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Easy Tips To Detox Your Skin & Body ( Best Detox Bath Recipe)

Do you realize that your internal health is reflected on your skin? It is not always just what you are eating and drinking that can have an influence on your skin. You can use a weekly exfoliant on your face and body and scrub off dead skin cells but what is going on internally in the body? Is your lymphatic system functioning at optimum to cleanse you out? What about your bowels? If your bowels are stagnant it will reflect on your skin. Most likely you will be dehydrated and your skin will look dry. Is your liver functioning properly? Also your liver point on your face is under the eyes. Yes where you can see the dark circles. In Chinese medicine under the eyes represents the liver. The cleaner your internal body is the lighter the skin under your eyes should be. In this post I will suggest some easy ways to aid the body naturally to detox unwanted toxins. There will be some affiliate links but also I’ll link added information if you want to learn on your own.

First Step Water

The first way to detox the skin and body is with water. We should be drinking 8 glasses of water on the daily. You can check the link here https://missellen.kangendemo.com/ and see why I suggest hydrogen enriched water. You want a great filter system that takes out the chlorine and fixes the waters ph. You can also add a nice herbal tea. How about a nice old cup of herbal tea to clean out the system? There are many herbal teas that aid in detoxing. Various herbs for detoxing are dandelion root, burdock root, ginger, fennel, licorice root, and cinnamon The best and cleanest teas are loose leaf and you want to keep the tea caffeine free. If you don’t have loose leaf you want a clean tea bags meaning silk or chlorine free make up of the tea bag. Some people do a 24 hour water fast and incorporate slowly herbal teas back into the body at the end of the 24 hours.

You can also do a water fast. One of the best ways to detox the body is with a 24 hour water fast. (Disclaimer: Make sure your in good health before trying a 24 hours water fast. Check with your doctor or make sure you have had a routine physical and know that you are in good health before attempting any type of cleanse or fast) I was at one time in my life doing this once a week. It was brutal at first because you do get really hungry but I managed. A 24 hour water fast is basically only consuming water, (you are allowed lemon water you can also ad a pinch of seat salt to a few of your glasses) for 24 hours. A trick is to start at around 8pm and sleep through part of the fast and then finish the next day. I was very lethargic when I did these 24 hour water fasts so I would only do on a day off and when I barely left the house. Just took it easy. The benefits, it is a deep cleanse and overall reset to your systems in the body.

Oil Pulling

Have you ever done oil pulling for your teeth? Oil pulling is an ancient ayurvedic practice to remove bacteria from your mouth. They say oral health is very important. Oral health affects your overall gut health. Gut health affects brain health. So you have oil pulling and then you have ozonated oil. Have you heard of this? Ozonated olive oil or coconut oil. This is when oil is infused with ozone and is great for teeth infections. Believe it or not whatever is in your mouth hits your digestive system quick as in almost instantly. Doing oil pulling for 20 minutes a day helps to remove the bacteria from your mouth and keep your gums healthy. You can take a spoonful of coconut oil and swish around for 20 to 30 minutes. You then want to spit the oil out. If you want you can ad a little bit of tumeric powder to the oil and this has been know to aid in teeth whitening. Healthy mouth, healthy teeth, healthy body.

Clean Eating (No Added Sugar)

Sugar Detox and limiting sugar intake. The more you cut out sugar you will realize how over sweet sugared food taste. There was a study in a lab done with mice and they exposed them to a dish of sugar and a dish of cocaine. Which one do you think the mice kept going back to? The sugar. Sugar is a highly addictive substance. I personally do not have it in the house. If I did it would be the crystalized cane sugar. When you consume a lot of sugar it can build up candida and yeast in your body. Not to good for the health. Alternative suggestions I use as a sweetener are honey, black strap molasses, agave syrup and maple syrup. You can also use stevia which comes from nature but because they bleach it if you get it in the color white it is not the healthiest for you. Just bringing awareness to the subject of sugar in the body. There are a lot of sugar detox plans you can find on pinterest and a 7 day sugar detox. Link here for a dieticians guide on sugar detox. https://rachaelsgoodeats.com/the-7-day-added-sugar-detox-relaunch-is-here/

Bathroom Visits Daily

Elimination!!! Which means bathroom visits at least once a day. I am talking about number 2 or going poop. Just adding this in the detox post because some people are not aware if you are not going poop at least once a day your bowel movements are not considered healthy. Yes that is correct you should be eliminating or going number 2 at a minimum of one time a day. What does it mean if you are not regular in the restroom? Basically you are backed up. Not always necessarily constipated but it is considered unhealthy to not have a daily bowel movement. Some foods you can consume to help your elimination would fiber rich foods such as sweet potato, broccoli, rhubarb, spinach, figs, apples, citrus fruits, avocados, and prunes. Also you want to make sure you are drinking your 8 glasses of water and remaining active. If you are having trouble eliminating there are great yoga stretches to aid in digestion. Anything where you are twisting the spine or forward bending is great at aiding in digestion issues.

