How to arrange spa treatments in the bath? Healing bath procedures

Since ancient times, the Slavs were treated for ailments and ailments in the bathhouse. In addition to its direct purpose, the bath serves as a medical and cosmetic room... Regular trips to the sauna relieve the body of slagging and help the cells to improve the regeneration process. Today you will find out what procedures are in the bath will help you become both beautiful and healthy.

Greetings, dear reader!

A visit to the steam room has a beneficial effect on the entire body as a whole, activating the processes of rejuvenation and improving the appearance of a person.


The bathhouse and steam room have certain visiting rules for maximum pleasure and benefit, and not all bath procedures are suitable.

  1. The head in the steam room should be covered with a special hat or kerchief in order to save the hair from drying out and subsequent brittleness.
  2. All metal jewelry must be removed to avoid burns.
  3. For shoes, lightweight slates or slippers are ideal.

In order not to expose the skin to a sharp change in temperature, it is better to douse yourself with warm water before going into the steam room. It is also better to take a steam bath on the lower step of the shelf on the first run, gradually adjusting the body to the high temperatures in the steam room.

Well-being is the best indicator of how long it takes for the steam room, especially on the first visit.

As soon as the sensations become uncomfortable, it's time to leave the steam room.

Immediately upon leaving it, you need to douse yourself with water to wash off the sweat, which removes secretions and cleanses the skin.

Steam room

Each subsequent visit to the steam room is longer, the temperatures are higher. Now you can steam on the high steps of the shelf.

The steam room is a place for relaxation, you should not waste your pleasure on chatting, physical activity or beauty treatments.

All this should be left for later, but here it is necessary to allow the body to relax and calm down. This is an excellent procedure for cleansing and rejuvenating the body.

Toning Supplements

With the help of oils and herbal decoctions, the healing and tonic effect of steam can be enhanced.

Decoctions

Raspberry, coniferous, eucalyptus and some other decoctions are perfect.

Before using them, you need to strain and dilute them with plenty of water, and then boldly pour them over hot stones.

Oils

With oils, everything is somewhat different.

They do not water stones, but soak a small board and put them near the stones or drip a few drops directly onto the shelves.

  • Lavender, jasmine, grapefruit and fir are used for vivacity and mood.
  • Tangerine, lemon or ylang-ylang oil are ideal for relaxation, soothing and relieving stress.
  • Chamomile, cedar, mint, eucalyptus or juniper oil are needed to heal wounds and disinfect them.


Aromatherapy

With the help of diluted kvass or beer, they give the steam a bread aroma that cleans and heals the entire body.

Whisk

The best bath procedure is to steam with a broom. It heals, tones and rejuvenates.

It is impossible to imagine a Russian bath in which there is no fragrant and steamed broom. First, the skin is stroked with it, then they begin to lightly pat, gradually increasing the intensity and strength of the blows.

For those who are struggling against cellulite and fat deposits, as well as just want to improve the body - a broom is the best helper.

Nettles and several types of trees are used for brooms.

  • A birch broom will help relieve muscle pain, cleanse the skin and lungs, and heal wounds.
  • You can heal oily skin, regulate pressure and nerves with the help of an oak broom.
  • Linden relieves headaches, helps in the treatment of lung diseases and stimulates the kidneys.
  • Juniper and fir branches promote blood circulation and perspiration, relieve respiratory tract diseases, and help with neuralgia.
  • Nettle can help relieve joint pain, inflammation and reduce blood pressure.

Beauty treatments in the bath

For cosmetic procedures, folk remedies will be the most ideal.

Masks and scrubs are best prepared from honey, salt, clay, kefir or sour cream, oils and berries.

Each procedure must be alternated with a steam procedure, but each time you need to enter the steam room with absolutely clean skin.

You need to start with cleansing with a scrub after the first visit to the steam room.

The procedure lasts about 15 minutes, everything is washed off under running water.

