The Unique Healing Properties of Lye

Lye is an end product in salt production in Pomorie. Obtained from rap (water pond) of Pomorie Lake, after evaporation of the water in the salt pans and the crystallization of salt. It stays above salt layer as thick oil like liquid with yellow-brown color. This tehnique of salt and lye production dates from centuries. This kind of salt production is unique, because all microbiological and mineral substances of sea water are saved. There are only several places in the World where the salt is produced from salt sea water, through water evaporation. The whole area around Pomorie salt lake is protected by European Union, because of its unique essence, and tourists from all around the world come to learn about this ancient technology and tradition.
Main elements contained in lye are calcium, sodium, magnesium, chlorine, bromine, sulphates, hydrogens, many trace elements, organic substances and others.

LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENT PROCEDURES WITH LYE, THAT YOU CAN APPLY AT HOME OR AT PROFFESSIONAL REHABILITATION CENTERS

Compress with Lye :
The lye is heated necessarily in a water bath to a temperature of about 40 degrees Celsius. Moistened cotton fabric with heated lye and patient becomes wrapped twice with compress placed along the affected nerve, then isolated with nylon screw with a towel or cloth. The compress lasts from 15 minutes to several hours. For better effect it is recommended to do 12-14 procedures during the month.
Can apply compresses with the cold lye (cold compress) if this person can not bear the warm compress or varicose veins.
Massage :
The use of massage products with lye helps for even stronger effect of healing massage:

• acceleration of metabolism;
• restoring the balance of the nervous and muscular system;
• reduce muscle pain;
• prevent cramps;
• strengthening of hair, skin, nails.

Massage / or rubbing in a circular motion / is the best way to use lye at home because it does not require any special equipment. Rub lye / gel or oil / on the whole body or only those affected by pain and stiffness places and remain spread from 20 minutes to several hours until the lye absorbed and remain only salt.
Baths with Lye:
 500 – 2000 ml. of stabilized black sea lye is poured into a bath with a volume of about 60-70 l. Bathwater should be at a temperature about 38 degrees Celsius. Stay in 15-20 minutes. The bath is relaxing muscles, mineralizing and relaxing whole body effect. Remove the fatigue and stress of the body, improves stamina.
Local baths with Lye:
Local hot tubs on feets apply for colds. The water temperature should be about 38 degrees Celsius. When swelling of the feets or varicose veins make local cold baths feet. Stay about 10-15 minutes.Extremely nice and helpful is addition of various oils and extracts to lye baths such as extracts of juniper, lavender oil or other essential oils for personal preference.
Frictions:
Lye wipes are made of a body with the aid of a fungus necessarily on clean skin, so that the pores to be opened in order to enable them to penetrate the valuable minerals and trace elements.
The concentration is dependent on the sensitivity of the skin. Specially designed for frictions is ANCHIALO shower gel with 10% stabilized Black Sea lye. Also you can use a massage gel or oil with lye, or bath solution (Stabilized Black Sea lye).
The first procedure may be made with a lye solution with a – high dilution (maximum dilution 1:10 as content ANCHIALO shower gel) and any subsequent procedure concentration to increase. Stays are 5-6 min., Then the body is rinsed thoroughly with water.
Inhalations :
Inhalation with lye (2-5% solution with distilled water) was made in the inflammation of the upper respiratory tract. Lye solution is inhaled through a special device / inhaler / and so falls directly into the lungs. Facilitate the treatment of chronic bronchitis and other respiratory diseases.