BATHING FOR YOUR SKIN: AROMATIC BATHS

The Romans were the masters of the bath. To receive maximum benefits before taking a herbal bath use a body rub or dry skin brushing to help to eliminate dead skin cells and get the circulation going. When planning to pamper yourself with an aromatic bath, create the atmosphere for your ritual. Place essential oils into your bath, light some candles, have some relaxtion music playing and most impotant put a note on the door please do not disturb.

After a bath it is best not to dry off, wrap yourself in a towel or robe.

Aromatic Baths

The fragrance of essential oils will uplift, calm and soothe the emotions.

Basic Recipe: Fill bath with water, then add 4-8 drops of essential oils, agitate water well to disperse the essential oil. Soak for 10-20 minutes. Essential oils can be diluted in milk before adding to bath water.

Recommended Herbs and Essential Oils for Aromatic Bathing. A tepid bath is best, and the essential oils or herbs should be added once the bath is run.

Relaxing herbs: basil, catnip, calendula, chamomile, cowslip flowers, lavender, lovage, lime flowers, hyssop, marshmallow, rosemary, valerian, vervain, yarrow.

Essential oils: lavender, orange, ylang ylang, bergamot, cedarwood, geranium, cypress.

Refreshing herbs: bay leaf, elder flower, comfrey. fennel, hyssop, lavender, lemon balm, lovage, nettle, peppermint, rosemary, sage, thyme,

Essential oils: lemon, orange, bergamot, lavender, pine, peppermint, lemongrass.

Eease aches herbs: angelica, bay leaf, chamomile, horsetail, hyssop, ladies mantle, lovage, marigold, marjoram, honey suckle, sage, St. John’s wort, rosemary, yarrow.

Essential Oils: lavender, rosemary, pine, eucalyptus, juniper, marjoram, peppermint, fennel, tea tree.