Sauna aromas, humidifiers, bath aromatizers

The bathhouse is a place for healing and relaxing procedures.

The unique properties of the steam room have been known for a long time - rapid warming up of the body, strengthening the immune system, fighting various diseases. Many bathhouse attendants are interested in a very pressing question - how to make a pleasant smell in the bathhouse in order to relax with benefit for the soul and body?

The simplest and most affordable method of aromatherapy for a bath is to use essential oils, herbal mixtures and tinctures. It is very important to adhere to a strict dosage and use them correctly without harm to human health.

Selection rules

Many flavors have the same beneficial properties. How to choose products? It is important to consider the purpose of use. For example, eucalyptus is suitable for treating the respiratory system and air disinfection. Mint is also used for the same purposes.

The ether can contain up to 500 valuable substances that are found in many plants. Therefore, when choosing a product, you need to take these features into account and not purchase a product with the same beneficial properties.

What should you pay attention to first? You need to look at the way it is made. It is important to pay attention to the composition. Only natural remedies will be useful. Therefore, artificial substitutes should be avoided. You shouldn't skimp on your health.

The selection criteria include tolerance to volatile components. If inhaled or in contact with skin, they may cause allergies. To find out whether the product is suitable or not, you should apply a small amount on your wrist. If there is no redness or discomfort, then the product is suitable.

It is important to consider that for some ailments you cannot use essential oils. The product should not be used if:

• bronchial asthma;
• epilepsy;
• coronary heart disease;
• inflammation of internal organs;
• infectious and viral diseases.

Errors in selection can lead to negative reactions. It is important that the product has a pleasant smell and does not cause a negative reaction.

What does an aromatic sauna treat?

An aromatic sauna will help in the treatment of a wide variety of nerves. It perfectly helps cope with stress, fatigue, tension, depression, and chronic fatigue syndrome.

Treatment with aromas increases mental abilities and restores strength. Believe it or not, aromatherapy is very effective in treating joint and muscle pain. In addition, it keeps our skin in good condition.

Inhalation of essential oils plays an important role in the prevention of colds. A striking example of this is pine essential oil.

Types of flavors

Elevated temperature and humidity have a profound effect on human physiology. In the bath, pressure increases, blood flow accelerates, skin pores open, and metabolism accelerates. Flavoring only improves the effect. The procedure becomes even more enjoyable.

The classic aroma in a Russian bath is the smell of a steamed birch broom, an oak block, or a linden plank. There are also other types of products suitable for baths. This is the aroma of mint, eucalyptus, rosemary, oregano. Essential oils have positive effects:

1. Lavender has a relaxing effect. It inhibits phasomotor functions. Natural lavender oil quickly restores the skin.
2. Esters of tall conifers: spruce, pine, fir. They strengthen the immune system and protect the body from respiratory infections. These scents are still very pleasant.
3. Almond based products. They improve skin tone and increase its elasticity. They are used to prepare massage mixtures.
4. The citrus flavor is fresh and spicy. Allows you to restore strength. Lemon, orange, and grapefruit oils lift your spirits.
5. Grape seed ether. This is another suitable bath remedy. It is used for the prevention and treatment of cellulite.

The stores have a lot of Russian-made products, which are no worse than foreign ones. What other oils are there? According to their effects on the body, they can be:

1. Exciting. These include geranium, jasmine, and lime oils.
2. Calming. These are mint, tangerine, and ylang-ylang oils.
3. Disinfectants. Eucalyptus, chamomile, and cedar oils have this property.
4. Expectorants. These are anise, ginger, marjoram oils.

If you look at the description of flavorings, you can see that many of them are created on the basis of an aqueous or alcohol solution, as well as with a low concentration of the active ingredient. You should not refuse such products. In this case, the product can be used in a more dosed manner.

A separate category includes artificial products. They are made on the basis of synthetic aromatic esters. This is a fragrant type of product, but experts do not recommend using it.

Products may have a hygienic certificate for compliance with standards. It is important to consider that this is not yet a guarantee of a safe composition. Flavorings may contain impurities - acetone, benzene and other active solvents. They should be used carefully in the bath.