After subsequent steaming, masks should be done, first nourishing, then toning and healing.

When the trips to the steam room are completed, it is the turn of the hair.

A pre-prepared mask is applied to the scalp, then to the roots and length. After ten minutes, it is thoroughly washed off with a suitable shampoo.

In order to truly relax your body and soul, heal and rejuvenate your body, you need to go to the bath every week.

This should become a good and kind tradition for many years to come.

Bath is useful for everyone !!!

Also, my dear parents, such baths are very useful for ours, since they are the same as everyone else, and the delights of the bath are useful for the body.

10.01.2013

How good it is to visit the bathhouse, forget about all worries and problems, relax and warm the body, give rest to the soul and visit the world of pleasures. Bath procedures are a pleasant and rewarding pastime. But the bath ritual is a complex of actions and methods aimed at strengthening and improving the human body and his mental health. Therefore, many are not limited to visiting the steam room. Connoisseurs of the bathing business know how to use the rest with health benefits between visits to the steam room and after the bath in general.

Massage after bath

Whipping with a broom after a steam room - raises vitality

After the steam room, the body is relaxed, the body gains new vitality. Metabolic processes are intensified, the body begins to get rid of toxins, and the soul is in a state of bliss and peace. To enhance the positive effect of the bath procedures, massage is recommended after the steam bath.

Strengthens metabolic processes, relaxes the muscles of the body, brings a feeling of peace, peace of mind and pleasure. You can choose classic body massage, broom massage, honey massage, with aromatic oils and other types of massage. At the same time, massage techniques should not cause pain.

The methods of massage with brooms are varied, but they are all subject to one principle - do not harm. A broom can be whipped, rubbed, puffed, stroked, etc.

After the steam room - an excellent procedure for raising vitality. This amazing procedure has its roots in the centuries, many works have been written about it, it is glorified in the centuries for its peculiarity to restore human strength. The Russian bathing tradition has always been either an ice-hole. It is also a kind of massage of the circulatory and vascular system of the human body. Even when they are very short-lived, they strengthen endocrine processes and resistance to colds.

Massage after the bath will bring a feeling of peace

Tea after bath

The tradition of drinking tea after the bath has always existed. A visit to the steam room has an active effect on the human body. Metabolic processes improve, sweat production increases, and the body loses a lot of fluid. You need to take a very responsible approach to the question - what to drink after the bath. It should always be remembered that this is a continuation of the bath treatment procedures.

There is a wide range of healthy drinks to take after the sauna. But the first on this list are teas: green, black, herbal infusions. The best, of course, is, but black is also suitable, the leaves of which also contain useful substances.

People have long known the medicinal properties of plants. We are now drawing on the hands-on experience of generations, using knowledge of the healing properties of various herbs. People have always used the healing power of plants for ailments. Herbal infusions are very useful to take after visiting the steam room.

But, you should approach this issue with extreme caution. Some herbs, if you exceed the dose of consumption, will already poison the body, and not have a healing effect. Therefore, it is better to choose traditional herbal teas, such as linden, strawberry, currant, mint, rosehip infusion, St. John's wort (two tablespoons of flowers per liter of water) and other herbal infusions. Honey can be added to herbal infusions.

The traditional Russian drink after visiting the bathhouse is kvass. Previously, kvass was a real bath drink. Our ancestors said that everything is in the head. Brooms were moistened with kvass, kvass was poured on stones, creating a bread spirit, and, of course, they drank after visiting the steam room.

Also, after the bath, you can take vitamin drinks from freshly squeezed juices. Juices from carrots, blueberries, beets are especially useful and can restore the vitality of the body.

Traditional Russian drink after the bath - kvass

Linden tea is a very aromatic drink that helps to strengthen the immune system and fight colds. The use of St. John's wort - will have an anti-inflammatory effect and improve bowel function. Rosehip infusion - saturates the body with vitamins and improves the functioning of the digestive system. Peppermint relieves fatigue and calms the nervous system. Strawberries and currants - "vitamin pantries", tone up and strengthen the body. And everyone knows about the healing properties of honey.