Rebounder

Using the trampoline or rebounder. I recently discovered this as a work out and LOVE it! It is so good for your overall health. I wanted to add it here to this detox post because bouncing on the rebounder for 10 minutes a day helps completely move lymph through your body. If you have read any other posts here on the blog I always emphasize about lymph. To me lymph movement is one of the most important things in the body for health, as we do not want stagnant lymph. Your lymphatic system is your filter for the whole body. The lymph helps flush out toxins and sickness (and can keep you younger looking if keep it moving). If you jump on a rebounder or trampoline for 10 minutes a day it is equivalent to having gone running for 30 minutes. (side note) I enjoy jumping on the rebounder and it is so gentle on your joints. You can bounce as light or as strong as you want to. It is such an amazing workout for someone who is short on time. Its the first work out I ever did where you can jump for 10 minutes and not sweat. You don’t even have to think about getting ready in time and showering. Its a quick beneficial work out without a lot of logistics.

Detox Bath

Are you a bath or shower taker? Would you be a bath taker if you had a bathtub? I personally love taking detox baths. They are the best. I got into detox baths when I realized the bath water we are bathing in is full of chlorine. I started to look up how to cancel the chlorine in the bath. Turns out 1 cup of bentonite clay will cut the chlorine in your bath if you plan on soaking in the bath. However, instead of just putting bentonite in the bath I decided to do a detox soak. What are you detoxing? Here is my recipe for the best detox bath with the main focus on releasing heavy metals. Why heavy metals? We are exposed to metals everyday in the form of radiation which includes WIFI waves, processed foods, air pollution and stress. The recipe includes:

1 Cup of Bentonite Clay

2 Cups Sea Salt (or Epsom Salt) Note Epsom salt can help with elimination, bowel movement

2 Cups Baking Soda

1 Cup Borax (Sodium Borate)

You want to place all of these in the bath with hot as you can stand water and mix well. Soak for 20 to 30 minutes and let your body do what it was designed to do, release those toxins. I usually like to ad beeswax candles and soft music. Sometimes Ill do a face mask at the same time. Give yourself a little me time right before bed say once a week. You will usually sleep better that night and deeper. Speaking of sleeping better and deeper if you are looking for the BEST bath filter check out the Anespa DX filter here. It is known to remineralize your body and aids in sleeping. If you want more info about the Anespa DX reach out in the contact page with the subject line Anespa and I can send you a PDF explaining the beauty of this shower and bath filter.

Conclusion

These are a cumulation of tips that you can implement into your life to help detox and keep your body clean. You may already be doing some of these tips and you may have learned something new. I tried to keep it easy. Even if you just start with one step like drinking more water everyday your body is going to start to feel better and your skin will look better. If you don’t have a rebounder its easy to do a bounce routine sitting on a fitness ball. You can find those at Five Below for $5 and bounce on that. (Youtube workout to come) The goal is you want to get that lymphatic system moving. The detox bath is the most relaxing so if you can take the time even to do it once a month it is better than not doing it at all. Even if you don’t have all the ingredients just try to do a detox bath. You can also add some of your own ingredients to the recipe like maybe lavender essential oil or green clay. I hope you enjoy these tips and can implement them in your own life. Let me know if you have any detox tips to add to this list.

June 26, 2025
Importance of Water for Your Skin and Lymphatic System
In this post I am going to explain the lymphatic system pertaining to your skin and the effects of water hydration on your internal skin. I will also explain certain key ingredients found in water such as fluoride and why it is not so good for the physical body. I have some suggestions for your water and how to store it and I will be recommending some products and brands for filtering your water systems and why it is so important to have clean water. Note I have partnered with a great water filtration brand that filters fluoride and there will be some affiliate links in this post.

