The Best Way to Unwind After a Long Day: The Detox Bath

How many times did it occur to you to come home after a long and exhausting day yearning after a nice bath? A detox bath can be more than just a relaxation method by just adding a few ingredients to it. This way, the traditional bath will not only help you get rid of stress, but will also be very beneficial for your skin. So, you get to relax whilst treating your complexion. These are the steps you ought to follow. Enjoy your bath time!

• Make time for yourself!  

In order to do this correctly, you must reserve 40 minutes of your time for this detox bath. It is important to take this fact into consideration, as the first 20 minutes of the bath are the ones during which your body relieves toxins. The other 20 minutes constitute the actual part during which your skin soaks up all the minerals from the water.

• Add Epsom Salt

After filling up your tub with hot water, add Epsom salt to it. Epsom salt is also known as magnesium sulfate. After adding it to your water, the level of magnesium will be uplifted, and your skin will benefit from its properties efficiently. After being absorbed into your skin, the salts will immediately begin to process inside your body. The magnesium ions are released from the salt and will relieve you from stress, whilst reducing the impacts of adrenaline.

• Add half a cup of magnesium sulfate for children weighing less than 60 pounds.
• Add one cup for children weighing from 60 to 100 pounds.
• Add two cups for those that weigh more than 100 pounds.

• Add Baking Soda

Baking soda can improve your skin in many ways: it detoxifies it, it relieves the pain and itching sensation, while at the same time treating fungal illnesses. Furthermore, it will leave your skin smooth and slick.  Add one ore two cups of it to your bath.

• Add Essential Oils

Essential oils are a great way to make your bath even more enjoyable. Not only do they smell great, but they also present therapeutic properties your body can benefit from. You can use whatever essential oil you prefer best. One suggestion might be to add 20 drops of lavender oil that helps you relieve stress. Or you can try eucalyptus oil that is believed to improve the detoxification operation. However, fresh plants can also be used. For instance, try adding some mint leaves that have amazing warming properties, or a couple of chamomile flowers with their calming effect.

• Add Ginger

Ginger can be ideally used for a detox bath as it gradually warms up your body, making it sweat. Through this process of sweating, the toxins in your body will eventually be eliminated. More than 1 third of a cup should not be added. Your skin may turn red if you added too much ginger. That be it the case, add some more water.

• Drink Lots of Water

After your bath, you should drink lots of water. The purpose of water is to hydrate you accordingly, and after having eliminated the toxins from your skins, water does just that. So try to keep that in mind.

Good to Know

• It is not advisable for pregnant women, people with heart conditions or kidney diseases to take this bath.
• Before adding further herbs to your bath, it is best to inform yourself about their properties. Some are not recommended to be used, as they might present poisonous functions.
• Hydrogen peroxide is very acid. Do not add it to your detox bath.