Milk and Honey Bath

4 tablespoons honey

1 quart boiling water

6 tablespoons dried milk powder

1. Place the honey in a bowl and add the boiling water. Stir until the honey has dissolved. Leave to cool. 2. Place the milk powder in a bowl and gradually mix in the honey water. 3. Add the milk mixture to a warm bath, swishing it about so the milk powder dissolves completely. 4. Lock the bathroom, light some candles. Relax!

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Soy Milk Powder Bath Recipe

This delightful soy milk powder bath recipe will leave the skin feeling soft and silky. If one doesn't have soy powder then one can replace this ingredient with regular powdered milk or powdered goat milk.

Instructions: Mix the powdered soy milk and oils thoroughly. Add fragrance and store in your refrigerator. Add 3 Tablespoons of milk bath to bath. This recipe will make the tub slippery so care should be taken when getting into and out of the tub.

Ingredients: 1 Cup Powdered Soy Milk, 1 Tablespoon Jojabo Oil, 1 Tablespoon Grape Oil, and 1 Tablespoon Fragrance

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Rejuvenate with Epsom Salts

How to take an epsom salt bath: Add 1-1/2 to 2 cups epsom salt to your running bathwater. If desired, before adding the salt to your bath, drop in 10-20 drops of your favorite essential oil to the epsom salts. Stir well, and then add to the bathwater.

Scientists have proven that your body actually soaks UP the magnesium in epsom salts when you bathe in it. So taking a bath in them is akin to getting a good dose of magnesium. What does magnesium do? It relaxes you. It soothes aching muscles. It regulates blood pressure. It regenerates and heals skin cells. And soaking in epsom salts themselves? It reduces swelling, helps heal bruises, and detoxifies your system handily.

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Milk and Honey - Bathe Like an Egyptian

How to take a milk and honey bath: Pour 1-2 cups of milk (or 1/2 c. full-fat powdered milk) and 1/2 c. honey under running, warm water. Swish around to mix, and hop in. Close your eyes and imagine 5 beautiful servant men fanning you with palm leaves. Repeat as necessary. For full effect, brush your skin lightly and in circular motions with a dry brush or a washcloth before getting in the bathtub.

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The Oatmeal Way

How to take an oatmeal bath: Fill a knee-high nylon or thin sock without holes with 1/2 to 1 c. of oatmeal (not quick cooking or instant). Tie tightly at the top. Place it in your warm bath, with you, and squeeze it softly every so often to release the oatmeal “water.” Before leaving the bathtub, scrub your entire body lightly with the sock. To clean: Over a trash can, turn the sock inside out and scrape all of the oatmeal off the outside, then rinse well with warm water. Wash as normal.

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Herbal Bath

• Sage: Uplifting, calming and astringent
• Rosemary: Relaxing, clarifying, alertness, also an astringent
• Peppermint: Energizing (or relaxing) and clarifying
• Chamomile: Extremely relaxing and calming
• Green Tea: Energizing and mood stabilizing – also antioxidant, antiaging, and very healing for any skin type

Or, of course, you could use things like lavender, rose petals, calendula, orange peels … the list goes on and on.

How to take an herbal bath: While you could make little herbal bath bags, my new favorite way is to brew a very strong tea ahead of time using the herbs (and essential oils, if I want an extra kick). Brew 1-2 cups of very strong herbal tea. Strain and add it to your running bathwater. Then, take the remaining brewed herbs and place them in the middle of a washcloth. Gather the washcloth together at the top and tie tightly with a string or a hair tie. Leave it in the bath as you soak, and then scrub well with it before getting out of the tub.

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Love Potion Bubble Bath

6 drops jasmine oil, 3 drops rose oil, 3 drops vanilla oil, 6 drops ylang ylang oil

1 quart of distilled water - 1 bar of castile soap. (4 oz. Bar) - 4 ounces liquid glycerin

Directions: mix the water, soap and glycerin together and stir. Now add your essential oils to the mixture.

Epsom Salts and Ginger Soak

This bath opens pores and eliminates toxins and also help to eliminate pain. Stir one cup of epsom salts and 2 tablespoons of ginger in a cup of water first, then add to the bath.

Soak 30 minutes

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Basic Sea Salt Soak

Sea Salt Bath

1 cup sea salt / epsom salt

2 cups baking soda

Soak for 20-30 minutes. Hotter water makes for a powerful cleansing but be careful. It is not necessary to shower or rinse off after bathing.