Traditional Moroccan hammam and body ritual. Treatments in the Moroccan sauna

Moroccan hammam is a favorite vacation spot for the peoples of the East. This is not just a bath with a set of wellness procedures, but also a means of communication, a tribute to family traditions. Here, under the influence of hot and humid steam, complete physical and emotional relaxation is achieved.

Purpose and rituals of the Moroccan hammam

All actions in the hammam are aimed at improving the body, deep cleansing of the skin, moisturizing it, giving natural beauty. As a result, it becomes smooth, radiant and healthy. Depending on skin types, various types of Moroccan rituals are used, differing in the products of exposure and consisting of the following steps:

• warming up; hot steam with high humidity effectively relaxes, opens pores, prepares the skin for subsequent procedures; at this stage comes the feeling of true pleasure;
• application of black soap and subsequent steaming; the action is aimed at preparing the skin for deep cleansing and peeling;
• body peeling; at this stage, they use a kess mitt, salt peeling, and for dry, highly sensitive skin, they also use Ayurvedic gommage; with the help of peeling, they achieve effective, but at the same time gentle cleansing of the skin, increase the degree of its susceptibility to useful products used further;
• warm mask with the use of rassul and (or) shea butter; these products are applied to the skin of the body and face and wrapped in a film; this contributes to the deep action of active ingredients, as a result of which the skin becomes soft and moisturized; at the same time, the mask for normal type skin includes rassul with rose and shea butter, for oily skin only rassul with rose, and for dry skin - shea butter;
• ethnic relaxing massage; a variety of aromatic oils are used as an active substance; this is the stage at which complete relaxation and a feeling of complete rest of the whole body are achieved;
• applying moisturizer to the skin, which contains various natural components, plant extracts, essential oils;
• tea ceremony and subsequent rest tea can be different: with the addition of mint, classic black, green and others; there are also sweets and dried fruits.

As a rule, the entire ritual takes about 2.5 hours.

Products used in Moroccan hammam

The essential attributes of the ritual described above are:

• black soap It is a natural paste made from olives. Soap production is carried out in accordance with traditional centuries-old technologies. To achieve an antiseptic and refreshing effect, eucalyptus or argan oil is added to the soap. Black soap allows you to achieve maximum skin cleansing, healing, reducing sensitivity and beauty.
• Kess mitten consists of natural fibers twisted in a special way. It can be silk, linen, wool or viscose. The impact of kess leads to increased blood circulation, removal of toxins, exfoliation of keratinized particles. The result is perfect smoothness, velvety and radiance of the skin.
• Peeling, which is based on sea salt and natural asla, acts on wet, steamed skin through salt crystals. Salt dissolves, and the skin acquires moisture, is filled with a pleasant aroma, and becomes smooth.
• Ayurvedic gommage used for gentle cleansing and polishing of the skin. Enhancement of blood circulation. The composition of gommage includes microparticles of almond, apricot, ginger extract, argan oil, extracts of amber, vanilla, patchouli. Ideal for sensitive skin.
• Rassul is a soapy clay, the value of which lies in the high content of iron and magnesium. When used, rassul is mixed with water, as a result of which a gentle paste is obtained, which is used both for the skin of the face and body, and for healing hair. The presence of rose water in the rassul allows you to effectively remove impurities without overdrying the skin. The latter becomes especially soft, smooth and velvety.
• shea butter obtained from the fruits of the sacred African tree of the same name. It is valued for its rich content of vitamins A, D, E, F, as well as the ability to deeply nourish and restore skin structure, prevent moisture loss, not only for skin, but also for hair.
• Massage Oil contains natural aromatic essences, thanks to which it has a beneficial effect on the skin, improves its well-being and gives an exquisite aroma.
• Moisturizing milk includes sweet almond oil and shea butter, resulting in a light yet rich texture. The action of the milk is aimed at moisturizing the skin, strengthening it, nourishing it and giving it a pleasant aroma.

It will fill the body with health, give youth and peace of mind to the boors in Aqua Life. Eastern bath has the least number of contraindications, as it operates in the temperature range of 35 - 55 degrees Celsius. A regular visit to the hamam has a relaxing and calming effect, cures allergies and various ailments, gives an amazing healing effect and helps to rejuvenate the skin.

ADVANTAGES OF A SAUNA WITH HAMAM

Regular visits to the oriental bath is an effective wellness procedure that allows you to achieve the following results:

• get rid of extra pounds, cellulite;
• normalize blood circulation, work of the respiratory tract, sleep;
• relieve muscle and emotional tension, fatigue;
• cleanse the body of toxins;
• tone muscles, skin and subcutaneous tissues;
• relax your mind and body.

