Our bodies are very prone to accumulating toxins, and symptoms such as constipation, acne, and spots are signs of toxin buildup. Chinese herbal bath recipes can effectively detoxify and nourish the skin. Here are some recommended Chinese herbal bath recipes for detoxification and skincare!
[Recommended Chinese Herbal Bath Recipes for Detoxification and Skincare]
Recipe 1
Ingredients: Baimianpi, mulberry leaves, chrysanthemum flowers, Difu Zi, Duhuo, She Chuang Zi, Ku Shen, Zao Jiao, honeysuckle, and white Tribulus terrestris, among other Chinese herbs.
Benefits: Relieves fatigue, promotes blood circulation, enhances immunity, moisturizes and whitens the skin, and relieves itching. It has good therapeutic effects on various skin diseases caused by heat toxins.
Recipe 2
Ingredients: 1 pound of dried mugwort leaves, ground into fine powder. Add 1 to 2 bowls of the powder into the bathtub and stir well before soaking.
Benefits: Soaking in mugwort leaves can dredge the meridians, dispel cold and dampness, warm the uterus, relieve depression, regulate menstruation, and promote fetal development.
Recipe 3
Ingredients: 30g of Tianhua pollen, 45g of Sanqi, and 20g of Night-Blooming Cereus. Boil in water and mix with clean water before soaking.
Benefits: Can dredge the meridians, promote blood circulation, disperse stagnation, and whiten the skin.
[The Detoxification Principle of Chinese Herbal Baths]
Chinese herbal baths, also known as medicinal baths, refer to the practice of adding medicinal decoctions or infusions to bathwater, directly soaking the whole body or steaming and washing affected areas. Apart from their own physical and chemical effects, medicinal baths mainly work by allowing the effective components of the medicinal solution to enter the body through the skin and respiratory tract.
Adding Chinese herbs to baths can not only relieve fatigue and have antibacterial and skin-beautifying effects but also fully absorb the medicinal ingredients through the strong penetration effect of the water temperature on the skin, achieving targeted therapeutic effects. Modern pharmacological research has also confirmed that after the smell of medicinal substances enters the body, it can increase the content of certain immunoglobulins in the blood, thereby achieving the goal of disease prevention and health enhancement.
Ancient health experts also recognized the health benefits of medicinal baths. The book "Lao Lao Heng Yan. Guan Xi" says, "(On the second day of the second month of spring) brew a soup with wolfberries and take a bath, which will keep you healthy and young." Folk traditions such as the Five-Spice Soup during the Spring Festival and the Five-Branch Soup during the summer are examples of this practice.
