It is difficult to surprise anyone with the birch and oak brooms used in the steam room. It’s another matter if you use a bamboo bath broom - a strict bundle of collected thin and long sticks. It is not intended for soaking in water, injecting heat and steam into a heated body.
Bamboo sticks are used for light massage, improving blood circulation and muscle relaxation. Is an exotic broom really that good and how to use it correctly in a steam room?
Types of bamboo
To make a bamboo broom for a bath, you do not need to buy expensive materials, since bamboo can be grown at home. Plant types:
- Saza - the average height of plants reaches 200 cm. The leaves are wide, long, oval in shape. In summer they are bright green.
- Fargesia is a Chinese mountain bamboo. The average height is 50 cm. It grows in scattered bushes with many shoots. The leaves are long (about 10 cm), narrow (1.5 cm).
- Phyllostachys are plants with creeping rhizomes. The average height of the stems is 3 meters.
A popular option for growing on a private plot is common bamboo. The height of its stems can reach 20 meters.
How to properly take a steam bath with a broom
The steamer should apply moderate blows with the plant accessory to the body of the steaming person. The branches should lightly touch the body, building up the heat. It is necessary that the product is moisturized and fluffy. To do this, promptly lower it into a container of water.
While vaping, drink more liquid, it will all come out through sweat, taking with it all the impurities. Many people are interested in the question of what to take with them to the bathhouse. Below is a complete list of items you will need:
- several large towels;
- robe;
- swimming trunks or swimsuit;
- felt or woolen hat, rug and mittens;
- rubberized flip-flops;
- sheet;
- broom;
- cleansing cosmetics;
- drinking water bottle.
It is necessary to start striking with a plant “fan” from the feet, smoothly moving along the legs to the back. After the first drops of sweat appear, you need to turn your partner over with his stomach up and repeat the blows; the force of the blows must be controlled in accordance with the air temperature: the lower it is, the stronger the whippings should be.
While in the sauna, try to breathe through your nose, not your mouth. At the slightest sign of discomfort, leave the steam room. Upon completion of the procedure, take a contrast shower and let your skin dry in the dressing room.
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Beneficial features
Plant properties:
- elimination of pain in the back and spine;
- improvement of the condition in diseases of the musculoskeletal system;
- acceleration of metabolic processes in the body;
- normalization of blood circulation;
- restoration of strength;
- relieving muscle tension;
- improvement of heart function;
- preventing the development of cellulite.
Tapping helps improve not only your physical condition, but also get rid of unnecessary worries and bad thoughts.
Samurai massage
It is used to normalize blood circulation and metabolism in the body. The effect is designed to enhance the protective and active functions of the skin. The procedure is carried out with a broom specially created for this purpose - the bamboo sticks in it are long (30 cm) and thin, tightly tied and fixed.
Tapping of medium and weak severity. As a result, it is possible to reduce pain and relax muscles. This type of massage is ideal for performing in a bathhouse.
Indications and contraindications
Indications:
- emotional or muscle tension;
- circulatory disorders;
- painful sensations;
- insomnia, moral instability;
- long-term stress.
Contraindications:
- high body temperature, high blood pressure;
- urolithiasis disease;
- skin pathologies;
- chronic diseases during periods of exacerbation;
- migraine;
- tumors, malignant neoplasms;
- HIV, tuberculosis;
- cholelithiasis.
Before performing bath procedures, it is recommended to undergo a medical examination.
From fir
In the Siberian region, a fir broom is used quite often. A fir broom cleanses the skin well of pathogenic microbes and treats various types of skin rashes. Fir oil, tannins, and fir phytoncides, when steamed from a broom, penetrate the pores of the body and help cure many skin and rheumatic diseases. This broom is useful for gout. Also, a fir broom relieves fatigue and helps with colds.
Instead of fir, spruce and cedar are also used. What is used for a broom
Methods of application
To get the maximum effect from steaming, you need to learn basic massage techniques using bamboo brooms
Types of massage
There are different types of massage, but only three techniques are considered effective: Creole, samurai and acupressure. Such procedures can be carried out independently.
Creole
Features of Creole massage:
- The movements are energetic, performed to the beat of rhythmic music.
- In one minute, the master performs 100–150 beats, which are similar to a fast drum roll.
- To perform a massage, you must use special oil to soften the tapping.
Additionally, you can perform anti-cellulite massage.
Samurai
This massage technique was especially popular among the Japanese. It was given to soldiers before military campaigns, military operations, and demonstration performances. Features of samurai massage:
- The optimal broom length is 30 cm.
- Before the procedures, the product is heated in hot water.
- The massage should begin with smooth movements that gradually accelerate.
The samurai technique helps improve tone, relieve pain in joints and muscles, improve blood circulation, and restore metabolic processes.
Acupressure
This is a special technique of influencing individual points of the body, allowing you to influence internal organs. Thanks to this, chronic diseases can be cured.
The duration of the acupressure massage is 30–60 minutes. It is recommended to perform 15 procedures in total to get the greatest effect. You should not massage more than 3 times a week.
