THE HEALING POWER OF WATER – MEDICATED BATHS…
Ice packs, hot and cold compresses, medicated baths and other forms of water therapy were mainstays of folk medicine for centuries.
Today, high-tech medicine has eclipsed water-based treatments. Yet these treatments—safe, inexpensive and easy to use—remain valuable tools for easing discomfort caused by common ailments.
We all know how relaxing a warm bath can be. But not everyone realizes that even greater benefits can be reaped by adding natural ingredients to the water.
Apple cider vinegar. Add a cup to bathwater, and splash a handful over your shoulders, back and chest. That will invigorate you when you’re fatigued.
This technique also helps restore the skin’s germ-killing natural acidity, which is continually washed away by bathing. To soothe poison ivy or sunburn, add two cups of vinegar.
Bran. A bran bath eases itching, soothes dermatitis or other skin irritations and eliminates scaly patches.
Sew several handfuls of wheat or oat bran into a cheesecloth pouch. Soak the pouch in hot water for several minutes, then place in a tub filled with tepid water. Squeeze the pouch until the water turns milky.
Pine extract. One capful in a warm bath helps open clogged pores, speeds healing of rashes and relieves muscle fatigue.
Pine extract is available at many drugstores and health-food stores. Do not confuse it with pine cleanser, which will irritate the skin.
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