The most luxurious and legendary of all the soothing bath recipes is the milk and honey bath. For centuries we have been stepping into these decadent baths for softer skin and sweeter thoughts. According to legend, Cleopatra bathed in milk and honey regularly.
The hammam, also known as the Turkish hamam or Turkish bath, is the Middle Eastern variant of a steam bath, which can be categorized as a wet relative of the sauna. Although the first hammams originated in Arabia, and bath culture was a central part of Roman life, Turkey popularized the tradition (and is most often associated with it) by making hammams available to people of all statuses.
Moroccan bath begins with a perfect body and hair rinse. Later the masseuse covers your body with Moroccan soap , it is a black soap in the form of a thick gel and you are allowed to sit in the steam room. Once your body gets accustomed to the steam, the body pores begin to open. The black soap begins to work its magic in few minutes, and then you are rinsed again . The Masseue now puts on her black hand made exfoliating gloves also known as loofah . Using a specific technique to remove dead skin she work all over the body , making you feel absolutely fresh and clean.
The "Turkish bath" as a method of cleansing and relaxation became popular during the Victorian era. The process involved in taking a Turkish bath is similar to that of a sauna, but is more closely related to ancient Greek and ancient Roman bathingpractices.
The difference between the Islamic hammam and the Victorian Turkish bath is the air. The hot air in the Victorian Turkish bath is dry; in the Islamic hammam the air is often steamy. The bather in a Victorian Turkish bath will often take a plunge in a cold pool after the hot rooms; the Islamic hammam usually does not have a pool unless the water is flowing from a spring. In the Islamic hammams the bathers splash themselves with cold water.
The most luxurious and legendary of all the soothing bath recipes is the milk and honey bath. For centuries we have been stepping into these decadent baths for softer skin and sweeter thoughts. According to legend, Cleopatra bathed in milk and honey regularly.
Multani Mitti or Indian Fullers earth as its called in the west is popularly used to cool the skin. With India being a tropical country, this mud has been popularly used to take care of the skin during the prickly heat season of summer. It is applied as a paste on the skin's surface for 15- 20 mints and then washed off. This leaves the skin feeling smooth, soft, moist and rejuvenated.
Multani Mitti is popularly mixed with other products such as oils and herbs to match the skin type of the patient. The positive result can be immediately felt and seen once washed off. It is however impeccable that the mud is left on for the right duration of time.
The Red Wine Scrub & Massage is a luxurious body treatment which removes dead skin cells, deeply hydrates and helps fade age spots. This wonderful scrubing with the anti-oxidants of vitamin C, green tea and grape seed extracts will help neutralize free radicals, leaving your skin looking and feeling youthful. This treatment is followed with oil massage includes kneading, Vibration, Percussion and active and passive movement.