The bath strengthens the immune system and heals the body. But its use involves a number of limitations. With an exacerbation of symptoms in the steam room, the patient's passage is closed - otherwise the disease will worsen. But the bath is a great help in those situations when you have a cold or are cold, and want to cope with the malaise.
Experienced bath attendants have developed a number of rules for visiting the steam room, which will not allow a runny nose to darken life.
How the bath helps the body
Firstly, you need to go to the bath immediately - it is pointless to wait for the deterioration of health. Warming up the body helps in the early stages of the disease. When the symptoms worsen and the temperature rises, no broom will help. The heat in the steam room will destroy pathogenic microbes and help the body fight the disease.
Secondly, it is helpful to use aromatic steam to clear the airways. For these purposes, decoctions of herbs using eucalyptus, wormwood, coniferous infusions, mint or aromatic oils are suitable. The hot air saturated with herbal extracts helps to quickly clear the nose without the use of vasoconstrictors.
Thirdly, it is recommended to visit the bath before the obvious manifestation of cold symptoms. Regular inhalation of hot steam strengthens the body. To enhance the effect, trips to the steam room can be combined with hardening. Contrast procedures prepare immunity to meet colds, flu and other seasonal illnesses.
How to use essential oils
The use of essential oils in the bath helps not only to stop colds, but also to calm the nervous system. For oils to have the desired effect, it is important to understand the rules for their use. When using extracts, a number of factors are taken into account:
- the presence of contraindications. Oils are used with caution by people with allergies, asthma, epilepsy and cardiovascular diseases. The addition of extracts is also limited in cases where children go to the steam room;
- temperature drops. Before entering the steam room, the essential oils are heated slightly. This will allow them to better open up in the bath and not lose the healing properties in the steam room;
- concentration. Essential oils are not used in concentrated form in the bath. The high saturation of the extract in hot conditions is a health hazard. Due to volatile substances, visitors have a headache, some even feel the symptoms of suffocation;
- dosage. Each oil has its own dosage to achieve the effect. This information is indicated on the bottle. A few drops of concentrate are enough for a bucket of water.
To consolidate the result of aromatherapy, it is recommended to have a tea party after bath procedures. To relieve unpleasant symptoms of a cold, tea with the addition of mint leaves, strawberries or currants is suitable.