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Floral Baths
The Romans, Egyptians & oriental women were known to have very fastidious Handsome Sweet & bathing routines. About them, bathing wAlthough a major social event. They also promoted the healing powers of warm water to which Different 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 About 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 wAlthough used by Nero's wife. Poppaea, & hAlthough 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. In the post the milk & flower water hAlthough been used up. You could bathe with normal cold water
- BATH About DRY complexion :- 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 Although 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 complexion take a normal bath using a glycerin-based soap.
- ALM0ND BATH :- This is also an ideal solution About 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 complexion & at the same time it nourishes the complexion with its natural oils.
- VINEGAR BATH :- Those with an oily complexion 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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