Bath brooms have powerful healing properties. Their correct steaming allows you to fully experience the healing and rejuvenating effect. Learn how to do this in the instructions below. Content:
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Deciduous brooms
- Birch
- Lime
- Overdried
- From the freezer
- Coniferous brooms
- Herbal brooms
Correctly steamed sauna whisks give off a healthy smell and have a beneficial effect on health. And with water, in which deciduous and coniferous attributes were steamed, you can wash your face, wash your hair and body. If you choose the right material for making a broom, you can get rid of many health problems.
Sauna broom material
So that the broom branches do not hurt the skin, and the attribute itself fills the steam room with aroma, it must be properly steamed. This procedure can only be carried out taking into account the material of manufacture.
Bath brooms are traditionally harvested from:
- Birch … The product is flexible and durable. Weeping and curly varieties work best. Birch leaves contain many tannins, essential oils and vitamins. It is used to prevent skin diseases and treat hair loss.
- Oak … The harvesting of such brooms begins at the very beginning of autumn. Oak is very useful for people with hypertension. This broom is considered the most durable.
- Eucalyptus … Has a healing effect for the prevention and treatment of diseases of the respiratory system. Its tincture is useful to spray the walls in the steam room. These brooms are usually harvested at the end of autumn. The best option is eucalyptus twig. It is often added to oak or birch products.
- Fir … Due to the content of sticky resin in the needles, it is famous for its antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties. This broom is used to get rid of a headache or toothache. It is necessary to harvest the product from young, light green branches. For use in the steam room, you need to wear special gloves, since conifers contain resins.
- Juniper … The plant is known for its strong antibacterial effect. Used for the prevention of sciatica and diseases of the musculoskeletal system.
- Nettles … The product is used for back pain, gout and rheumatism. It has a strong analgesic effect. If steamed correctly, such a broom will not burn the body.
- Wormwood … Has a beneficial effect on the skin. It is considered one of the most effective anti-aging agents.
- Maple … The product of this tree is biting and flexible. Due to the content of ascorbic acid and tannins, it tones the skin well.
For each type of broom, it is necessary to choose the right steaming method. Only in this case its use will be as effective and useful as possible.
Preparation for the process of steaming a broom in a bath
Usually, a special steamer is used for this procedure. It is a container made of wood in the form of a barrel (vertical) or a basin (horizontal). The second option is more preferable because it provides uniform steaming. It is also better to choose a product with a lid that will not allow the broom to float.
Please note that you should not steam and use a freshly picked broom. Hot leaves will stick to the body and can spoil the steam.
Technologies for steaming deciduous brooms for a bath
Deciduous brooms, unlike conifers, must be harvested in advance. In order to steam with such a broom in the middle of winter, it is dried well in a moderately dry and ventilated room since summer or early autumn, or frozen.
Steaming a birch broom for a bath
To make bath procedures as pleasant and useful as possible, you need to know how to steam a birch broom for a bath:
- Immerse the dry product in cold water for a few minutes.
- Pull out of cold water and shake well.
- We immerse it in warm water and keep it for no more than three minutes.
- Pull it out and put it in hot water for 2-3 minutes. We cover the container with hot water with a lid.
Hardwood attribute should not be immediately dipped in boiling water. This will cause the leaves to fall off. The optimum water temperature for steaming is 80 degrees.
Steaming a linden broom in a bath
If you do not know how to properly steam a linden broom for a bath, you can carry out the procedure as follows:
- Rinse the broom with warm water and leave it to lie down for a minute.
- We immerse the product in cold water for a few minutes.
- We take out and immerse again in a container with warm water.
- After two minutes, without removing the attribute, add hot water and cover with a lid.
- Leave the broom to soak for 15 minutes.
These methods are suitable for all types of dry deciduous brooms.
Steaming dry brooms for a bath
If, before steaming an oak broom for a bath or other deciduous attribute, you find that it is too dry, then you need to take the following measures: immerse the product in boiling water for one minute, take it out and put it on heated stones, repeat the procedure if necessary. These manipulations will help restore firmness and elasticity to the branches, and softness and fragrance to the leaves.
Steaming a deciduous broom from the freezer to the sauna
Eucalyptus is useful for diseases of the respiratory system, and therefore it is often steamed with a broom from this tree for prevention, keeping it in the freezer. To maximize the effect of the procedure, you need to know how to properly steam a eucalyptus broom for a bath. The procedure is carried out step by step: we leave the broom for thawing on a bench or shelf, rinse it in slightly warm water, dry it over heated stones. In the same way, you can save and then steam off the attributes of any hardwood. They do not lose their useful properties and at the same time serve for quite a long time.
Rules for steaming coniferous brooms for a bath
These attributes can be prepared at any time of the year. For this reason, they are more common. Spruce, juniper and fir brooms are used to prevent skin diseases. For maximum effect, you need to know how to properly steam a fir broom for a bath.
Before steaming a juniper broom for a bath or products from another coniferous species, please note that they must be used only fresh. When dry, the needles will fall off. This procedure is carried out in the following sequence: we put the product in hot water (not boiling water!), Cover with a lid and leave for 10-15 minutes.
Do not be afraid of the thorniness of the attribute. If you steam it correctly, the pine needles will be soft.
Technology of steaming herbal brooms in a bath
Herb brooms are considered disposable. Their preparation requires special knowledge. For example, nettle for a broom is best harvested in late spring or early summer, picking it in shady places. But they begin to cook wormwood immediately after flowering.
Use herbal brooms by soaking them in warm water for a few minutes. It is not recommended to steam them longer, as they become heavier and lose their healing properties.
Please note that it is better to dip the nettle product several times in successive hot and cold water. After this procedure, the broom will not burn your skin.
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If you know how to properly steam a broom for a bath, then you can steam, getting not only pleasure, but also a healing, preventive, rejuvenating effect. Taking into account the peculiarities of each type of broom will allow you to competently and quickly prepare all the attributes for bath procedures.
