CO2 bath

donovan

CO2 bath
Have been wanting to do an experiment with CO2 baths for a while, but have only now just got some citric acid to create the reaction with baking soda in the tub. Guidelines I found for a proper CO2 bath was around 15-25 minutes of bathing, followed by wrapping yourself in towels (in my case, a sweatsuit) for equal time. During the process I checked my body temperature and SpO2% every 5 minutes.

Ray Peat: Well, for one thing, I’ve tested those things on my finger and everyone feels really good when they have a 99% saturation, but I’ve noticed that when I am feeling really the best I can get mine down to 89%. And I have thought about that a lot, and watched the different conditions that cause it, and hyperventilating will cause the saturation to go up and having just cold fingers will make the oxygen go up. If you are not using the oxygen, it doesn’t do you any good to have your haemoglobin saturated if you’re not using it. So those finger meters aren’t really very informative unless you know what temperature your fingers are at.

Bath temperature: 106.9°
1 cup baking soda
1/2 cup citric acid
1/2 cup Epsom salt
Bath time 20 minutes

Body temp upon entering: 98.7°
Body temp every 5 min
5: 98.8°
10: 99.3°
15: 99.8°
20: 99.8°
(Exit bath after 20min)

SpO2 upon entering: 98%
SpO2 every 5 min
5: 98%
10: 96%
15: 95%
20: 94%

20 minutes in sweatsuit immediately following, same measurements as above below

Body Temp
5: 98.8°
10: 99.4°
15: 99.1°
20: 98.7°

SpO2%
5: 95%
10: 95%
15: 96%
20: 97%

SpO2%
90min following: 96%
180min following: 96%

Effects:

Knee pain subsided almost entirely
Warmth throughout whole body for several hours following bath
SpO2% dropped 4% at the peak and stayed around the same level, ±1%, for 3 hours.

Carbon Dioxide Bath (Carbon Dioxide Spring) by K.L. Schmidt

“In this study, we investigated the effects of CO2 water-bath therapy on blood flow and angiogenesis in the ischemic hind limb, as well as some plasma angiogenic factors in peripheral ischemic model. The hind limb ischemia was induced by occluding the femoral artery for 2 weeks in rats and treated with or without CO2 water-bath therapy at 37 °C for 4 weeks (20 min treatment every day for 5 days per week). The peak blood flow and minimal and mean blood flow in the ischemic skeletal muscle were markedly increased by the CO2 water-bath therapy. This increase in blood flow was associated with development of angiogenesis in the muscle, as well as reduction in the ischemia-induced increase in plasma malondialdehyde levels. Although plasma vascular endothelial growth factor and nitric oxide levels were increased in animals with peripheral ischemia, the changes in these biomarkers were not affected by CO2 water-bath therapy. These results suggest that augmentation of blood flow in the ischemic hind limb by CO2 water-bath therapy may be due to the development of angiogenesis and reduction in oxidative stress.“

Carbon dioxide water-bath treatment augments peripheral blood flow through the development of angiogenesis

Appropriate CO2 bath therapy would revitalize vessels of whole body.

nate

Very nice post. I’d be curious how much the warm water had an effect on raising your temperature it would be interesting to see what would happen with lukewarm water.

donovan

@nate i was going to try it again at below body temp, or at body temp. Maybe 98.6