WARNING: These recommendations and recipes are not approved for young children or pregnant and/or nursing mothers. Please also take any allergies you have into consideration!
When taking a bath, many people think of relaxation - lighting candles to create a soft glow, a glass of wine in hand and perhaps some soothing music playing in the background. However, baths can be so much more than relaxing: they can also be nourishing to your body.
Using the right combination of ingredients, a bath can reduce inflammation, heal wounds, energize your mind or calm you down. Here are a list of common ‘goals’ for healing baths and the herbs (dry or fresh) you can use to successfully create them:
Soothing: Calendula petals, lemon balm, eucalyptus leaves, Celtic sea salt
Relaxing: Rose petals, lavender leaves, thyme, beebalm, bay leaf, jasmine, white sage, epsom salt
Skin softening: Chamomile, linden, rose petals, chickweed, calendula flowers, ground almonds, rolled oats
Stimulation/Energizing: Mint leaves (peppermint, wintergreen), lemongrass, eucalyptus leaves, rosemary, sea salt
Anti-inflammatory/Pain-relief: Calendula, lemon balm, plantain, rose petals, yarrow, neem, Epsom salt, sea salt
I highly recommend using a cheesecloth or cloth/paper tea bag for baths involving dried herbs to minimize mess and prevent damage to your drain.
¼ to ½ cup herb mixture (I like using 2-3 different types)
¼ to ½ cup Epsom or sea salt
2 cups powdered milk (any kind)
Pain-relief Oatmeal Bath:
1 cup very finely ground oatmeal (or oat flour)
2 tbsp each: calendula petals, neem, plantain
These notes are from my own personal grimoire and have been translated into English. Always do your research when sourcing plants, dried or fresh, for any endeavor.
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