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The most effective ways to remove limescale in the bathroom. Cleansing the body: when it is needed and how to do it correctly

In fact, no one knows exactly what "cleansing the body" is. It is supposed that you need to rid yourself of everything bad.

But the body is a system that cleanses itself. To do this, we have the resources and even special organs: the kidneys, liver and, of course, the intestines, in which billions of bacteria live that support our health.

We can talk about the need for cleansing only when something extraordinary has happened and our body needs help. Lifehacker and Liquid Coal figured out what these situations are and how to properly cleanse the body:

Cleansing the body in case of poisoning

Poisoning is a condition when something dangerous has entered the body. Most often, we mean food poisoning, although harmful substances enter the body not only with food and water.

We understand that poison has entered the body when the stomach starts to hurt, nausea and diarrhea appear. This means that the body itself has already launched a cleaning program and all that is required of us is to help ourselves cope with the poisoning. In severe cases, of course, you need to see a doctor, but if the situation does not require the intervention of professionals, you can handle it yourself.

Remove poisons from the body faster. To do this, take sorbents. They bind harmful substances and remove them from the gastrointestinal tract, preventing them from being absorbed into the blood, and also stimulate the passage of poisons from the blood into the lumen of the gastrointestinal tract. Sorbents include activated carbon known to many, sorbents based on smectite, lignin, silicon dioxide and its other compounds are popular.
Prevent dehydration. It is clear that liquid is needed to remove all kinds of dangerous substances from the body. It is lost along with diarrhea, vomiting, sweating. To make it easier for the body to dissolve and remove toxins, sorbents must either be washed down with plenty of water, or taken immediately in liquid form.

"Liquid coal" is a new generation sorbent. Its main component is natural apple pectin, which binds toxins. Pectin is able to remove even heavy metals and remove them from the body. Its sorption capacity is higher than that of the old generation preparations, therefore "Liquid Coal" acts faster and more efficiently, absorbing more harmful substances and better cleansing the body. "Liquid coal" is dissolved in water, so that it will help not only to cope with poisoning, but also to restore water balance.

Cleansing the body with a hangover

It's not good to get drunk, but we're not here to lecture. With a hangover, the body is bad, which means that it needs help.

While alcohol was in the blood, we had fun, but time passes, and we are no longer laughing. Liver enzymes began to break down ethyl alcohol, and if there was too much of it, then its decay products cause nausea, headache, weakness - this is the poisoning that we call a hangover.

Since a hangover is a poisoning, then the help for unpleasant sensations should be the same as for any other poisoning.

It is necessary to help the body get rid of waste as quickly as possible.

While the liver is trying to neutralize the remnants of alcohol, all the same sorbents will help it, and in addition to them - succinic acid. This is an integral part of many "anti-hangover" remedies, which just facilitates the work of the liver.

"Liquid coal" contains not only pectin. It contains inulin, succinic acid and taurine. Succinic acid enhances the detoxification capabilities of the liver, and in combination with taurine improves energy metabolism. In addition, taurine helps relieve headaches and improve overall well-being.

Cleansing for allergies

An allergy is an overreaction of the immune system to an allergen. An allergen can be any substance that the body considers potentially dangerous. The most common allergens are proteins, but they can also be other substances (for example, metals and phenols). The only way to completely eliminate allergy symptoms is to never encounter the allergen, but this is often not possible.

For example, pollen allergy is not uncommon. But who can not go out from April to June, when many trees bloom in the middle lane and pollen is carried by the wind for many kilometers?

The fight against allergies includes three mandatory points:

Taking antihistamines. They are prescribed to eliminate the manifestations of allergies: swelling of the mucous membrane, itching, runny nose, difficulty breathing.
Removal of the allergen from the body using sorbents. Yes, again cleaning the body, but not with strange cocktails, but with quite understandable preparations. Sorbents remove both the allergen itself and the metabolic products that are formed during the reaction to this allergen. Just they cause itching, swelling and unpleasant symptoms. It is necessary to take sorbents for several days and repeat the intake during exacerbations of the disease.
Exclusion of contact with the allergen. Everything is clear here: there is no allergen, there is no reaction to it.