Herbal infusions and teas

No less popular is the herbal bath - the use of aromatic herbs for the preparation of medicinal infusions and steaming.

Bath infusions have a pleasant aroma, which is enough to quickly saturate the air in the steam room. During the process of herbal inhalation, beneficial compounds penetrate through the upper respiratory tract and are carried along with the blood to all systems of the body.

What plants can be used to prepare medicinal infusions and teas? Since bath herbs have the same powerful effect on the body as medications, they are therefore widely used for preventive and therapeutic purposes during bath procedures.

In order for bath infusions to be beneficial and provide a high therapeutic effect, you need to know in what cases each type of plant can be used.

• Antiseptic and anti-inflammatory effects - chamomile, eucalyptus, calendula, oak bark, sage, linden.
• Sedative and calming effect - mint, lemon balm, chamomile, linden, lemongrass.
• Normalization of blood pressure - hawthorn and motherwort.
• Tonic effect - wormwood, juniper and rose.
• Relieving nervous tension and fatigue - pine, fir, juniper, eucalyptus, thyme.
• Anti-cold and expectorant - eucalyptus, lavender, linden, thyme, sweet clover.
• Accelerate metabolism, strengthen the immune system, detoxify the body - lavender, chamomile, mint.

To get the maximum effect from bath procedures, it is recommended to use fresh herbal infusions and bath steams. Steaming for a bath based on medicinal plants is sold ready-made at the pharmacy - small canvas bags containing the required set of herbs. If desired, you can make this decoction yourself.

To prepare a decoction for a bath with your own hands, you should first buy medicinal herbs at your discretion. We brew the decoction according to the recipe strictly in compliance with the proportions proposed by the manufacturer.

When performing bath procedures, it is not recommended to use alcohol tinctures to avoid drying out the mucous membrane.

The cheapest

Even if the products are inexpensive, this does not mean that they are of poor quality. They are great for relaxation. As customer reviews testify, such products are wonderfully soothing and restore psychological well-being.

Elfarma/Orange

The rating opens with a fragrant essential product. It is sold in a 10 ml glass bottle. The ether helps ease breathing and relieve tension. It has a powerful relaxing effect.

The product strengthens the immune system, eliminates headaches, and improves overall well-being. According to customer reviews, this oil has a pleasant, not pungent aroma.

Elfarma/Orange

Advantages:

• economical consumption;
• relaxing property;
• pleasant aroma.

Flaws:

• not detected.

PROFFI/"Fir"

This flavor continues the rating. If you are interested in budget funds, then the products of this company will be the best choice. It costs about 130 rubles, and the volume is 500 ml. The composition contains water and fir ether.

Aromatizer for baths and saunas provides a relaxing effect. It will make the procedures much more enjoyable. The product itself is in a plastic elongated package.

PROFFI/"Fir"

Advantages:

• nice smell;
• natural composition;
• powerful relaxing effect;
• affordable price.

Flaws:

• not found.

Rainbow of Scents/Lavender

This tool also has its own characteristics. It serves as a treatment for sensitive, tired skin. The product has a refreshing, renewing and restorative effect. It normalizes sebaceous secretion. Even if the product is used for a bath, it has a positive effect.

1 bottle contains 10 ml. facilities. And it is placed in a cardboard box. The ether is conveniently and quite economically dosed.

Rainbow of Scents/Lavender

Advantages:

• skin restoration;
• pleasant aroma;
• economical consumption.

Flaws:

• none.

GEN PODAROK/Orange

According to buyers, this is an effective product that has a pleasant aroma. A trip to a bathhouse or sauna will be much healthier if you take orange ether. It is also ideal for the bathroom.

Ether improves metabolism, strengthens the immune system, and creates a favorable atmosphere for restoring psychological health. Products in a plastic bottle are used very economically. Although it only contains 100 ml of liquid.

GEN PODAROK/Orange

Advantages:

• nice smell;
• efficiency;
• benefit;
• strengthening the immune system.