Linden tea helps to strengthen the immune system

Mineral water is also preferred. But it is better not to drink coffee after a bath. The steam room is already a load on the cardiovascular and nervous system of a person and you should not overexcite the body. Alcohol consumption is also strictly prohibited. This overloads all human systems, dehydrates the body and blocks the elimination of toxins.

Masks after the bath

It is not for nothing that the bathhouse is always considered a place for the purification of the soul and body. Bath, destroys pathogenic bacteria, the skin acquires elasticity due to the enhancement of metabolic processes, and also improves its appearance. And various masks and additional care, after visiting the steam room, equates going to the bathhouse to visiting an expensive beauty salon. After visiting the steam room, the skin is cleansed of dead cells, relaxes, pores open, which helps to better assimilate all cosmetic procedures and face masks.

Healing honey tightens the skin

Therefore, after the bath, it is very good to do the body. Especially for women. This helps to preserve youth and blooming appearance for many years. But in order for the cosmetic procedures after the bath to give the best effect, it is necessary to take into account the regularities of the effect of heat on the human skin.

It is necessary to apply cosmetic masks for the face and body during rest, in between visits to the steam room or after the end of bath procedures. In a hot steam room, the skin gives off moisture, and after that it cools down and begins to intensively absorb moisture. Therefore, after cooling down, it is very good to apply masks on the face and body, together with the moisture, the skin absorbs all the useful substances from the mask.

You can use both special cosmetics sold in stores, and self-prepared masks. Most of the mask ingredients can be found at home in any kitchen. Homemade masks, prepared with your own hands, will help to saturate the skin with the necessary nutrients.

Tightens the skin and smoothes wrinkles, lemon refreshes the skin and makes it elastic. The cottage cheese mask nourishes the skin with nutrients, therefore revitalizing the skin. Banana masks improve blood flow in the skin. Cucumber whitens and moisturizes the skin. You can also use sour cream, yoghurts, fresh fruits and berries and many other products for masks.

Conclusion!

As a body mask, honey and salt can be used to improve detoxification and additional hydration. Coffee is also an excellent body mask, it is a natural scrub and the effect of such a mask is instant, the skin becomes soft and velvety. Very good masks for the face and body after the bath - cosmetic clay and seaweed. Not very popular, but very effective masks for the face and body are herbal infusions.

After bath masks help keep our skin healthy. Take bath procedures and be always healthy and happy!


Cosmetologists claim that the effectiveness of caring procedures for the face and body is significantly increased if they are carried out on steamed skin. It is best to do this in a bath or sauna, but not all masks and scrub creams are suitable for this. You need to know and follow the rules for visiting and behaving in a sauna, so that only a qualitative result is obtained from visiting.

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The benefits of a sauna for body and body

A visit to the bathhouse and sauna is recognized as useful not only by adherents of traditional methods of treatment and prevention of diseases, but also by official medicine. The effect of hot steam on the skin is generally obvious:

  • the temperature of the surface of the epidermis rises, which causes the rapid and complete rejection of the "shell" of dead scales;
  • pores open, all the dirt begins to come out of them - the remnants of the secretion of the sebaceous and sweat glands, dust, cosmetics;
  • the epidermis begins to actively "breathe" and pass all the beneficial substances into the deep layers of the skin;
  • excess fluid comes out of the skin and the whole body, which solves the problem of edema and cellulite.

Infrared sauna

Precisely because the skin “opens up” to receive various nutrients, various skin care procedures will be especially beneficial for it.

In addition, the sauna has a positive effect on the functioning of the whole organism:

  • muscles become softer, relax as much as possible;
  • blood vessels dilate, blood flow to all organs increases;
  • the functionality of the heart muscle is activated;
  • motor reaction increases, attention becomes more concentrated.

