Much has been said lately about the Hammam or Moroccan bath. This ancient practice that has been around since the time of the Greeks and Romans at least is growing in popularity all around the world. There are many reasons why it is a growing trend and they are all positive. We created this blog post to help you decide if the Hammam bath is the thing for you or if it is not what you need. Read on and find out all the benefits that Hammam has for you.
What is Hammam?
Hammam is a version of the good and familiar steam bath. Its first section
or part involves a hot room that can be somewhere near the 45°C with
a very high humidity, always at or close to 100%. This first section
is good to open the customer´s pores and let all the toxins sweat
out of them. You are left in this room to sweat for some minutes and
once you are done with that, you are taken to a different one to
start phase two of the Hammam.
In Hammam phase two, you lay on a regular massage bed and get your body
cleansed with hot water. All that sticky sweat full of toxins will
disappear and you´ll literally feel your body breathing in a
different way. Once water made its effect, you will feel that the
massage therapist will start rubbing your skin with a deliciously
smelling black soap that is exclusive to this treatment. It is mostly
made of black olives, and might also contain eucalyptus as an
anti-septic. This rubbing feels great on the skin although you might
feel a little friction with the masseuse´s hands. It is ok to feel
that way, though, it helps scrubbing and rubbing those toxins away.
This soap takes some minutes to soak in your skin and have the desired
exfoliating effect, so the therapist will let that time go by and
then return with a special glove under the name of kessa. With this
glove on, the rubbing will no longer be so gentle, but you will get
your skin cleaned like never before. What the massage therapist does
is to remove all dead skin cells along with any other tissue clogging
your pores. You can always ask for the therapist to go easier on you,
but the heavy it is always a great way of exfoliating your skin.
Once phase two is done, you will be pretty relaxed and will also feel that
your skin will start breathing as if it had never done it before.
Also, as a side effect of the kessa glove, you´ll feel your skin
completely soft. It´s definitely time for phase three.
In phase three you will get two ancient Moroccan ingredients that are great for your body, hair and health: Rhassoul and pure Argan oil. Rhassoul is applied to your entire body, including the hair and it has some great properties like being astringent, absorbent, degreasing and softening. Finally, it is time for the ultimate relaxation to wrap up this amazing session and face out into the real world again. Therapists might just rub you in argan oil while you are in the steam room or, if that was the initial plan, give you a full body massage with it. We recommend the second option to make an amazing experience an even better one.
Hammam Benefits
Now that you know what goes by in a Hammam, let´s take a look at what
those actions will do for your body. This is the top ten Hammam
benefits list:
#1 Beautify your body, face
and hair
With the Hammam cleansing, rubbing and hydrating techniques your skin and hair will look and feel better than ever. Most patients claim their
skin seems to have a glow when they lave the Hammam session.
#2 Detox
The hot steam of phase one; the rubbing in phase two with the black soap
and the kessa glove and finally the argan oil relieve your body from
all toxins you gather living in a city. Also, spending time doing
something that brings such a pleasure to body and mind, you get
emotional, spiritual and mental detox from it as well.
#3 Anti-Aging properties
The products and the rubbing help the skin get firmer and also improve
its elasticity. Removing all dead cell and skin clogging your pores
rejuvenates your skin and also lets it breath helping slowing down
the aging process.
#4 Fight insomnia
Getting rid of every day stress plus liberating your skin from everything
that´s jamming its pores is crucial to fight insomnia. You will feel
as you were lighter and the pores in your skin breathed better; also,
the massage part of the Hammam is great to get rid of stress.
#5 Connect body and mind
When you are truly relaxed, it is more likely to feel that your body goes
back to its natural balance. Most customers who go through Hamman
have declared to feel that.
#6 Fight acne
Not only it reduces acne, but also helps with scars and redness; Hammam
is the ultimate solution to regulate your skin´s oil secretions.
#7 Nourish and hydrate your
skin
The black soap, the kessa glove, the rhassoul and the argan oil are all
elements that will help your skin be better nourished and hydrated.
The first two open up the pores so it can breathe while the rest
bring all needed nutrients for the positive effect.
#8 lower muscle tension
Like most types of massage therapy, Hammam works wonders unwrapping those heavy knots and relieving stress. Especially after the kessa-glove
section, you will feel very relaxed.
#9 immune system boost
Because Hammam activates blood circulation and gets rid of most toxins in the way, it is of great help to your immune system.
#10 Show some love to yourself
Like most spa visits and massage therapy sessions, it is always a great
way to show some love for yourself and be completely dedicated to
relaxing and enjoying at least for one day.
