Hot bath: a panacea or a health killer?

It is pleasant to rest in a warm bath with plenty of fragrant foam or with the addition of soothing essential oils after a long working day. At the same time in this way, you can clear your skin from pollution, which requires the rules of personal hygiene. Moreover, some experts argue that the hot bath has a much more positive effect than just relaxation. What is it about and whether there is no danger in this type of water procedures was clarified by GoBeauty Blog.

Is it good for health to take a hot bath?

The water of high temperature can give the body a lot of benefits. First and foremost, this is a decrease of slags and toxins of the body. During prolonged contact with hot water, the skin is steamed and the pores are opened. By the way, after a hot bath, it is good to treat the problem areas with scrub and then apply a nutritious or moisturizing mask. The layer of dead cells removes better than usual, active components of cosmetics perfectly absorbs by deeply purified skin. 

The relaxation in a hot bath helps to cope more quickly and more effectively with stress and nervous tension than sitting in warm water. With its help, you can get rid of insomnia, depression, apathy, aggression. In addition, hot water expands the blood vessels, improves blood circulation, positively affects the blood's condition.

These beneficial properties of the hot bath are not the last. Contact with water of high temperature helps to burn fat, relieves muscle tension, destroys an excessive amount of alcohol in the blood. In addition, you can elementarily warm up, so this water procedure is especially relevant in the cold season. Relaxing in hot water after intensive sports training will help to reduce tiredness and you will again be full of strength and energy. 

To whom and why it is not recommended

But at the same time, very hot water in the bath and a long stay in it can negatively affect our health: can lead to inflammation of the veins and the formation of blood clots in people with diseases of the venous system, and during menstruation can provoke severe bleeding. High water temperature and a long stay in it can affect the quality of sperm of men and even cause infertility. Women planning pregnancy should also give up on hot water procedures, as the high temperature of the water can prevent the embryo from attaching to the wall of the uterus. Pregnant women should avoid too-hot baths, especially in the third trimester. It is necessary to be careful while taking a hot bath for the elderly, and children should not be taught to high temperatures.

The hot bath is categorically contraindicated in diseases such as:

• heart failure;
• hypertension and hypotension;
• angina;
• oncology;
• cirrhosis;
• epilepsy;
• tuberculosis;
• atherosclerosis;
• diabetes.

Few people know that a special danger of the hot bath can be to people taking medication. Studies have shown that a number of drugs, for example, painkillers, in the interaction of humans with a high temperature can be fatal to a human. And in some instructions, it is not indicated.

Warm bath

The most comfortable and most beneficial for the human body is a warm bath. The water temperature should be between 33 °C and 37 °C. That is about the same as the temperature of the body. It relaxes muscles and soothes the skin, relieves nerve tension and positively affects the condition of the internal organs. Warm water also does not spoil the hair and skin (especially sensitive).

This bath is well taken before bedtime. Still, twenty-thirty minutes will be enough to feel pleasure and not harm the body. 

What to do after a hot bath

After sitting in a bathtub with hot water, regardless of the duration of the procedure, take a cool shower for a minute, then dry out and clothe. Within 2 hours after the procedure, it is necessary to restore the water-salt balance and the content of vitamin C, as they are lost during perspiration. So here are three main tips:

1. Drink unpopulated water for 30-40 minutes to restore the balance of salt.
2. Salt balance restores with salt mixed with dry sesame seeds. The mixture is rubbed in a mortar in a ratio of 6:4 and is eaten with raw vegetables (at least three species). Use a sea salt and in the extreme case - salt enriched with iodine. After eating this food, it is not recommended to drink for 40 minutes. 
3. Drink green tea, hipster infusion, raspberry leaves or currants to restore the balance of vitamin C. 

Relax and take it easy!