Scientists are actively looking for new ways to deal with allergies, as it occurs more and more often. Various methods of immunotherapy are being developed, the influence of a change of residence and a radical change in lifestyle on allergic reactions is being studied.

Sorbent pectin, which is part of the "Liquid Coal", is highly effective in the treatment of allergies. It stimulates the transfer of allergens, histamine and other products that occur during allergic reactions from the blood into the intestinal lumen. And from there they are much easier to remove. The drug helps to relieve unpleasant symptoms, removing from the body substances that are released during the reaction to the allergen and cause itching, rash, redness, swelling, runny nose or conjunctivitis. "Liquid coal" is tasty and does not cause problems with the gastrointestinal tract. Since with allergies you have to drink sorbents quite often and a lot, this is a significant plus.

Cleansing for bowel problems

Scientists have recently paid attention to the intestines, or rather, to those microorganisms that inhabit it. The discoveries were interesting.

Microflora affects not only digestion, but also those areas and functions of the body that at first glance have nothing to do with the intestines: skin condition, immunity, brain function, autoimmune diseases, and even weight.

For example, the gut microbiota helps us process food, and if the gut is populated with the “right” bacteria, then the risk of obesity will be less. This is confirmed by experiments with microflora: when scientists from Washington University in St. Louis (USA) planted the microflora of thin mice in full experimental rodents, the latter lost weight, although their diet and load did not change.

From these experiments to managing a person's weight is still a long way off, but it is already clear that intestinal health is associated with its microflora.

In the case of visible problems - bad skin or excess weight - the intestines need not only be cleaned with extreme procedures (prolonged fasting, laxatives and enemas), but populated with beneficial bacteria. For the reproduction of beneficial microflora, prebiotics are needed - these are substances that are a nutrient medium for human-friendly microorganisms and at the same time inhibit the reproduction of pathological bacteria. One of the most famous prebiotics used in pharmaceuticals is inulin.

Inulin is part of the "Liquid Coal" sorbent. In case of poisoning or allergies, the beneficial intestinal microflora is inhibited. Inulin helps to restore the natural balance of microflora in the intestines, which affects our health. The presence of a prebiotic in the "Liquid Coal" sorbent favorably distinguishes it from the background of many other sorbents.

Cleansing after overeating and for weight loss

The question arises, but what about dietary cleansing and detox? The meaning of these programs can be described something like this: you need to eat little, but drink a lot of fruit juices so that everything but the useful comes out of the body. At the same time, fewer calories will come in than with a normal diet, which means that excess weight loss is ensured.

But such a "cleansing" can harm the body.

When we abruptly deprive the body of food, the compensation mechanism is activated: once useful substances have ceased to flow, we need to stock up on what we have as soon as possible, just in case. Therefore, when intensive cleaning ends, the body is rapidly gaining kilograms.
Juices and smoothies cannot fully meet the nutritional needs of the body. In addition, a huge amount of fructose, which is found in detox drinks, is converted into fatty acids in the liver. As a result, instead of cleansing, we increase fat stores.
It is assumed that part of the detox is necessarily cleansing procedures and means with a laxative and diuretic effect. But in general, the body itself knows what and how to purify, and excessive enthusiasm for such procedures leads to dehydration, disruption of the water-salt balance, loss of important elements and vitamins. Laxatives can be addictive, so that normal physiological functions become impossible without drugs. Any laxatives and diuretics should be used according to the doctor's indications, and not because they wanted to "cleanse themselves."

Cleansing the body is not always needed. When it is still required, choose tools that will help and do not harm. In "Liquid Coal" there is no coal itself. But there are components that replace it and work in several directions at once:

pectin binds harmful substances, toxins and heavy metals to remove them from the body;
inulin restores the intestinal microflora;
succinic acid and taurine improve detoxification processes and help to get the energy needed to cleanse the body.

Biologically active additive. Is not a medicine. Before use, you should consult with a specialist.

Arina Piskareva

Laboratory employee of the Department of Bioengineering, Moscow State University

Scale is mainly composed of calcium and magnesium carbonate. When interacting with citric, acetic, orthophosphoric or other acids, sparingly soluble carbonates of alkaline earth metals are converted into easily soluble salts. For example, acetates. Therefore, acidic substances are effective in the fight against scale, and to enhance the reaction they need to be heated.

