This week’s Baby Step is Detoxification Baths.
In case you missed it, you can find Step 1 here.
Bathing in healing compounds is an ancient form of natural medicine. Sulfur and mineral rich springs are a common location for healing centers and have been popular throughout history. We will recreate those healing powers at home.
If you are not a bath person, or don’t have access to a bathtub, you can do foot soaks and add a foot bath to your shower with good results.
The Whys
Detox baths are a simple and non-invasive way to reduce toxins in your body and help you to feel better almost immediately. They are one of the most important tools you will use through this healing process.
Any form of chronic illness, allergies included, can be a sign of a sluggish and overloaded liver. Detox baths help to draw toxins out of your body through you skin and lessen the load on your elimination system. They also make you feel wonderful.
Detox baths can reduce or eliminate
- skin irritations – including acne, boils, and rashes
- headaches
- nausea
- whiny children!
- fatigue
- lymphatic congestion
- constipation
- sleep disorders
- yeast infections (surprised?)
- joint pain and inflammation
- water retention
- improve mood
- and many more
Is there science behind this?
Yes, but this is one of those things where personal experience is louder than studies or a lengthy fact sheet. Start the baths and see how you feel.
The Hows
Tomorrow’s post ‘Detox Baths: Recipes to Calm the Inner Beast and Whiny Children’ will give you the method and recipes. Read it here.
If you already take detox baths, what benefits have you noticed?
This post is part of Monday Mania, The Morristribe’s Homesteader Blog Carnival
Photo Credit: tauress, Deadicated
DETOXIFICATION
IMMUNE SUPPORT
IMMUNE SUPPORT
THYROID SUPPORT
ADRENAL SUPPORT
HEALING RESPONSES
22 Responses
I love detox baths, especially epsom salts or apple cider vinegar. Yesterday, I tried a clay bath for the first time. I had bought a powered clay facial mask (Aztec Indian Secret Healing Clay Mask), but didn’t like it. I realized it was pure bentonite clay, so I added about a cup to my bath. Loved it, and I was happy not to waste the product!
Clay and apple cider vinegar are definitely the ones I reach for the most. Hopefully, you will find some new favorites in tomorrow’s post! 🙂
I do an epsom salt/baking soda/sea salt foot bath for detox because I don’t always have the time for a full bath. I’m not sure yet if it helps detox but I do know that it makes my feet feel awesome!
It definitely helps! I mention how to modify the detox bath recipes in the next post for foot baths. http://www.20somethingallergies.com/detox-bath-method-and-recipes/ Life is often way too busy to be able to take as many baths as we may want to.
As a college student I’m always looking for ways to relax and detox I really love this website but where do I get the ingredients?
It depends on which ingredients. If you can’t find them at a local Whole Foods Market, amazon.com surely will. I’m an amazon fanatic.
What would be some ingredients I could use to give my 15 month a detox bath? He has eczema and is allergic to dairy products.
Apple cider vinegar bath? Excited to hear about this one! Love Epsom salt baths. Bentonite clay baths are messy but great for so many issues. I like to take it internally too.
I love the apple cider vinegar bath above all the others. I hope you have as good of luck with it when you read over the recipes post!
Just a word of warning: Diabetics should be especially careful of Detox baths. Never use epsom salts. It will say it right on the label.
How much apple cider vinegar do you use? Just Apple cider vinegar, nothing else?
It depends on the bath Avi. I have a list of recipes in this post that will help you determine which baths would benefit you the most with amounts listed: http://www.20somethingallergies.com/detox-bath-method-and-recipes/.
I know I’m ignorant, but why shouldn’t diabetics use detox baths and epsom salts? My 5yo ds was just diagnosed as a T1 diabetic, and I came across this site hoping to help him.