Benefits of making your own homemade Dead 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. The benefits of sea-salt bath are many. A 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
beneficial 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. As an added benefit It reduces the accumulation of water
in the tissues, firms the skin slightly and even helps protect
against cellulite. |
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Dead Sea-Salt
Bath Recipe
For Skin Ailments
This mixture is especially beneficial 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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