Relaxation at Home – Treat Yourself to Real SPA… Without Leaving the Bathtub
Relaxing, tempting with a scent, body and senses pampering – bath – is a perfect way to relax after a hard day.
What can we add to water to diversify our bath? A bubble Bath of course, preferably beautifully scented! Bubble baths from Sensual Pearl line will satisfy lovers of rich foam, which will make the moments spent in the bath even more pleasant.
What can we add to water to diversify our bath? Apart from traditional bath foam, which is present on the shelf of every tub owner, cosmetics manufacturers offer a wide range of different products. They will successfully change an ordinary bath into a sensual journey to the land of relaxation. What to choose?
- BATH SALT – provides rest and regeneration to the body, also perfect as a scrub. Ingredients contained in bath salts remove muscle stiffness and rheumatic pains as well as improve blood circulation. Quin Bath salts from Quin line restore energy and life force, they can also be used for very sensitive skin.
- BATH OIL – great for sensitive, dry and capillary skin. Vegetable oils contained in bath oils provide relief for skin irritations without causing the feeling of skin tightness. Moreover, essential oils (with a fragrance according to our liking) relax and soothe senses.
- FIZZY BOMB – mainly consists of citric acid, essential oils and soda. After dropping them into water the bombs fizz, adding color and fragrance to the bathwater. However, the most important are their properties, such as skin nourishing, moisturizing and natural pH level restoring.
- NATURAL POWDER – provides moisturization, protection and nourishment of skin. The main ingredient of bath powder is starch, which alleviates skin irritation. Bath with aromatic powders regenerates, relaxes and makes skin softer and more flexible.
Baths that are healthy for our bodies:
- Goat milk and honey bath – also known as Cleopatra’s bath, it not only gives sensual pleasure and a hint of luxury, but also smoothes the skin and provides proper moisture level.
Honey is rich in minerals and vitamins. Contained in it sugars strongly hydrate the skin leaving it velvety smooth. It also has anti-inflammatory properties and can be used to treat dermatitis and acne.
How to prepare such a bath?
Mix ¼ glass of honey with the same amount of milk and few drops of jojoba oil or your favorite essential oil in a bowl, next add it to the bath. After 15-20 minutes, you can take a quick cool shower and massage a moisturizing lotion into the dry body.
- Sulphide bath is a healing treatment with the use of natural sulphide brine, which contains active sulphur compounds as well as macro- and microelements, inter alia, iodine, fluorine, boron and bromine. These kinds of baths help in cases concerning different health problems, starting from degenerative spine disorders, through rheumatic disorders, ending with various skin problems. Such baths are present in the offer of many Polish health resorts.
Sulphide baths are usually taken in a series of 10 to 15 treatments. Each bath takes on average 15 minutes (it shouldn’t exceed 20 minutes) at the temperature of about 35°C. The therapeutic effects lasts up to seven months.
- Brine bath, appearing more and more often in the offer of health resorts and SPAs, brings many advantages to our organism. Brine is a type of mineral water that contains huge amounts of sodium ions as well as magnesium, potassium, chlorine and calcium ones. Immersing your body at the temperature of 35-38ºC not only relaxes, but also relieves physical and mental tension. Brine bath has many advantages, for example, improves immunity system, boosts metabolism process, enhances blood circulation and skin firmness.
These baths are especially recommended for people who suffer from rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatic diseases, osteoarthritis, diseases related to the increase of muscle tension or psoriasis and seborrheic dermatitis. They are not recommended for pregnant women, people suffering from respiratory and circulatory system insufficiency as well as urinary tract diseases.
NOTE: A hot bath can dry and irritate sensitive skin and has a bad influence on breaking blood vessels, that’s why taking a bath is not recommended for those who have dry skin prone to irritations or fragile capillaries.