This treatment is a gentle way to apply warmth and healing herbs to the pelvis. The tissues of the vagina are exceptionally porous and absorbent, and the warmth of the steam works to soften and open them. When the herbs are placed in the hot water, their medicinal properties, including volatile oils, are released and carried to the surface of your skin, and to the vulva, where they are absorbed into the body including the womb, cervix and ovaries. The herbal steam increases circulation, thins mucus, and cleanses the entire reproductive system, allowing it to shed unnecessary membranes and build-up. In doing so, we support the uterus to function at its best.