It is also well known what effect the sauna has on the psycho-emotional background - the mood rises, anxieties go away, irritation disappears.

An excellent option would be to visit with some spa treatments at the same time. They will bring maximum benefit to the skin and solve many problems.

SPA treatments for the skin in the sauna: which can be done and which can not

There are several prohibitions on spa treatments for skin care:

  • Deep cleansing of the skin. We are talking about peeling, which, with such a maximum steaming of the epidermis, will cause quite serious damage to it. Even if natural formulations are used as cleansing agents, you should not neglect the recommendation of refusing the procedure.
  • Massage with anti-cellulite creams. The problem can arise literally "out of the blue" - the vessels close to the surface of the skin, under the influence of high temperatures, become so fragile that they can rupture and hemorrhage under the skin. It is unlikely that this will add health, but the fight against bruises (hematomas) will last for several weeks.
  • Use moisturizers or nourishing creams. After visiting the sauna and carrying out a number of spa procedures, you just need to dry the skin, and all other cosmetics are used at least 10 to 12 hours later.

Various masks for face and body skin, scrubs and rinsing are allowed, but only if the following conditions are met:

  • Before heading to the steam room, you need to thoroughly rinse off dirt and makeup in the shower. Ablutions must be performed in the future, before each entry into the "hot room". By the way, you don't need to stay in it for more than 10 minutes.
  • It is possible to apply cosmetics on the face and body only during breaks between couples procedures. It is generally forbidden to do anything directly in the steam room, otherwise the opposite effect may occur, when the thermoregulation of the skin is disturbed when the pores are blocked and high air temperatures. The result can be fainting, hypertensive crisis, convulsive activity, acute heart failure.
  • Apply scrubs, masks and other products after the first visit to the steam room. By this time, the adaptation of the body is not yet complete, additional stress in the form of a mass of nutrients that have entered the skin will definitely not be useful to it.

For information on which face and body care procedures are recommended to be performed in the sauna, and which are not, see this video:

Body and face scrubs

If you mix the coffee grounds from the drink you have drunk with a small amount of honey, you get an excellent remedy for cleansing the skin of the body. The product is applied to the cover, rubbed in a circular motion for 15 - 20 minutes, then washed off with warm or cool water. In the case of too coarse foci (heels, elbows, knees), medium-ground salt and baking soda are added to the mentioned composition. For cooking, all ingredients are taken in equal proportions.

The skin of the face is more delicate, the above recipes are categorically not suitable for it. The following product combinations are optimal choices:

  • cream or sour cream (1 tablespoon) + fine sea salt (1 teaspoon);
  • sour cream (2 tablespoons) + chopped fresh cucumber pulp (1 tablespoon) + 5 drops of lemon juice;
  • small oatmeal (4 tablespoons) + cream (3 tablespoons).

The product should be on the face for no more than 10 minutes, then it is washed off with cool water.

Nourishing face masks

They are applied before the last entry into the steam room, since the skin at this moment is as cleansed and warmed up as possible, so all the beneficial substances from the cosmetic product will completely pass into the deep layers of the cover. The best sauna recipes are:

  • From clay... You can use blue or white, for 100 g of powder you need to add such an amount of warm water so that the result is a homogeneous mass. Clay itself contains more than 50 minerals and trace elements, so even a basic product is suitable for nourishing the skin of the face.

But if you wish, you can add aloe juice to it - with oily or inflamed skin, milk or sour cream - with increased sensitivity of the cover, oat flour - with a problem type.

  • From cottage cheese... This fermented milk product is considered universal in cosmetology and can be used to care for any type of facial skin. Mix cottage cheese with honey, oat flour, sour cream, medicinal chamomile oil or algae powder. Before adding an additional ingredient, the curd must be mixed with milk and ensure a homogeneous mass.
  • From fruits and berries... Everything is simple here: strawberries, apples, lingonberries, melon pulp or any other fruits / berries are crushed in mashed potatoes and applied to the already cleansed and scrubbed skin. There is one nuance here: a strong allergy can occur to such a mask, so you need to choose those products that are adequately perceived by the body. When in doubt, it is better to give preference to non-red ingredients, for example, peaches, plums, apricots.

