Keeping Skin Cool in Summer. Review on Skin Care During Summer

To keep your skin feeling cool and lovely this summer, choose a bubble bath with ingredients that are good for the skin and fragrances that are good for your well-being.  If I'm in a rush I will choose to take a shower. But there are times when I like to pamper myself, and at times like these I will often choose to take a bubble bath.

When I was a little girl my mother made bath time into fun time by adding Mr. Bubbles to my bath. Mr. Bubbles came in a pink box in powder form. It had a large picture of a smiling soap bubble on the front of the box as if to announce to hesitant kids that getting clean can be a fun experience, and not just a chore that needs to get done. I enjoyed blowing bubbles around at bath time many years ago. Mr. Bubbles was my introduction to what would become a lifelong habit, the bubble bath.

Well, I guess this baby has come a long way since then. But I have now discovered that bubble baths aren't just for kids. I have discovered the benefits of adding herbal and other natural extracts to bath water. Not only can natural ingredients contain healing properties for the skin, but many also can have mood enhancing qualities as well. This summer, my skin is especially dry and even cracking at points. I use a bubble bath with a combination of milk and honey. Milk and honey are both moisturizing treasures which seem to soften and envelop skin in a seal of moisture. It is also very conducive to moisturizing if I immediately wrap an absorbing towel around dry skin areas so as not to allow quick evaporation. Using a towel will help to allow the skin more time to absorb the water. I like to use a combination of apricot and almond oils which are rich sources of vitamin A and are proven to contain skin nourishing abilities. Oatmeal also can bring special relief to sensitive skin.

Then there are times I choose which bubble bath to use according to the time of day, or depending upon my mood. I like to buy several varying combinations of scented bubble baths so I have plenty on hand from which to choose. If I'm taking a morning bath, or taking a bath before going out where I'll need a lot of energy, I prefer using citrus scents. I find citrus to be enlivening and awakening. I especially relish the fragrance of fresh lemons in the tub as a wonderful means of rejuvenation. For a change, gardenia or rosemary and jasmine are other exhilarating choices. If I have a cold or stuffed-up sinuses, I add some eucalyptus bubble bath to my tub in order to ease my respiratory congestion. An addition of peppermint to a bath will create this same effect. Eucalyptus can treat sore muscles as well.

If I'm trying to relax and unwind after an especially hard day, I decide to bathe in scents of vanilla or lavender. While orange is also known for its calming effects, I tend to wake up when smelling anything citrus, and orange does nothing to help me relax. For some people though orange may help you unwind. The scent of rose has been said to create an uplifting mood, especially from a sad or depressed state. Rose does have a cheering effect on me too. I would use rose fragrance when I need a mental boost.

You can buy bubble bath products which contain artificial colors and detergents which may cause some irritation. I have extremely sensitive skin, and therefore I choose bath products which contain mainly natural ingredients and essential oils. If you're not sensitive to many fragrances in soaps and perfumes, you may be okay if you use bubble baths which have artificial colors. While they look pretty in the bottle, once you pour them into a running bath, the color won't be very important. I usually pour about two capfuls, or the equivalent of about two tablespoons for a load of bubbles. If you like less bubbles, I suggest you use just one capful instead.

There are no mistakes in choosing a bubble bath which can't be corrected. If you don't like one, there are thousands of bath products out there to be tried. Release the latent chemist within by mixing and matching different scents to suit your fancy. You can't blow anything up. Nothing, that is, but bubbles.