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Many of us use the shower rather than the bathtub.  Showers are quick and easy, that’s true.  But, how about giving yourself a spa experience and use your bathtub?  Hydrotherapy, water therapy , used for treating pain, illness, and disease, has been used for centuries. One type of hydrotherapy is soaking in a bath.  Soaking hydrotherapy has many benefits, including:

• Pressure on joints may be reduced
• Muscle tension may be reduced
• A calming, relaxing effect may be noticed
• Circulation may be increased
• Pores are opened, which allows the skin to hydrate and soften

Adding salts to your bath offers increased benefits.   I prefer Himalayan Pink, Dead Sea Salt and Epson Salt  (Magnesium Sulfate) in my bath.  Why?

Pink Himalayan salts contain 84 trace minerals and Dead Sea Salts contain 21 minerals.  These trace minerals, including magnesium, calcium, sulphur, bromide, iodine, sodium, zinc and potassium.  These minerals are needed for good health and are lost throughout the day by physical exercise, stress, and by improper nutrition.    Adding these minerals to a bath soak enhances the bath water for deeper detoxification and cleansing effects.  When the salinity, or salt content, is higher in the water used to soak, then the bacterial count on your skin is reduced.  Salts help to soften the bath water, which aids in softening the skin and easier shedding of dead skin cells; while the trace minerals provide nutrients to newly forming skin.  Epson Salts (Magnesium Sulfate), another mineral, is absorbed thru the skin and helps replenish magnesium, a natural stress reliever, in the body. 

So rather you are suffering from stress, sore muscles, tired feet, or just need a good nights sleep, treat yourself to a soothing, relaxing, detoxifying spa experience right at home and take a bath with bath salts!