Dirt is often used as an alternative drug for various diseases. It cleanses the body, not only outside, but from within; improves blood circulation. Dirt is widely used in cosmetics, thanks to its natural moisturizing and nourishing properties.

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Using the mud for medicinal purposes was common in ancient times and the Middle Ages. Nowadays mud again become a valuable healing tool. Emanuel Felke, a German physician who was trying to popularize the mud, has been nicknamed "Clay Pastor". Adolf Just, one of the pioneers of natural treatments (naturopathy), believed that it is possible to cope with any illness, if you sleep on the ground - he attached great importance to the direct human contact with the ground.

Popularity mud in Europe increased from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century. Chronic diseases began to treat mineral waters and mud baths of different temperatures and compositions. Several experiments were conducted to determine the optimum temperature of the mud, as well as the frequency and duration of sessions of mud, but in general therapeutic mud action remained a mystery for everyone, including doctors.

In the second half of the XX century began to actively develop pharmacology, and then the mud began to consider as part of alternative medicine. Now the rising popularity of mud contributes to spreading the ideas of the treatment of natural resources, and the refusal, if possible, to synthetic drugs. In addition, for some diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis Arthritis - a variety of forms and complications Synthetic drugs are often ineffective. A recent study by Italian scientists have shown that treatment with thermal mud promotes correction levels of sulfur and nitrogen oxide in cartilage tissues of patients with arthritis, as in the mud improves blood circulation and speeds up the metabolic processes in the body.

The therapeutic properties of the mud from the Dead Sea have been known for thousands of years ago, and since then their actions are appreciated a lot of people from the Roman Caesars to modern tourists. It is believed that the Egyptian queen Cleopatra used the Dead Sea mud to maintain glorified her beauty. Today, these muds are used not only in cosmetic procedures, but also for the treatment of certain diseases, such as arthritis and psoriasis.

In the world there are many sources of dirt that are different composition and have different effects. In addition to Israel, mud fans can go to Austria, Germany and some other European countries; in South Africa.

The beneficial properties of mud

• Restoring an ideal pH of the skin;
• Increased blood circulation in the upper layers of the skin;
• Treatment and prevention of acne;
• Dirt perfectly cleanses the skin, smoothes and rejuvenates it:
• Dirt anti-inflammatory effect;
• Eliminating the signs of aging;
• Improved regeneration of healthy skin;
• Toning and detoxification of the skin;
• Removing dead skin cells and improve skin structure;
• Eliminating or lightening of hyperpigmentation;
• Reduction of back pain;
• The weakening of the muscular pain;
• Eliminating some of the consequences of stress How to beat stress? Create an oasis ;
• Normalization of hormone levels in the body;
• Reducing inflammation of the eye (mud therapy can be useful in conjunctivitis, allergies, bleeding in the eyeball, and so on);
• Relieving symptoms of nervous disorders;
• Relieving symptoms of diseases of the stomach and kidneys.

Mud can be used as an adjunct in the treatment of gout Gout - the "disease of kings" , Rheumatism Rheumatic fever - are possible complications of heart , Arthritis, asthma, diabetes, pneumonia, and other diseases.

Some of the essential oils increase the skin's sensitivity to sunlight. For example, within 12 hours after the application on skin angelica essential oil or cold-pressed citrus avoid UV exposure. Use them only recommended for bedtime.