Flaws:

• not detected.

Belkosmex/with eucalyptus

The phytoconcentrate contains not only eucalyptus ether, but also plant extracts. Therefore, it is fragrant, which means it is great for bath procedures. The products fill the space with a pleasant aroma, provide toning and strengthening. Extracts of calendula and linden soothe the skin and moisturize it.

The composition also contains sage extract, which has an antioxidant effect. It neutralizes the destructive effects of negative factors and strengthens the protective properties of the skin. The volume is 200 ml, which is enough for a long time.

Belkosmex/with eucalyptus

Advantages:

• rich composition;
• large volume;
• nice smell;
• complex impact.

Flaws:

• not found.

This is a rating of high-quality and inexpensive flavors. All products presented are ideal for bath procedures. You just need to choose a pleasant aroma.

Middle price segment

Where is the best place to buy such goods? Almost all products can be ordered online. It is found in cosmetic stores and pharmacies.

Rainbow of Fragrances/Verbena

Ether is sold in dark glass jars of 10 ml, which are placed in cardboard boxes. The total weight of the product is 43 g.

The fragrance rejuvenates the skin and makes it toned. It is used not only in the bath, but also during massage to warm up muscles and improve the elasticity of problem areas. Verbena essential oil restores tissue from bruises and hematomas.

Rainbow of Fragrances/Verbena

Advantages:

• pleasant aroma;
• economical consumption;
• Benefit for health.

Flaws:

• not detected.

The bathhouse attracts everyone/"Citrus cocktail"

It contains 3 oils - grapefruit, lemon and orange. The ether tones, improves mood, relieves depression and anxiety. Thanks to the aromatized steam, skin breathing improves and pores are cleansed. The procedures provide detoxification and rejuvenation of skin cells.

The cocktail is very easy to use: add 5-7 drops of ether to a ladle of water. The mixture is used to sprinkle wooden benches and walls. The cocktail volume is 10 ml.

The bathhouse attracts everyone/"Citrus cocktail"

Advantages:

• presence of 3 oils;
• pleasant citrus aroma;
• economical consumption.

Flaws:

• not found.

Live/"Citrus"

This is a set of flavors. Each bottle contains 250 ml. The concentrate is presented in the form of a water-soluble white emulsion. Contains natural essential oils. The concentrate is suitable not only for baths, but also for saunas and baths.

The product can be diluted with water if desired. The product is not considered flammable, explosive or toxic. It is ideal for regular use.

Live/"Citrus"

Advantages:

• natural composition;
• versatility;
• efficiency.

Flaws:

• not detected.

Queen fair/"Lotus and bamboo"

The composition of aromatic oils is considered absolutely natural. It contains plant extracts that have a positive effect on the human body.

The mixture is used in the standard way, there are no additions. The dark bottle contains 10 ml, and the weight of the product with packaging is 44 g.

Queen fair/"Lotus and bamboo"

Advantages:

• natural composition;
• easy to use;
• economical consumption.

Flaws:

• none.

My Needles/Fir

Natural ether is used in various ways, including for baths. It allows you to relieve fatigue and improve activity. Fir has antiseptic, immunostimulant, and analgesic properties. It can be used for influenza, ARVI, porridge.

Bath procedures with fir are useful for pain, swelling, and radiculitis. They reduce blood pressure. It is a tonic and cleansing liquid. In a jar with it you get a healing aroma.

My Needles/Fir

Advantages:

• many useful properties;
• versatility;
• economical consumption;
• healing aroma.

Flaws:

• No.

Which company is better to choose, everyone can decide for themselves. It is best to use the ether whose aroma you like the most.

