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Milk Bath
he benefits of a milk bath
Milk has never been something you just pour on cereal, although it seems many of us have forgotten that.
Milk has been used to clean and nourish skin for centuries.
It is believed that Cleopatra used to bathe herself in camel’s milk quite frequently.
Taking a milk bath is one of the easiest ways to improve the look and feel of your skin almost instantly.
If you have a bathtub and a carton of milk in your refrigerator, then you already have everything you need.
Milk is incredibly beneficial for the skin in many different ways. Its various ingredients serve a multitude of skin-improving purposes.
Part of the reason milk works wonders for skin is because it contains different kinds of acids.
Don’t be frightened by the word “acids,” because the kind contained in milk is too mild to cause burning of the skin.
The alpha hydroxy acid contained in milk, called lactic acid, acts as a gentle cleanser for skin.
Another naturally occurring acid in milk is a beta hydroxy acid which acts is an excellent skin exfoliant.
Exfoliation is extremely important when it comes to skin care.
Removing the old skin cells makes way for the newer, more vibrant skin underneath to shine through.
Many milk bath producers enrich their products with vitamin E to further condition skin but milk naturally contains other skin helping vitamins on its own so purchasing such a product is not really necessary.
Milk also contains fat and proteins that provide the skin with a softer, more supple feeling.
For this reason, it is not productive to bathe in skim milk. The fat milk naturally contains can serve a good purpose when it is not ingested.
Materials:
A bath tub filled with warm water
1 and ½ quarts of whole milk
Stove
Pan
Measuring cup
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