No special gear is necessary other than a mixing bowl, heating pot and wrapping sheets (thin towels will work). You need to set aside about one and a half hours of your time to arrange and take pleasure in the wrap. It is suggested that you do 1 wrap every week for at least 6 weeks and after that 1 every month after that, for maintenance and lasting detoxing. It is still safe enough to do a wrap every day or even several wraps in one day to speed up the effects.
Body Wrap Instructions
· Select a warm room or turn up the heat so the wrap won't lose its heat too rapidly.
· Dry brush your skin with a natural bristle body brush or other scrub.
· Taking a warm shower beforehand helps to open the skin pores.
· Do not shave your legs prior to the wrap.
· Keep in mind, body wraps succeed by infusing minerals through the skin and by breaking down fat cells for elimination so drink lots of water both before and after your wrap to help in flushing out the toxins and dislodged fats.
· Boil around sixty four oz (half-gallon) of distilled water in a stainless steel pot and remove from heat.
· Add all of your ingredients to it and permit it to sit for 10 - 15 minutes.
· Permit the mixture to cool until it is comfortable to touch.
· Get comfortable somewhere where you can clean up easily and have sixty minutes of privacy.
· Dip your sheets in one at a time and wrap your body begining from your ankles.
· It is important to remain warm for 60 minutes so make sure the room is not too cold.
· Keep a tall glass of water close by so you can drink while you relax.
· Take a cool/warm but not hot, bath afterwards.
· Take a hot bath on the second or third day subsequent to a wrap to help open the pores and release accumulated toxins from the skin.
· Repeated use of the wrap ought to show you results. If you want, you can take your measurements to see how much you're taking off with every wrap.
· Finally, light exercise and paying attention to your diet regime will obviously help to cut down weight and keep the toxins to a minimum. Aim to avoid caffeine, sugar, fried foods, nitrates and soda and drink plenty of water.
Choosing Your Ingredients
A wrap does not need to have lots of ingredients to be effective - the ingredients that you selected should fit the purpose. A wrap can be very simple with clay and some salt or it can be more involved by way of the addition of herbs, essential oils and nutritive ingredients. The exact proportions of ingredients are not too important here however the repeated use will pay off. For 1 wrap, you will need to make up about four-5 cups worth of dry ingredients together with with various essential oils.