Aromatherapy and sauna

The bath procedure includes aromatization of the air in the sauna. For this purpose, they use various infusions, decoctions of medicinal herbs, aromatic oils, etc. Almost all saunas in Moscow will offer their visitors a large selection of essential oils and aromas for the steam room, and most of the saunas in Moscow offer the services of a professional bath attendant who, in addition to a pleasant aromatic steam, will also provide you with a professional broom massage. Essential oils in the sauna (bath) are used to rinse the walls and ceiling, and decoctions, tinctures from herbs and plants are splashed onto the hot sauna stove (heater) in small portions. Meadow hay, flowers, etc. are often laid on the floor (in private, village baths). Flavored steam has a beneficial effect on the lungs and skin. Therefore, they are indicated for colds, for the prevention of colds, and for relieving fatigue. The effect of flavored steam is great because many infusions and decoctions include plants that have bactericidal properties (eucalyptus, fir, juniper, etc.). In addition, in Rus', since ancient times, kvass was used to create flavored steam, and the walls were doused with tincture of mint, chamomile, etc., or meadow hay, flowers, wormwood, etc. were laid on the floor. In bathhouses in Rus', fragrant hay and flowers were laid on the floor. The shelves and walls were doused with boiling water infused with mint, thyme, calendula and other aromatic herbs. In general, the Slavs used many herbs (mint, sage, oregano, wormwood, etc.) and branches of shrubs to aromatize saunas and baths. After preparing the aromatic steam, you need to go into the steam room and sit on the 1st shelf, then on the 2-3rd and sit for 5-10 minutes to warm up the whole body, breathing in the aromas of herbal infusions (decoctions). After taking a shower, you should rest, wrapped in a sheet or large terry towel. After resting, make 2-3 visits to the steam room with a broom, but before each visit, you need to splash the tincture (or herbal decoction) on the hot stones and douse the walls with essential oils, after each visit, take a warm shower and relax, wrapped in a sheet. During rest, you should drink tea brewed the day before in a thermos, or kvass, or juices, mineral water. After the second visit, you can do a massage or self-massage. Wash with soap and a washcloth last, since clean skin when steamed with a broom causes a burning sensation. More often, a combined infusion (from several herbs) is used to pour over the heater. For example, mint, thyme, oregano, St. John's wort, coltsfoot, chamomile. You can make an infusion of three herbs (oregano, chamomile, thyme or linden, juniper, birch, etc.). An infusion of pine needles, marshmallow, and elecampane can be sprinkled on the walls of the bathhouse (sauna). To steam in a sauna, where the air temperature is 90-110 ° C and low humidity, to humidify the air, pour decoctions over the walls and shelves, take a basin with soaked brooms (it is better to steam with two brooms) and while steaming, the broom is periodically lowered into the basin and shaken. A felt hat (cap) is put on the head or a towel is tied around the head, and mittens are put on the hands. It is better to hover each other one by one, in the starting position lying down, having previously laid a sheet. You should not whip, but smoothly, lightly touch the body with a broom. After steaming, sit for a while, relax, and breathe in the scented air (steam). Afterwards, take a shower (warm or cool) or bath, or swim in a pool (or river). Then you immediately need to go back to the steam room. And, having warmed up, you need to take a warm shower, dry yourself, wrap yourself in a sheet and rest. After warming up your entire body, you go to the steam room with a broom(s). Whisking the whole body with a broom is a kind of massage (its percussive techniques), which increases blood and lymph flow in the surface tissues, sweating, and thereby accelerates metabolic processes, tissue metabolism and the removal of metabolites through sweat. For pulmonary diseases (bronchitis, pneumonia, pleurisy, colds, etc.), eucalyptus, juniper, and fir brooms are often used; when whipping your chest, you must periodically touch your face with the broom and breathe in this aroma. If you are very tired, after hard work, a sauna (bath) is not recommended! The entire bath procedure should take no more than four hours. And if after the bath procedure you feel good, then next time leave this steam mode. Elderly people should not be overly involved in the steam room, since a sauna puts a strain on the heart and excretory functions and leads to large fluid losses. The steamer needs to drink enough liquid. Loss of fluid through sweat (salts, vitamins, microelements) leads to changes in the liver, heart, and blood thickening, and this is dangerous for health!

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The most expensive

The ranking of the most expensive includes products costing from 400 rubles. It is ideal for therapeutic procedures in the bathhouse. Properties may differ depending on the composition.

