Nicole Tomlinson: Surrounded by the Scandinavian countries in northern Europe, the Baltic Sea has one of nature's best defenses against skin damage. The slow decomposition of materials throughout its 30,000 year history gives the Baltic its ability to hydrate the skin and promote cell oxygenization. But you don't have to go all the way to northern Europe to experience the benefits. We will bring the Baltic Mud to you on this episode of Zen Living.
This is Janine Manjarras and she is going to be giving me the black Baltic Mud Treatment. Hi Janine!
Janine Manjarras: Hi!
Nicole Tomlinson: Can you explain the steps we are going to be going through really fast?
Janine Manjarras: I am going to dry brush your body first. It's a dry exfoliation, and then I will place you on the table, and put a small layer, a thin layer of mud over your body. Wrap you up in the plastic and the towels, and let you cook a little bit. And then it will be time to remove the mud and do a nice moisturizer all over your body.
Nicole Tomlinson: So first you are going to brush me like a horse?
Janine Manjarras: Yeah. And they are nice strokes, and this is to get the dead skin cells off. It also helps with circulation.
Nicole Tomlinson: It feels pretty good.
Janine Manjarras: You do it towards the heart to help with that stimulation. There is another technique that you could use. You could also do the wet exfoliation, which is a cream exfoliator. As you see there is a slight red, pink tone to her body when you brush stimulating.
Nicole Tomlinson: So this is where you turn me into a burrito?
Janine Manjarras: Yes.
Nicole Tomlinson: What can I expect while lying down here?
Janine Manjarras: Just feel calm and confident that I am going to take care of you. And you just place a small layer of mud all over the body. And once again, this mud takes all the impurities out, clogged pours. People ask if it helps you lose weight because a lot of body wraps to. And this actually helps the skin feel a lot smoother. It helps it tighten. How are you doing?
Nicole Tomlinson: It feels good; it's really warm and soft. Where do you get it from?
Janine Manjarras: This actually comes from European fresh water. The mud is silt; it's organic as far as old rocks and dirt that have been mixed together.
Nicole Tomlinson: So what is actually in it?
Janine Manjarras: There are vitamins, it's vitamin A and all of the Bs. There is minerals, it's 40% humic acid, which is part of an alpha hydroxy acid. It has the jojoba oil in it. Peach, avocado, sunflower.
Nicole Tomlinson: Would this be good for somebody who has rosacea or psoriasis or eczema?
Janine Manjarras: Eczema, it would be really great for eczema or the psoriasis skin, because it's all natural and it helps detoxify the body. I would say that it would make the eczema and the psoriasis really soft and smooth.
Nicole Tomlinson: It's kind of opening my nasal passages which is cool because they have been stuffed. Yeah, it's really soft and smooth. I can't really describe the feeling. It's not like lotion, but it's not gritty at all. It's nice to know that something that feels so good is actually really healthy for you.
Janine Manjarras: Nicole, how are you doing?
Nicole Tomlinson: I am great what do we do next?
Janine Manjarras: I am going to wrap your body. And this helps the mud penetrate, keep the heat in. You want to have a nice tight wrap, I am going to wrap you like a cocoon. I am going to put towels over you that also helps keep the heat in. The next few steps would be to wrap her in the foil. And then I am going to place a cold stone on top of her forehead, and that helps center the body and keep the body cool.
Nicole Tomlinson: As soon as you put the foil on it started to kind of warm up a bit in here.
Janine Manjarras: Hmm, yeah, it will and you will be very warm and then the rock will help cool and center. Now you are going to lie here for the next 15 minutes so the mud will penetrate the body, penetrate the skin and make it feel a lot smoother. And then after that we will unwrap you and remove the mud with the warm towels.
Nicole Tomlinson: The stone is actually very relaxing, if you put a little pressure right there on the center of your forehead. It really just takes all the worries away.
Next time you visit your spa you might want to check in to get in the black Baltic Mud Treatment for yourself. Now that you know all of its benefits, you might want to do some good for your own skin.
I am Nicole Tomlinson, and from all of us at Zen Living thank you so much for watching. We will catch you next time, peace!
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