How to make a fragrant and pleasant smell in a bath: essential oils, herbal infusions and flavorings

02.06.2012

Since ancient times, bath aromas have been used to create a special fragrant smell. In Rus', infusions of bathhouse aromas were also used for medicinal purposes. Many recipes for preparing these healing potions have come down to us. Thus, decoctions obtained by steaming a birch broom not only create a pleasant aroma in the steam room, but also have a healing effect on the central nervous system , which stimulates the activity of all human organs and, as a result, promotes recovery from many ailments.

What are the benefits of garlic for the human body?

The aroma of garlic in the bath enhances digestion and improves appetite

Garlic is rich in vitamins, antioxidants and phytoncides.

The spicy plant is known for its medicinal properties:

• helps in the fight against viral and bacterial infections;
• strengthens the immune system;
• stimulates metabolism;
• strengthens blood vessels and reduces cholesterol levels.

Eating garlic is an effective prevention of cancer and vitamin C deficiency.

Video lesson: how to choose herbs for making tea and infusion

The herb for the bath is selected taking into account the characteristics of its action.
As a rule, medicinal herbs are used, from which craftsmen prepare steaming for the bath, even with their own hands. The most popular in our country are:

1. Sagebrush. Wormwood decoction vapors have a strong antimicrobial effect, so wormwood-based sauna steaming is used in the fight against colds, chronic diseases of the respiratory system and ENT organs, and other infections. It is believed that the aroma of wormwood increases performance, physical endurance, improves concentration and memory, helps to collect thoughts and make difficult decisions. It is used as a natural immunomodulator and regulator of digestive processes.
2. Mint. Our ancestors believed that the aroma of mint clears the mind and helps thought processes. It treats colds, relieves cramps and headaches, helps cope with nausea and general malaise.
3. Melissa. A recognized remedy in the fight against physical fatigue, tension and pain in muscles, joints, and back. Helps relieve itching after bites of blood-sucking insects, relaxes, soothes and puts you in a peaceful mood. Normalizes sleep, but at the same time eliminates increased drowsiness.
4. St. John's wort. Contains phytoncides that have antiviral and antimicrobial effects. When steamed, they are released into the air and enter the body with breathing. It has an antidepressant effect, helps relieve pain and inflammation, improve skin condition and get rid of various rashes.
5. Chamomile. The most affordable and popular plant. It is famous for its disinfectant, anti-inflammatory, soothing and wound-healing properties. Its aroma helps to calm down, get rid of stress, and relax after a hard day.
6. Hop. At first, its aroma has a strong relaxing effect; it is not for nothing that a person who has lost control over emotions, movements and feelings is said to be “tipsy.” But this is a temporary effect. After visiting a steam room with a hop brew, a feeling of vigor appears, your mood improves, and your overall vitality rises.
7. Linden. One of the best remedies for treating diseases of the respiratory system and cleansing the body of metabolic products (“toxins”). It has a pronounced diaphoretic effect, which is enhanced in the bath due to high temperature and steam pressure. With sweat, excess intercellular fluid comes out, swelling is relieved, and unnecessary and often toxic substances are removed. Linden steaming is widely used for cosmetic purposes - it helps fight excess weight and cellulite, improves skin condition, removes bags under the eyes, and makes age-related changes less noticeable.
8. Yarrow. Contains many biologically active substances (essential oils of flavones, alkaloids, resins), due to which it has anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effects, improves appetite and normalizes digestion. This plant contains valeric acid, which helps normalize sleep, relieve psycho-emotional stress, and eliminate anxiety and stress.
9. Horseradish. It’s hard to imagine, but this plant is also widely used to prepare steaming for baths. Anyone who has managed to take root in their garden can prepare it with their own hands. The tart aroma of horseradish tones well, increases performance, and helps cope with any infections and colds.
10. Black currant. To prepare steaming, its leaves are used, which are preferably collected at the beginning of summer, when the concentration of biologically active substances in them is maximum and toxins are insignificant. The aroma of black currant and the flavonoids it contains helps relieve tension, get rid of stress, improves mood and puts you in a positive mood.

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By combining herbs with each other, various preparations are prepared. For a bath, you can use a combination of any of the listed herbs - they are all in harmony with each other.

Important! Be sure to familiarize yourself with the effects of herbs, indications and contraindications before using them in a bath. You need to be careful when using herbs if you are prone to allergic reactions.

How to make a garlic bath: step-by-step instructions

Garlic is widely used in medicine due to its antiseptic effect.

