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[[File:Öldispersionsbad mit badendem Menschen und Bürstenmassage.jpg|thumbnail|Oil dispersion bath with brush massage|link=Special:FilePath/Öldispersionsbad_mit_badendem_Menschen_und_Bürstenmassage.jpg|alt=]]The '''oil dispersion bath (or Junge bath)''' is a [[Wikipedia:hydrotherapy|hydrotherapy]] of [[anthroposophic medicine]]. It was developed by [[Werner Junge]], inspired by statements of [[Rudolf Steiner]]. Oil and water usually don't mix. By purely physical principles a mixture of [[Wikipedia:Oil|oil]] and [[Wikipedia:Water|water]] is achieved. For this purpose, a swirling apparatus made of glass is flowed through by the incoming bath water. The pear shape of the glass creates a vortex in the center of which oil flows in through a fine inlet. The oil is atomized into very fine droplets and forms a dispersion with the water, which remains stable for the duration of the bath and for a certain time beyond. Oil and water are present at the same time as such without a chemically mediating emulsifier, as Werner Junge used to point.<br/>

[[File:Öldispersionsbad mit badendem Menschen und Bürstenmassage.jpg|thumbnail|Oil dispersion bath with brush massage|link=Special:FilePath/Öldispersionsbad_mit_badendem_Menschen_und_Bürstenmassage.jpg|alt=]]The '''oil dispersion bath (or Junge bath)''' is a [[Wikipedia:hydrotherapy|hydrotherapy]] of [[anthroposophic medicine]]. It was developed by [[Werner Junge]], inspired by statements of [[Rudolf Steiner]]. Oil and water usually don't mix. By purely physical principles a mixture of [[Wikipedia:Oil|oil]] and [[Wikipedia:Water|water]] is achieved. For this purpose, a swirling apparatus made of glass is flowed through by the incoming bath water. The pear shape of the glass creates a vortex in the center of which oil flows in through a fine inlet. The oil is atomized into very fine droplets and forms a dispersion with the water, which remains stable for the duration of the bath and for a certain time beyond. Oil and water are present at the same time as such without a chemically mediating emulsifier, as Werner Junge used to point.<br />

The oils used as a base are various vegetable oils such as olive or linseed oil, to which essential oils or other additives such as metals are added. Often the oil dispersion bath is performed by a bath therapist who performs a brush massage. The temperature of the bath water should be approximately equal to the body heat and should not provide a heat or cold stimulus. After the bath there is a rest about the length of the bath. Wrapped in a cotton cloth and (wool) blankets, the aim is to warm the body by stimulating its own heat. The oil dispersion bath is used in addition to other therapeutic measures, especially in chronic diseases.[[File:Öldispersionsbad Befüllen mit Öl.JPG|thumbnail|Filling a Jungebad apparatus with oil|link=https://de.imedwiki.org/wiki/Datei:%C3%96ldispersionsbad_Bef%C3%BCllen_mit_%C3%96l.JPG|alt=]]

The oils used as a base are various vegetable oils such as olive or linseed oil, to which essential oils or other additives such as metals are added. Often the oil dispersion bath is performed by a bath therapist who performs a brush massage. The temperature of the bath water should be approximately equal to the body heat and should not provide a heat or cold stimulus. After the bath there is a rest about the length of the bath. Wrapped in a cotton cloth and (wool) blankets, the aim is to warm the body by stimulating its own heat. The oil dispersion bath is used in addition to other therapeutic measures, especially in chronic diseases.[[File:Öldispersionsbad Befüllen mit Öl.JPG|thumbnail|Filling a Jungebad apparatus with oil|link=https://de.imedwiki.org/wiki/Datei:%C3%96ldispersionsbad_Bef%C3%BCllen_mit_%C3%96l.JPG|alt=]]

[[File:Jungebad Bürsten.JPG|thumbnail|300x300px|Brushes for the oil dispersion bath|link=Special:FilePath/Jungebad_Bürsten.JPG]]The oil dispersion apparatus is installed in the water inlet of the tub. The incoming water flows through a pear-shaped chamber, the shape of which creates a vortex. A pipette runs from the top of the oil tank into the center of the vortex. The vacuum created there sucks in either air or oil, depending on how full the oil container is, and thus mixes with the water in finely atomized small quantities. The water-oil mixture flows out of the apparatus into the tank in the form of a funnel.

[[File:Jungebad Bürsten.JPG|thumbnail|300x300px|Brushes for the oil dispersion bath|link=Special:FilePath/Jungebad_Bürsten.JPG]]The oil dispersion apparatus is installed in the water inlet of the tub. The incoming water flows through a pear-shaped chamber, the shape of which creates a vortex. A pipette runs from the top of the oil tank into the center of the vortex. The vacuum created there sucks in either air or oil, depending on how full the oil container is, and thus mixes with the water in finely atomized small quantities. The water-oil mixture flows out of the apparatus into the tank in the form of a funnel.

The temperature of the water should be approximately the same as the body temperature of the person bathing, feeling neither hot nor cold. The bath is usually done unclothed.

The temperature of the water should be approximately the same as the body temperature of the person bathing, feeling neither hot nor cold. According to the classifications of balneology, this temperature of 34-36 °C is called indifferent.<ref name=":0" /> However, depending on the constitution of the person being bathed, care is taken to ensure that the heat of the water is perceived as pleasant.<ref name=":0" />

 

The bath is usually done unclothed.

If the bath is performed by a therapist, a brush massage with a specific sequence of brush strokes is performed.

If the bath is performed by a therapist, a brush massage with a specific sequence of brush strokes is performed.