Try it, you'll like it, your own homemade Sea-Salt Bath
To help with oily skin or acne, rinse your skin daily with a sea
salt bath solution.
The idea of a sea salt bath comes from the knowledge that the ocean has
great healing powers. The human body is made of approximately 65% water.
Seawater is very similar to human blood in its combination of minerals
and trace elements and this helps to explain its healing effects in the
body. A warm sea-salt bath can remove waste products, promote
circulation and supports healthy skin function. By flushing metabolic
wastes and accumulated fluid out of the tissues, sea-salt baths are
useful in protecting against cellulite and edema. Adding dried seaweed
to your bath further conditions, restores and moisturizes the skin.
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Tip:
Massaging your skin with a loofah or a
brush during a bath will enhance the circulatory and detoxifying
effects of the sea salt. It reduces the accumulation of water in the
tissues, firms the skin slightly and even helps protect against
cellulite. |
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Sea-Salt Bath
Recipe
For Skin Ailments
This mixture is especially effective for such skin
conditions as acne, psoriasis, eczema, oozing poison ivy and poison
oak.
1 lb. Dead-Sea salt
3 tbsp. seaweed powder
Thoroughly mix the Dead-Sea salt and seaweed powder
in a glass container with a lid. Use up to 1 cup of bath salts in a
bath.
For Normal Skin
2-4 effervescent bath tablets
1 lb. coarse or fine sea salt
1 lb. baking soda
5 tbsp. seaweed powder
Crush the bath tablets with a mortar and pestle;
then add to the other ingredients. Thoroughly mix in a glass
container with a lid. Add up to 1 cup to your bath.
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Exclusive Gift Idea
Scented sea salts for the bath, displayed in a decorative
bottle, can make a special surprise gift for a friend. You can add
dried herbs and flowers for a colorful variation.
1 lb. coarse sea salt
50-60 drops of lavender or rose-geranium essential oil
1/2 cup dried lavender buds or rose pedals
 Put the
salt and the essential oils in a glass container that can be
tightly capped, mix well and let stand for 2 weeks in a dark
place. Then arrange the salt and the dried flowers in alternating
layers in a glass bottle and cap tightly. Use 8-10 tbsp. of the
blend for a tub bath.
Note: For added effect, tint the salt with oil-based food
coloring. Mix a small amount of sea salt with whatever colors you
prefer, and then mix the colored salt in with the rest. |
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Application:
Run hot water into your bathtub and dissolve up to 1
cup of sea salt in it. Then add cold water until the bathtub reaches
your body temperature (98.6ºF) Bathe for no more than 10-15 minutes;
this will keep you from placing too much strain on your circulation.
If you have normal to dry skin, rinse before applying lotion, but if
you have oily skin, you needn't rinse off. Apply lotion to your
body, cover up well and rest for at least one hour. |
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Ingredient
Benefits:
 Rich in minerals: Sea salt, which is available at most
health-food stores, contains a higher mineral content than regular
table salt, has not been bleached with chemicals and is believed to
be more effective in a bath. Sea salt is obtained by evaporating
seawater that has been purified and filtered multiple times. It
consists of about 80 percent sodium chloride and 20 percent
minerals and trace elements. Salt that comes from the Dead Sea is
especially rich in potassium, magnesium, iodine, bromine and sulfur.
These substances remove waste products from the body and can help
protect against cellulite and edema in the tissues of the skin.
Coarse- and fine-grained forms of sea salt are available; both types
are effective when added to a therapeutic bath.
Baking Soda for enhanced effects: Adding bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) to a
sea-salt bath can leave the skin feeling clean and smooth. Baking
soda also enhances the stimulating effect on the circulatory system,
provides a refreshing quality and helps soothe skin irritations and
itchiness. For fizzy bubbles, you can add 3-4 effervescent antacid
tablets to your bathwater before stepping in. The tablets will not
harm your skin and simply add to a "spa" effect. Baking soda can be
purchased at pharmacies and grocery stores; carbonated bath tablets
are available in some bath shops.
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