The healing properties of the bath have been known for a long time. During this time, many ways and means have appeared, thanks to which it is possible to significantly increase the positive impact of the steam room on the human body. One of these products are essential oils for the bath.
What are essential substances used for?
Fragrant liquids used during the bath procedure can have the most beneficial effect on a person. Physiologists draw an analogy between the effects of essential oils and hormones on the body.
Combined with water and the high temperature of the steam room, bath oil improves mood. It creates a feeling of bliss, lightness, joy. A person experiences a surge of strength and energy.
In addition, fragrant oil for baths and saunas can have a healing effect on the human body. Depending on the agent used, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, analgesic effects can be achieved. Some types of oils have a relaxing effect, while others have an invigorating effect. When starting to use essential oils, a person should know everything about the properties that they have.
Where did you come fromtradition?
Experience with natural concentrated liquids has a long history. More than ten thousand years ago, people already knew how, using essential substances, you can protect yourself from diseases, increase efficiency, and improve clarity of thought.
Probably no one will be able to name the exact place where the tradition came from, as a result of which they began to use essential oils for the bath. The reason for this is simple - the miraculous properties of the smells of plants were used wherever people lived.
The ancestors of Europeans used cedar oil to make the product. The Scythians took a steam bath, throwing seeds and flowers of various plants on hot stones. Women, rubbing cedar sawdust, received a substance also used in aromatherapy.
The real connoisseurs who perfectly mastered the art of using aromatic oils can be called the ancient Greeks, Romans. The healers of China, India, Tibet also became famous in this.
Rules for the use of essential oils
Having become acquainted with the properties that oils have, it is necessary to follow the rules for their use in a sauna or bath.
- Essential oil for a bath should be used in a strict dosage. For one liter of hot water, it is enough to take no more than 10 drops of oil. Using the product in large quantities may lead to a negative result.
- The prepared solution is poured over red-hot stones, brooms, shelves.
- Scented liquid can be used torubbing the body while taking bath procedures.
- The container containing the oil flavored water should be placed next to the heated oven.
- It is strictly forbidden to drip bath oil directly onto a hot stove.
Flavoured liquid recipes
There are a huge number of recipes for the preparation of funds, which include essential oils. The choice of one or more of them depends on the result that the person is striving for.
- To prepare the product, you will need 5-10 drops of essential oil, 1 tablespoon of honey, 1 liter of water. All parts are connected and thoroughly mixed.
- Whey, fresh milk or sea s alt can be used instead of honey.
- You need to take 1 liter of water, add 4 drops of lavender and lemon oils and 3 drops of rose oil. The resulting fragrant liquid can give the body a pleasant fragrance and freshness.
- Fill the bath with the aroma of pine needles composition, prepared from 4-5 drops of an essential substance and one liter of water. Both pine and fir oil are suitable for this. For bath shelves, walls, benches, this tool can also be used. It is enough to spray their surfaces with the prepared liquid, and the coniferous aroma will remain indoors for a long time.
What are oils made from?
The production of essential oils is a complex technological process. For this, natural raw materials are used, which are taken as some typesplants.
Their processing during the preparation of the product can be different - distillation, pressing, extraction. No matter how the plant material is processed, the concentration of essential substances in the resulting product is always higher than in the plant itself.
The most popular bath oil, made on the basis of fir, mint, sage, geranium, rosemary. Aromas of chamomile, lemon balm, lavender also have their fans. Oils with the smell of orange, lemon, bergamot are in high demand.
The list of plants used to produce fragrant essential oils can go on and on. You need to know that in the manufacture of different varieties of oils, several types of plants can be used. This will change not only the aroma, but also the medicinal properties of the product.
Types of oils, their uses
The fact of the therapeutic effect of bath oil is indisputable. What are the best tools to use for this and how to combine them - read below.
The following oils give freshness to the body: mint, clary sage, rosemary. One or a combination of oils is allowed.
Lavender, lemon balm, chamomile oils effectively cleanse pores, allowing the skin to breathe freely.
Relieve stress, relax, enjoy with oils made from lemon, bergamot or orange.
Oils of rose, jasmine, clove, sandalwood will fill the steam room with aromas that can improve mood and evoke pleasant memories.
To cure a sore throat or a cold, to eliminate a cough, oils of pine, anise, eucalyptus, chamomile, juniper, sage will help. As you know, these same plants are used when a water bath is being prepared to get rid of the disease. The oil made from them is characterized by greater efficiency.
Classification of oils
For the convenience of using essential oils, a classification system has been compiled. The groups included liquids, for the manufacture of which plants with similar properties were used:
- camphoric;
- herbal;
- citrus;
- floral;
- spicy;
- resinous.
Modern folk and official medicine recognizes the positive effects of essential oils on the human body. Their use when visiting baths and saunas, of course, is welcome. But one should not forget about observing the rules and a sense of proportion.
In addition, you should pay attention to the fact that essential oils may have an unnatural, synthetic composition. Their smell is not inferior to those made from natural raw materials, but the therapeutic effect after their application will be completely absent.
Everyone has the right to choose what suits him.