The Turkish bath hammam has long been considered a unique place for cleansing and rejuvenating the body, where you can also relax your soul!

HAMAM IN AQUA LIFE: ARGUMENTS IN FAVOR OF A VISIT

This service in our health-improving SPA-complex is not only warming up in the steam room, but also a whole range of related procedures - massage, body wraps, peeling. Our hammam in Cheboksary is decorated traditionally, using solid natural marble, which is very comfortable to lie on. You can completely relax, gently and deeply warm up the muscles and joints, get incredible sensations from the massage. Hamam slows down aging, promotes rejuvenation of the whole organism.

Qualified staff, familiar with all the intricacies of the procedure, reasonable prices for visiting the hamam - a great opportunity to discover the miraculous power of the Turkish sauna. We are waiting for you in Aqua Life - a space where people become younger not only in appearance!

WHAT IS REMARKABLE IN HAMAM AT AQUA LIFE SPA SALON?

Hamam refers to steam baths. In many ways, it resembles the Roman baths, to which it owes its appearance. However, this type of bath has its own distinctive features. The climate in the Moroccan sauna is very mild, sparing, which is very favorable for everyone who likes easier steam, for example, for children and the elderly.

The air in the hamam warms up gradually, throughout the session, reaching its maximum - 40-50 degrees with a humidity of 100%. In warmth and comfort, the muscles relax perfectly, all toxins are removed from the body, the pores open, the skin begins to breathe. The hamam effectively relieves fatigue, the body cleansing system, the respiratory system stabilizes, insomnia disappears, with the right regimen of visiting the hamam, you can even stabilize weight, lose extra pounds.

TREATMENTS IN THE MOROCCA SAUNA

On the heated body, the master of the spa salon applies natural Moroccan soap, which includes herbs and olive oil, with light massage movements. The body of the massaged is abundantly covered with foam, which feels like tickling. And the masseur with his movements increase the pleasant sensations of the patient. The procedure lasts from a quarter of an hour to 30 minutes, during which you completely relax.

Soap massage in our spa is performed on marble tables that are preheated well. The masseur, wearing a mitten made of coarse fabric, or with a hard washcloth, rubs in a circle. He starts moving from the head area, slowly lowering first onto his back, then grabs his hands and ends with his legs. The movements are not smooth, but hard. The massage technique also includes grabbing, stretching and twisting the limbs. Muscles are rubbing and shaking. No strikes - it's forbidden here. During the massage, the whole body is peeled, due to which dead skin cells are removed, it becomes smooth, silky to the touch.

At the end of the procedure in the sauna, special masks and creams are applied to the body, which have a wonderful effect on the body, depending on the direction of the spa treatments.

The Moroccan sauna and hammam have no contraindications. The mood and well-being after such sessions is very positive. Indeed, during the ritual, not only muscles relax, but also internal balance is restored. In the hammam, time seems to stop, the body and soul are healed and there is a feeling of flight. The body absorbs the smells of nature, the eyes shine and you are full of vitality!

The traditional Moroccan hammam has already become synonymous with a pleasant pastime and quality, although it has become known in the West not so long ago. A relaxing and cleansing steaming procedure, exfoliation of dead skin, and a final special massage ultimately give the effect of a newly born person. Due to its therapeutic effect, the hammam has become actively used in the West as a preventive and therapeutic procedure.

Traditional hammam in Morocco

Anyone who happened to visit Morocco knows that the traditional Moroccan hammam is completely different from spa treatments in modern salons. And the difference starts from the moment you get there. Hamam is a common bath where many, often completely unfamiliar men or women “steam” together.

In Morocco, you will not find mixed baths - there are three options: either only for women or only for men, or men are allowed on some days of the week, women on others, or the hammam allows representatives of one sex at some hours of the day, and representatives of the other - to others. In addition, in the East it is not just a bath - here people communicate and relax.

This is especially true for women - in the past, many of them left the house very rarely, and the Moroccan care in the hammam was an opportunity not only to clean up the body, but also to see friends and relatives, chat and gossip. Yes, and just corny to take a break from the home environment.

Moroccan care in the hammam

A visit here begins with payment at the entrance. After that, a person enters the locker room - a room where all visitors can change into a bathing outfit and leave their clothes. Further, the Moroccan hammam, in most cases, is arranged like this - a cold room, after it is warm, after it is hot. They are interconnected by small passages or a corridor; in the rooms themselves, taps come out of the walls, from which water flows.

Traditionally, procedures begin in a warm room - here the visitor gets used to the temperature, washes, and returns here after staying in a hot room to complete the cleansing. The dressing room and the cold room are often combined in one room, and here you can not only change clothes, but also drink tea, getting used to the usual temperature again.

