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BENTONITE CLAY
is of the smectite class
of clay, a swelling clay, that has long been referred to as “healing clay”
due to its powerful drawing and absorptive capabilities.
Intrinsically
woven into the healing practices of ancient cultures around the world
including Australian Aborigines, American Indians,
Andean natives,
ancient Chinese and Egyptians, pelotherapy
(the practice of healing with earth) may
be the best, economical
and safest solution to healing our toxic world within and without.
Australian Healing Clays are
active
clays comprised of naturally
deep cleansing minerals
that promote and support healthy looking
skin. There are literally hundreds
of different clays around the world and each deposit is unique. Common
applications range from facials and body wraps to complete immersion in a clay bath.
Footbaths, foot wraps and topical applications targeting specific areas are
also growing in popularity.
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About
Clay
Baths
Balneology:
“The science of baths or bathing, especially the study of the
therapeutic use of mineral baths in the treatment of various maladies.”
For centuries the benefits of therapeutic bathing have been recognized
throughout Europe & Asia for the ability to relieve pain and improve the
general well being of the body and the spirit. Balneotherapy is one of
the oldest natural health practices; historically people have flocked to
luxury spas for recreation and treatment.
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The skin is
"the largest eliminative
organ of the human body". It has
the largest
surface area
of all the
organs.
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Why bath?
A major
channel of elimination
is through the sweat glands, the pores of the skin. Clays drawing and
absorptive properties can assist the body in its quest to maintain optimal
health. Immersing oneself fully in a
warm
clay bath
relaxes muscles and opens the pores of the skin, allowing clay to absorb
impurities and unhealthy pollutants.
In “Energy to Heal”, by Wendell Hoffman
through his own research, Hoffman found that a pure high grade Bentonite
used in a bath can actually draw out many pollutants through the pores of
the skin. After many experiments, he concluded that optimum results are
obtained by immersing oneself in a tub of very warm water mixed with very
pure Bentonite clay for 20 minutes.
Not just any clay will do
though. It is crucial to use "clean clay"!
Australian Healing Clays are selected for their purity,
mineral make up and absorptive qualities. Mined in
pristine Australian bushland and dried in the sun,
our clays
are guaranteed chemical free
and
contain no
emulsifiers or dissolving agents. They have powerful drawing and
absorptive properties. A fine smooth texture that leaves your skin feeling
healthy and refreshed.
Australian Healing Clays
are equal in quality to the finest healing clays used worldwide.
Key Benefits
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Pelotherapy, the practice of using
selected "active earth" for wellness regimes dates back over thousands of years as a safe and natural
cleansing method for the skin and body.
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Convenient to use in the comfort of
your own home
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Non invasive
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Economical and Effective
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Sun dried and Chemical free
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Simplified preparation and easy clean
up
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Guaranteed pure Australian clay with no
additives.
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It contains a wide variety of trace
minerals
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Odourless and non-staining
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How does
healing clay work?
Adsorption
& Absorption
The words adsorption and
absorption sound similar but are fundamentally different in the functions
they represent..
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"What
takes place is actually an ion
exchange which is often described as
a
magnetic or drawing effect.
It is electrical attraction." |
Adsorption
describes how clay is able to attach to other substances. The clay molecule
can perhaps be pictured as a stack of business cards with space between
them. Around the edge of these cards is a negative electrical charge
of unsatisfied ionic bonds. These ions naturally seek to be satisfied and
therefore when in contact with substances that carry the opposite (positive)
electrical charge an ion exchange takes place.
Pollutants and toxic substances carry a
positive electrical charge.
Absorption
is the when clay swells and is stretched open like a highly porous sponge,
drawing pollutants and toxins etc.
into its internal structure,
literally locking them away.
The greater the surface area the greater the power to pick up positively
charged particles.
According to Robert T. Martins, B.S.,a
mineralogist
University of Minnesota; Ph.D., Cornell University and Mineralogist at
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the molecular surface of one gram
(1/28th of an ounce )
of Bentonite Clay has
a surface area of 800 sq. meters
Not all clays are the same
though and not all clays can achieve the same results.
Ran Knishinsky "The Clay Cure" writes
" I have seen a variety of bentonite clays where each one looked, felt,
tasted, and acted different from others. They did so because they were not
the same clays"
Bentonite’s
value lies in its fine molecular particle size and very loosely bound ions
that are easily exchangeable.
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