Scents Obsession » organic facial http://www.scentsobsession.net Aromatherapy with Natural Health and Beauty Care Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:05:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Dead Sea Salt Benefits http://www.scentsobsession.net/2010/05/13/dead-sea-salt-benefits/ http://www.scentsobsession.net/2010/05/13/dead-sea-salt-benefits/#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 05:38:01 +0000 admin http://www.scentsobsession.net/2010/05/13/dead-sea-salt-benefits/ Although you may have never heard of this fact, there is a sea salt that actually provides numerous therapeutic benefits for the human skin, but this is not any ordinary sea salt from any ordinary ocean, so what is it and where does it come from? It comes from the Dead Sea in between the countries of Israel and Jordan of course! (hint hint, the title).

That doesn’t answer the question of WHAT it is though, well you are about to learn not only what it is, but also what it does and how great the benefits can be for your skin. Unlike the common salts in the many oceans of the world, which are all composed of about 90% sodium which is not the slightest bit beneficial to human skin, salts from the Dead Sea are only composed of 10% or less (depending on the location in the water). The other 90% consists of many other minerals that are actually incredibly beneficial in many ways for the skin of all people in the world. Truthfully, most of the minerals within the Dead Sea Salts are actually present in the human skin cells, unfortunately they will often be depleted for various reasons which induces dry skin and other skin discrepancies. The fact that you can actually get these naturally present minerals in the skin back after they are depleted is amazing, and even more so when you are getting them back by simple means of a quick swim or bath! The benefits of dead sea salt always varies from person to person, but some of the major and common benefits are listed below: 

  •  Healing properties reside within the magnesium that is present within the minerals in the dead sea salts. Skin cells and tissue are quickly healed when properly using the dead sea salts due to the presence of magnesium.
  • Although you may recognize sulfur for its strong and unpleasant odor, it is actually commonly known and used as a disinfecting agent and is present within the dead sea salts.  Calcium may be present in milk and many other necessities of today’s humans, but I bet you didn’t know that when applied the skin, it can strengthen the cell membranes and actually soften your skin pores.
  • Potassium balances the moisture in the skin, which is possibly one of the most significant factors of the dead sea salts, considering that regular sea salts do nothing more than UNBALANCE the moisture levels in your skin and body do to the immense amount of sodium present.
  • Bromide is probably the least known mineral out of all of these, but it actually soothes the skin and muscles, which is one of the most important factors of dead sea salt. There are many other factors that induce benefits from the dead sea salts, but the important thing is that it actually does benefit people in many ways and could benefit you as well. If you start using these salts in the bath immediately, you will notice softer, and healthier skin, as well as easy relaxation during and after a long bath with the salts present.

CAUTION! DO NOT CONSUME DEAD SEA SALT!!!! THIS SALT IS NOT EDIBLE UNLIKE REGULAR SALT!!

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When you treat your and uses dark-colored, smooth stones that are heated in hot water  your are actually performing therapeutic treatment to your skin, particularly hot Stone therapy . This is the process in which hot stones are heated at the right predefined temperature and the stones are applied on certain areas of the body. They can also be used over the face to relax the muscles in the face and helps to relieve stress and stress related ailments that can hamper the youthfulness of the skin.

The Benefits if hot stone therapy is as follows

Hot stones are stones used that emerged to the surface of volcanic activity. These volcanic material when heated at certain temperatures depending on the stone, they are placed on the surface of the face to relieve pain in the muscle, pain in the joints of the body and increase and improve the circulation of the blood. The hot stones when used on the face have a similar effect to what hot steams do to the face.  It results in the skin feeling more hydrated and firmer after the therapy. Hot stone therapy also helps treats your nervous system in your body. There are specific types of treatment for the skin and they are targeted towards different areas of the body. Hot stone therapy is considered to be a beauty treatment and a healing treatment in one package. It acts as a type of massage for the face; it is good for the improvement in heart functions and relieves stress.

The technique involved in hot stone therapy is a combination of the following

Hot stone therapy incorporates several other types of procedures originating from all over the world. It is a part of shiatsu, acupressure, breathing, aromatherapy, therapeutic massage, Swedish massage and heat therapy. This is a natural and highly effective way to attempt to heal the body.

The procedure involved in hot stone therapy is a combination of the following

The must be a very peaceful and relaxing environment for hot stone therapy to be carried out. This type of environment makes the therapy very successful as it promotes the calmness in your body and makes you relaxed. The water must be heated to nightly two to ninety three degrees and the dark stones should be placed in it. You then need to massage the face very lightly with essential oil. Stones taken from the water are then placed on the skin of the face, usually four stones are used and one on your forehead, one on your chin and the other two on each side of the cheeks. This is left for approximately half hour to an hour. This time is sufficient to allow the heat from the stones to penetrate through your skin; this allows the essential oils also to penetrate into the deeper layers of the skin. This is what causes the muscles in your face to become very relaxed

There are several types of hot stone facial sets that can be used and they vary in sizes, amount of stones in the package and they also vary according to the material of the stones, the most common are the Black Basalt Stones. There are a wide variety of massage oils that can be used in conjunction with the stones. The grape seed, olive and rose oil is mostly used.

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Different people’s skins react differently to different treatments and you need to be aware of this. If there are some chemicals in a certain facial you need to know how your skin reacts to it. When you’re trying to heal your skin and reverse the clock you should be sure that your skin will not have a bad reaction to the chemicals. There is a good way to relieve yourself of this worry of harsh chemicals hurting your skin, and that is looking for organic facial products (You can also read how to take care of acne here)

Organic facial products have no harsh chemicals that can react badly with your skin. They are made from all natural ingredients so there is no scare that you may have an allergic reaction to any chemicals. Chemical free is the way to be. Although some facial products with chemicals in them do very well, they do not do very well for everyone. A lot of people have bad reactions to chemicals and going organic is an easy fix.

You do not have to sacrifice quality when you go with an organic facial.  In fact a lot of people say that the essential oils and extracts used in organic facials work much better and faster at repairing your skin with deep moisturizing and actually treating the skin cells than those that have harsh chemicals.

Always be careful when choosing a good facial moisturizer. Organic is usually the way to go because it is very rare that anyone will have a bad reaction to them unless they have a preexisting food allergy or something like that. In that case you should be aware of that ahead of time and find a different organic face wash. Don’t bother with harsh chemicals that may damage your skin or irritate it and go organic, your skin is natural shouldn’t your facial be too?

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