Masks for mature skin

Age is not at all a reason to refuse to visit the sauna, having previously agreed with the doctor. And if there are no contraindications to such pleasure, then you should take care of mature skin. The most relevant for her will be masks based on yeast. Alcoholic ("raw") yeast is used for cosmetic procedures, which is compulsorily crushed and mixed with warm water to obtain a thick, but soft mass. And now you can add to it:

  • egg yolk;
  • banana pulp;
  • liquid honey;
  • cream.

The amount of ingredients when mixing is taken in equal proportions. And if mature skin is of an oily type and has many age spots, then a 3% solution of hydrogen peroxide added to yeast will help to cope with these problems.

For the rules for peeling body skin in a sauna, see this video:

Body and hair care after

After visiting the sauna and carrying out a number of caring procedures, you need to leave the skin of the body and face "alone". After cooling, many apply moisturizers or nourishing creams to it - this is not necessary. Only if the rest in passed without scrubbing and applying masks, you should use some kind of cosmetics, for example, professional creams.

Hair is also exposed to the heat of the hot air in the sauna, and this is not always beneficial. Firstly, you need to know that it is strictly forbidden to visit a steam room with wet curls - they will become dry and with split ends. This can be avoided by using a bath cap or towel.

Secondly, hair should be washed only after the last visit to the steam room, when a shower, rest and return home awaits ahead. You can also use masks for them.

You can use a completely extraordinary proposal: mix 3 tablespoons of mayonnaise with a teaspoon of grated garlic and distribute over the entire length of the hair, affecting the scalp. This mask is applied after the first visit to the steam room and is not washed off until the end of the sauna visit.

Since garlic can give a specific smell to curls, it is better to use shampoo with a strong, aggressive aroma when washing them. But the result will be surprising - the hair will become silky, shiny and smooth.


Maoines and Garlic Hair Mask

Contraindications to visit

Sauna, coupled with cosmetic SPA procedures, works wonders: the skin becomes smooth, even, wrinkles disappear, elasticity appears. But if all the described means can be used outside, then not everyone is allowed to visit this place. Doctors categorically prohibit going to the sauna when:

  • menstruation and pregnancy;
  • recovery after undergoing surgical interventions;
  • any problems in the work of the heart and blood vessels;
  • tumor-like neoplasms of a benign or malignant nature;
  • varicose veins;
  • an increase in body temperature against the background of any diseases;
  • infectious and inflammatory diseases;
  • dermatological problems;
  • circulatory disorders in the brain.

Observing the rules for visiting the sauna and conducting spa procedures for the skin of the body and face, regularly performing the described manipulations, you can achieve a lot. The steam room not only normalizes and stabilizes the psycho-emotional background, protects the body from stress, but also makes the skin smoother, smoother, relieves it of acne and blackheads, smoothes fine wrinkles.

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Another working week passes and we go to take bath procedures... What a sin to hide, the bath and bath procedures for us are a part of our life, a ritual, without which it is difficult to imagine our existence in this vain world.

An experienced bather, going to the bath, takes with him all the necessary attributes of the art of bathing. He is well aware of the beneficial effects of hot steam, and so that his health does not suffer, he will do everything right. But what should an inexperienced or inexperienced person do? The answer is simple - understand and adhere to the recommendations below.