Soda, when interacting with water, gives molecules of carbonic acid, which, in turn, reacts with insoluble calcium and magnesium carbonates, turning them into soluble hydrocarbons. And they are easily washed off with water and removed with a sponge.

1. How to clean scale with citric acid

Suitable for any kettles, coffee machines, irons, washing machines.
Proportions: kettles, coffee machines and irons - 10 g for every 100 ml of water; washing machines - 50 g for each kilogram of load.
pros: environmental friendliness, safety, availability, pleasant aroma.
Minuses: does not cope with old, thick scale.

Fill the kettle with water about ¾ - so that the liquid covers the plaque on the walls and heating elements, but does not splash out when boiling.

Pour citric acid (100 g of powder for every liter of water) into the kettle and boil.

Leave until completely cool. Drain the water, remove the remaining plaque with a sponge and wash thoroughly.

How to descale your coffee machine

For the coffee machine, it is necessary to prepare a solution of citric acid based on the volume of the water tank. For example, if the coffee machine is designed for 2 liters, you will need 200 g of citric acid.

Pour the hot solution into the tank and leave for 60 minutes.

After one hour, start the coffee preparation program without coffee itself. Drain liquid through dispensers.

Then start the coffee machine with water only, without citric acid. As soon as you drain the boiling water, you can use the device. If the tank of the coffee machine is removable, remove the remaining deposits under running water.

After the procedure, rinse the iron reservoir with running water, and wipe the sole with ammonia or nail polish remover.

To remove plaque from the heating elements and the drum, you will need 50 g of acid for every kilogram of load.

Pour ¹⁄₄ (60 g) of citric acid (190 g acid per 5 kg load) into the powder tray directly into the drum. Run the wash at the highest temperature.

2. How to clean scale with table vinegar

Suitable for glass and ceramic teapots, stainless steel teapots, irons and washing machines.
Proportions: teapots - 100 ml for each liter of water; irons - 1 tablespoon per liter of water; washing machines - 10 ml per kilogram of load.
A plus: more aggressive acidic environment removes even a thick layer of scale.
Minuses: May harm rubber and plastic parts of appliances, pungent odor.

How to clean the kettle from scale

To clean the kettle, dilute vinegar in water and put on fire. After boiling, let it simmer for a few more minutes. Then drain the water, remove the remaining plaque with a sponge and cleaning agent and boil clean water in the kettle.

Pour the warm vinegar solution into the water tank and, holding the iron horizontally, release the steam.

Only boil a kettle of vinegar and release steam from an iron in a well-ventilated area.

How to descale a washing machine

In the washing machine, pour vinegar (10 ml per kilogram of load) into the flask for the conditioner or liquid powder. Run a wash without laundry at the highest temperature, and then another rinse to make sure you get rid of the specific odor.

Vinegar can damage the rubber bands on the door, so be careful if you decide to pour the substance directly into the drum. This can be done when there are no tanks for liquids in the machine.

3. How to clean scale with soda

Suitable for any kettles, coffee machines.
Proportions: kettles and coffee machines - 1 tablespoon for every 500 ml of water.
pros: accessibility, simplicity.
Minuses: does not take all types of plaque, does not cope with old deposits.

The mechanism for cleaning kettles and coffee makers with soda is simple: fill them with water, add soda and boil. At the same time, it is recommended not to remove the usual kettle from the fire for another 20–30 minutes after boiling, and the electric kettle to be turned on several times.

After the procedure, wash the inside of the kettle or coffee machine tank and boil clean water.

If the plaque is very strong, try a more alkaline soda ash instead of baking soda. Or add the same amount of salt to ordinary soda.

4. How to clean scale with soda

Suitable for any kettles, coffee machines, irons.
Proportions: Vessels are about ¾ full.
A plus: effective even with thick deposits.
Minus: A colored drink may stain the vessel. Therefore, for cleaning irons and white plastic electric kettles, it is better to take clear soda, including mineral water.

How to descale a kettle or coffee machine

Open the bottle and wait for most of the carbon dioxide to escape.

Pour soda into a teapot or coffee maker tank, hold for 15-20 minutes, and then boil.

Thanks to phosphoric acid and carbon dioxide, sodas do an excellent job with salt deposits.

