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Sea Kelp bath& Natural Cosmetics
Most of our customers use seaweed flakes. (Add a spoon full of flakes to big pot and it and steep it for half an hourby 40 degrees centigrade. Let it cool and pour it through a sieve and add the liquid to the bath). Other will fill muslin bags, large tea infusion balls, or old stockings with dried seaweed. We sell a re-usable filter gab for €1.- Another option: wrap the
seaweed in linen, cheese cloth before use.(The bags are needed to keep
the seaweed from going down the drain of your bath. Relaxing your body will help the cleaning and rejuvenation process: Try to control the environment/ avoid disturbances, choose the time/moment carefully. Not only cleansing and relaxing but make it revitalising and rejuvenating as well. It is very important to create the right environment at home. Use something that appeals to every sense you have. Good music, scent (Aromatherapy oils like lavender), light candles that produce the wanted scents or flowering plants (such as plumeria or citrus). Massage: Softly rub your body using a sponge, massage it into your skin using long strokes towards the heart, starting with your feet, ‘It’s excellent for soothing itchy and dry skin and helps detoxify by pulling out toxic waste from the pores. Some claim that seaweed can reduce/absorb toxins by up to 50 percent of its dry weight. Working/walking is a stressful activity and cause of tear, stress and ware. You have to use your muscles just to be able to stand/walk.. (Gravity) We humans do walking straight what makes it even worse. When you prepare you bath take enough water to immerse the whole body like the seaweed can float. The pull of gravity temporally interrupted. It will help you to relax. A way to measure the relaxation is to watch your hand. If you tend to form a fist you have to relax a little bit more. ‘It’s a great way to de-stress after a long day at work.
Rinse off with warm water after you finish your bath. But most important: make the Sea or Ocean experience a regular part of your routine, you reap a bounty of beauty and health benefits, you need it. It takes just 20 minutes. Caution: Those with high blood pressure or other health problems should consult their doctors before having a hot seaweed bath.
Diverent seaweed blends are on the market adjusted for different type of skins.
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Seaweed for natural cosmetics and clay masks. All the sea’s mineral substances are concentrated in the seaweed
cells/wall and you have to chrush them to release the active nutrients. Similar to a tiny chemical manufacturing plant, they also
manufacture different proteins and vitamins. Each variety of seaweed
possesses its own individual cocktail of
elements, so it is essential to choose the appropriate seaweed for the
required function.
Properties of different seaweeds, used for cosmetics and bath. *Kelp (laminaria), a large leafy brown algae, grows along cold climate coastlines and can bring a healthy glow to skin. "Kelp powder has exfoliating properties. " It increases blood
circulation and stimulates lymph production to eliminate toxins.
Most Frequently used in USA, Japan and Germany. *Bladderwrack (fucus), a brown seaweed, is often used in cellulite-reducing bath/ creams to eliminate excess fluid from the skin. Fucus serratus is frequently used in countries like Ireland, Scotland, the UK and continental Europe. *Dulse/Dillisk, to increase the protein content, decorative, nourishment of cells. *Carrageenan, is an extract made from Irish sea moss, is commonly used as a cosmetic thickening agent. "It's a great moisturiser that holds nutrients and water in. You can Boil water in a
large pot, add the Irish Moss and steep for half an hour or so and remove the
seaweed. If you do not want to boil it use flakes instead and steep it in 40 degrees centigrade water. *Milled/Crushed algae is often used in seaweed masks.
Detoxification
Detox/protection There has been information/ evidence for a long time that Sea vegetation contains compounds which can bind with and remove toxins from the tissues of animals and humans. Many people using seaweed for this purpose already some time. Now proven that it can be used to compensate for polluted food, compensate for air, water, land and products. The removal of toxins from human and animal bodies becoming more and more important than ever.
Your lifestyle and dietary choices can make an enormous difference to your lifespan and to your quality of life in later years.
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