I remember when I first went to the bathhouse, there were no recommendations at all. He climbed to the topmost shelf and, looking closely at the avid bathers, tried to portray something similar. The result did not wait long for itself. Somehow he came out of the steam room with dark circles in his eyes. Of course, there was no time for the bath. It's good that ends well and there are no negative consequences. But this incident was for me a memorable lesson for a lifetime. Then I realized the importance of following the rules for visiting the steam room. Here's what you need to know:

what is important to know

  • Never go to the sauna after a hearty meal.
  • Two hours before the steam room it is easy to have a snack (vegetables or fruits are desirable).
  • After heavy physical labor, you need to rest for an hour or two (not applicable for mental fatigue).
  • and viral diseases with fever is contraindicated. You can't knock out a wedge with a wedge!
  • Do not rush into the steam room at breakneck speed, but gradually get used to the hot steam. Beginners do not need to climb onto the top shelf. It is enough to sit downstairs for a couple of minutes. This way, you will gradually get used to the high temperature, and it will no longer seem so angry.
  • Do not go to the bathhouse in case of severe physical fatigue, when even rest does not help relieve severe fatigue.
  • Avoid severe overheating of the body, as well as hypothermia. Use cooling procedures (cold shower, swimming pool, snow wiping) only in between visits to the steam room.
  • Never wet your hair before the steam room. This can cause overheating of the head. And, as you know, the head is, after all, our main organ, no matter what they say.
  • It is useful for people inexperienced in the bathing business to take a warm shower before the steam room. 2-3 minutes is enough to prepare yourself for the hot steam.
  • Extraneous and unpleasant odors are unacceptable in the steam room. You should breathe healthy air from wood, brooms and special fragrances.
  • Monitor your well-being and do not allow it to deteriorate. If you experience dizziness, increased heart rate, shortness of breath, nausea, or dark spots in your gas, know that you are overheated. Leave the steam room immediately and into a cool and well-ventilated area.
  • Staying too long in a steam room with a very high steam temperature is unacceptable and may harm, not benefit your health.
  • After every one and a half to two hours of using the steam room, clean it and ventilate it thoroughly.
  • You need to know how to provide first aid in the bath.
  • Never drink alcoholic beverages.

Something for information about the procedures in the bath

  • The best position in the steam room is lying on the shelf. In this case, the skin warms up evenly over all areas. The head should be slightly raised.
  • Do not change your body position abruptly. If there is no way to lie down, then you can raise your legs higher.
  • For hygienic purposes, it is recommended to wash a little without soap in front of the steam room and rinse off the main dirt. The soap washes away the fatty layer from the skin, which protects it from drying out. Remember to dry yourself.
  • When you first visit the steam room, take it with you, sit quietly, breathe in its aroma. This will give you a chance to get used to the high temperatures. Warm up well, relax in the dressing room, and then you can already go to steam.
  • Water on the skin prevents perspiration. Always remove it by hand or with a special scraper.
  • The temperature in the steam room is not uniform - the higher, the more important it is.
  • Always bring a bath cap and gloves to the steam room.
  • Morning hours are the best time for a bath.
  • Dry steam is more easily tolerated by the body than wet steam.
  • All bath procedures are carried out slowly and without fuss. Remember that you have come to rest and gain strength, not work.
  • The average bath time is about two hours.
  • For beginners, sweating may not be as intense as for experienced people. A regular visit to the bath helps to normalize sweating.
  • or self-massage should be done immediately after leaving the steam room.
  • It is good to take a terry towel with you in a steam room, spread it on the shelf and lie on it.

And the main thing that you definitely need to know about bath procedures is this. After all, steam in a bath is of exceptional importance for the benefits of our health.

Bath lovers will agree with me that spending time in this place brings a lot of pleasure for body and soul, after which you feel “reborn” and even lose weight. And for good reason - after all, the bath is one of the most effective ways to cleanse the human body.

Briefly, the topic of the bath has already been touched on in. Now you, the readers, have the opportunity to get acquainted in more detail with all the properties of this wonderful procedure, collected in this article.

