The milk bath is a useful and very simple procedure that is associated with the beauty Cleopatra. And although full certainty that the real recipe for the youth bath of the ancient queen has reached us, no, try the Cleopatra bath with the addition of milk.
The benefits of
The milk bath affects different body systems, but its greatest effect is on the circulatory system and skin:
- in the milk bath, blood circulation is stimulated,
- skin cells are enriched with mineral and nutrients.
- all this leads to stimulation of metabolic processes, including fat metabolism( for this reason the milk bath is often used for weight loss).
- vitamins and other useful substances from the milk during the water procedure get into the skin, refreshing and tightening it. The result will also be the alignment of fine wrinkles, increased elasticity and hydration of the skin.
When honey is added to the water, its proteins and fats also moisturize the skin, preserving the effect of the procedure for a long time.
Milk has a healing effect on hair, especially weakened by avitaminosis, seasonal changes and negative natural factors.
This bath is simply indispensable as a support for the tone of the skin during a diet, pain relief after training, as well as to get rid of cellulite and swelling. In addition, such a pleasant bath has a psychological effect.
Harm
The negative effect of such a bath threatens people with allergies to its components, as well as with skin lesions.
Contraindications
Although the procedure, at first glance, it is very easy, but for its carrying out there are nuances and precautions.
You should dive into the milk bath at least 2 hours after eating. In the presence of diseases of blood vessels or heart procedures should be non-long( maximum 15 minutes), and water in the bath should not cover the heart zone.
If your skin is damaged or irritated, dairy bath sessions should be postponed, or do not add honey to the water, so as not to exacerbate the negative manifestations. Similar water procedures are also not recommended for inflammation of the kidneys and genitals. Do not experiment with milk and honey bath and pregnant women.
Video
Watch the following video about Cleopatra's bath, take ideas to create a relaxing atmosphere and bliss.
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Choice of milk
Cleopatra for their milk baths, they say, used donkey's milk( according to another version - milk of a camel).
Modern beauties get it problematic, but it does not matter. For a curative procedure, any other milk will do. Most often because of its greatest availability for such a bath using cow's milk. Milk should be chosen rather fat. It's also good if you use a non-pasteurized drink, because in this case the bath effect will be more intense.
One of the best options will be goat's milk, the pH of which is close to the pH of the human skin.
Oat milk perfectly soothes and moisturizes the skin due to the presence of oat particles in it. Especially useful baths with oat milk to those who have skin problem or sensitive. Soy and rice milk also have a beneficial effect on the skin. Not bad proved itself and the bath, which is added not milk, and dairy whey.
Rules
Preparing a milk bath at home is very easy, because the ingredients for it are available. For one bath, one liter of milk is enough, and to make it more efficient, two or three tablespoons of honey are added to it. First, water is poured into the container, and then a little heated milk and honey is poured into it.
Take a bath with milk should be an average of 15 minutes, and if there are no contraindications and the state of health is normal, then the session time can be increased to 30 minutes. Dive into the water so that the chest remains above the water.
Take the procedure with a break of 1-2 days or at least twice a week. The optimum temperature for this procedure is 36-38 degrees Celsius. Do not exceed the temperature of +38 degrees, so that useful substances in milk and honey are not destroyed.
You can not take a shower at the end of the procedure, but if you feel discomfort( this happens with excess honey added), rinse with cool water and lubricate the skin with a light moisturizer or natural oil. If there is no discomfort, honey-milk film from the skin should not be washed off.
The only procedure that is allowed after the Cleopatra bath is honey massage. In doing so, use the same kind of honey that you added to the water. After the session, drink herbal tea and rest, or even better - go to sleep.
Ways to improve the procedure
It is rumored that Cleopatra enhanced the effect of the milk-honey bath by adding almond oil to it. Mix 5 drops of this aroma oil with 3 tablespoons of sea salt and add to water.
Other options to improve the procedure will be:
- combining the bath with a fasting day( if you are holding a milk bath for weight loss);
- adding cinnamon oil to the water( you can also throw a cinnamon stick into the bath);
- addition of algae or coconut milk;
- combining the milk bath with herbal( add a decoction of chamomile, pine needles, hops, linden flowers, mint and other medicinal herbs into the water).
To ensure that the milk bath is effective in combating stretch marks, and its beneficial substances get into the skin deeper, we recommend peeling before the procedure. For him mix the coffee grounds with orange oil, and also with cream. Cream can be replaced with yoghurt or sour cream, and thick - sea salt.
Note also that to prepare a milk bath against stretch marks is to add an increased amount of milk - up to 5 liters.
If the Cleopatra's bath is the basis for a romantic water treatment with a loved one, add pink petals to the water, and decorate the room with candles.
