The bathhouse is a great place to recuperate, relieve stress, undergo wellness treatments, and just chat with friends. But not everyone knows that even the most ordinary trip to the sauna can be compared in terms of health benefits to a visit to a good spa.
In the bathhouse you can not only recharge your batteries for many days to come, but also perform a whole range of self-care procedures. The result of these efforts can be silky, smooth and radiant skin. And perhaps you will even be able to lose a little weight.
Bath procedures are great in themselves. And in order to greatly enhance the healing effect, it would be a good idea to take a jar of healing honey with you. So how can you use honey in a bath for weight loss and other health and beauty treatments?
Beneficial properties of using honey in a bath
The bee product is saturated with useful substances (microelements and vitamins, amino acids, enzymes). This gives nectar its healing properties. Steam room (sauna, bathhouse) helps enhance the beneficial effect. Properties:
- opening of pores through which more components of the bee product penetrate into the deeper layers of the skin;
- activation of blood circulation, which carries healing substances to tissues and organs;
- stimulation of the sweat glands, with the secretion of which toxins, waste, and harmful compounds are removed from the body;
- acceleration of tissue regeneration, wound healing, damage to the integument;
- preventing the development of inflammatory processes;
- restoration of respiratory function, that is, inhalations that help normalize the flow of healing components into the bloodstream.
Separately, it is worth noting the benefits for joints. Rubbing sore spots in the steam room with honey helps the substances penetrate deep into the tissue and eliminate the symptoms of the disease. The combination of a bath, treatment with a broom from branches from plants and nectar is effective against cellulite.
Which honey to choose for a bath
The chemical composition of the varieties of beekeeping products is not homogeneous. This is influenced by climate, place and time of nectar collection by insects, and the number and variety of honey plants. Therefore, beneficial properties vary depending on the variety. Varieties for procedures in the bath:
- floral – improves the condition of the integument, strengthens and nourishes hair follicles, normalizes blood circulation;
- linden – fights rough skin, removes harmful compounds from the body, cleanses pores;
- coriander – rejuvenation, toning of the epidermis, healing of wounds and cracks on the body, destructive effect on bacteria;
- buckwheat – strengthens the hair shaft, gives tone, removes scales from the epidermis, nourishes cells, cleanses pores, removes toxins;
- acacia – muscle relaxation, emotional relief.
Any variety is suitable for procedures in steam rooms. When compared, the listed types simply stand out as beneficial specifically for visiting a bathhouse. It is also recommended to use rapeseed, sweet clover, and euphorbia honey. An important condition for the results to appear is to take only a natural, fresh product.
Pleasure for body and soul
Honey can also be used after all bathing activities. Wrapping yourself in a sheet or putting on a cozy terry robe, you can relax calmly, “cooling down” from the bath. It’s good to brew fresh tea at this time, maybe with herbs, and drink it with fragrant honey. You should not put honey in very hot tea, because it will lose its healing properties.
How to use honey in a bath
The method of application is influenced by the purpose or problem that needs to be eliminated. Methods of use – scrubs, masks, massage, rubbing the body and individual areas. Rules:
- prepare the mixture for external use in advance to allow the infusion time to pass;
- pre-steam the skin before applying healing compounds to the affected area;
- do not cover the epidermis with scratches or wounds or inflamed areas with the honey-salt mass;
- do not rush to leave the dressing room so that the body recovers.
Flower nectar has a beneficial effect on the condition, metabolic processes, hair, skin, joints, respiratory tract and blood circulation. Sometimes honey in a bath is used to combat cellulite or lose weight. Other benefits: strengthening the immune system, improving mood, returning energy.
Rubbing the body with honey in the bath
An option is to cover the entire body with honey in order to have a comprehensive effect on the body. Step-by-step procedure:
- Go into the bathhouse and sit for the body to adapt to the steam and temperature.
- Rinse and remove any sweat.
- Return to the steam room, cover the skin of the entire body, including the face, with flower nectar, using light massaging movements.
- Rinse off the honey mass with cool water in the shower.
The wrap exhibits two effects simultaneously - a healing effect and healing. The benefits of the method are the opening of pores, increased blood flow, warmed skin creates more conditions for the absorption of the maximum amount of useful substances. Additionally, a rejuvenating effect is manifested.
Applying honey after sauna
Sometimes applying honey mass directly in the steam room leads to a sharp increase in temperature. This causes discomfort. Another option is suitable here - covering the body after going out. Benefits: getting rid of dead particles of the epidermis, cleansing, returning a fresh, healthy appearance.
