Sea products like kelp are rich in minerals like magnesium, potassium, iron and zinc, all of which are known for their deeply cleansing and antibiotic properties. When we think of the sea, "we think of health, invigoration, the feeling of being alive and yet peacefully calm." Traditional water has always been at the heart of people. The birth place of life. Rejuvenating, ability to cure and cleansing, part of many rituals and play a major role in many religions. In the ancient Greek symbolised by the image of Aphrodite rising out of the sea, she was so beautiful because of the nutrients that the sea plants had given her. Cleopatra,  a symbol for the Romans in these day’s.  Rome has always been the water city. During this period more than 150 million gallons of water were used daily. Cleopatra had a house/ Palace at the seafront and an unusually great knowledge about use of kelp and other seaweed/applications. The basic of the bath and preparation have not really changed much. Other ingredients/substances derived from the sea are also used, e.g. Dead Sea mud, and Maërl, because the people believed that they contained vital elements which will act in harmony with the human body, helping to achieve health, beauty, relaxation and wellness.

Preparation

Normally, the preparations of kelp, fucus, seaweeds were used to ‘draw’ boils (Cooking) by simmering slowly, but avoid boiling. The nutrients dissolve in the watery environment to be added to the bath. There are important differences between land plants and seaweed.

Whereas land plants require a rigid structure capable of withstanding the constant pull of gravity, marine plants must have a more flexible structure to accommodate the varying stresses of currents and wave motion. They have adapted accordingly by developing gelatinous structural materials having the necessary flexibility.  Algae have unlike there earthly cousins no roots, leaves, seeds, flowers or vascular systems. They nourish themselves through osmosis attracting gases and nutrients dissolved in the watery environment that is their home. Because of the lack of a vascular system the minerals/nutrients in seaweeds are in colloidal form, meaning they retain their molecular identity while remaining in liquid suspension. This is necessary to be able to transport and store these nutrients within the seaweed. The nutrients able to pass between the different cells but also through the cell wall itself. These colloids are not only very small in size but are easily absorbed by other body’s cells.

When you add these nutrients to your bath they can pass through your skin and enter the tissue under need the skin, helping to increase the (micro) circulation. Beneficial effects on cellular repair, cellular growth and regeneration which have let many to believe that seaweed can lessen the signs of ageing.

Scientific research also indicates that kelp/fucus is ability to increase micro circulation and the metabolism, promoting detoxification and enhances slimming and weight loss; improve vitality and to maintain a youthful appearance.

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