Beauty
Take a salt bath to soothe muscles and your mind
We’re taught to avoid hot water like the plague. Why? It dries out the skin. But when it comes to detoxifying salt baths, having the water hot is key for making you perspire. “Taking a bath in the hottest water you can tolerate will allow your body to sweat and open your pores,” says Kaia Naturals founder Mary Futher. “While pores are open, you’re also getting the benefits of the active ingredients in the salts.” Epsom salts restore mineral density, but added ingredients such as turmeric, lavender oil and seaweed offer an extra healthful kick.
Hot tip: When having a hot bath, remember to hydrate. This includes both topically (applying moisturizer post-bath) and drinking a lot of water before and after you soak.
For skin health
Dead Sea salt and seaweed combine in a soak that helps smooth skin and purify pores. The addition of patch-ouli, peppermint and indigo root works to clear congestion.
Verdura Naturalternatives Deep Blue Sea Soak Crystals, $32,
verduranaturalternatives.com.
For a chakra shakeup
Antioxidant-rich green
tea and calming calendula treat your skin, while green quartz, known for activating the heart chakra, encourages emotional harmony.
Crystal Hills Organics Harmony Bath Salts, $54, crystalhills.com.
For a pick-me-up
Dead Sea, Himalayan and Epsom salts ease tension, but it’s the combination of brightening bergamot and soothing neroli essential
oils that contributes to this
soak’s mood-lifting effects.
Escents Stress Relief Bath
Salt, $12, escents.ca.
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