How to make a bath foam?

What could be nicer than to soak up after a hard day in a hot bath covered in thick and fragrant foam? Not a single water treatment gives such a calming and relaxing effect as this. But if you choose the right composition or know how to make a bath foam with your own hands at home, you can still get a cosmetic effect to care for your skin. And in order for you to be pampered in this way, we will reveal to you all the secrets and secrets of the proper preparation of bath foam.

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How does foam work on your skin?

Bath foam is not only balloons, but also an anionic surfactant that reacts with horn particles and the fat that accumulates in skin cells. Thus, soap bubbles of foam dissolve and wash away biological deposits. In addition, bath foam has other, no less valuable, properties, for example:

• Cosmetic. If you add various oils, decoctions of herbs and vitamins to the foam, you can not only moisturize your skin, but also tone it.

Important! If you make the bath foam at home correctly, then in its healing and cosmetic properties it will not be inferior to bathtubs with sea salt.

• Therapeutic. By adding a decoction of herbs to the composition, you will get an additional healing effect.
• Aromatherapy In order for your bath to acquire aromatherapy properties, you need to add a few drops of essential oil to the foam.

Important! When choosing essential oils, be careful, carefully study their purpose. For example, lavender, jasmine and myrtle oils have a calming effect, while rosemary, sage and grapefruit have a tonic effect.

• Toning. Everyone knows that if you take a bath in the evening, it soothes and relaxes. But if you take a bath with foam in the morning, then it has excellent tonic properties, so after sleep you will get a charge of vivacity and energy.

Important! It is better to use bath foam in warm or hot water, otherwise you will not achieve the desired result.

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Types of Bath Foam

Today, bath foam is divided according to the aromas and beneficial effects that it has on our body. The most popular and most effective are the following types.

Marine

Such a tool most often has a palette of pale blue and blue tones, as well as a characteristic aroma of freshness, which is identical to the sea breeze.

Important! Very often, both in purchased formulations and in home-made ones, granules of natural sea salt are found.

Seaweed is also a must. Their value lies in the fact that they are rich in iodine and have immuno-enhancing properties.

Important! It is better not to use sea bath foam before going to bed, as it has a tonic effect on the body.

Coniferous

Such a foam has quite pronounced coniferous aromas and is painted in a green color scheme. Due to the presence of essential oils in the composition, these baths improve blood circulation, provide lymph outflow and eliminate a runny nose.

Important! Coniferous baths are recommended at the first sign of a cold, given the absence of fever.

Citrus and Fruit

The presence of essential oils or citrus extracts in the foam helps to increase the elasticity of the skin, prevents premature aging and invigorates, and fruit aromas cheer up.

Important! The use of fruit fragrances is most often used for the manufacture of baby bath foam. If you use purchased means, then pay attention to the composition so that it does not contain harmful components.

Herbal

This is just a storehouse for healing the body. Thanks to the herbs and extracts included in the foam, you get not only cosmetic care, but also healthy. For example, foam with chamomile and a series of soothes the skin, eliminates itching, relieves redness and promotes the healing of allergic dermatitis.

“Tasty” bathtubs

This foam has the aroma of chocolate, caramel or vanilla, so you really want to eat it. Unfortunately, these funds carry only the pleasure function, and not any healing effect, since they use exclusively synthetic components.

The modern market for cosmetics provides a huge selection of different types of foam for bathtubs with different aromas and release forms. They can be made in the form of “bombs” or a banal gel. Unfortunately, the compositions of such funds are very ambiguous, often synthetic, and sometimes even unsafe. In order for you to get not only pleasure, but also a healing effect, we offer you to make a bath foam with your own hands from natural components that are in every home.

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How to make bath foam?

There are a huge number of ways to make bath foam at home, but they have one basis - a solid or liquid soap.

Important! Initially, you can use ordinary cosmetic or baby soap. As soon as you have practice in the preparation of such mixtures, it is best to purchase Castilian soap, which is much more useful than ordinary.

To prepare the bath foam, you will need the following components:

1. 120 grams of soap (if you use liquid soap or shampoo, then 100 milliliters will be enough);
2. 1 liter of water;
3. 100 grams of glycerin;
4. 100 grams of coconut oil;
5. Various caring components, for example, decoctions of herbs or essential oils;
6. Dyes (if desired).

When everything is ready, you can begin to work:

• First you need to prepare the base - a soap solution. Rub a bar of solid soap on a grater and dilute in warm water.

Important! Soap can be melted in a water bath, and then add water.

• In order to get air bubbles, you need to add glycerin and coconut oil. Mix them gently in a soapy solution.
• At this stage, you can add various excipients - a decoction of herbs, dried flowers, honey or chocolate.

Important! If you decide to enrich the composition with various caring components, you should take into account the fact that the shelf life of such a foam is a maximum of a week. If you want to extend it, then you will have to add special preservatives to the composition.

• Next, you need to choose a flavor. It is best to use essential oils or special perfumes, which are sold in specialized stores.

Important! Essential oils and synthetic fragrances should not be combined together, since oils transport all substances, including synthetic substances, into the skin.

In order to make colored bath foam, a dye can be added at the end. That's all, your foam is ready!

Important! Another simpler option for making bath foam is to mix shampoo and soda. These two components must be mixed in water in a proportion of 30 milliliters of shampoo 1 tablespoon of soda. Unfortunately, such a foam is short-lived.

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Bath Foam Recipes

We bring to your attention several original recipes that will help you make bath foam at home quickly and with health benefits.

Remove cellulite

Such baths will make your skin supple, raise its tone and reduce the appearance of cellulite. You will need:

• 100 milliliters of glycerin;
• 100 grams of soap;
• 1 liter of distilled water;
• 5-7 drops of essential oil of grapefruit, orange and lemon.

Relax and relax

A specially selected foam composition will help you relax and forget about urgent problems and worries for a while. To make it you will need:

• 100 grams of coconut oil;
• 100 grams of soap;
• 1 liter of distilled water;
• 10 drops of essential oil of lemon balm and lavender.

Pep

Such baths are especially relevant in the first half of the day, as they will help you get a boost of energy and energy. You will need:

• 1 liter of distilled water;
• 100 grams of soap;
• 100 grams of glycerin;
• 5-7 drops of essential oil of petitgrain, lemon and mint.

Create a romantic mood

This is a great solution for creating an intimate atmosphere. You will need:

• 100 grams of soap;
• 100 grams of glycerin;
• 1 liter of distilled water;
• 5-7 drops of essential oil of neroli, bergamot, ylang-ylang.

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Take a bath right

In order to make a lot of foam in the bathroom, we bring to your attention a few tricks that will help you in creating volumetric bubbles:

• Dry formulations must be dissolved in warm or hot water until all grains are completely gone.
• Liquid solutions should be filled into a cap and substitute under a stream of water. If necessary, water can be shaken by hand.
• The water temperature should be 37-38 degrees.
• In order for all beneficial substances to penetrate the layers of the skin, you need to take a bath for about 20 minutes.
• In order for the effect to be full, the means for preparing the foam should be divided into morning and evening use.
• Always study the composition of the purchased product. It should contain only natural ingredients and no silicones and parabens.

Important! If the water is too hard, foaming can be bad. In order to fix this, you need to add milk to the water per 1 liter of liquid, 1 tablespoon of milk.

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Bath foam is made at home, and this is not only a budget savings, but also a completely natural product that will help you cope with many skin problems. Putting into practice the advice of our experts, you will create fragrant and fragrant compositions, and your bathtubs will become truly royal. The most important thing is that they are not afraid to experiment, but act wisely!