We’ve all been there. You go out one night, you have just a bit too much to drink, just a bit too much potato chips and popcorn, and you finish the night off with just a bit too much of kebab with french fries. And the next day you wake up, and you don’t feel sick necessarily, just… impure. Your nose is clogged, your pores are clogged and everything is red and swollen. You might have done or said some things that makes you feel uncomfortable or embarrassed.

Back home in Finland, my treatment for this would be to go to sauna and just sweat it all out. Unfortunately, saunas are not as common here in the adjacent country. But it’s actually possible to create almost the same effect at home, and all you need is a some hot liquid and a sheet.

This procedure is an Indian ayurvedic treatment called swedana that is supposed to rid you of toxins in your body by sweating. And I can assure you that you do feel a lot better afterwards, not to mention that you will have glowing skin! Doing a swedana, or just making a simpler facial steam, is also great to do before applying a face mask, as it will open and clean your pores and make the face mask more effective.
This is a recipes inspired by Lisen Sundgren from her book Lisens indiska spa.
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