Luxury Herbals for the Bath!

There is no better way to relax and bring a little luxury into life than to soak in a nice warm bath.  Herbs are the perfect thing to enhance this experience and add healing.  I made some sachets filled with herbs and essential oils that I will dangle off the faucet creating a type of "tea bag" as the herbs steep in the water.  I started by taking a large bowl and filling it with dried rose petals, calendula blooms, eucalyptus leaves, and lavender flowers.

Then, essential oils were added: lavender,orange, fir needle and sandlewood to create a woodsy spicy mix.  I tossed the oils into the dried flowers and stirred around for awhile, then I filled a couple of muslin bags with the mix and put the remainder in a jar.  Easy!!

Bath salts are another easy herbal luxury to make.  I took Epsom salts, Dead Sea Salt and baking soda and mixed in a bowl.  There are no exact proportions but I did use more Epsom salts that the other two.  Two different mixtures were made by adding essential oils: one a woodsy mix and the other more foral.  Add the oils to the salt mixure ( I just drip the oils in until they smell strong enough) and stir well then put into jars to keep near the tub!  The salts are healing for the skin and sore muscles and the aroma will enhance that healing.  Epsom salts are also excellent for cleansing the energy field so make sure you dunk yourself completely under to get a thorough cleansing!!! I found my dried flower blossoms, musiln bags and herbal oils online at Mountain Rose Herb Company.  They have very high quality organic products at very reasonable prices. Enjoy!!