Bath Recipes: Bath Oils, Bath Salts, Milk Baths, Bath Teas and More
Natural Beauty / Personal Care
Posted by Jane on Jul 05, 2005 - 01:34 AM
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 Bath Recipes: milk bath and bath cookie recipes, bath oil recipes, bath salts, bath teas and more.
Bath Recipes and Bath TreatsHere we offer a collection of free bath recipes for easy-to-make bath treats. These make wonderful homemade gifts - but don't forget to pamper yourself as well!
by Jane Lake
Relaxing Bath Cookies
2 cups fine sea salt
1/2 cup baking soda
1/2 cup cornstarch
2 tablespoons light oil
1 teaspoon vitamin E oil (yes, you can use the oil from Vitamin E capsules)
2 eggs
6 drops lavender essential oil (or your choice of essential oil)
Makes approximately two dozen small cookies
Mix all ingredients. You can either roll out the dough and cut with decorative cookie cutters or roll the dough into one inch balls. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes until lightly brown. Allow to cool and store in decorative containers.
To Use Bath Cookies: Drop one or two bath cookies into a warm bath.
Caution: Bath cookies are NOT edible and should be clearly labeled for use in the bath only. Keep out of reach of children!
Bath Gel
1/2 cup water
1 packet unflavored gelatin
1/2 cup baby shampoo
Heat the water to boiling and add gelatin to dissolve. Remove from heat and add shampoo very slowly, stirring just enough to combine all ingredients. Pour the bath gel mixture into a clean jar. Set and store in the refrigerator.
To Use Bath Gel: Scoop out a little bath gel as required for your bath.
Scented Shower Gel
1/2 cup unscented baby shampoo
1/4 cup water
3/4 teaspoon salt
Approximately 10 drops essential oil or 15 drops fragrance oil
Gently stir together shampoo, water, salt and your choice of scented oil in a small bowl. Store in a small bottle or pump container. Use in the same way that you would use a commercial shower gel, with a bath puff or washcloth.
Easy Sea Salt Bath Scrub
Combine 1 tablespoon of shower gel and 1 tablespoon
natural coarse sea salt. Use as a body scrub to exfoliate and smooth your skin. Avoid use on the face. Rinse off with warm bath water or in the shower.
Relaxing Bath Tea
1/2 cup fresh or 1/4 cup dried lemon balm
1/2 cup fresh or 1/4 cup dried German chamomile flowers
2 cups boiling water
Pour 2 cups of boiling water over the herbs and allow to stand for 20 minutes. Strain out the herbs and add the relaxing herbal tea to the warm water of your bath.
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Aromatherapy Bath Salts
Recipes:
Bath salts are an easy to make, economical gift in a jar. Shown in the photo (above) are five jars of aromatherapy bath salts, including Mandarin Orange, Bath Salts from the Sea, Patchouli, Lavender, and Sugar and Spice Bath Salts.
Make a jar of aromatic bath salts for yourself, and a few jars for friends and family, with these recipes from our sister site at:AllFreeCrafts Homemade Aromatherapy Bath Salts [1]
Lavender Milk Bath Recipe
1 cup powder skim milk
2-3 drops lavender essential oil
Add 1 cup of milk powder and 2 to 3 drops of lavender oil to your next bath.
Oatmeal Milk Bath Recipe
1 cup corn starch
2 cups milk powder
1/2 cup baking soda (increase if your water is hard)
1/2 cup finely ground oatmeal
Optional: 1/2 cup dried rose petals, lavender or rosemary, and/or a few drops of matching essential oils
Process oatmeal in the blender until finely ground. Add milk powder and process until well mixed.
Pour into a bowl, add corn starch and baking soda, mixing all ingredients very well.
Grind herbs finely with a mortar and pestle, or in the blender, and stir into the powdered mixture. If desired, add a few drops of essential oil and mix well.
Add three tablespoons (or more, if you like) to your next bath to soothe your soul and soften your skin.
Print Romantic Ladies Oatmeal Milk Bath Sachets [2] and add three tablespoons of the Oatmeal Milk Bath Recipe for an easy to make homemade gift that is sure to be appreciated.
Lilac Bubble Bath
4 cups water
1 cup unscented shampoo
3 ounces liquid glycerin
5 - 10 drops lilac fragrance oil
Mix ingredients and store in a glass jar. Add to running water as you pour your bath.
Fizzing Bath Crystals
1 cup cornstarch
1 cup citric acid (available at the drug store)
2 cups baking soda
fragrance (add drops of essential oil or fragrance oil until the aroma is as strong as you like it)
Mix cornstarch and citric acid together and add scented oil until you are pleased with the scent. Remember this is a concentrated mixture that will be dispersed in the bath. Add 1/4 to 1/2 cup to each bath. Enjoy!
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[2] http://www.allfreecrafts.com/homemade-gifts/oatmeal-milk-bath.shtml
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