As you know in the world you can find different components that Mother Earth gives us, many of them used for the benefit of our health and beauty. Today we will tell you about a practice that has remained over time where different types of flooring are used, making a great contribution to the aesthetics and well-being of human beings.
This technique is commonly called mud therapy, but its name is really GEOTHERAPY, which means healing by means of the earth. Since clay takes impurities and toxins from our body to detoxify us, it acts as if it were a magnet with toxins and harmful substances from our body producing an exchange of intercellular fluids leading it through the skin.
Geotherapy is considered a natural therapy for therapeutic and aesthetic purposes, which consists of the use of clays and earth as healing agents, which have elements in their chemical and energetic components, which are used for the benefit of health.
Clays are materials that are obtained from uncontaminated natural deposits, which have been used since ancient times for healing purposes, because it has been considered that they have mineral components such as carbonate, quartz, iron hydroxide among others, which are beneficial for some treatments applied to humans.
This practice has its origins in ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt, where a wide variety of clays were used for medicinal purposes, and were applied externally as well as in baths. In Egypt there are records where the use of ochre is described for various types of ailments, also the pharaohs used it as an antiseptic and anti-inflammatory.
How Geotherapy Works
According to specialists in this practice, the medicinal soils used have a high positive charge, which absorbs negative ions, free radicals and other types of harmful toxins. Its effect is almost immediate because the skin retains the nutrients and substance that they have.
Health and beauty benefits:
It is quite flattering in the detoxification of the body, it will help relieve internal heat in the case of muscle inflammation, stimulating blood flow by better oxygenating the area. It provides extremely useful minerals such as iron, calcium, sodium, potassium among others.
Beauty and well-being:
- Regeneration of damaged tissues.
- Rejuvenates and tones the skin.
- It reduces inflammation and removes acne impurities.
- With clay baths, the body is revitalized.
- Eliminates blemishes and smooths wrinkles.
- It is effective against cellulite if used in localized massages, especially those done manually.
For health:
- Eliminates toxins.
- It treats pain and serves as an analgesic.
- It acts as an internal anti-inflammatory.
- Improvement for circulatory problems.
- Relieves cramps.
- It can be used when fungus appears on the nails or skin.
- Its use in aesthetics:
- The minerals enter the dermis doing deep nutrition without producing any risk in the patient, and with copper, selenium and zinc, fibroblasts are activated, generating more collagen production.
- How it works in treatments:
- Aesthetics: It produces a natural peeling, oxygenates the skin from the inside out, activates circulation, is cell regenerator, discards toxins, and favors acne treatments.
- Exfoliating : Dilates pores so that the mask that will be applied later is better absorbed.
- Whitening: It reduces melanin that can cause spots on the skin.
- Detoxifying: It absorbs oil from the skin, accelerates the lymphatic and circulatory system, helps us with cellulite and varicose veins.
- Healing: It allows wounds to heal and provides cell regeneration.
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- Precautions
- Always handle clay with wooden objects, ceramic or glass containers.
- Do not reuse a sludge as it absorbs toxins from other organisms.
- Do not ingest mud for any reason.
One of the most widely used clays is white or kaolin, which was discovered in China, although it can be found anywhere in the world.
Initially this was used for medicinal purposes, but today it is one of the most important ingredients in natural cosmetics, it must be clarified that it not only has benefits applied externally, it is also beneficial internally.
Kaolin can be said to be so versatile that it is used in areas such as pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and food, it has an absorbent power due to its high content of aluminum, silicon and mineral salts.
Mud Components:
In 70% it has sulfur, sodium, chlorine, zinc, potassium, magnesium, iodine, iron, chlorine, calcium, copper, silica among others and 30% lithium, gold, silver.
We will name some benefits it has:
On the skin:
White is one of the least aggressive for the skin, but for this reason it is no less effective, in facial uses it turns out to be an excellent sebum-regulator, exfoliating the skin and absorbing impurities. It is moisturizing, softens and has a soothing effect.
Hair mask:
Its use on the scalp along with chamomile and tea tree, soothes and absorbs excess oil, as well as impurities from the hair.
Psoriasis and dermatitis:
It is put in the form of a poultice, helping to relieve the sensation of itching, flaking and burns of the skin. We recommend being careful because being a home remedy if mixed with other ingredients, its contraindications must be taken into account.
For pregnancy stretch marks:
For pregnant women it can be applied topically and in its natural state, as it provides many benefits and is not aggressive to the skin.
Deodorant:
Due to its absorbent and antiseptic power, it reduces bad odor and sweat, it can be applied in powder or talcum powder.
As you can see, this natural therapy is very beneficial for the overall health of the body. Tell us if you have ever benefited from it and how beneficial it was!
