Hydrating Breast Mask
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A perfect ritual for re-hydrating and moistening breast tissue.
If there’s an end of summer re-hydration ritual that everyone woman needs, it’s the hydrating breast mask. As much as the sun and sea water are incredibly healing and rejuvenating, these elements also quite drying. Most of us aren’t in the habit of drinking enough water or oiling our skin on a daily basis. Maintaining healthy, hydrated breast tissue (and skin) helps keep the lymph flowing, reduces congestion, eliminates toxins and help oxygenate and circulate nutrients.
The lymph is made of 95% water and when it becomes de-hydrated, lymphatic congestion starts to occur and toxins start to accumulate. This is especially important in breast tissue.
Here are some easy ways to stay hydrated:
According to Ayurveda, sipping warm, purified water helps keep dehydration at bay.
Add some himalayan/sea salt to your water to help increase absorption
Oil your skin daily
Keep your adrenals strong and healthy. Adrenal fatigue is strongly correlated with dehydration.
Stress and woman’s menstrual cycle both increase the need for hydration.
Reduce caffeine intake as it dehydrates the body.
Mask Benefits
Hydrates and detoxifies breast tissue.
Nourishes breast tissue with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.
Helps decongest the breast lymph
Boosts lymph circulation. Increased lymph circulation leads to less inflammation and greater healing.
Anti-inflammatory
Incredibly healing for anyone suffering from breast imbalances such as cysts, pain, fibroadenomas, tumors, inflammation, mastitis, pain, swelling, tenderness, etc.
Breast Mask Formula
Ingredients
Castor oil
Rose Water
Kelp powder
Frankincense essential oil
Sandalwood essential oil
Fresh Aloe Vera
Seaweed sheets
Directions
Depending on your chest size you’ll need to adjust measurements accordingly.
Let the ingredients speak to and guide you. Start with smaller amounts (1/2 tsp + ). I recommend intuitively combining the ingredients in quantities that feel right for you and will completely cover your chest area.
Apply to breasts, chest area up to collarbone and underneath armpits.
Wrap your chest with the seaweed sheets on top your mask to add extra moisture and to help detoxify tissue.
Visualize the the mask binding to the toxins and eliminating them via the lymph.
Apply your favorite breast oil afterwards and follow with a breast massage to clear toxins and stagnant energy.
Listen to some binaural beats to heal and regenerate tissue or for a cellular detox.
Ingredient Benefits
Kelp is hydrating, cooling, has antioxidants and contains iodine which detoxifies heavy metals, helps balance hormones, shrinks growths, alters gene expression in the breasts and so much more.
Castor oil: clears and decongests the breast lymph. It’s also anti-inflammatory and can help reduce benign breast masses.
Rose Water is auric cleansing, skin soothing and cooling, promotes cellular hydration and increases love and joy. Rose opens the heart and heals heartbreak. It also balances the mind and lifts the spirit.
Fresh aloe vera contains a plethora of antioxidants including, beta carotene, vitamin C and E that can help improve the skin’s natural firmness and keep the skin hydrated.
Sandalwood essential oil promote healthy looking, smooth skin., hydrates and soothes dry, sensitive skin, used to cool and satiate hot and dehydrated skin, reduces the appearance of scars.
Frankincense essential oil soothes dry skin, assists skin cell regeneration and vitality, and heal irritations
Direct the medicine
When used internally fresh burdock root binds and removes heavy metals and chemicals. Juice some root and have it with some filtered or spring water and chlorella. When medicine is taken internally and applied externally, this tells the body where to focus the medicine. This can be applied to most herbs, iodine, etc.
Intention
“My breasts are a mirror of divine health. ”
Enjoy this beautiful and nurturing time with yourself.