Zeitoun/Oil Blend

The volume is 10 ml. The composition contains oils of geranium, pine, thyme, and laurel. The mixture is made according to European standards. Its properties are much better than its cheap analogues.

The mixture provides a strong bactericidal effect. Pine and thyme have a beneficial effect on the respiratory system. Laurel is needed to improve metabolism and restore the nervous system. Geranium relieves fatigue. Esters easily penetrate through steamed skin, healing the body.

Zeitoun/Oil Blend

Advantages:

• powerful bactericidal effect;
• rich composition;
• easy to use;
• high quality.

Flaws:

• not detected.

Siberian product/Fir

The product includes 100 ml, provides a powerful antibacterial effect. Aromatherapy becomes pleasant with it.

Fir ether is a priceless gift from Altai. The coniferous tree is considered the forest doctor. Its ether includes over 35 active components, which provides valuable properties. Therefore, the product has anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, and tonic effects.

Siberian product/Fir

Advantages:

• great benefit;
• large volume;
• strong antibacterial effect.

Flaws:

• not found.

Le Chatelard/Lavandin

In addition to lavender oil, the composition contains geraniol, limonene, and coumarin. The natural mixture is created using steam distillation. It has a powerful relaxing and healing effect.

The products are supplied in original containers with a laconic design. It is conveniently dosed. Bath aromatherapy with it will be a pleasant procedure.

Le Chatelard/Lavandin

Advantages:

• rich composition;
• pleasant aroma of lavender;
• convenient use.

Flaws:

• none.

AVEO/set “For baths and saunas”

The set includes 4 types of oil - lavender, eucalyptus, juniper and fir. The set is ideal not only for a bath, but also for massage and room aromatization. Esters are also added to enrich cosmetics.

Each bottle contains 10 ml. Although this is very little, the consumption of ethers is economical. The set is sold in a cardboard box.

AVEO/set “For baths and saunas”

Advantages:

• set of oils;
• natural composition;
• universal application;
• economical consumption.

Flaws:

• not detected.

Bath items/set “Bathhouse”

The set contains 3 oils of 15 ml each - orange, pine and juniper. The set is ideal for baths, saunas, and home use. In the first 2 cases, 15 drops are enough for a room of 15 square meters. m. They are added to a ladle with water, after which the liquid is poured over wooden shelves and walls.

The main properties are improved blood circulation and calming properties. The products are ideal for aromatherapy.

Bath items/set “Bathhouse”

Advantages:

• universal use;
• presence of 1 oils included;
• natural composition.

Flaws:

• not identified.

Terms of use

Spray flavoring is the easiest to use. It will be a little more difficult with other forms. In any case, manufacturers indicate how to use them safely. These rules are simple:

1. Essential oils can only be used externally.
2. It is important to adhere to the norm - no more than 10 drops per room of 30 square meters. m.
3. First, you need minimal doses - about 3 drops. And the exposure period should be 5 minutes. The time and dosage should be increased gradually.
4. It is necessary to remember that bath fragrances are flammable. Therefore, sprays should not be sprayed near open flame sources.
5. If symptoms of poor health occur, you must leave the room and go outside.
6. It is important that concentrates do not come into contact with eyes or mucous membranes, as this may cause irritation.
7. In its pure form, the fragrance cannot be applied to stones that are hot. This leads to burning of the aroma base, molecular destruction of aromatic hydrocarbons.

When using all bath products, precautions should be taken. Clean water is poured into a small ceramic container. Then flavoring is added (10-12 drops). This container should be placed in a place of maximum temperature. The top shelves are perfect for this.

After heating the water, the flavor evaporates. It can be used to water the walls in a steamy room. About 250 ml. liquids can be added to the stones. This water is also suitable for steaming brooms. To ensure excellent adhesion, wheat bran should be steamed in advance at the rate of 30 g of bran per 2 liters of water.

Many flavorings can be purchased at the pharmacy. They can also be ordered from the online store. If you use these products correctly, they are absolutely safe. In this case, bath procedures will be even more pleasant and beneficial.