The Health Benefits of SōK

You may have heard that SōK is famous for not only the amazing smell, but for the health benefits! So, soaking with SōK not only is for the aesthetic but for the benefits!

Bath Salts:

First, lets start with SvK bath salts! The first health benefit is muscle relaxation. This is found in the Epsom Salt. Epsom Salt has magnesium so this is potentially allowing some magnesium absorption through the skin, which aids muscle function. But the warm water helps increase the blood flow in your body. When your body has a good blood flow it can help your oxygen and nutrient delivery, waste removal, immune functions, temperature regulation, and organ function.

Secondly, stress relief! The bath salts can help with your stress, because of the aromatherapy. For an example the Bedtime Bath bath salt has lavender essential oils in it and lavender essential oils are known to relieve stress, anxiety, and insomnia. Another example would be in the Deep Breath bath salt, there is Eucalyptus essential oils in it. Eucalyptus Essential oils can help clear respiratory congestions and promote easier breathing. Aromatherapy works when essential oils are inhaled, their aromatic molecules interact with receptors in the olfactory system, which is connected to the brain's limbic system. The limbic system plays a role in emotions, memory, and behavior. This interaction can trigger various physiological responses, such as relaxation, stress reduction, or increased alertness.

Another health benefit of using SōK bath salts is balancing your pH. Now first, what is pH? pH is a measure of acidity. Epsom salt has a neutral pH (7) which doesn't drastically change the pH levels in your bath water. Also, with all of these health benefits in action, there is one more benefit that comes into play because of all the other ones, which is improved sleep.

Sugar Scrubs:

Lastly, let's talk about the health benefits of SōK sugar scrubs. First, the sugar scrubs are super moisturizing! The reason for this is because one of the main ingredients in SōK's sugar scrubs is coconut oil. Coconut oil is super moisturizing due to it having many different types of fatty acids and it has occlusive properties.

Next, SōK sugar scrubs have the health benefit helping treat wounds and healing minor cuts. This is because of the coconut oil, again. The reason for this is because coconut oil has antimicrobial properties, anti-inflammatory effects, and collagen production.

Then, we have exfoliation! Sugar scrubs exfoliate by physically removing dead skin cells with their abrasive texture, offering varying levels of exfoliation based on granule size, and providing some hydration due to sugar's humectant properties.

Lastly, sugar scrubs can help improve your circulation. The act of scrubbing can stimulate blood flow to the skin's surface. Increased circulation can help to deliver nutrients and oxygen to skin cells, which can support their natural detoxification processes. Increased circulation can also aid in the removal of metabolic waste products from the skin's surface.

There are many health benefits for the different SōK products. Just know some of the health benefits that work on others may not work on you; everyone's skin is different. Thanks for taking the time to read this! Bye!