Turkish bath experience
Before you can decide whether you hate or love going to a Turkish bath, you need to try it at least once. If it is your first visit to the bathroom, you should know that entering the bathroom is not the same as leaving it, it may be a tedious experience, but at the same time enjoyable without thanks.
Types of services available in the Turkish bath
First you need to decide if you want to visit a historical Turkish bath or a Turkish bath in a hotel. Then, upon entering the facility, you must select and pay for the service of your choice. The possible options are:
Self service – you shower yourself and bring your own soap, shampoo and towel. This is obviously the cheapest option and will cost you around 160 TL. I do not recommend this for your first visit.
Traditional Style – Choose this if you want the real Turkish Hammam experience. An attendant will wash and pick you up in about 15 minutes, and you don’t have to bring any equipment. This service will cost you around 255 TL.
OTHER STYLES – They have many other services like aromatherapy oil massage, reflexology, head massage, and mud mask for face too. Please check first for the availability of these services in the Turkish bath you want to visit.
The most important tips when entering the Turkish bath
The steam room can get very hot, so if you are very sensitive to heat, the spa may not be for you!
Don’t be shy, you might think you’re creating some embarrassment by making some mistakes if it’s your first visit, but this will make you all set for the second.
If you choose to be cleaned by a hostess, know that they can be a little rough. It’s not like someone gently showering you – you’ll actually get a good scrub!
Bring extra underwear. If you don’t use the underwear they give you, or if the bathroom doesn’t provide any, bring a second pair with you. The pair you’re wearing will get soaked in the shower, so you might want to put some dry clothes on.
It is better not to become completely naked
If you pay for cleaning, the bathroom attendant will scrub you from head to toe with soapy water, then lead you to a small basin and wash you in cold water.
Do a search for the bathroom you want to visit and make sure that all the services you want to benefit from are available
Traditional hammams have three rooms: a hot room for steam, a warm room for rubbing, and a cooler room for relaxation
What are the advantages of the Turkish bath?
Turkish baths differ from baths in other regions in several respects. The internal departments play the biggest role in this context. Turkish baths generally consist of three parts which are mentioned below:
Dressing Section: Dressing areas are the places where people who visit the bathroom prepare to undress. Today it is prepared in the form of cabins or rooms.
Laundry section: The laundry section forms the center of the bathroom. In this section, different components are used such as the pelvis, the “halvet” and the umbilical stone. Korma, is the name of the section where the water flowing from the hot and cold water taps gathers where everyone takes a bath one by one. The private room, on the other hand, is the closed-room part of the bathroom that allows visitors to bathe on their own. The navel stone is the marble masonry in the center of the bath and the cleaning service is usually performed on this stone.
Heating Section: The heating section of the baths is called the oven. It is located under the bathroom, where the fire is constantly burning. This fire is used to heat both the bath and the water.
How does the Turkish bath work?
According to the water used, Anatolian Turkish baths can be divided into two natural hot water systems and artificial heating systems. Buildings built on a natural source of hot water and generally used for sanitary purposes are called hot springs. Anatolian Turkish baths occupy a very important place in Turkish social life, as they are the scene of many social events related to recreation, childbirth, marriage, as well as ablution. Today, it is possible to see hot and cold water baths, aromatic foams, mud, seaweed, mud, honey, vegetable oil massages and body treatments in the baths, which are mostly used for cleaning, health and beauty purposes. The traditional practices of the Turkish bath culture can be evaluated in three categories in terms of hygiene and efficiency of application. It is recommended to perform these three stages in terms of body care, body health and aesthetics.
The working principles of Turkish baths are given below:
Disinfection and purification
Hammam massage
Body treatments in the Turkish bath
All jewelry (gold and the like) and glasses must be removed before entering the bathroom. The metal gets hot in the shower and the hot metal affects the capillaries and can cause redness and irritation of the skin as well.
Contact lenses should be removed before entering the bathroom, as they may cause eye irritation.
Since it is not hygienic to enter the bathroom with a full stomach, it is necessary to stop eating and drinking before taking a shower. The food eaten before taking a bath causes tension in the circulatory system. If a good meal has been eaten, such as before a workout, wait an hour or two before showering. In addition, it is not right to take a shower on an empty stomach. Showering takes your energy like exercise, it causes you to lose fluids and minerals, and some people may experience nausea or faint when exhausted. So, keeping your body’s symptoms in mind, be sure to take a short, low-temperature bath. Also, avoid going to the bathroom if you are feeling physically exhausted.
It may be dangerous to enter if you have low or high blood pressure.
It is recommended not to enter if serious heart conditions and breathing difficulties are present.