Posted on 7/24/2022 

Herbal baths using flowers, roots, weeds, leaves, and branches has been used since the beginning of time for the purpose of hygiene, healing the body, healing the spirit, and vaginal health all over the world. Recently I read a research article on how the Maroons of Suriname, Africa use herbs for baths and steams. The Marrons are descendants of escaped African slaves, taken from various parts of Africa, who fought for their freedom and settled themselves in the tropical rainforest of Suriname, bringing their cultural norms with them. Herbal healing baths and steams are two of those cultural norms. It is six ethnic groups that make up the Maroons. The research article focused on the two largest ethnic groups, the Saramaccan and Aucan Maroons.

Both Saramaccan and Aucan Marrons use herbs for:

· Adult Strength Baths – used for physical strength, body aches and pains, and fatigue

· Baby Strength Baths – used to improve strength during the developmental stages, up until the child can bathe by oneself

· Respiratory Ailments Facial Steam – used for cough, colds, headaches, and sinus issues

· Skin Disorders Baths – used to treat various skin conditions such as pimples, eczema, psoriasis, and fungal infections

· Vaginal (Yoni) Steams – used to cleanse, heal, freshen, and tighten

· Spiritual Baths – used to ward off evil, counter magic, protection, and luck

Here at Populace Wellness, we use herbs in our bath salts to offer you the same benefits the Marrons seek in their bathing rituals. We start with Pink Himalayan rock salt that helps to detox the body of toxins and neutralize negative ions. Epsom salt to help with body aches and tired muscles. Baking soda to help detox and soothe skin irritations. Our base oil of choice is grapeseed oil due to the wonderful benefits it offers the skin. It doesn’t just moisturize, it’s a natural antimicrobial that helps fight bacteria, improve elasticity, and evens skin tone.

Next is our essential oils and herbs. For our signature bath salts we choose combinations that rejuvenate and set our customers mind at easy from the smell alone. Then we have our customizable blends that allow the customer to pick the essential oils and herbs for their specific needs. 

Customers looking for a spiritual bath experience can use this option to create their personal blend. Just add your crystals and candles to your experience, set your intentions, and manifest what you seek.

We offer a variety of herbs to choose from for our Yoni steams. Using our reference list, customers will be able to pick from herbs that helps with cleansing, fertility, elasticity, vaginal discomfort, and dryness. Ladies if you are looking to get rid of soul ties and cleanse your womb from pass sexual relationship a yoni steam will help with that. Yoni steams also help you tap into your feminine energy by connecting you to your womb.

Use your bath and steam time to meditate. Self-love is real love.

Research article about how the Marrons use herbs for baths and steams.

https://ethnobiomed.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s13002-018-0216-9.pdf