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How to Choose the Best Bath Salts & SoaksPeople often ask about the difference between products like bath oils, which hydrate the skin by adding a bare layer to hold in moisture, and bath salts or soaks. Bath soaks work a little harder for you than oils do, as they begin by opening your pores a bit so more moisture can be pulled into your skin, then retained with moisturizers already in the product or by adding a body lotion or cream. The salts are carefully balanced with other ingredients to prevent dryness, since by opening the pores, you need to avoid losing moisture as well.
So to combat this naturally-drying effect, MD Skincare adds aloe and oatmeal to their bath crystals, resulting in firmer, softer, healthier kin. Dermalogica mineral salts balances sea salts with moisturizing kelp, sage and tea tree oil. Dermalogica's mineral salts are also a gentle exfoliant; just shake a bit into the palm of your hand and massage over your skin for a polished glow.
Another popular approach is the milk bath, which opens and nourishes the pores with the natural protein and fats that moisturizes your skin. Fresh has formulated a slightly thick milk bath that doubles as a shower cream, and since the proteins open and protect your pores, the cream's shea butter has a better opportunity to penetrate your skin and ensure a lasting moisture barrier. Canus Goat's Milk has created a line of foaming bath washes with goat's milk, which can be used equally well as a bath soak or as a body wash.
When you need a bath soak that offers more benefits than simple hydration, a muscle soak can help you relax away your aches and pains after a tough workout, and help reduce joint pain from arthritis. Elemis Muscle Super Soak is a deep-heat, aroma-therapeutic remedy for relieving aching muscles, proving that the right scent can have a huge effect on your physical state. V'TAE uses similar ingredients to relieve aches and pains and improve circulation, adding Vitamin E to help your skin retain moisture after a hot, relaxing bath.
Queen Helene has taken bath salts to a new level, addressing the needs of cold and flu sufferers with Batherapy's eucalyptus and tea tree oil to relieve congestion, as well as aloe and echinacea to soothe sensitive skin. On the other hand, an equally good choice is Masada's mineral and herb infused bath salts, adding golden seal, lemon balm and other natural essences to ease flu symptoms.
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