They say there are people in this world who have never been in a bath. As a rule, they live in southern countries and, due to the climate, do not need additional heating.. However, if you, who live in our harsh frosty zone, have never honored a single bath with your visit, it's time to correct the mistakes! Spring is a time of dampness, dankness and diseases that can be overcome if you take a steam bath in the Russian bath properly, with the mind, sense and arrangement.. In - Out - Free! But experts know that a well-planned steaming procedure can work wonders: smooth the skin, effectively promote weight loss, heal blood vessels and treat chronic chronic diseases..

Important!

It is forbidden to go to the bath if you have:.

• serious heart problems (heart failure, history of heart attack);

• currently exacerbated inflammatory disease of the internal organs;

• cold disease, due to which the temperature is elevated;

• frequent nosebleeds and migraines.

Gradual warming up First entry into the steam room - preparatory. The body adapts to the heat, the pores open, the skin begins to breathe. Usually, the “introductory” entry lasts no more than 10 minutes and, as a rule, coincides with the heating of the bath itself.. The temperature should be relatively low at the beginning. If you went to a real Russian banya, where it is parky and humid, then on the first entry it is better to limit yourself to a temperature of 50-60 degrees - if there is abundant steam, it will not be cold.

The second run is already serious. The temperature in the bath can be increased up to 80? (or more, depending on the strength, mood and passion), and stay in the steam room yourself until the moment of " The most persistent heroes of the steam room can withstand up to half an hour, or even forty minutes. The main thing is not to overdo it.

Beat me gently… Warming up in the steam room is simply necessary to combine with cosmetic procedures that will only enhance the effect of steam and heat. Whipping with a broom is one of the most ancient and exotic rejuvenating entertainments, which is beyond the power of Western guests to understand, who perceive this event as a sadomasochistic perversion..

In fact, whipping with a broom in a steam room has a well-founded medical background.. Firstly, it is an intense massage that increases blood circulation in the muscles and, as a result, in the internal organs.. In Eastern massage practice, there is a similar procedure: tapping the patient on the back with thin bamboo sticks.. Only for the oriental procedure you have to pay a considerable amount to the massage therapist, and in the bathhouse, even if you cover yourself - and it’s free.

Secondly, steamed skin begins to intensively absorb substances that fall on it..

And brooms made from natural medicinal plants are ready to intensively share these beneficial substances..

Sacred secrets of the steam room In ancient times, the opportunity to unlimitedly indulge yourself with warm water was a luxury. Only the upper class could afford it.. Therefore, in Rome, the baths were a meeting place for statesmen who, having steamed up, discussed socially significant events and shaped the country's future policy.. In ancient Egypt, the main visitors to the baths were priests - they washed their bodies 4 times a day, before religious ceremonies.. And the Indian shamans used the bath to, inhaling herbal fumes, plunge into a trance and find out what awaits their tribe in the future..

Deep cleaning The second essential product for a bath is, of course, a scrub. To finally get rid of old skin scales and wash off everything that has accumulated, Russian ladies have been using preparations made from honey for centuries.. Thick and sticky, it penetrates deep into the pores opened in the steam room and cleanses the skin almost from the inside..

You can simply smear the problem areas of the body with honey, do a honey massage, then gluing your hand to honey, then trying to peel it off, and then wash it off. Or you can prepare a honey-based scrub - a product that includes hard particles that promote exfoliation.

Honey-based scrubs include ground coffee beans, cinnamon, dried orange peels, or any other hard food that can be ground.. If you have problem skin with an abundance of rashes, scrubs with coarse grinding particles are suitable for you.. If the skin is tender and vulnerable, you need to grind coffee or cinnamon finely, to pollen.

Mud for cleanliness Another effective way to draw out of the pores everything that should not be in them,? is to apply a mud mask. After the body is steamed, powder of blue, green or black clay diluted in warm water is smeared on it.. This product is especially well suited for fighting cellulite - problem areas under the clay mask are tightened, toxins are removed from them, roughness is leveled.

Microelements contained in the clay - magnesium, calcium, manganese, zinc, copper, phosphorus - contribute to the improvement of metabolic processes in cells, rejuvenating it and enhancing vital activity..

Finally - to eat After the skin is cleansed, it's time to nourish it with new strength and health. To do this, you need to take nourishing masks for the face and the whole body into the bath.. As a rule, in Rus', sour cream was taken as the basis of a nourishing mask.. This product perfectly nourishes the skin, but, unfortunately, is not suitable for people who already have oily skin.. For them, masks based on oatmeal or eggs were invented..

Applying a mask, contrary to popular belief, is necessary after leaving the steam room, and not before. After all, in the steam room there is a reverse process: the skin releases sweat, getting rid of toxins..

Keep the mask on your face for 10 to 20 minutes. The main indicator that it's time to wash it off,? - the mask will dry and harden.

Expert opinion: Nikita Panfilov, general practitioner, herbalist. Did you know that tablets are made from various ingeniously extracted extracts from medicinal plants? And a broom is a medicinal plant that delivers its beneficial substances to your skin directly - without intermediaries.? pharmacists. Birch broom is one of the most popular, because it not only relieves aching joints and helps expand the bronchi, making breathing easier, but also amazingly cleanses the skin, relieving it of rashes and pustules. Oak broom is ideal for people with oily skin. It makes it matte and elastic, has a strong anti-inflammatory effect..

Linden broom accelerates sweating, forcing the skin to remove accumulated toxins. Coniferous broom increases blood circulation deep in the muscles, so that they get a kind of workout, similar to an effective trip to the gym. Fresh pine broom is best for fighting cellulite. In the season, brooms, of course, are best used fresh - they contain a lot of essential oils and phytoncides that invigorate the body. So in the spring, give up last year's birch broom and get yourself an extreme, but coniferous.

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