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What should you consider for a safe and healthy ginger bath during the cold season?

Taking a ginger bath during cold weather can bring many health benefits. However, it is not safe for everyone to take. Let's explore some precautions when bathing with ginger water in the cold season.

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15 January, 2024

Taking a ginger bath can help you feel more comfortable when you have common cold symptoms, the flu, and many other benefits. However, not everyone is suitable for taking a ginger bath, so please note some things after applying this method for your health and safety!

1 The benefits of taking a ginger bath

In traditional Chinese medicine, ginger has a warm, spicy flavor and a warming nature, not only used as a spice but also a folk medicine good for health. Ginger can be used in many different ways, among which ginger is used to cook bathing water to bring the following benefits:

Helps reduce cold and flu symptoms: The aroma and steam of ginger can greatly reduce symptoms such as coughing, runny nose, nasal congestion, etc.
Helps detoxify the body: When taking a ginger bath, you will sweat, expelling toxins from the body. Therefore, after bathing, you will feel lighter and more comfortable.
Soothes the spirit, helps sleep better: The aroma of ginger helps soothe the spirit, relax the nerves, resulting in better sleep.
Supports inflammation reduction: Ginger has anti-inflammatory properties, helping reduce swelling, body aches, good for people with muscle pain, joint inflammation, and injuries.
Relieves menstrual cramps: Taking a ginger bath helps warm and relax the body, reducing uterine contractions.
Other benefits such as supporting digestion, enhancing blood circulation, and metabolism.

The benefits of taking a ginger bath

2 Instructions for taking a ginger bath

How to take a ginger bath to enhance your health

Ingredients

3 ginger sprigs
A hot water basin

Procedure

Step 1 First, wash 3 ginger sprigs clean, leave the skin intact and crush or grind them.

Step 2 Put the crushed ginger into the hot water basin and steep for 5-10 minutes.

Step 3 Wait until the water cools down slightly, still warm, then use that water to take a bath.

How to take a ginger bath for cold treatment

Ingredients

1 ginger bulb
1 handful of

Procedure

Step 1 Wash the ginger and lemongrass, leave the ginger skin intact, and remove the outer layer of lemongrass.

Step 2 Put the ginger and lemongrass in a pot of water and boil until boiling.

Step 3 Pour the water into a basin, wait until the water is slightly warm, then take a bath. If the water is too concentrated, you should add some warm water!

Note that when bathing with ginger water, you should soak longer, after bathing, dry immediately, and rest.

3 Precautions when bathing with ginger water

You should check whether your skin is allergic to ginger or not, especially in children. Apply a little diluted ginger water to the skin, wait for 3-5 minutes, if it feels itchy, stinging, do not use ginger water to bathe.
After bathing, you should drink enough water because after bathing, the body has sweated a lot, which can cause dehydration.
Do not use too much ginger for one bath as it can cause irritation and skin burns.
Do not bathe with ginger water every day, maintain 1-2 times/week is reasonable.
Patients with diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, children under 2 years old should not use ginger water to bathe.
Pregnant women, patients with liver disease, taking blood thinners should consult a doctor’s advice before bathing with ginger water.
Children with naturally hot body, prone to oral ulcers, constipation should not bathe with ginger water.

Precautions when bathing with ginger water

Above are some information about the benefits and precautions when applying ginger bath method in cold winter. Hopefully, this information will help you know better ways to take care of your health in cold weather!

Source: Women’s Newspaper Vietnam