botanical facial steaming

botanical Facial Steaming

Have you heard of facial steaming before? Steaming is one step you can add into your self-care routine to help relax after a long day and reap the botanical benefits. As we all know, proper hydration and clear pores are the foundation of radiant skin. Facial steaming has been around for many years; In fact, it’s one of the oldest and most effective methods for keeping pores clear & clog-free.

What are the benefits?

• Cleansing: steaming on a regular basis allows your pores to remain open, which allows oil to flow freely and prevent dirt and other debris from clogging your pores.
• Sweating: Sweating while steaming can help push out the dirt stuck at the base of your pores that would otherwise remain lodged inside.
• Youthful Skin: Steaming naturally makes your face shed dead skin to keep a youthful, vibrant glow. Dead skin can make the skin on your face appear less smooth.
• Purifying: Steaming can loosen blackheads and acne-causing bacteria.
• Promotes Circulation: The warm steam and perspiration combine to dilate your blood vessels, increasing blood circulation and nourishing skin with more oxygen. The result is a healthy, natural glow.
• Promotes Elastin and collagen: Due to increased blood flow, a steam facial boosts elastin and collagen production for a firmer, younger-looking appearance.

Not only does adding botanical herbs and oils to the steam create soothing aromatherapy effects, but also offers extra benefits by allowing the ingredients healing compounds to get right to the surface where they’re needed.

Here are a few of the ingredients used and their benefits

Chamomile - works as a good conductor for skin because it has hydrating and anti-inflammatory properties. It instantly makes skin look healthy and glowing. 

Rose - gently cleanses and soothes redness, swollen areas, rosacea, and acne, while the lovely scent is calming the mind.

Lavender -  works as a natural astringent and can prevent and heal acne breakouts. It also helps to reduce discolouration, including dark spots.

Jasmine - extracts can help balance moisture in the skin, as well as protect skin with antibacterial properties.

Eucalyptus - combat congestion with eucalyptus oil is steam inhalation, which allows the oil to react with mucous membranes, reducing mucus and loosening up congestion.

How Do You Do It? 
There is no need to break the bank people. All you need is a bowl, hot water, a towel .. and of course a dot. NATURALS botanical facial steamer blend :) 

• Start with a freshly cleansed face
• Take a large bowl and place it on a towel at a table that you can comfortably sit at.
• Pour your botanical blend into the bowl.
• Heat up enough water to fill the bowl. The water should be hot and steaming, but not boiling.
• Quickly and carefully pour the hot water over the botanicals into the bowl, stopping one inch from the rim.
• Drape a towel over your head and shoulders to make a tent like structure and carefully lower your face to at least 6 inches over the steaming bowl. If the steam is too hot, raise your face so it is further away from the bowl. Be careful not to scald your skin and keep your eyes closed.
• Steam for 5-10 minutes or less if the steam is too much for you. But definitely let your skin soak up all of that botanical goodness.
• Finally, pat your skin dry and apply your skin care products as you normally would. We’d recommend a toner, eye cream, serum and moisturizer.. but you do you.
• If you're feeling extra indulgent you can also add in a facial mask after the steam and before the toner.

When finished, dispose of the steeped botanicals and their liquid, they aren’t reusable. It’s recommend to do a facial steam weekly or bi-weekly, unless your sinuses are congested, in which case you can do it more regularly.

Happy Relaxing!