Bath Therapy
Bathing is actually an ancient therapeutic practice called balneotherapy. Romans recognized the importance of water therapy and even provided public bath houses for citizens. Ayurvedic healers use steams, baths, and cold water plunges to maintain health based on your constitution–also known as doshas—and promote circulation.* Almost all ancient cultures prescribe therapeutic bathing rituals to promote overall wellness and calm the skin, our body’s largest organ.Baths can be helpful for many aspects of health and wellness.
Herbs and oils have long been combined with bath therapy to relax the mind, soothe sore muscles, reduce stress, relieve headaches, boosts immune system, relieve congestion, soothe sore, achy muscles, uplift spirit, shift energetic patterns and promote supple skin.
Now, if you don’t have a bath tub, don’t worry. You can still experience therapeutic baths by treating yourself to hand and foot baths with a large bowl or basin.
Here are some of the different kinds of ingredients you can add to your therapeutic baths in a moment, so you can start formulating therapeutic bath blends like a pro. Keep in mind that, regardless of what kinds of ingredients you use, you’ll want to try to plan enough time to soak in the tub for about 20 minutes. That’s generally how long it takes to really experience the full benefits of a therapeutic bath.
Bath Salt
It is now known that sea salt therapy is an effective treatment that assists in the rejuvenation of the cells and also induces a healthy exchange of minerals and toxins between the blood and the water. Sea salt is hailed for its health-enhancing minerals, therapeutic properties, and all-natural harvesting process. Adding a little sea salt to the bath can stimulate circulation, ease muscle cramps, help relieve stiffness in joints, aid with arthritis or back pain, and soothe achy, overworked legs and feet. Plus sea salt helps cleanse and detoxify the largest organ in the body your skin.
Apple Cider Vinegar
its hard to deny that Apple cider vinegar is a magical substance that can help with any ailment.
Apple cider vinegar contains vitamin C and B vitamins, which help to nourish your body’s largest organ, your skin. By soaking in an apple cider vinegar bath your body can absorb the vitamins leaving your skin moisturized and feeling soft..
It has powerful antimicrobial properties that may help ease skin infections and soothe irritation.
As a mild acid, ACV may also help restore the natural pH balance of your skin. This helps your skin keep moisture in and irritants out.
Flower Essences
Flower essences make a nice addition to therapeutic baths when you want to incorporate an energetic element to your formula. They’re especially lovely in comforting bath formulas for people who are grieving, stressed, or overwhelmed. Not much is needed to experience their therapeutic effects – less than one dropperful per bath is what’s neededWhether you are drawing a bath infused with medicinal herbs or lathering on a natural and nourishing lotion, these healthy habits are fundamental to whole body wellness. In this busy era, it can often be hard to fully show up for ourselves and commit to these simple acts of self-love. When we weave herbs into wellness, these practices become even more enticing, like a sweet treat we want to indulge in again and again.
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