Health Steam wisely: What you need to know about the bathhouse, sauna and hammam
The list of contraindications for baths and saunas is extensive, ranging from asthma and cardiovascular diseases to epilepsy and cancer. You should skip the steam room if you just don’t feel well: no one in their right mind would think of doing sports while feeling unwell, and the sauna is a physical activity comparable to a workout. In addition, you should not steam with a full stomach (after eating you need to wait an hour and a half) or even slightly tipsy: the heart has to strain more than usual even without alcohol. And due to the fact that after intense sweating, urination decreases, alcohol is less excreted and guarantees a severe hangover. Of course, you need to drink while entering the steam room, but let it be water or tea. By the way, you shouldn’t rely on the fat-burning effect of the bath: after it, the weight does decrease, but solely due to the water that came out with sweat.
There is no need for special preparations before a bath or sauna: after a warm shower (make sure you have thoroughly washed off all your makeup), you can go straight to the steam room. If the stove is not electric, you should not constantly add water to the stones: it is in portions of 200–300 milliliters that the light steam in which it is pleasant to be is achieved. Heavy steam at high temperatures is less tolerated - that is why in a hammam with 100% humidity the temperature is a maximum of 50 degrees.
Usually they visit a bathhouse or sauna several times in the evening: when it gets really hot, they go out to freshen up in the shower or in the air (desperate ones - in a snowdrift), and then return to the steam room. The duration and number of sessions are individual, but the general formula is this: steam for 10 minutes, rest for 10, repeat all over again. It is very important to rest after the steam room, this way you allow the body to calmly cope with the load, and the rest should be passive - it is better to sit or lie down. On your first visit, especially for beginners, you should not climb onto the top shelves, where it is hottest: you need to get used to the high temperature gradually (that is why it is recommended to take a hot shower before the bath). It is also worth choosing places away from the stove: despite the fact that everyone understands the danger of burns, their number does not decrease over the years.
For those steaming for the first time, it is better to skip the brooms, and for the rest, take them only on the second or third go. If the air in the steam room is dry, you should bring a bowl of water to dip the brooms - otherwise they will dry out quickly. They start fanning themselves from the legs and gradually rise up to the back, and they don’t whip as hard as they can from the very beginning: the intensity of the blows should be increased gradually. It is more convenient if there are two people in the steam room at this time: one is lying down, and the other is working with a broom - this is also safer; an experienced partner will help recognize the signs of illness. After the last run, you should rest for at least half an hour, then take a shower, and get dressed only when the sweating stops.
I don’t know how to look good in a sauna?
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There will be a big company, I can’t imagine going without makeup. Can you please advise how to do light makeup?
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Added: April 15, 2014 at 23:05 Lady Level: 39
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Regular waterproof mascara and waterproof lipstick, loose hair, and that’s it. I went to the sauna once and found my husband there.
Added: April 15, 2014 at 23:07 Oksana Level: 18
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You can dye your eyebrows and eyelashes in advance in the salon, even if they are naturally dark, they will still be brighter. And these procedures are not expensive. You can also curl your eyelashes. I would not recommend using mascara and eyeliner, even waterproof ones - after all, a sauna is a serious test for cosmetics, it won’t run, it will crumble, and you can accidentally touch it yourself. It’s better to tint your eyebrows with a pencil and apply a light shadow with glitter on your eyes, I prefer gold ones - it’s not very noticeable that they are there, but they highlight the eyes beautifully. Foundation or powder under no circumstances can clog pores. Instead, go to the solarium a couple of times - your complexion will even out and your skin will look radiant, and not only on your face. Well, take with you a light lip gloss, not very bright, just making your lips shiny, maybe with a volume effect.
Added: April 16, 2014 at 10:16 am Irina Level: 17
Well, not about cosmetics. Hair can be braided in one or 2 braids. And the hairstyle is beautiful, and it won’t interfere. And don’t forget a bright manicure-pedicure. – Irina April 16, 2014 at 10:19
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Regarding eyelashes, you can use false ones, but regarding the color of the skin of the face and body in general, I advise you to either go to a solarium, or here’s this little secret: make a scrub from natural coffee (finely ground), more precisely from brewed grounds - masks and scrubs from coffee gives the body a light shade of seductive tan. Of the riches, I would make it with a finka/athena (elastic band on the head) - it will be collected and voluminous, and very beautiful.
Added: April 16, 2014 at 01:28 pm Aleshka Level: 18
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