History

A traditional Moroccan hammam is a steam room where people gather to clean themselves. This weekly ritual is a social activity separated by gender. You can care for yourself as well with this home experience!

Gather your materials

Included in home kit:

Argan Oil
Black Soap
Ghassoul Chorfa Clay
Herbal Mix
Mint tea and natural paper tea bags
Beeswax Candle with herbs
Kessa glove
Wooden mixing sticks

From your home:

Small to medium bowl (for mixing clay)
Hot water and mug
Matches or lighter
Drinking water

Experience your bath

Light your beeswax candle
Add teaspoon of herbal mix to a tea bag
Run a hot shower to get the bathroom as steamy as possible. Put the herb bag under the shower to allow the scent to fill the room
Wet your body in full. Turn off the shower.
Massage black soap over your entire body. Leave soap on skin for ~10 minutes.
Rinse black soap fully from body
Use exfoliating glove and rub skin to remove dead skin
Mix clay with water in a bowl. Rose water or distilled is preferred, but any is fine.
Rinse your body fully of the dead skin. It may feel tingly due to the glove.
Apply the clay to face and any other areas of the body for extra conditioning. Leave clay on skin for 10-15 minutes.
Wash off the clay with warm water and wash cloth
Pat yourself dry
Apply Argan oil to face and body

Post Bath

Boil water and prepare mint tea for after bath relaxing. Allow to steep for 5-10 minutes
Spend mindful moments experiencing the scent, sight, sounds and taste of your tea
Rest in meditation or journal

My Why

I experienced a traditional hammam while in Marrakesh, Morocco. The experience was deeply mindful and impactful. I wanted the opportunity to recreate this experience when I returned home. The beeswax candles are created from locally sourced wax from a Howard County MD apiary and herbs, mostly lavender, grown and harvested in Baltimore County MD.

Each item was selected from the marketplace in Marrakesh and hand assembled in Baltimore, MD.