Your everyday bath routine might be best described as a 5-minute ritual that runs against the clock! Taking bath has become as simple as getting a quick shower, drying up and putting on clothes to jump into the everyday living race. However, bathing is as essential and relaxing a ritual as sleep. A few extra minutes spent every day to pamper ourselves can go a long way in giving up a sense of well-being- both mentally and physically. Listed here are few everyday simple tips that can work wonders for your body and health.
- The prime focus of taking a nice bath is to cleanse ourselves not only of any dirt dust and grime but also the dead skin that might have accumulated with a passage of time. One important aspect of bathing is massage. One can find ample synthetic massage gloves in local or online stores. Get these softer versions of the traditional harsh bath gloves and scrub your way once or twice a week for healthy, glowing skin. Loofahs and bath brushed are another great option that is plant based and can be used regularly overall body, giving you a squeaky clean and soft skin.
- While the standard bar of beauty soap might just create nice scented lather, exfoliating and moisturizing showers gels go beyond this to give you a beautiful bathing experience. Many soaps have natural oils such as olive oil or coconut oil in them that yield to soothing and antiseptic effects on the body. These hypo allergic fatty soaps are highly recommended by dermatologists as they deliver good results for dry and delicate skin.
- Pumice stone and foot files are important bathing tools that can help you exfoliate all the dead and dry skin, thus giving you smoother soft skin. You can scrub away calluses from the back of your feet to reveal soft and glow summer ready feet.
- Epsom salts are a great addition to your bath water that can give you a relaxing effect thanks to its magnesium content that detoxifies the liver and reduces water retention in the body.
- Body exfoliates and scrubs are necessary to use once or twice a week. Dead cells are constantly developing on the skin surface. These scrubs help you to get rid of them as well as make the body ready to absorb moisturizers and other products.
- Essential oils are a beast way to introduce beautiful aromas in your daily bathing routine. Apart from pleasant fragrances, these essential oils have many healing properties. For example, lavender helps in soothing and relaxing while citrus smells are known to be stimulating to the mind.
After-bath care is as important as bathing itself. There are numerous ways to pamper yourself and get a healthy, soft skin once you step out of the bath. Here are few simple ways-
- Moisturizing is an important aspect of after-bath routine. Skin when moist absorbs creams and moisturizers nicely. Apply a moisturizer best suited for your skin, to all over your body. A variety of body milks, lotions and creams are available in the market depending upon the skin types and weather conditions.
- If you have cellulite or want a tight and toned skin, use anti-cellulite or firming products. Apply these products on buttocks, abdomen and stomach for best results.
- Feet are equally important, just as your face. Apply a good amount of feet skin repair product to keep your feet soft and moisturized until the next morning.
These simple yet essential ways of bathing and after-bath routine will give you the smoothest skin you have ever lived in!