Hydration

Hydrate Hydrate Hydrate!!! That is what we always hear but not everyone wants to drink 8 glasses of water a day. Why? Because we do not want to have to use the restroom how many times a day? For me personally I have gotten my water consumption down to a science for my body meaning I know how much to drink and around what times I will be close to a restroom. Even if I have to work I will get my water consumption in because my physical health and skin are way more important than a job that may not want me using the restroom. I always try to drink the most water for my day when I am at home or earlier in the day so I do not have to wake at night to go to the bathroom all night. I also noticed a water bottle or glass that is around 24 ounces makes it easier to do your 64 ounces a day. Its just 3 water bottles to consume a day. Suggested bottle with a filter built in https://clearlyfiltered.com/products/24oz-tritan-bottle?variant=2129349214297

The Visuals

As far as the lymphatic system and how water works as a filter for the body I will explain in a facial type of way. When I am giving a facial to someone a visual of lymph I always explain, you know if you pop a pimple and you get the pus out and then there is a little bleeding and you can see a clear fluid? That clear fluid is your lymph. It acts as a filter for the whole body and is constantly flowing through the body getting out all the toxins. Your lymph travels through your lymph nodes which you mainly can find anywhere in the body that bends or moves. Examples would be your neck, armpits, elbows, wrist, hip or groin area, knees and ankles. All the movement and motion of these parts of the body are helping stagnant lymph to move throughout the body. (Hence why I stress exercise and especially stretching such as yoga or pilates to keep lymph moving.) Drinking water also helps to get this lymph moving as well.

Another visual for your lymph nourishing your skin from the inside out. I have given different types of facials and my favorite machine facial is the Hydrafacial. If you ever get a chance to experience a Hydrafacial I would strongly recommend it. The Hydrafacial machine includes a lymphatic stimulation and also finishes with LED lights. I am always explaining how lymph is flowing behind your skin and if you can imagine that clear fluid right behind the skin on your face and if you stimulate it your face will look more plump. It is the same if you do a European facial with a manual massage. Sometimes I would be asked, “what does the facial massage do?” Essentially wake up the lymph fluid right behind the facial skin and give you a nice plump look while also draining any stagnant lymph down into your neck nodes and filtering throughout the body to release any toxins. When you use an LED light designed for the face or skin it does the same thing as the light is penetrating a few layers deep and that lymph fluid is getting stimulated again.

Now I’m going to give you another visual. This time lets visualize the pores on your skin. The easiest way to explain it is to compare your skin to the tight cellulose sponge you would find in your kitchen. What happens if you do not wash dishes and you do not use your sponge for a day? The sponge will be dry and tight. What happens immediately when you ad water to the sponge to wash the dishes? The sponge will plump up and look like a real sponge again. The same idea is with your skin when it is dehydrated and when you have water. Also use this visual of the tight little pores or holes on the sponge to think of absorption. If you rub a lotion on your body and it is full of chemicals? All those chemicals are going into your skin and into your body within minutes. Now if the product is not natural or full of filler than a lot of times the body cannot fully absorb unnatural ingredients and that cream can sit on your skin. Imagine a sponge with soap goop on it that will not rinse off. The texture and quality of the sponge ages fast. I’m just trying to explain this visual so that you can see how important it is to realize that your skin literally absorbs everything that touches it. (Even your clothing materials, which I’ll touch in another post)

The Chemicals

There are two things I wanted to touch on in this post. First water with your skin externally and internally and how it affects your skin and second what chemicals are in water and the effect those chemicals have on the skin and hair. I think I covered the first part with my visuals so lets move on to the second part, the chemicals in the water. I had already wrote about how water affects your skin and so many municipalities put chlorine and fluoride in water not to mention other chemicals.

Lets first talk about absorption of these chemicals and how it can affect your skin. There are two main chemicals put into the water system that are not good for the body. The two main culprits are fluoride and chlorine. Fluoride as we have been taught is supposed to strengthen your teeth. Maybe in your toothpaste as that is “supposed” to be medical grade but in the public water supply their using an untreated industrial waste product. In a nutshell the history of how fluoride came into our water systems was back in the Industrial Revolution. The cows around the factories were developing cancer. A Belgium scientist discovered the cause was fluoride gases and phosphates which were a by product of fertilizer. Once this was discovered said companies would be hit with a hefty bill to properly dispose of fluorosilicic acid. They figured out how to reuse said by product into the water supply by claiming the fluoride strengthened teeth. To be allowed they had to do independent studies to prove how good fluoride was for your teeth. They did the studies on children’s teeth. Meaning baby teeth that will eventually come out so explain how effective that study was? That is my nutshell definition on the history of fluoridating the water supply. If you want more info here is an article link https://origins.osu.edu/article/toxic-treatment-fluorides-transformation-industrial-waste-public-health-miracle