Garlic infusion for the steam room is prepared several hours before use:

1. The garlic bulb is peeled and grated. It is allowed to chop finely, then you don’t have to clean the cloves, the husk will also release useful substances along with the steam.
2. Chopped garlic is poured with boiled water, cooled to 85˚C and left for several hours (you can leave it in a thermos overnight).
3. The tincture is filtered.
4. Before use, prepare a solution of 6–8 liters from the tincture.
5. To ensure that the steam room has a garlic aroma without any burning smell, the stones are first poured with boiling water, then immediately with garlic tincture and again with boiling water.
6. Breathe medicinal steam.

The garlic solution can be made more concentrated. In this case, it is not poured onto the stones, but sprayed with a spray bottle or a broom on the walls and ceiling.

When used in a bath, the medicinal components of garlic penetrate into the blood through the mucous membranes, and their effect begins immediately after using the tincture.

Bergamot steam

Bergamot is an excellent remedy for relieving inflammation on the face and body and treating acne. A bonus after bath procedures will be elastic, fresh skin and a good mood.

To prepare an aromatic infusion, it is best to use bergamot oil:

• pour 5-10 drops of oil into a ladle with 3 liters of water;
• stir, splash aromatic water on the heater;
• enjoy the healing steam.

A bag of black tea with natural bergamot oil is also good for preparing an infusion. The tea is brewed for 5-7 minutes (0.5 liter packet of boiling water), the infusion is used immediately.

Bath with garlic and onions

Garlic steam has an unrecognizable aroma in the bath

Onions, like garlic, are rich in phytoncides, so they help fight bacterial infections. A decoction for a bath is not made from onions. It is finely chopped and placed on the bath shelf in a plate. You can eat a few pieces of onion in a heated bath. When combined with garlic steam, it has a significant healing effect.

Video: garlic bath

Any aromatherapy in a bath should be approached responsibly. Onion and garlic steam will be beneficial if you inhale it for about 10 minutes. For a person with an allergy to essential oils of plants, such procedures are generally contraindicated.

Garlic…

Chinese scientists from the National Center for Disease Control of Qiangsu Province found that garlic halves the risk of developing lung cancer in a person, even though he smokes. Scientists came to this conclusion after surveying 1.5 thousand cancer patients and 4.5 thousand healthy people. During the survey, volunteers were asked about their diet, bad habits and daily routine. The results showed that participants who consumed garlic at least twice a week had half the risk of developing lung cancer (44%). It turned out that even if the subjects smoked, the effect was still present in 30% of cases. However, it is not yet known whether garlic will retain the same beneficial properties after heat treatment and other types of preparation.

Bath "rules"

Professor, Doctor of Medical Sciences Anatoly Biryukov, states: “Regularly visiting the bathhouse, for example, once a week (preferably on Saturdays or Sundays), makes it possible to provide proper hygienic care for the body, as well as get rid of the fatigue that has accumulated over the week... Visiting the steam room - one of the methods of hardening and prevention of certain infectious, colds and rheumatic diseases. Therefore, you can visit the bathhouse several times a day, but subject to certain rules.”

For example, the specialist advises, “when entering the steam room for the first time, beginners, the elderly, children and those who feel not entirely healthy should be placed in the “comfort” zone - on the bottom shelf, where the air temperature is not so high. The duration of stay should not exceed 6 minutes. After entering the steam room for the first time, you should rest for 8-12 minutes in a well-ventilated area.”

Also, Biryukov advises, it is better to be in a lying position in the steam room, as this reduces the load on the cardiovascular system and promotes nervous and muscle relaxation. You should not stand or sit with your legs down - this again puts a strain on the heart and also overheats the head. If there is not enough free space, then when sitting, it is better to stretch your arms along the shelf or pull them to your chest.

So, in principle, you can go to the bathhouse every day, but you should take a steam bath only on special “bath” days and in compliance with all the rules prescribed by doctors. Of course, if you want visits to the bathhouse to bring benefits to your health and not harm.