Pour soda into the water tank, turn on the appliance, hold the iron upright and release steam. If there is a lot of scale, do this several times.

5. How to clean scale with brine

Suitable for any kettles.
Proportions: the kettle must be filled to ¾.
pros: simplicity, accessibility.
Minuses: does not cope with persistent plaque, specific smell.

The brine contains lactic and acetic acids. Fill the kettle with strained cucumber or tomato pickle, boil for 20-30 minutes.

After that, drain the brine with scale and wash the kettle with a soft sponge and detergent.

6. How to clean scale with soda, citric acid and vinegar

Suitable for any kettles.
Proportions: 1 tablespoon of baking soda, 1 tablespoon of citric acid and a glass of vinegar per liter of water.
A plus: breaks even stone salt deposits.
Minus: troublesome, strong smell, exposure to aggressive components on devices.

Fill the kettle with water, add citric acid and boil. If the kettle is electric, do this 2-3 times. If normal, let the soda-lemon solution simmer for 20-30 minutes.

Drain and refill the kettle with water. Boil it and pour in the vinegar. Leave on for 15-20 minutes.

If after that the scale does not come off by itself, it will become loose. You can easily remove it with a sponge and dishwashing detergent.

At the end, boil clean water in the kettle again, and then drain it.

What to do to prevent scale

Try to pour only filtered water into kettles, coffee machines and irons.
Rinse the device before filling with water.
Do not leave water in the appliance after use. It is better to pour a new one every time.
Get rid of scale at least once a month, even if there is no pronounced plaque on the heating elements and walls. If the device has a self-cleaning function, use it.

And only in the second - aesthetic, that is, improving the appearance.

Dirty skin cannot fully perform very important functions for the body: respiratory, suction, protective, tactile, thermoregulatory.

Usually, when the skin is contaminated, its immunity suffers greatly: after all, bacteria live “in the dirt”, like in paradise. Uncleaned skin is prone to rashes in almost 100% of cases. Corks, they are also black dots, clog the sebaceous glands, and this prevents the outflow of sebum, which is a kind of protective lubricant for the skin, protects it from drying out, moisture evaporation, softens and makes it elastic. How can you deprive her of this?! Photo: Depositphotos

I would recommend that you clean your skin about once a month. During the procedure, there is:

exfoliation of the upper keratinized layers of the skin;
removal of blackheads and blackheads;
the skin is cleansed of toxins and toxins;
the protective mantle of the skin and Ph are restored;
metabolism and blood circulation are stimulated.

After cleansing, the skin begins to breathe better, and this significantly reduces the number of new blackheads and blackheads. Cosmetic preparations are well absorbed and reach their destination. The skin looks younger, fresher, more attractive. It becomes a pleasant fresh color, acquires gloss and radiance.

Facial cleansing can be of different types, the main of which are mechanical, enzymatic, chemical and hardware cleaning. Hardware cleanings include ultrasonic, vacuum, galvanic cleaning, enzyme cleaning, etc.

Different people prefer different types of cleansing. Someone chooses mechanical (manual), someone hardware.
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Hardware cleaning is suitable for those clients who want to look brilliant at any moment of their lives. They, as a rule, hardly tolerate pain and will better come to the beautician more often.

Mechanical cleansing is usually chosen by those who love deeper skin cleansing and want to see beauty in themselves, despite the slight reddening caused by the procedure.

Stages of facial cleansing in a beauty salon:

make-up removal. Cleanser + tonic. Preliminary cleaning is carried out using only professional products.

Antiseptic skin treatment. It is performed using pharmacy skin antiseptics, such as hydrogen peroxide 3% or chlorhexidine.
Photo: Depositphotos

Softening of the top layer of the skin. To do this, vaporization is performed, special gels, cold hydrogenation, electroplating, etc. are used.

Hardware cleaning of the skin: brossage (delicate exfoliation with a rotating brush) or ultrasound.

mechanical cleaning(at the request of customers) - the deepest and most thoroughly cleansing skin cleaning method.

Hardware grinding skin with a special smooth rotating stone, then grinding is done with a soft pad.

Darsonval. Healing physiotherapy after the process of deep cleaning of the skin. This medical device helps the skin cope with acne due to its anti-inflammatory, bactericidal action. Helps to eliminate congestion on the skin (spots after acne). It has a powerful cauterizing effect on inflamed elements.

