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Birch water, a spring ritual for skin and hair

Harvesting, uses in care and the TCM view
16 March 2017 by
Laboratoire Géomer

At a glance

  • Birch sap rises in early spring, for just a few weeks.
  • It can be used as a lotion on the scalp, face and body.
  • In TCM, spring is the season of renewal.

A true ally for your body!
Offered free of charge by nature for 3 weeks.

A real ally for your body!
Free by nature for 3 weeks.
Birch water purifies, re-mineralizes, stimulates, drains and is diuretic ... and contributes to the vitality of hair.

Birch sap

Birch forest in early spring

A real nectar for skin and hair!

Birch water has exceptional properties such as:

  • Draining,
  • Diuretic,
  • Depurative, 
  • Mineralizing, 
  • Improves mood,
  • Sanitizing,
  • Strengthens oxygenation,
  • Cleans,
  • Supports natural defences,
  • Soothing,
  • Cosmetic,
  • etc...

Birch water is the best natural drainer

At the beginning of March, just after the appearance of the new moon, the sap begins to rise in the birches. This sap is called birch water and is excellent for harvesting until the first buds have yet developed on the birches.

A magic potion for skin and hair!

The benefits of birch water are undeniable for the whole body. A multitude of articles explain it very well.

I will therefore only explain to you why this birch water is a true elixir of youth (just like the masks Geomer Terral ) for your skin and hair at the end of winter. a true elixir of youth ​ Terral de Géomer​

Replaces breast milk in the Nordic countries

  • It is water that is very pure and crystalline in color, without any particular odor and low in calories.
  • This sap is very mineralizing and helps stimulate the functioning of the body gently.

The components of birch water:

  1. Calcium,
  2. Magnesium,
  3. Sodium,
  4. Selenium,
  5. Zinc,
  6. Chromium,
  7. Assimilable organic silicon, Assimilable organic silicon,
  8. Lithium,
  9. Copper, 
  10. Cobalt,
  11. Manganese,
  12. Flavonoids,
  13. Gold,
  14. Amino acids,
  15. Sugars in the form of fructose 0.2%,
  16. Two heterosides: betuloside and monotropioside which create, by hydrolysis in our body, methyl salicylate which is aspirin.
  17. Anti-oxidants,
  18. Vitamins A, B, B1, B3, B5, B6, B8, B9, B12, C, D3, K1

Honestly, it's hard to find better!!!

I recommend drinking fresh, unpasteurised sap so that you can draw from it everything your body needs as winter comes to an end.

I advise you to drink fresh, unpasteurized sap so that you can get everything your body needs at the end of winter. Silicium Organique Forté

The benefits of birch water

  • Because it purifies the body wonderfully, birch water allows you to have a beautiful skin that will tone from the inside and reduce wrinkles caused by winter.
  • This often helps soothe skin concerns (patches, redness, roughness, blemishes), excess sebum, oily hair, and many others after a 21-day cure.
  • It contributes to urinary and joint comfort.
  • It strengthens hair growth and allows them to be more beautiful, more vigorous and more shiny.
  • Taken as a 21-day course alongside Géomer care for weakened hair, it helps stimulate the growth of new hair.
  • In my experience, it is one of the best allies I know for softening the look of cellulite.

Where can I find birch water?

  • You can buy birch water from online sites or specialty stores, but nothing beats fresh birch sap.

Some examples of skin and hair applications:

  • In hair lotion: Rub your scalp with this water and dry your hair. They will be shiny and toned.
  • Before the application of Terral Géomer: Just before applying your Terral during Géomer treatments and after applying the necessary amplitude, put a little birch water in friction lotion. Its components will be easily assimilated during the pause time of the terral mask (face, body and scalp).
  • For the face: After removing make-up with Essential Lotion, apply a little birch water on the face and do not rinse before applying your face cream.
  • For those who have skin concerns: After washing rinse your skin and brush it with this birch water.
  • And above all, the best cosmetic treatment is to drink this birch water.

How to consume birch water?

