharmacy chamomile and linden blossom: there are, if not in every home, then in the nearest pharmacy for sure. Brew the raw material with a liter of boiling water (handful), leave for 20-30 minutes, pour into a bath of water.

Food is great for relaxing in the bathroom. Milk and honey bath: pour warm milk (1 l) mixed with honey (3-5 tbsp) into the water. Tension will be relieved, and the skin will receive hydration, nutrients and bioactive substances.

If you add bran to the milk-honey mixture, the usefulness of a relaxing bath will increase dramatically, but then a decoction is prepared. Per liter of milk - 500 g of any bran (oats are good) and 2-3 tbsp. honey. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until the mass thickens slightly, remove and pour into the bath.

Yolk soothing baths are even easier. Beat a couple of yolks with a serving of your favorite shower gel and a packet of vanillin. Pour out a little, in a thin stream, preferably under running water: the mixture will foam, and the smell will turn out to be delightfully soothing.

Essential oil baths

Relaxing and soothing essential oil baths are also easy to use. Suitable oils can be added to the mixtures described above, or simply into water, after being dissolved in an emulsifier (honey, milk, cream, salt, etc.). Examples of combinations:

• Geranium (4 drops), sandalwood (5 drops), vanilla (6 drops);
• Magnolia, bitter orange, ylang-ylang, neroli (all 5 drops);
• Iris (2 drops), lavender (3 drops), lemon balm (5 drops);
• Mimosa (2 drops), chamomile (3 drops), lavender (5 drops) - relieves insomnia.

The needles or twigs of any coniferous trees (about 500 g) can be boiled in a large saucepan and used for a relaxing and soothing bath: ethers and vitamins are enough.