Mask by skin type. Most often, professional masks are used to help relieve redness, inflammation and narrow pores.

Finishing agent- creams or emulsions of non-greasy texture, which have a powerful soothing and anti-inflammatory therapeutic effect. If you plan to be outside for quite a long time, it makes sense to apply a professional cream that also contains SPF.
Photo: Depositphotos

Recently, modern cleaning has practically not brought discomfort (and this is very important for us, modern young ladies), because the skin is treated with special preparations that soothe it as much as possible after cleaning. Professional products are so effective that you can even go on a date straight from the beauty salon, because the traces of exposure to the skin are minimal.

By the way, I would not recommend doing facial cleansing at home. But it is quite possible that someone thinks otherwise ...

Both adults and fresh air are the guarantee of health. However, not everyone can afford long walks in the forest, not everyone finds time for sports, and proper nutrition is now quite expensive. Life in the city can so swirl in its rhythm of an ordinary person that there is not even a thought about any healthy lifestyle. The air is dirty, office equipment creates harmful radiation, nervous work leads to stress. All this leads to the accumulation of toxins in the body in large quantities.

As a result, the body wears out faster, fatigue accumulates, and health deteriorates. Therefore, from time to time it is necessary to cleanse the body of toxins and toxins. Yes, and many diseases arise just because of the clogging of internal organs with all kinds of poisons coming from outside.

Be sure to get an abdominal ultrasound and make sure you don't have gallstones or gallstones. Stimulation of the outflow of bile can move, they will block the duct, and as a result, jaundice or acute pancreatitis will develop. Most often, in such cases, the life of the patient is saved by surgeons, and the risk of not making it to the operating table for the experimenter is incredibly high.

Slagging provokes a number of problems and in order to get rid of them, you should cleanse the body of toxins and toxins:

decrease in the protective functions of the body;
early aging;
manifestation of an allergy;
dry skin;
heart attacks;
migraine;
constant feeling of fatigue;
loss of appetite;
thirst;
general deterioration of the hair, etc.

note. It has been established that even medicines in the body polluted with toxins act worse, and the disease does not leave the body for a long time.

Symptoms of the presence of toxins in the body

There are a number of symptoms by which you can determine the slagging of the body - here are the main ones:

irritability, fatigue or chronic fatigue;
frequent headaches may indicate that your body has a lot of harmful toxins;
sleep problems;
bad breath and plaque on the tongue (including;
flatulence;
bleeding gums;
inflammation of various kinds in the bile ducts, stone formation in the gallbladder, kidneys;
rash, acne, deterioration of skin color;
general unpleasant body odor;
problems with blood pressure, which can eventually lead to more serious diseases, such as hypertension.

Do you feel like you already have at least half of the symptoms? It is necessary to take decisive action and urgently cleanse the body of toxins and toxins (). Remember that cleansing the body of toxins and toxins slows down aging, improves immunity, improves digestion, affects the appearance and color of your skin, the condition of nails and hair, and also has many other benefits.

How to cleanse the body of toxins and toxins: proven methods

There are many ways to cleanse the body of toxins at home. If you pick up "your", the result will not keep you waiting. Carefully read the recipes presented and among them there is probably one that will suit you more than others.

Emergency cleansing of the body from toxins at home

It takes a long time to completely remove toxins from the body, because they accumulated more than one day or even more than one month. And yet, such an emergency cleaning can lead to a positive result, if you follow all the rules:

adhere to the daily routine;
eat healthy food, excluding fatty, fried and flour;
provide the body with physical activity;
carry out aromatherapy with your favorite oils;
take a relaxing bath or go to the sauna (if there are no health contraindications);
drink a glass of water half an hour before breakfast to improve kidney function;
obligatory sleep for eight hours a day;
eat foods that cleanse the body of toxins and toxins.

The latter include beets, carrots, lemon juice, grapefruit and orange juice, garden greens in season, figs, cabbage, black radish, apples, celery, sweet peppers. Vegetables should be eaten raw. In two weeks you will feel lightness in the body - this means that you managed to at least partially cleanse the body of toxins and toxins.

