Mineral Baths

Mineral baths are easy to use and provide a powerful intervention for stress, muscle fatigue, loss of concentration, depression, and a variety of other minor ailments. Taking a weekly mineral bath can provide you with the relaxation and clarity you need and improve your physical and emotional well-being.

Mineral baths for home use typically contain specialty bath salts that are chosen for their medicinal qualities. The addition of botanical mixtures to mineral baths provides an added bonus for maintaining healthy and youthful skin as well as balance and harmony for the mind.

Not all salts are created equal although all salts usually come from the seas. Mineral content will vary slightly and quality is dependent on the purity of the water as well as the purity of the drying process environment. Sea water contains 84 soluble minerals that can interact with the skin individually or as compositions.

Sea salt minerals added to baths have a softening and medicinal effect on the skin. Sea salts help to balance pH levels and to provide relief for dermatitis. In fact sea salts are recommended by many dermatologists as a treatment for psoriasis.

There are many wonderfully fragrant and relaxing botanical blends for mineral
bathing mixtures. The most beneficial botanicals for topical use in baths include ginger root, licorice root, rose petals, oceanic ingredients such as nori, lavender, chamomile, passion flower, lemon balm, sage, and herbs from the mint family. Essential oils can also be used in baths, but should be used in the proper dosages. Essential oils should be used in conjunction with botanical bathing mixtures. Some mineral bath mixtures already contain essential oils and there is no need to add additional essential oils.

When Mineral Baths are taken as hot soaks, the bather should spend 15 - 20 minutes in the tub. If taken as cool soaks, 10 minutes is sufficient.

The optimum environment for Mineral Baths is 20 minutes at 100 degrees F.

To receive the most benefits from your Mineral Bath, follow the guidelines
below.

1.   Take a cleansing shower with olive oil soap.
2.   Fill tub 1/2 full with warm water.
3.   Add botanical mixture to tub and stir.
4.   Add hotter or cooler water to obtain the correct temperature.
5.   Enjoy a 15 - 20 minute soak.
6.   Rinse with cool or cold water.
7.   Apply an after-bath body oil or butter rather than lotion.