Terms of use
Before performing a massage with a bamboo broom, you need to remember some rules:
- Before the massage you should steam your body. It is enough to sit on the top shelf for 5–7 minutes and you can go for the procedure.
- You need to perform the movements slowly. It is necessary to start with light tapping, alternating them with claps. The amplitude should gradually increase.
- When performing a massage, it is recommended to use essential oils and scrubs. This will help make the procedure more effective.
Benefits for the body
The main massage effect is achieved through fine-frequency vibration. This improves the tone of the skin, muscles and blood vessel walls.
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Bamboo has a general stimulating effect. Due to the increased rigidity, the effect on body tissue occurs faster compared to traditional brooms; accordingly, tension is relieved earlier and muscles relax.
Acupuncture effects heal the body as a whole and improve immunity. In addition, regular sessions of this massage relieve depression.
The silicic acid contained in the plant has a positive effect on the condition of hair and skin.
Antiseptic properties promote rapid healing of microtraumas. This feature allows us to recommend such procedures for teenagers with back acne.
A positive result is also achieved in the treatment of salt deposits, diseases of bones and joints. Pain sensations are reduced and the severity of symptoms is reduced.
This method has proven itself very well in the fight against cellulite and stretch marks. This effect is achieved due to improved lymph outflow, as well as local massage effects.
So, using a bamboo broom for a bath allows you to:
- restore strength after muscle or mental fatigue;
- relieve tension and fatigue;
- get rid of stress;
- improve the functioning of vascular organs and the heart;
- normalize blood and lymph flow;
- prevent the appearance of varicose veins;
- speed up metabolism;
- reduce the appearance of orange peel and overall weight loss.
Manufacturing
If you don’t want to buy expensive products for the steam room, you can make it yourself. To do this, you need to grow bamboo yourself, prepare individual sticks before tying them into a bundle.
Growing Bamboo
Bamboo can be grown not only in specialized greenhouses, but also on private plots and balconies. To do this, you need to take into account some features:
- To control the growth of the plant, you can use a pot. It will slow down the growth of rhizomes.
- A special substrate for growing should be prepared in advance. To do this, you need to mix clay-turf soil with peat and humus.
- It is necessary to replant the plant every year.
If it’s warm outside, the container with the plant should be taken out to the balcony or veranda.
Optimal time for collection
You can collect individual branches for making a broom at the end of summer and autumn. It is necessary to choose strong shoots, leaving weak branches for further growth.
Selection of branches and collection rules
When choosing branches for a broom, preference should be given to strong shoots that do not have visual defects. They need to be carefully cut with a sharp knife or scissors.
Preparation
Before making a broom, you need to check the twigs for irregularities. Remove burrs and sharp parts so as not to injure the skin during bath procedures.
Creation
The broom is tied from separate sticks, which need to be shortened to the same length. Next, they need to be tied with a strong cord.
What is a bamboo massage broom?
Bamboo is a herbaceous plant of the cereal family, native to Southeast Asia and Latin America. Everyone knows how quickly such grass grows, but not many people understand that this record-breaking figure means that the shoots and leaves do not have time to absorb toxins from the environment, which makes bamboo one of the most environmentally friendly materials. In addition, it is durable and hard.
Eastern sages believe that this plant has positive energy and is capable of releasing it upon contact. It was from there that such a bath accessory as a bamboo broom came to us.
It consists of a bunch of thin rods held together by a handle, usually made of wood. Sometimes it is not the shoots that are used, but the leaves of a certain type of plant.
Although the material from which this item is made is quite flexible and durable, individual sticks can still be fragile. When using, you need to keep this in mind and try to avoid sudden movements, especially since this is unlikely to bring much pleasure to the person being massaged. Unlike traditional brooms, with which Russian people are accustomed to hover each other, when working with an oriental accessory you will have to be smoother and more delicate. The movements should be tapping, with a gradual increase in amplitude.
Recommendations
Tips for performing bath procedures:
- Before carrying out the procedures, you need to check the broom for the presence of burrs and splinters.
- Before the massage, you should heat the bamboo in hot water. The person himself needs to visit the steam room.
- It is important to closely monitor your own condition. If it worsens, you need to immediately stop the procedure and rest on a bench in the dressing room.
To enhance the beneficial properties of the massage, you can pre-cleanse the skin with a scrub.
In classic Russian baths, birch, oak, maple, and linden brooms are more often used. Products made from bamboo are considered something unknown, and many beginners and experienced bath attendants treat them with distrust.
What is good about this broom for bath procedures?
The popularity of a broom in baths is increasing due to the ease of its use.
There is no need to carry out special preparatory measures with it, which increases the time that can be spent on complete relaxation. After use in the steam room, simply dry the broom using a towel to remove excess moisture.
Steaming with a bamboo broom is allowed through a sheet , which is completely excluded if the procedure is carried out using oak or birch variations. That is why even a person who has never used brooms before can visit the steam room, since the force of bamboo in this case is low.