Source: tchesnok.ru

Garlic in the bath

Garlic in a bath, despite its “harshness,” is very appropriate. If we are talking about a bath for health. Of course, it is better to use garlic in a bath only in a family bath, since in a public bath your action will be misinterpreted. For what purpose is cheskok used? Firstly, to maintain good health. Garlic has always been considered a universal remedy that cures everything from colds to plague. It is an excellent source of manganese, vitamin B6, vitamin C and selenium. Garlic has properties that help our heart and liver: 1. good for blood and circulation 2. helps stimulate the immune system 3. helps reduce “bad” cholesterol 4. increases metabolism 5. helps better absorb iron 6. serves as a cancer prevention (includes in the top 10 best anti-cancer products) 7. fights bacteria and viruses 8. helps remove warts 9. treats toothache. Secondly, as a remedy: 1. For colds. Chop a clove of garlic and add a little hot water. Let sit for 5 minutes. Strain and drink the decoction. This is a natural cough syrup. During cold and flu season, eat 3 raw garlic cloves daily to prevent illness. 2. For acne. Cut a clove of garlic in half and rub over the affected areas of the skin. Carry out the procedure regularly and your skin will become clear. 3. About herpes. Cut a clove of garlic in half and rub on the sore area. This may cause discomfort, but it is as effective as expensive pharmaceutical products. 4. Treatment for foot fungus. Throw a couple of crushed garlic cloves into hot water. Let it brew a little. Pour the resulting liquid into a foot bath and soak your feet for half an hour. Thirdly, as a drug for controlling insects indoors and even garden pests: 1. Using a garlic-based soap spray gives good results in the fight against gypsy moths, which infect apple trees. It's quick and easy to make, it's economical, non-toxic to the environment and our bodies - and it works! Soap has been used for centuries as a universal pesticide. It destroys insect cell membranes and kills pests. The trick is not to use too much of it, otherwise it will kill the plant along with the pests. Grate the laundry soap and add water to obtain concentrated liquid soap. To prepare the solution, take 1-2 tablespoons of liquid soap per 1 liter of water. Chop 1-2 cloves of garlic and add boiling water. Cover and let sit overnight. Strain in the morning. Pour soap and garlic solutions into a spray bottle. In dry weather, treat the plants. The solution deteriorates quickly, so you need to prepare it as needed. 2. Repellent against mosquitoes and other insects. Everyone knows that the best remedy for vampires is garlic. That's why mosquitoes are afraid of garlic. You can rub garlic on your skin to repel mosquitoes, but if that's not your thing, you can place peeled garlic cloves where the mosquitoes have appeared. Fourthly, as a household product. 1. Glass repair. If small cracks appear on the glass, you can squeeze garlic juice onto it. After some time, you need to wipe off the excess wax. Garlic is a natural glue. It will help glue the fragments together and prevent further damage. 2. Glue. Garlic can be used to glue other materials, such as paper. 3. Fighting ice. Garlic salt works wonders for removing ice from roads, sidewalks, and other surfaces. 4. Homemade surface cleaner. Chop 3-4 cloves of garlic. Place them in a spray bottle filled with white vinegar. Add a couple of drops of lemon oil and the sanitizer is ready!

Juniper steam

Juniper is often recommended for use for edema, which is important during the post-holiday periods, during pregnancy and some kidney diseases. To relieve puffiness under the eyes or swelling of the limbs, it is ideal to prepare juniper steam:

• 50 g. cones and dry juniper berries;
• 3 l. water.

Boil the dry mixture for 2-3 minutes, strain, dilute with warm water 1:1. Use immediately.

Aromatic oil for therapeutic steam will require only 5 drops per 3-4 liters of water - mix and pour the water onto the hot stones.

How to prepare a decoction for a Russian bath?

Preparing a decoction is not difficult:

1. take enamel cookware
2. fill with water and put on fire. Water is considered to boil when the first bubbles appear
3. add the collection to the water
4. When the infusion boils, reduce the heat to low and keep the infusion on low heat for one hour.
5. Turn off the heat and, without removing the lid, cool the broth.
6. pour the broth through a cloth into dark glass bottles, seal tightly with a lid and place in a cool, dark place.

IMPORTANT!

Prepare the decoction yourself! No need to let strangers near him.

Bread kvass

An old tradition prescribes steaming with bread kvass.

To do this, dilute a glass of this drink in five liters of hot water. Thanks to the aroma of bread, your mood improves and stressful situations are positively resolved.

Do not pour undiluted drink onto the stones. There is always a sediment in kvass, which is hardly noticeable. When it comes into contact with hot stones, it burns, releasing acrid smoke and a disgusting odor. Remains indoors for a long time, even with subsequent watering of the stones.

Compound

One essential oil can contain more than 150 chemicals. This explains the variety of uses in pharmacology and therapy. Thus, sage oil is a good diaphoretic, it also calms the nerves and is used as an astringent.

Essential oils include:

• aldehydes;
• ketones;
• alcohols;
• phenols;
• terpenes;
• sesquiterpenes;
• esters;
• lactones;
• ethers.