Benefits of steam bathing

Skin matters: Rehydration, Cellulite Eczema, Psoriasis and other skin conditions.

Recent television programmes focusing on diet and lifestyle often target the skin and in particular blemishes and discolourations. It is no coincidence that people with a poor diet and lifestyle have dull skin, blocked pores and blemishes.

In addition, as we get older our skin becomes dryer and thinner. Ladies with fantastic glowing skin are often called "radiant" and are seen to be in the fullness of health.

Everyone would love to have clean blemish free skin. In the AromaSteam the heat from the steam causes the heart to beat faster and harder in an attempt to cool the body, causing blood to flood even the smallest capillaries. At usual room temperatures of about 70° Fahrenheit (21°C) the cutaneous (skin) blood flow is 5 - 10 percent of cardiac output at rest. However, during the steam bath, the blood flow to the skin can go as high at 50 to 70 percent of the cardiac output! Increased blood flow to these tiny capillaries (just under the skin's surface) causes the skin to glow and look healthy because the blood cells carry minerals, vitamins and oxygen: vital for a healthy body and rehydrating the skin.

At the same time AromaSteam causes all 2.6 million pores to open and perspiration begins. Tone-dulling toxins are naturally expelled and in turn the skin naturally exfoliates leaving behind a clean, supple skin that's firm to the touch.

The moist heat of steam has also shown fantastic results in our never-ending battle against cellulite:

Dr. John Welbes, Director of the College of Massage Therapy in Omaha, Nebraska, recommends steam baths in the treatment of cellulite, finding it superior to body wraps in raising tissue temperature. "Body wraps are very slow;" says Dr. Welbes, "it may take an hour to achieve the same temperature increase that you can get in about 10 minutes in a steam bath." According to Dr. Welbes, the heat helps loosen the fatty tissue so that it is less solid and can more easily be broken down.

For Eczema and Psoriasis sufferers moist heat, over sauna has long been used as welcome relief from the symptoms. It helps prevent the skin from drying out and breaking and also reduces the itching and inflammation, sweet mercy for all sufferers!