The procedure is to steam the body (go in 2-3 times for 10-15 minutes), wipe dry with a towel, then apply a thin layer of nectar. After absorption, remove the residue with water, steam 1 more time for 3-5 minutes. Rinse with warm water without using soap or shower gel.
Scrub in a bath with honey
A honey and salt scrub is used after a bath. Beneficial effects of this mixture: removing dead epidermal cells, tightening skin damage, improving blood circulation in the dermis, getting rid of cellulite. Preparation of the scrub: mix nectar, fine sea salt 1:2, add 5 drops of essential oil. Step-by-step procedure:
- Warm up your body until you sweat, do not dry yourself with a towel.
- Cover the surface of the body and face with the honey-salt mixture.
- Rub the mass with light circular massage movements.
- Leave for 15 minutes, wash with warm water.
- Apply lotion or moisturizer.
The scrub is applied before or after visiting the steam room. Adding ground coffee beans rather than salt will enhance the healing effect and add a rejuvenating effect. Wrinkles on the face will be smoothed out and a healthy color will return.
Honey massage
Benefits of honey massage for the skin: improvement of condition, opening of pores. Healing components pass into the dermis and enter the bloodstream, spreading throughout the body. The procedure is to warm up the body in the steam room (enter 2 times for 15 minutes), rinse, massage problem areas. Other actions: increasing muscle tone, returning lightness, vigor, good mood and getting rid of cellulite.
Honey masks
Open pores actively absorb nectar components, which is why face masks performed in a sauna are so common. The effect is smoothing and cleansing of the skin. The healing properties of the composition also help get rid of fine wrinkles, age spots, redness or acne.
The difference from scrubs is that masks are made after leaving the steam room, after washing off the sweat with water and drying with a towel. Honey will quickly drain from wet skin. Apply the beneficial honey mass to the face and décolleté and leave for 15 minutes. Then it is recommended to lightly rub the bee product with massage movements and rinse with warm water, without using soap or other hygiene products.
Honey is full
To replenish the fluid leaving the body with sweat when visiting a bathhouse, honey is used. This drink is nectar diluted with water. Example recipe:
- Make a herbal decoction from linden flowers or wild plants.
- Take 1 liter of liquid, add 100 ml of honey.
- Simmer over low heat, skim off the foam until it disappears completely.
- Cool the drink.
It is recommended to add ginger, cloves, and cinnamon to the list of ingredients. It is better to drink honey satiate warm. The drink replenishes moisture, some of which comes out with sweat, and removes waste and toxins.
Soda on the rocks
They say that you can't spoil porridge with oil. And if you put a stick of butter on a plate, how will such porridge be beneficial or not? The same can be said about soda. There are always reasonable proportions so as not to harm, but to benefit. With soda, everything is very simple: take 1 liter of boiling water and 1 tablespoon of soda. We quickly mix all this or extinguish the soda and then slowly add the resulting solution to the stones. If there is no effect, then you can add another 1-2 spoons gradually, and if the effect is very pronounced, then half a spoon will be enough. It must be taken into account that there will be a greater accumulation of steam at the top of the bath, and less at the bottom. Therefore, before adding baking soda, try simply moving higher to inhale more steam. Inhaling deeply over and over again, the cough initially intensifies with each breath, and after a while it begins to calm down. To prolong cough cleansing, first add just water to the stones, because it is the water that has evaporated, and the remains of soda still remain on the stones. For some time, alternately pour clean water and a solution of quenched soda onto the stones.
Contraindications
Although honey in a bathhouse is beneficial, it can sometimes be harmful. This applies to certain categories of people with an increased likelihood of side effects. Contraindications:
- allergic reaction to beekeeping products;
- acute course of inflammatory processes;
- febrile state (high temperature);
- severe respiratory diseases;
- problems with blood vessels, heart, digestive disorders;
- skin diseases, inflammatory lesions;
- malignant neoplasms;
- pregnancy, breastfeeding.
The combination of a bath or sauna with honey treatments is a popular option for healing the body. This method helps with coughs, age-related changes and skin damage, cellulite, and joint problems. They apply nectar to the entire body or just the face, make masks, scrubs or wraps.
What can be substituted for allergies?
Bath procedures using honey are useful and effective in healing and rejuvenating the body and losing weight. But sometimes the use of this product is impossible due to allergies. You won’t have to give up pleasant procedures. Experts from the field of cosmetology have found effective means that lead to identical results. The sweet bee product can be replaced with:
- white clay;
- a mixture of oatmeal flakes, milk, egg yolk, olive oil;
- kefir without additional additives;
- a mixture of salt, soda and water.
People who do not suffer from allergies should also try these products to test and compare the effectiveness of rubbing from their own experience.
Massage using white clay
