One of the least expensive—and yet, most relaxing—luxuries is a long soak in the tub. It's such a simple thing, but I always emerge feeling refreshed and pampered. So I was happy to find this Women's Health article about creating the perfect bath. The writer consulted beauty experts and scientists to figure out what to do. Here are some of her findings:
- Tweak the temp: You want to soak in water that's 97 to 99 degrees—just like you are. Any hotter and your nervous system goes into overdrive, as it struggles to adjust your internal thermostat.
- Sink deeper: Dunk underwater until just your face peeks out. "The more of you that touches that water, the more you benefit," says Reinhard Bergel, Ph.D., coauthor of The Spa Encyclopedia. Warmth dilates capillaries, increasing the stream of nutrients and oxygen to every cell in the body.
The story has more tips which are worth reading if you're a bath junkie. Got any bright ideas of your own? Share them here!
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Wow, those are great tips, I'll do it tonight. I also want that bath pillow in the picture!
1I wanted so much to take a bubble bath last night. But I live in a residence/hotel and I didn't want to attempt it in a shared bathtub!
2Yea I tried to have one this weekend with my boyfriend and I could sense he was getting bored so you know what he did? he farted in the bathtub cuz he knew I would get out!
3I really want to take a bubble bath now.
4I love to take bubble baths. These are great tips!
5ashcwebb — So typical! Why do dudes think farting in the tub is so funny?
6Never been a big bath person, but this article got me in the mood for one...
7Aschwebb that's so gross!!! I hope you gave him a swift kick in his stinky butt.
8Thanks soooo much!!!! Now I have to go take a bath!
9sooo in the mood for a bath now!
10The longest time in taking a bath is actually the time to fill up the bathtub. I like to fill up the bathtub really quickly by turning down the temperature of the water heater. That way I can turn both the hot and cold water faucets on all the way and the water would not be too hot.
11Wish we have a bathtube at home!
12What a waste of water.
13I love my weekly soak! Baths are sooo relaxing!
14I wish we had a bath!
I used to love soaking in the tub when I lived in a rented house.
15my hubby always comes in and scrubs my back for me! and my kitties always perch on the side, so i always bring a ping pong ball for them to play with in the water.
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