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Floral Baths
The Romans, Egyptians & oriental women were known to have very fastidious cameleer & bathing routines. For them, bathing was a major social event. They also promoted the healing powers of warm water to which various herbs, salts & flowers were added, thus ensuring health-giving qualities to their baths.
- MIXED HERBS & LEAF BATH : - Take a handful of bay leaves. rosemary & chamomile leaves. Put all these together in a piece of muslin. Tie it tight & soak this bundle in your bathtub or water bucket in slightly warm water for half an hour. The fragrance permeates into the water. Remove the bundle of muslin & gently rub it all over your body & then bathe with the fragrant water. This bath is most relaxing & helps tone up the body.
- FLORAL BATH :- Chamomile flowers, rose petals or fragrant tube roses. even agrimony, wrapped in a muslin cloth or bag. soaked in water would have the same toning & smoothening effect upon your skin.
- MILK BATH :- A traditional elaborate bath that literally 'feeds' your skin! Considered to be the very height of luxury, it was used by Nero's wife. Poppaea, & has since been a favorite over the years. Poppaea bathed in donkey's milk & water. Several innovations have been introduced to make tills a fascinating bath regime. It's easily made at home.
Take Half Litre Milk. To this add 2 tablespoons of honey. Add strained chamomile juice or the juice of crushed rose petals obtained by infusing them in water. Mix all these & pour the mixture into warm bath water. Soak yourself in the bathtub. or keep pouring slowly over your body. rubbing all over. Be leisurely about this. After the milk & flower water has been used up. You could bathe with normal cold water
- BATH FOR DRY SKIN :- Take 200 ml. of glycerin. & add to this 200 ml. of rose water. Pour this in a bottle. Smear this all over your body & beginning at the neck, start rubbing it in gently as you go downwards, to your arms. torso, legs & back. Continuously massage the mixture into your skin. nourishing it. Once the solution is absorbed into the skin take a normal bath using a glycerin-based soap.
- ALM0ND BATH :- This is also an ideal solution for people with a dry skin. It should be used especially during severe winters when even normal & oily skins tend to dry up. You should use this treatment instead of soap. Take a piece of muslin. crush a few almonds & tie them in it. Wet your body: rub this almond bag allover your body vigorously. Keep adding a little water & continue scrubbing. This immediately exfoliates without damaging your skin & at the same time it nourishes the skin with its natural oils.
- VINEGAR BATH :- Those with an oily skin problem should definitely try this. Take a mug water & add to it a little malt vinegar. Mix well & massage your body with this diluted vinegar water. Take a bath with cold water & feel the difference.
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