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upon Aleta's request: Homemade Bath Treats

April 9th, 2007 at 03:00 am

From The Book of the Bath
and Simple Pleasures of the Home

Pine Bath Oil
-- skin softener. Pour a little into your bath under running water.

1 cluster pine needles
1 cup baby oil

Put pine needles in a glass container with a lid. Cover completely with baby oil, and cover the container tightly. Store in dry, cool place for 4 weeks. Strain the oil and decant into an attractive glass bottle. You can add fresh pine needles for decoration. Makes 1 cup.
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Facial Sauna
2 drops fennel essential oil
2 drops lavender essential oil
2 drops lemon essential oil
2 drops orange essential oil

Mix oils together and pour intoa bowl of steaming water. Drape a towel over your head and the bowl and sit, allowing the steam to penetrate your pores. Be careful not to put your face too close--this should be a luxurious feeling, not a painful one.
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Soothing Lavender Bath
1/2 ounce dried lavender flowers
1/2 ounce basil
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 pt. witch hazel

Make a powder of the herbs in a mortar and pestle. Steep them in the witch-hazel for 2 weeks. Strain and add to warm bath water as desired. May also be used as an after-bath splash.
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Jasmine Bubble Bath
1 Tbsp. mild liquid soap
2 tsp. oil of jasmine
2 tsp. witch hazel

Combine ingredients and add directly to fast-running bath water.

Jasmine bath #2
2 drops oil of Jasmine
1 cup distilled water

Combine ingredients and add to warm bathwater. Float camellias or gardenias on the surface of the water.
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Lavender Facial Steam
1/4 cup lavender
peel of 1 lemon, dried
2 tsp. rosemary

Add the ingredients to the porcelain bowl, pour in boiling water and steam for as long as you wish.

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3 Responses to “upon Aleta's request: Homemade Bath Treats”

  1. Aleta Says:
    April 9th, 2007 at 03:50 pm 1176133827
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    Paulette: Thank you for remembering. It looks easy enough. Are there any certain brands that you have found (such in the oils) or other products to reccommend?

  2. fairy74 Says:
    April 9th, 2007 at 04:34 pm 1176136449
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    Thanks for the recipes!

  3. PauletteGoddard Says:
    April 9th, 2007 at 04:49 pm 1176137394
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    Aleta:
    For liquid soap I recommend Dr. Bronner's unscented.
    I have only experience with Aura Cacia and
    Text is The Herbalist and Link is www.theherbalist.com/
    The Herbalist oils, and I don't have a preference. The Aura Cacia are more widely available in retail outlets.

    For putting essential oils in the bath, I suggest using sweet almond oil as a base.

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