Moroccan hammam and Berber body care include the use of black peeling with a special glove casserole, massage with

Friends can do massage and peeling to each other, or you can pay for the work of a bath attendant - for quite a moderate fee, many hammams provide the opportunity for massage and peeling by the efforts of attendants and attendants.

Customs and rules

First of all, the Moroccan hammam is accessible to everyone, so there are usually many people of the same sex there. If you happened to go to such a place (and did not try oriental exoticism in a European spa), you should keep in mind some customs and traditions, the non-observance of which can upset and offend Moroccans.

First of all, this is water saving - it should be used carefully, as much as necessary, avoiding splashing around the bush. The second is the observance of decency. In the men's hammam, you can be dressed in swimming trunks or something similar. You should also change clothes by wrapping your hips in a towel or hiding behind it. Full nudity, even when changing clothes, is considered offensive and should not be done.

However, in the women's baths, the situation is different: in many of them you can wear a swimsuit or underwear, but there are also those where women undress completely - here you should focus on Moroccans. Of course, a European woman can remain in a swimsuit or underwear, even if local women are naked, but you should not take everything off if others have not done so.

Spa analogues in Europe

The European version of the Moroccan spa-hammam is often one room, most often playing the role of a warm one, or a Turkish steam cabin designed for one person is hidden under this name. High-class hotels and salons, of course, offer a "full cycle", adapted to European tastes, but including all the traditional procedures and even more.

Such an “improved” hammam costs, of course, also much more, but this is compensated by increased comfort, exclusively by “your” company and additional procedures to choose from.

Be sure to visit the Moroccan hammam on one of the first days in combination with a relaxing hour-long full body massage with real cosmetic argan oil!
This procedure will relax you and prepare you for sunbathing :)) and, most importantly, will create a mood of relaxation on vacation.
The Moroccan hammam is a steam bath where you relax, steam out and prepare for the peeling procedure using black beldi soap (I will talk about it later). A kind aunt will wipe you with a Moroccan washcloth "Kessa" (more on that later) and you will feel like a real snake that changes its skin :))
And in the end you will be relaxed by skillful hands and Moroccan gold - argan oil!
The whole procedure takes 2 hours (hamam hour + massage hour), transfer included

Moroccan black soap

Beldi soap, a previously unfamiliar cosmetic product, is gaining more and more popularity today. This Moroccan soap is commonly used in a hammam (oriental steam bath).

Bathing in the hammam is a whole ritual in which beldi plays an important role. Largely due to the use of beldi, the Turkish bath is an effective means of preventing cellulite. It is not for nothing that the hammam has always been in honor of the oriental beauties, and they already knew how to interest a man.

Beldi soap has many amazing properties. It removes keratinized dead cells from the skin and at the same time nourishes it. It has an antiseptic effect on the skin and deeply cleanses it. Evens out the surface and color of the skin.

Any spa salon in Kyiv tries to provide visitors with the maximum possible comfortable conditions. This applies not only to the availability of any specific services and staff, but also to the location so that the client does not spend a lot of time on the road. It is for this reason that those places that are located closer to the center are more popular. Naturally, in addition to this, there should be a high-quality service infrastructure, where people will find everything they need for recreation, and the location is only one of the components.

If you visit a spa salon, you already determine in advance which procedures you need to visit. All of them are aimed at healing, relaxation, so that after a long day of work, or on one of the few days off, you can have a good rest. In this case, spending a lot of time to get to remote areas of the city is not a rational distribution of time, while you can visit a salon in the center, where you will receive the full range of necessary services. The greatest relaxation and recovery can be achieved in the spa salon with Hammam. The combination of Spa and Hammam gives the deepest relaxation.

If you choose a spa center, then you should pay special attention to the availability of procedures in the hammam, which are carried out on warm marble. They help not only relax, but also remove toxins from the body. Each Spa service has its own characteristics, and not all salons have the same set of services. This provides the client with a wide range of choices, both among spas in the center and in remote areas.

If you have already chosen a suitable Kyiv spa center and familiarized yourself with the available procedures, then all that remains is to choose a suitable date for visiting it. You will appreciate the advantages of the central location not only on the way to the institution, but also on the way back. After all, after the whole range of services, you will want to quickly find yourself at home. Many people spend several hours visiting the spa center, thanks to which they get a charge of vivacity for the rest of the working week. The frequency of visiting the institution depends only on the wishes of the client.

When visiting a spa salon in Kyiv, you plunge into an amazing atmosphere where everything is set up for the comfort of the client. Here you can relax in a specially created atmosphere with pleasant smells, calm sounds and subdued lights. Thus, even the interior helps to relax to the fullest. The spa staff will do everything possible so that you can spend time with benefit, so that later you will want to return here more than once. Rakuena Spa is waiting for you!