Another chemical in the water supply that I’m not a fan of is chlorine. Yes it is put into the water to remove diseases and bacteria but there is a more natural alternative that can be used called chloramine. Chloramine is a combination of chlorine and ammonia and creates a more natural molecule used in the water distribution systems and is less likely to cause physical harm to the human body. Chlorine on the skin to me is so drying. I have stopped going into chlorinated swimming pools as I can imagine all the pores of my skin absorbing these heavy amounts of chlorine and my skin is always so dry when I get out of the pool. Its not worth it I would rather be in nature or a saltwater pool.

Bathing

Lets talk about bathing. Can be a shower or a bath. I have learned through the years because I have lived in some heavily chlorinated areas that a shower filter is necessary. What happens if there are heavy amounts of chlorine in your water? The main symptom you will see is that your skin is more ashen or dry and your hair will usually be more dry. No amount of product or hydrating shampoo can help that hair. Take note when you shower and your using hot water that, vapor in the water contains the chemicals of chlorine and fluoride. Both of the chemicals are strong enough for the body to cause asthma or chest and lung issues. The best is a shower filter or if you have a filter system in your kitchen sink, I would recommend at least washing your hair and face in the kitchen sink to have filtered water for your hair and face. Also I’m not sure on the ratio but I’ve read that 1 cup of bentonite clay in the bath tub can cut the harmful effects of chlorine that you would be soaking in. Here is a link from a company that sells good showerhead filters https://aquaspace.com/collections/shower

So I hope that you are seeing the visual of water on the skin and hydration internally for your skin. This is why it is so important the water you consume both internally and externally. Remember your skin is your largest organ and it absorbs everything around you. Just to give you some tips for clean water consumption:
- Invest in a good water filtration system
- Use a shower filter as much as possible
- You want your water to be in glass (plastics cause chemicals in the water)
- Try to consume up to 64 ounces of water a day
Recommendations

I am very happy to recommend this water filtration system as I have been using it personally and the taste of the water is great. If you start with the water pitcher and the filter system you will need about 3 filters a year. https://clearlyfiltered.com/products/clean-water-pitcher-filter-3-pack?variant=8904616145 Three filters a year is $139.50 divided by 365 equals .38 cents a day. In one month it is about $11.00 you will spend on your water consumption.

If your interested in an under the sink filter system I will say with Clearly Filtered it is a very easy installation. https://clearlyfiltered.com/products/3-stage-under-the-sink-filter-unit?variant=7927127112 I have been a renter for many years and since you are able to install this yourself you can take it with you if you move to a new location. It is highly worth it as the math breaks down to about $40 a month the first year and with a refill goes to $32.00 a month from then on. This system last for about 12 months in most households. The initial purchase is $495 for the first year and a refill from the second year is $396.00. Again $495.00 divided by 365 is $1.35 a day or $40.00 a month and this is used for your cooking water and you can wash your hair. I will say this is designed solely for cold water but at least do a cold hair rinse with your conditioner at the end of washing.

As I mentioned earlier Clearly Filtered also make a portable water bottle with a filter system in the bottle that filters out fluoride. A great value if you just want to start there it averages about $.30 cents a day if you change the filter every 3 months. Note that filter replacement will depend on your area and how many chemicals are in the water. Also have not included the initial price of the bottle or container in the breakdown.

Conclusion

I hope this post has given you some insight into the water systems and how their are some not so, human body friendly chemicals, lurking in our water supply systems. Hopefully you have a good visual of your skin and lymphatic system and have a better understanding of how these systems work for your body. Bringing it all together I would say it is very important the water that we consume both on our skin and what we are drinking. Not all filters are created the same. Also if you are traveling you can pass an empty water bottle through security and then fill it up. If you don’t have a water bottle I always suggest buying spring water or local water brands as much as possible as the filtered water from Big Brands are not always the cleanest for the body to consume. If you have any questions or if you know of any water showerhead brands you love feel free to send me a message through the contact form or comment below.
January 12, 2025