• Total Skin Care: Essential oils and hydrosols (aqueous solutions of essential oils), lavender, roses, rosemary, cypress, geranium, chamomile, rosewood, and camphor oil.
• To care for skin prone to acne: essential oil of manuka, tea tree, immortelle, lavender, thyme, rose geranium, Petitgrain, grapefruit, sandalwood, vetiver, mint, basil, chamomile, cedar, rosewood, palmarosa, cajeput tree niauli , yarrow.
• To reduce long: Grapefruit essential oil, yarrow, rosemary and lime.
• For the treatment of acne Acne treatment: how to get rid of blackheads : Essential oil of coriander, thyme, mint and lemon balm.
• Cracked skin: essential oil of myrrh The oil of myrrh - the possibility of using , Patchouli, sandalwood, vetiver, cajeput tree, pharmacy chamomile, calendula, lavender.
• Frostbite: the essential oil of black pepper, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, lavender (these oils stimulate blood circulation in the skin).
• Oils for cleansing the skin: essential oil of basil, juniper, lemon, lemon balm, niauli, peppermint.
• Combination skin: essential oil of geranium, rosewood, ylang-ylang, rose geranium.
• For the treatment of capillary reticula: lemon essential oil, Helichrysum, cypress, rose, lavender, parsley, chamomile, geranium, marigold.
• Lifeless skin: essential oil of eucalyptus, myrtle, neroli, basil, juniper, lemon balm, niauli, peppermint, pine, orange, oregano, rosemary, mint, geranium, grapefruit.
• Dry skin, prone to acne: Petitgrain essential oil, lavender, clary sage, geranium, rose.
• Dry skin: essential oil of carrot seed, cedarwood, clary sage, jasmine, geranium, lavender, orange, palmarosa, pharmacy chamomile, rosewood, Petitgrain, rose, vetiver, sandalwood, ylang-ylang, neroli and carrot seeds.
• Eczema: volatile oil chamomile, helichrysum, lavender, bergamot, carrot seed, cedar, juniper, myrrh, palmarosa, patchouli, sandalwood, tea tree, yarrow, ylang-ylang.
• To moisturize the skin: Palmarosa essential oil, sweet orange, mandarin, rose.
• For the treatment of skin infections: pharmacy chamomile essential oil, manuka, eucalyptus, lavender, myrrh, rosemary, tea tree, thyme, marigold, palmarosa, niauli, laurel, myrtle, rosewood.
• For the treatment of inflammatory skin disorders: essential oil of carrot seed, galbanum, chamomile, sage, myrrh, myrtle, rosewood, angelica, yarrow, immortelle, witch hazel.
• To remove the itch: the essential oil of jasmine, lavender The healing properties of lavender - not only pleasant aroma , Peppermint, chamomile pharmacy.
• Aging skin: essential oil of carrot seed, ale, frankincense, galbanum, fennel, geranium, myrrh, patchouli, rose, clary sage, rosewood, cypress, lavender, neroli, sea buckthorn.
• Normal skin: essential oil of cedar, geranium, jasmine, lavender, neroli, chamomile, rose, rosewood, ylang-ylang, angelica.
• Oily skin: essential oil of chamomile, cedar, geranium, nutmeg, lavender, ylang-ylang, lemon, peppermint, niauli, cajeput tree, cypress, calendula, incense, patchouli, sandalwood, juniper, lemon balm, yarrow, coriander, Petitgrain, Grapefruit, Thyme, Rose.
• Psoriasis: the essential oil of bergamot, immortelle, cajeput tree, carrot seed, pharmacy chamomile, lavender, juniper, sandalwood, tea tree.
• Swelling: the essential oil of oregano, marjoram, cypress, peppermint, rosemary, fennel, celery, sage, chamomile pharmacy.
• For the skin regeneration: the essential oil of frankincense, lavender, neroli, patchouli, rose, rosemary, sandalwood, tea tree, Helichrysum, ale, vetiver, thyme, palmarosa, Spanish sage Sage - cvyaschennaya grass , Nutmeg, galbanum, myrrh, myrtle, marigold, carrot seeds.
• To restore the deep layers of the skin: the essential oil of carrot seeds, rosewood, niauli, tea tree, orange, calendula.
• Rosacea: pharmacy chamomile essential oil, Helichrysum, rosewood.
• Sensitive skin: essential oil pharmacy chamomile, rose, palmarosa, Helichrysum, Neroli, Rosewood, carrot seed, Dyagel, jasmine and yarrow.
• For the treatment of scars: carrot seed essential oil, lavender, Petitgrain, galbanum.
• Oils, toning the skin: essential oils of calendula, lemongrass, chamomile, lavender, neroli, orange, rose, incense, Petitgrain, Lemon.