USEFUL PROPERTIES OF THE BATH:

1. Hot steam bath cleanses the skin of old cells, stimulates the secretion of sweat and sebaceous glands.

Together with sweat, toxins and toxins are released from the body. My grandmother also used to say: "Go to the bathhouse more often and you will always be young and beautiful, with pink cheeks." But this is really so - when washing in a bath, the skin is steamed, therefore the dead cells of the epidermis (cuticles) are removed gently, and the surface of the skin is cleansed, the skin seems to “look younger”. The functioning of cleansed skin is significantly improved - its respiratory and excretory functions are easier to carry out, thermoregulation becomes more effective, and the protective function is facilitated.

2. Bath has a positive effect on the respiratory system.

Firstly, the mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, experiencing intense heat exposure, warm up well. Secondly, phytoncides entering the air of the steam room from a steamed broom cleanse both the air itself and the bronchi with the lungs from infection (both microbial and viral), into which they penetrate with the inhaled air.

3. Bath has a beneficial effect on the cardiovascular system.

The movement of blood through the veins and arteries is greatly facilitated, stagnant processes in the small and large circles of blood circulation are eliminated, metabolic processes in cells are improved, tissues absorb oxygen more actively.

4. Together with sweat, excess lactic acid leaves the muscles, which is the cause of the familiar feeling of fatigue.

5. Bath procedures reduce gastric acidity and improve digestion.

6. As a result of the action of hot steam on the body, metabolic processes in the body are intensively activated.

7. Due to the intensification of the oxidation process, excess cholesterol, which usually accumulates in the walls of blood vessels and in tissues, "burns out", and this reduces the risk of diseases such as atherosclerosis, hypertension, coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, stroke, obesity, etc. P.

Do you remember the feeling when you leave the steam room and immediately pour yourself over with cold water or jump into the pool with a running start? True bliss, isn't it !? But this is not only pleasant sensations with violent emotions, but also a very useful effect, since contrasting water procedures relieve vascular spasms, restore normal blood circulation, and help with capillary circulation disorders. This means that every visit to the bathhouse can be viewed as a hardening event, contributing to the effective prevention of influenza and colds.

Specially conducted studies show that the bath provides powerful support to the kidneys, since when visiting it, up to one and a half liters or even more liters of fluid are released from sweat, thus bath procedures have a beneficial effect on water-salt metabolism and, consequently, on the state of the whole organism, from this exchange is directly dependent.

The sauna heat helps to relax muscles, relieves the feeling of fatigue, tones up, restores vital activity, intensifies the excitatory processes of the central nervous system, stimulates regenerative functions in peripheral nerves. Plus, contrast baths, massage and whipping are a good way to relieve nervous tension and, of course, promote sound, healthy sleep.

Here are some tips from experienced bathers, which I myself use:

1. You need to get used to the sauna heat gradually. Before visiting the steam room, you should rinse slightly under the shower, but do not wet your head so as not to cause it to overheat in the steam room.

2. Before entering the steam room after a shower, you must put on a woolen hat, wipe dry with a towel, otherwise moisture will delay perspiration.

3. When you feel in the steam room that profuse sweating has begun, it is best to lie down on the shelf: in this case, the body will receive heat evenly.

4. After 8-10 minutes after you've sweated enough, you need to leave the steam room, rinse with warm water and rest for 5-7 minutes.

5. For those who like rinsing with cold water after the steam room, like me, it should be remembered that hardening procedures should not be postponed until the end. It is best to alternate these procedures with visits to the steam room.

6. The best drink in and after the bath is a well-brewed fresh tea, preferably green, or herbal vitamin drink. Tea or other drinks should be drunk in the dressing room during rest, from a samovar or thermos. For example, during the period of rest between visits to the steam room, I like to drink warm tea, which for this occasion I specially brew in a thermos from mint, rose hips, linden, raspberry leaves, currants and add honey. Perfectly tones up!

7. And in no case, do not go to the bathhouse after eating food and alcoholic beverages. If you really want to, allow yourself this after the bath.

