Almost every housewife knows firsthand how necessary baking soda is in the kitchen. However, few of them realize that it can come in handy in the bathroom. After all, this unique product can be used not only in cooking. Baths with soda will have a unique effect on your body, heal it, help you lose weight and even get rid of cellulite.
How can you use baking soda in the bath?
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soda foot bath As an exfoliator. If you add a little soda to the shower gel during washing, you can perfectly achieve smooth skin in the area of the elbows, knees and in any other place where you have a large accumulation of keratinized particles. A soda foot bath will make your heels soft and perfect.
- As a moisturizer. If you mix baking soda with water in equal proportions, you will get a kind of paste that you can apply in a thick layer on the body and wash off after a few minutes. This will make the skin soft, smooth, tender andhydrated.
- As a cleanser. If you add just a little bit of baking soda to your shampoo, then lacquer, hair gel and other styling products will wash off faster and better.
However, of course, the greatest pleasure you will bring a bath with soda. The benefits of such a procedure are obvious:
- Already after one such treatment, your skin will become soft, tender and pleasant to the touch.
- Regular bathing in soda baths will quickly lose unwanted pounds and get rid of cellulite.
- Get rid of sagging skin, tighten it - this is very important after weight loss.
- Relieve inflammation on the skin, relieve allergic rashes and diaper rash.
- Moreover, many dermatologists recommend baking soda baths for those suffering from eczema, seborrhea and other skin conditions.
In order to get the maximum effect from taking soda water procedures, you need to properly prepare the bath. Be sure to measure the temperature of the water (it must be at least 37 degrees Celsius) and observe the correct proportions (about 200 grams of soda must be added to 150 liters of water). However, do not pour baking soda directly into the bath.
You must first dilute it in a small amount of hot water and only then add it to the total volume. After that, you need to immediately climb into the bath and take a sitting position. The duration of the procedure should be at least 20 minutes, while it is important that the water does not cool during this time. Therefore, temperature should be measured periodically andadd hot water if necessary. After twenty minutes, end the session, blot your body with a towel, wrap yourself in a warm bathrobe and take a horizontal position. Stay calm for at least half an hour - so the effect of the soda bath will be maximum. The number of procedures should not exceed ten times, after which it is recommended to take a break for a month.
Thus, if you want to improve the condition of your body's skin and get rid of a few extra pounds, take baths with soda. This is both pleasant and good for he alth and figure.