Cleansing the body of toxins with microcrystalline cellulose (MCC)

MCC is a drug that cleanses the body of toxins. MCC is a kind of sponge that can effectively absorb toxins, and then remove them with excrement. And at the same time it works like a brush, fully cleaning the walls of the digestive tract.

If you choose this method, you must strictly adhere to the drinking regimen (60 ml per kilogram of body weight), as a lack of fluid will lead to constipation. MCC is sold in pharmacies. Before use, carefully read the instructions for the drug!

How to cleanse the body of toxins with bran

Nature itself went to meet the desires of a person to be healthy and created an excellent product for cleansing the body of toxins.

Bran works in much the same way as the microcrystalline cellulose described above. Bran, that is, fiber is not absorbed, but swells in the gastrointestinal tract and “sweeps” toxins behind it, fights toxins, “removes” radionuclides and other negative substances that have accumulated in the body.

Bran is a natural, natural product, completely safe and, most importantly, inexpensive, and is freely available. Usually bran is consumed half an hour before each meal, that is, 3 times a day. Volume - two large spoons, it is advisable to drink bran with half a liter of water.

If desired, bran can be added to food. Such purification is carried out once a year, the duration is one month.

The use of bran is a good way to cleanse the intestines, they stimulate digestion, improve evacuation. You can add them to the dish every day, because bran is not only cleansed of toxins, but also creates favorable conditions for the existence of beneficial microflora in the digestive system. But taking a loading dose of bran on an empty stomach irritates the mucous membrane, so the method is contraindicated for people with gastritis, gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer. At the same time, a portion of bran on an empty stomach will be useful only for people who suffer from bile stasis. Nutritionist

Cleansing the body of toxins with cereals

Cleansing the body of toxins with cereals is useful and nutritious. Porridges (rice, pearl barley, buckwheat, oatmeal), thanks to their fibers, cleanse the intestines, nourish the body and saturate with useful microelements.

You get the effect of 2 in 1: cleansing and additional recovery It is preferable to avoid buying instant cereals, after factory processing they have little useful. If you get used to eating cereals regularly, detoxification is no longer needed.

Cleansing the body of toxins with flaxseeds

Flax seeds contain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and fiber. When added to food, the seeds naturally cleanse the intestines, and as a bonus, they help prevent cancer and diabetes. There are many ways to cleanse with flax seeds. Let's highlight the two most popular:

1. crushed seeds are mixed with honey or yogurt, or added directly to food;

2. make a decoction: three liters of boiling water per glass of seeds, soak for two hours in a water bath and strain. Drink up to 6 times a day, one glass. A full course of cleaning is four weeks.

Cleansing the body of toxins at home with water

Your body will thank you very much if you choose this cleaning method. Pure non-carbonated water in a volume of up to 12 glasses a day will naturally remove all toxins and toxins, and in addition will supply all organs with the necessary amount of liquid.

Within two weeks, you will notice an improvement in the condition of the skin and the absence of heaviness in the body and in the intestines in particular. This method can be combined with cleansing juices (vegetable or fruit to your taste).

Cleansing from toxins at home with kefir and yogurt

Beneficial bacteria contained in fermented milk products improve digestion, restore intestinal microflora and resist diseases such as flatulence, constipation.

It is advisable to drink natural yogurt, without artificial factory additives, best between meals twice a day.

It is useful to drink kefir or yogurt, adding crushed flax seeds, lemon juice, apple slices to it.

Cleansing the body at home with castor oil

Cleansing with enemas from toxins at home

Unpleasant, but really incredibly effective method. The solution is prepared as follows: 1 large spoonful of fresh lemon juice is added to 2 liters of slightly warmed water. The solution should be introduced gradually, in a relaxed form, until the urge to empty is felt.

The best time for a daily body cleansing procedure with an enema is the evening (two hours before bedtime). The course lasts a week, then another week the solution is administered every other day.

How to cleanse the body of toxins at home

There are a number of cleaning rules that must be observed:

if in doubt about choosing a method, first stop at the most sparing ones;
monitor your condition throughout the cleansing;
if you feel worse, stop cleaning with the chosen method;
don't expect instant results. The gradual process minimizes trauma to the gastrointestinal tract.
Contraindications for cleaning the body of toxins at home