5 SURPRISING WAYS TO USE ALUMINUM FOIL FOR SKIN AND HEALTH

Did you know that regular aluminum foil is great not only for cooking in the oven and wrapping food leftovers, but also for treating various health conditions. According to Russian and Chinese healers, and the results of some medical research, aluminum foil has a very strong anti-inflammatory properties, it can be used externally for therapeutical purposes.

Practice has shown that aluminum foil can be used as a healing tool to relieve various health problems like back pain, sciatica, joint pain, muscular pains, rheumatoid arthritis, heel spur etc. Below are some amazing powers of aluminium foil:

1. TREAT BACK AND JOINT PAIN

This natural medicine treatment can successfully relieve pain in the back, arms, legs, heels, sciatica, joints and rheumatoid arthritis. Simply take an aluminum foil and place it on the sore spot and secure the bandage or plaster. Leave on for a whole day or during the night. Chinese therapists suggest repeating the process for 10 to 12 days in a row.


2. TREAT MUSCLE PAIN

Aluminum Foil is a very natural way to treat aching muscle with no pain or side effects. Place the aluminium foil on the paining muscles and fasten it with a bandage. Leave it for about 9 to 10 hours. Remove it later and you will notice the rapid reduction of muscle pain and tightness.

3. TREAT COMMON COLD AND FLU

Because of it’s anti-inflammatory effect, aluminum foil is effective for fighting infections. It is totally safe and normal procedure to treat cold and flu. Take a long range of foil and begin wrapping it on your feet. After each layer put a piece of paper or cotton fabric. Wrap-around 5 such layers of foil every layer separated with other utilizing paper or cotton. Leave it for an hour and untie all the foils. After 2 hours, repeat the therapy and leave your feet wrapped for one more hour. Repeat the process once again to finish the therapy. Follow this treatment for 6-7 days.

4. TREAT SKIN BURNS

Aluminum foil can also treat minor burns cause by hot water, oil, steam and any other liquid. First hold the burn under cold running water for few minutes. If your skin isn’t damaged, dry it with a clean, soft cloth. If your skin is damaged, absorb the water from the wound using sterile gauze. Dry the wound carefully before applying a thin layer of ointment to prevent the gauze from sticking to the wound. Now put some aluminum foil over the burn (if the burn is not open) or over the gauze (in case of an open burn) and fasten it with some bandage. Leave the foil until the pain diminishes.


5. RE-ENERGIZE THE FACE

Use this aluminum foil treatment to re-energize and refresh the facial cells. Put some aluminium foil strips in a freezer for about 2-3 hours. Apply the frozen strips on the areas on your face you want to refresh, your face, cheeks or eyelids. Leave the strips on your face for 5-10 minutes or until you feel your facial muscles have relaxed.