Bath Detox

Well, I must say that I pleased with the bath detox.  While I only stayed in for about 15 mins it really made my skin feel so much better.  I also slept really well that night.  As for feeling all revived the next morning, that didn't really happen.

I think that I am going to try doing this twice a week.  I really do think as I am able to stay in the water longer I will feel much better.

I found this from another blogger (and I can't find the site so I will add it when I do) and I really loved how she listed what each ingredient will do. So here it is....

Detox Bath Recipe:

• 1/3 C Epsom salts
• 1/3 C sea salt
• 1/3 C baking soda
• 2 1/2 t ground ginger
• 1 C apple cider vinegar

Combine all of the dry ingredients in a bowl.

Draw a bath with water as hot as you can stand it. As the water is filling the tub, add the bowl of dry ingredients and the vinegar. The flowing water will help mix it, but make sure it is mixed well. (Don’t worry if your water turns yellow or orange, that’s just the ginger and the vinegar.)

Soak in the bath for about 40 minutes and enjoy! If you want to you can rub your skin gently (always towards your heart) to stimulate your lymphatic system and help clear out the toxins.

Benefits:

• Epsom salts: helps make you sweat, reduces inflammation, relieves muscle aches, found in most bath salts
• Sea salt: another common bath salt, helps leach out toxins, soothes open sores or blemishes
• Baking soda: highly alkaline, helps balance an overly acidic system, helps eliminate chlorine in the water, softens water and skin
• Apple cider vinegar: helps restore the acid-alkaline balance in your body, helpful for acne, softens skin
• Ginger: increases circulation, opens pores, makes you sweat

Important considerations before taking this bath:

• This bath and the detox process can be fairly dehydrating so make sure you drink plenty of water during and after the bath.
• When you’re getting out of the bath you must be careful and move slowly. You may feel weak or light-headed if you stand up too quickly.
• You will probably feel tired right after, so take this bath at a time when you can go right to bed if you need to.
• Also, please don’t take hot baths or salt baths if you are pregnant, have heart trouble, high blood pressure, or if you are diabetic. If you’re not sure, talk to your doctor first.

Also: If you start to feel like you are coming down with the flu, don’t freak out. While your body works to detox and flush out the toxins you may feel a bit under the weather for about half a day. It probably means it’s working! Stay hydrated to help your body clear out the toxins and you should feel better pretty quickly.

The day that I did this I drank water all day and while in the bath.  You really do start to sweet and I could feel my face and lips feeling dry.  Next time I will be sure to drink more water.  I think that overall I need to be drinking more water so that is another goal.