There is such a tradition in Turkey: at the beginning of each season, Turks visit a hammam. What awaits the visitor in the hammam? A traditional hammam in the best Ottoman traditions involves performing several stages of the bath procedure.
Steam room
First of all, first you are taken to the steam room. It is necessary to stay there for about 15-20 minutes. Then visitors are taken to the next hall, where a huge marble stone is placed, on which they sit down or lie down.
Marble stone.
Then the bath attendant comes in (a huge and healthy man of oriental appearance) or a woman (of your choice). The bath attendant (bath attendant) gives you a peeling massage.
Peeling massage
This massage is done with a stiff glove made of horsehair. With this procedure, all keratinized skin cells are removed and the body is prepared for the next stage of massage, perhaps the most pleasant of all types of massage. It got the name "Foam Cloud".
Peeling massage and foam massage.
Foam cloud
The bath attendant takes a glove, lathers it and literally makes a foam cloud out of you. Sometimes a special bag is used to produce a large foam cap. You will get a foam layer of about 10-15 cm, it is not washed off immediately, the visitor rests in the foam for several minutes. Definitely worth feeling this pleasure!
Tea party
Then you are invited to drink Turkish tea. Apple tea is best suited for a bath procedure. And rest again. Let's move on to the next stage.
Room for tea and relaxation.
Massage with aromatic oils
This type of massage prepares the skin of the body for a uniform chocolate tan. Experts advise not to wash off the fragrance oil for two hours after the completion of the bath procedure, so that the skin has time to absorb it. And only after that you can start sunbathing. That is why a hammam is recommended immediately on the first day of rest in Turkey. In addition, if you “burn out” in the first days, then the bath procedure will not be quite comfortable. Olive oil is the best alternative to sunscreen. So, use it when sunbathing.
Massage with aromatic oils is done here.
There is even a theory of how best to visit a hammam: the theory of two hammams. At the beginning of the season with a peeling massage, and at the end of the season the hammam is visited without peeling. It has been experimentally established that the resulting tan in this case lasts for quite a long time - about 5 months.
The cost of a Turkish hammam starts from $ 20. Have a good rest!