  • Drink it in the morning on an empty stomach.
  • Then two to three more drinks during the day.
  • Be careful, don't drink it dry (read the article about it >>).
  • Make a 21-day cure, the traditional length of a spring cure.
  • Do not drink it after 5:00 p.m., if you want to sleep, because it is a famous natural booster.
  • The 21-day cure must correspond to a minimum of 5 liters of sap drunk. However, it is advisable, during these 21 days, not to overeat and to avoid eating products such as processed meats, cow cheeses and dairy products. 

Birch water and traditional Chinese medicine

  • Birch spring sap has purifying and fortifying properties.
  • This purification is carried out both physically and psychologically in the kidneys and liver.
  • The kidneys, in traditional Chinese medicine, are associated with the season of winter. It is element n ° 5 of the law of the 5 elements which is also assimilated to the ancestral force, to all that is transmitted by our mother, our foster mother to whom we owe everything of life.
  • Its energetic functions are the basis of the action, the will, the power which are symbolized by the spring season. A new start, a new year that starts again after a period of hibernation.
  • It goes without saying that this birch water will be very useful to help us start a new year in good shape.
  • It will therefore be important in helping new hair to grow back.
  • To help our skin to renew itself like baby's skin at the birth of a new year ...

It is the liquid of our mother earth par excellence that allows us to have

  • New health,
  • An amplified energy,
  • A new skin,
  • New hair,
  • New energy to start whatever you want to do.

Birch sap is very similar in composition

  • Some blood
  • Breast milk 
  • Sea water (without sodium chloride)

Look no further, it's a real treasure of nature!

In addition, it is rich in organic silicon. In our Laboratoire Géomer , we have created a product that is close to this birch water: the Regenorsil . He approaches it very strongly, while being more concentrated and recreated in the lab. It supports Géomer care for weakened hair. Not to be used during pregnancy or breastfeeding. Organic silicon. ​ Régénorsil​

Géomer Régénorsil

This water is available for 3 to 5 weeks only !!!

  • Gift of our mother nature, this birch water can be easily extracted from trees (2 to 5 liters per day) but it should not be dragged.
  • As soon as the March New Moon has taken place, the sap will start to rise in the trunks of the birches. 
  • It will have to be extracted at this time and until the appearance and hatching of the first buds.
  • Then it will not be so liquid anymore. It will be more whitish and difficult to drink.

How to extract birch sap easily

  1. Make a small hole 3 cm deep at the bottom of a birch.
  2. Personally, I thank the tree before drilling for the water it will give me free of charge.
  3. Put a small pipe of the same diameter as your drill bit in the hole.
  4. And connect it in a 5 liter can, to collect the water from the birch.
  5. Do not forget to make a hole so that the air can escape from your canister when the water from the birch will flow into it.
  6. Protect your bottle from the sun's UV rays and leave it all for 24 hours.
  7. Then harvest your birch water.
  8. When you are finished, put a dead branch in the hole made in the tree to fill it up. It will heal on its own.
  9. Store this birch water in the refrigerator for 3 weeks without problem.
  10. Freezing and sterilization are two ways to conserve your birch water, but this will cause it to lose a large part of its qualities.

Fresh birch sap in a bottle

Harvesting birch water video:

Harvesting birch sap

Click on the picture to launch the video.

In summary :

  • Take advantage, it's free and it's an excellent care for your skin and hair.
  • It is a valuable complement to Géomer products,
  • It contributes to hair vitality and helps limit hair loss

We all need to enjoy this birch water. And, we must hurry to do it before the end of March!

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Géomer recommends, all year round, to support you: the Silicium Organique Forté

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Alain Ledroit,
CEO Laboratoire Géomer
Reiki Usui Master 

What Géomer recommends

To extend this ritual, Géomer offers Shampoing Énergisant, Lotion Essentielle, Régénorsil and the Terral masks.

The products mentioned in this guide

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Frequently asked questions

As soon as the sap rises, in early spring, and until the first buds open: three to five weeks.

Yes: according to its ingredient list, Shampoing Énergisant contains a birch extract.

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This information is provided for informational and holistic purposes. It does not replace the advice of a healthcare professional. If you have a diagnosed condition, consult your doctor.

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