02/26/2015
Decadent Soaps & Such
There’s nothing like soaking in hot water to help relieve stress, soothe sore muscles and declutter a busy mind. Baths are my multi-purpose tool for health and wellness and I prescribe them to myself often.
While resting in the hot water is a great way to give your body some of the TLC it needs, there are ways to make baths even better, naturally. By adding a few natural ingredients to your bath, you can infuse them with myriad beneficial properties, from healing to soothing achy muscles.
I have added Bath Teas to my line.
These additions are a simple, affordable way to incorporate natural wellness into your life.
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Aromatherapy
Aromatherapy uses aromatic plant compounds, typically in the form of essential oils, to improve health and mood. Essential oils are either inhaled or applied to the skin. Adding them to baths is a great way to do both.
Lavender
Lavender essential oil is a soothing oil that is great for the skin and nerves alike. It’s especially helpful for insomnia.
Frankincense
Frankincense is great for relieving stress, reducing inflammation and promoting overall well-being.
Rose
Rose helps relieve anxiety and tension.
Lemon
Lemon essential oil is an uplifting oil.
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Salts
Salt isn’t just for eating. Adding salts to your bath is a great way to give your body the trace minerals it needs to function properly, while also giving your bath therapeutic properties. Some salts, like Epsom salt, have no culinary use, but serve to reduce pain and promote healing by being dissolved in bath water.Sea Salts
Sea salts contain trace minerals, like magnesium, potassium and calcium, that can be absorbed by your skin in a bath. A sea salt bath can help relieve dry, itchy skin, reduce pain and improve sleep.
Epsom Salt
Using Epsom salt in your bath is a great way to increase magnesium – an essential mineral that is readily absorbed by the skin. Magnesium plays a key role in our body’s well-being and helps with things like:
relieving stress
improving sleep
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Herbs
Herbs offer many beneficial properties like healing, soothing and reducing inflammation.
Here are some of my favorite herbs to use in baths:
Lavender
Lavender is a calming herb that also soothes the skin.
Plantain
Plantain speeds the healing of scrapes and other wounds. It also helps to relieve skin inflammation.
Comfrey
Comfrey promotes fast healing and pain relief. Especially helpful for sore muscles and sprains.
Calendula
Calendula is an anti-septic and anti-inflammatory herb that soothes the skin and promotes healing.
Chamomile
Can soothe irritated skin.
I use a variety of salts, herbs, dried lavender, roses and essential oils in my teas.
You will get 2-3 refreshing baths out of 1 package.
Just run warm water and drop one of the muslin bags in and soak it all in.
When finished just let the muslin bag drain and use it again in your next bath.
Each Package is $3