What you need to know about cosmetic procedures in the bath

I agree that the bath is an excellent place for beauty treatments. At the same time, I often see a picture of how ladies, having smeared themselves from head to toe with various creams and ointments, enter the steam room and wait with anticipation for the effect of skin renewal and body rejuvenation. Naturally, the expected effect does not occur.

Moreover, according to experts, there is nothing more useless than applying creams, masks and other means before entering the steam room and while in it. The technique in which a cosmetic product is applied to the skin and goes to the steam room is incorrect, although it is recommended in many publications.

The absorption process under conditions of increased sweating almost does not occur. On the contrary, the skin emits slags, moisture, salts and everything superfluous and unnecessary along with sweat. How can you expect your mask to have the expected effect? The cosmetic impact is minimal. It can even be harmful, since many products, especially creams, decompose under the influence of high temperatures and can harm the skin.

The suction process is most active after you have left the steam room. It is at the very moment when sweating stops, the skin absorbs, like a sponge, everything that is on its surface. It is important not to allow the substances that are released with sweat to be absorbed back. Therefore, be sure to take a shower after leaving the steam room. Then comes a period of rest for the body, which is optimal for nourishing the skin and using any external means. Moreover, absorption occurs very quickly and immediately gives a positive effect.

This is exactly the time when the effect of the use of all anti-cellulite creams and gels is maximum. For 15-20 minutes of rest between visits to the steam room, creams and ointments will bring more benefits than walking all day in anti-cellulite shorts. Before the next visit, you can wash off the remnants of the product, since everything that is possible has already been absorbed. This rule applies to all creams, masks, medicinal ointments, as well as aromatherapy - aromatic agents are absorbed not only by the lungs, but also by the whole body.

I have a favorite scrub recipe that leaves the skin soft and velvety after applying it. I use it after steaming with a broom, warming up the skin. For the scrub, I use 2 tablespoons of ground coffee, 2 tablespoons of honey and one tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil (first cold pressed). This peeling is suitable not only for the body, but also for dry skin. The effect is amazing!

It is very useful to rinse clean hair with a broom broth. This will give them strength, shine and splendor. Try it - you won't regret it (tested on yourself).

With all the benefits of the bath, it should be remembered that bath procedures are indicated only for those who have no contraindications to them (primarily in the form of acute or chronic diseases of the cardiovascular, respiratory and nervous systems).

If you like a bathhouse and go there regularly and want to be healthy, young and beautiful - do it right, with the benefit of your body and soul.
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The article uses materials from the websites bani-club.ru and med-tutorial.ru

Which broom to choose?

Linden - if a cold begins.

Nettle - good for back pain.

Juniper - disinfects the air in the steam room and helps with flu and bronchitis, as well as radiculitis (stimulates blood circulation in muscles and internal organs).

Oak - for skin problems.

Which tree to choose when building your own bath?

I think that it is no secret to anyone why wood is used in the construction of a Russian bath - wooden walls have the ability to perfectly absorb steam and maintain constant humidity and temperature in the steam room. In addition, wood is a "breathing" material, so there is no need to install any additional ventilation in the bath or to ventilate the premises.

Which tree is the best?

The best option for the frame of the bath will be pine beams and logs. The advantage of pine is the high content of aromatic substances, they are released at high temperatures and have bactericidal properties.

From the inside, it is better to use a deciduous tree. Aspen or linden is ideal, because these rocks are less dense than pine and do not heat up so much in a steam room. You can freely sit on the shelves without sheets. And one more thing - hardwoods do not emit resin when heated, which means there is no danger of sticking to a wall or shelf.

As for the floor in the bath, it does not have to be wooden. Today, there are a lot of modern materials that are not inferior, and in some cases even surpass wood in quality and durability. For example, ceramic tiles are easy enough to wash and they will look much nicer than wood, which after a few weeks will no longer delight the eye with its novelty.