FACIAL STEAMING THERAPY

HERBAL FACIAL STEAM BATH THERAPY

If you never know about herbal facial steam at home, then this is the best time for you to make it yourself rather than visiting luxury spa.

Steam facial at home herbs is really easy to do.
Herbal Steam Facial at Home
Herbal facial steam is the best facial to deeply cleanse your pores. Steam facial at home herbs is relaxing, and makes your skin glow and you will feel wonderful than before, and remove your acne. What herbal facial steam does? The heat of the steam opens the pores, and the healthy nutrients of the herbs will seep into the skin. Facial steams also known as the way to increase blood flow to the skin. In addition, it helps heal the skin, pores, and keep it in healthy and fresh. For more benefits to the skin, you can do herbal facial steam in a weekly interval.
How to’s
The following are some step to start doing herbal facial steam at home.
1. Place the herbs in a pot of water and then you can bring to a boil. Another idea is to place herbs in a bowl of hot water.
2. Remove the herbs from heat pot, and drape a towel over your head and the pot. Now put the water about 12 inches from your head, in front of your face.
3. Steam your face skin around 5 – 8 minutes. Cautions, if you feel the steam is too hot, simply get the towel a few times, and let it in colder air.
4. After finish with the steaming process, rinse your face with cold water and gently pat until your skin dry.
Tips When you are choosing herbs, make sure that the herbs are known to be healthy for the skin. Popular herbs: lavender, roses, chamomile, comfrey, calendula, sage, or rosemary. There are also available portable facial steamer machines on the market, which you might want to buy one of them for professional use. In case if you just use it at home, the boiling pot method will save you more money.
Warnings If your skin is injured, sunburned, or broken in any way, NEVER do a facial steam, since it will aggravate these problems.

Oily Skin

Oily skin normally results in overactive oil gland production, common in teens and some adults. Facial steams for oily skin typically include herbs credited with addressing excess oil production as well as soothing inflamed or acne-ridden skin. Consider using a facial steam at least once a week to slow oil production and unclog pores.

The book “Herbs for Health and Healing” recommends equal parts chamomile, lemongrass, lavender and rosemary. Add eucalyptus leaves if you specifically want to address acne. Herbalist Jeanne Rose recommends adding witch hazel leaves, rose petals and licorice herbs to her suggested list. Licorice herbs, which include anise seed, fennel or licorice root, help rid the skin of impurities. Also consider strawberry, raspberry or blackberry leaves, and sage leaves. For a premixed herbal mix for oily skin, “The Doctors Book of Home Remedies II” includes the recommendation of dermatologist Karen E. Burke to use two tbsp. of herbal laxative for a facial steam. The herbal formula, sold in health food stores, contains senna leaves, licorice root, fennel, fruit leaves, lemon verbena and juniper berries, among other herbs.

Dry Skin

If you have dry skin, an herbal facial steam may help stimulate oil production while increasing circulation and removing impurities. To prevent over-drying, don’t steam your face for more than five minutes, and use the treatment no more than once a week. People suffering from dry skin typically have under-active oil production, according to “Herbs for Health and Healing.” Ideal herbs to address this issue include equal parts fennel seeds, rosemary leaves and rose petals, with a lesser amount of peppermint leaves. Rose additionally recommends chamomile, comfrey root and comfrey leaves. In her book “The Green Witch Herbal,” herbalist Barbara Griggs suggests borage flowers or comfrey flowers for herbal facials to treat dry skin.

Mature Skin

Many of the herbs used for the dry skin herbal facial work well for mature skin because the related issue involves the under-production of sebum, which slows as we age. Do not use a facial steam for more than five minutes or more often than once a week. To specifically treat aging and wrinkled complexions, Rose recommends dandelion root, comfrey root or leaf, cowslip petals, chamomile, licorice root and orange blossom flowers. Rose also suggests squeezing and applying the contents of a vitamin E and vitamin A capsule around the eyes and on wrinkled areas of the face and neck before steaming. Other herbs for facial steams include marshmallow root, comfrey, rose petals and lavender for their regenerative properties.