A slow and hot bath in the evening indeed can take away the fatigue from a day. And for some people, they can even take advantages of a hot dip for easing pain and some illnesses.
“You know what, we can further transform our plain bath into a pool of water with revitalizing and curing power by adding some ingredients—really simple ones—from the household,” Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners suggested. “These seem ordinary ingredients not only enhance our bath, but also our health.”
Cornstarch
To pour one cup of cornstarch into the bath (straight into the hot running water to facilitate the dissolution), it can soothe and relieve itchy skin caused by dryness, sunburn, eczema, or psoriasis.
Flower Petals
By adding a few flowers or a handful of flower petals directly to the bath in a muslin bag or tea ball, your bath immediately becomes a natural relaxing, cleansing, as well as rejuvenating remedy.
“In fact, aside from aromatics which facilitate relaxation, lutein esters found in most flowers are chemically bound to different kinds of fatty acids which can naturally relax muscles and nerves,” added TCM Practitioners.
Among all the flowers, rose is considered the best because of its property of easing the symptoms of dermatitis such as dry, sensitive, and redness skin. “Since chamomile contains natural anti-inflammatory, anti-spasmodic, and anti-bacterial properties that provides calming and smoothing effects, it definitely is another good choice for flower bath,” TCM Practitioners recommended.
Table Salt
To add half cup of table salt to a hot bath, it can mitigate symptoms of yeast infection and help the infected vagina resume healthy state. “When any first sign of symptoms occur, take salt bath for three consecutive nights and one shall instantly see the relief,” said TCM Practitioners.
Vinegar
By pouring about two cups of vinegar to the bath, the pH level of our skin will be increased, making it slightly more acidic which helps prevent the growth of a number of bacteria. In fact, TCM Practitioners often suggest patients, especially those who are taking antibiotics, to add vinegar in the bath as a preventative action against possible yeast infections. And for anyone who has constant foot odor, vinegar bath is an easy and effective solution to restrain the problem.
Last but not the least, “In order to allow our body to receive the possible best recovery process on through the night, a revitalizing hot bath usually is best at night time just before retiring to bed,” TCM Practitioners concluded.
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