After a busy day, no woman will refuse to take a bath with foam. It has a relaxing and calming effect on the body, helps to cope with fatigue and anxiety. You can choose a bath foam with floral, coniferous or any other aroma. The choice in the stores is simply huge. For those who do not like the composition of such a bath product, you can recommend preparing the foam yourself. To do this, you need simple ingredients that are likely to be in every home.
Useful properties of the foam bath
Foam is a liquid, solid, or gel-like cosmetic product that is added to the water while taking a bath. It makes water treatments more useful and enjoyable. Foam bath:
- helps to relax and calm down, or, conversely, activate vitality;
- promotes deep skin cleansing and opens pores;
- nourishes and moisturizes;
- speeds up the metabolism.
The composition of high-quality foam includes mineral salts, natural plant ingredients, essential oils, foaming agents, etc.
What are the bath foams
The following types of foam for baths:
- sea - foam with the smell of the sea. The composition of such a cosmetic product often includes sea salt, which has anti-inflammatory and antiseptic effects on the skin;
- flower, vegetable - contains extracts of medicinal plants. A bath with foam with the addition of chamomile extract will soothe sensitive skin, and with tea tree oil it will dry inflammations and acne, etc.
- coniferous - contains essential oils of coniferous plants and trees (fir, spruce, juniper). Such a bath soothes and relaxes, helps to cope with insomnia;
- citrus, fruit - with notes of lemon, orange, apple, mango, etc .;
- honey, vanilla, chocolate and others.
How to prepare a foam bath
You can prepare a foam bath in the following order:
- Open the tap, adjust the water temperature and close the drain hole.
- Measure the required amount of foam. For a home remedy, 60 ml will be enough, for store foam - as much as indicated on the bottle.
- Pour the right amount into a small container.
- Pour foam directly under running water. After a while, a large number of bubbles should form in the bath.
- The foam bath will stay warm longer if there is a lot of water. To form more bubbles, it is recommended to shake the foam with your hands.
- Now you can immerse yourself in water for 20-30 minutes, including relaxing music.
Egg White Bath Foam
This is one of the easiest options for making bath foam at home. It is made on the basis of liquid soap with the addition of additional ingredients:
- honey, which has a moisturizing effect on the skin;
- egg white, due to which the bubbles keep their shape longer, and the foam does not settle;
- essential oil for relaxing or tonic aromatherapy.
Liquid soap for the recipe can be taken absolutely any, traditional or Castilian - natural, plant-based. However, if you plan to add essential oil to the foam, it is recommended that you take the soap without smell.
It remains to figure out how to make a bath foam. To prepare the product, it is necessary to combine in a glass or ceramic bowl soap (110 ml or 1/2 tbsp.), Egg white, honey (1 tbsp.spoon), essential oil of lavender, chamomile, etc. (5 drops). Owners of dry skin can add any vegetable oil, such as olive or almond oil, which is necessary to soften the skin.
When preparing the foam, the ingredients are not whipped, but gently mixed so that the mass does not begin to foam. It is recommended to store home bath foam in the refrigerator, as the product contains natural egg white. Shelf life of the foam is 7 days. Foam for taking two baths can be prepared from the presented amount of ingredients.
Bath with foam: photo, recipe
Anyone who does not want to add egg white to the bath foam can recommend the following recipe. This cooking option involves the use of glycerin, which can be purchased at the pharmacy.
Bath foam at home according to this recipe is prepared as follows:
- Liquid soap (170 ml) is poured into a ceramic or glass bowl. It is advisable to choose natural Castilian soap based on herbal ingredients.
- In the bowl with soap, introduce glycerin (1 tbsp. Spoon).
- Add a little liquid honey or sugar (1 teaspoon).
- Add 5 drops of essential oil if desired.
- Gently mix the ingredients so that the soap does not begin to foam.
- Pour the finished foam into a glass jar with a lid or a small plastic bottle.
- Since natural ingredients can form sediment at the bottom of the storage tank, they must be shaken before use and then poured under running water.
From the indicated amount of ingredients, bath foam can be made for three uses. You can store it directly on a shelf in the bathroom, and you need to use it for two weeks.
Bath foam: reviews, tips and contraindications
Almost all major manufacturers of cosmetics along with shampoos produce bath foam. In their reviews of these products, customers note how strongly or weakly they are flavored, how well they foam, and whether they color the water.
As for homemade foam, the following reviews can be distinguished:
- A homemade bath product foams less than a store one. Purchased foam contains surfactants that form a large number of bubbles when in contact with water;
- homemade foam does not dry the skin, but, on the contrary, moisturizes it;
- if flavored liquid soap is used as the base, essential oils should not be added to the foam. Otherwise, you can get a tool with an unpleasant odor.
Before taking a bath with foam, it is recommended to turn off the light and light candles. An additional relaxing effect can be obtained by listening to music or reading a book while taking a bath. At the end of the procedure, it is recommended to moisturize the body with a special cream or lotion.
A bath with foam has a number of contraindications. It is not recommended to take it for longer than half an hour, as it dries the skin very much, as well as for pregnant women to avoid complications.