Easy Herbal Bath Soak

Do you need to relax? Does your skin need a little pampering? Are you searching for the perfect gift you can tailor to specific needs? It is time take a bath. It is easy to make your own herbal bath soaks. Use my simple recipe and tips below to get started. The key to creating a memorable product and bathing experience is to fill the bag with high quality ingredients.

You will need:

These simple bath soaks are a lovely personal gift. The beauty of a DIY gift such as this is that they may be filled with ingredients designed to suit a mood, a skin type, or situation eg: relaxing, dry skin, after sun care, sore muscles etc.

Be sure to pin this post as an idea for teacher gifts at the end of the school year.

To make your own herbal bath soak, use a combination of base ingredients, or just one, with dried herbs of your choice. Some base ingredient options to consider adding to you bag may include:

If you have been reading my skin care posts you will notice that I repeat the use of many of these ingredient. Their usage is wide and varied. You will be able to make many skin care products using common base ingredients.

One of my favorite herbal soaks is this simple recipe below:

To make the bath soak I collected some fresh lavender, removed the stems and dehydrated the flowers for a few hours in my dehydrator. You could use fresh lavender if you wish, but if you are intending to give the Herbal Bath Soak as a gift I suggest that you use dried herbs as they will store better if not used straight away. If you have lavender in your garden you can dry the flowers on a tray in a sheltered sunny position for approximately one week if you do not have a dehydrator.

If you do not have spray free lavender flowers in your garden, don’t despair, simply use a couple of drops of lavender essential oil. It is much stronger than dried lavender flowers so only a few drops are required.

This herbal bath soak uses lavender flowers from my garden. As with all plants there are multiple varieties, with varying properties. When using essential oils I choose to use Lavendula Augustifolia.

Let me tell you some of the things that I love about Lavender essential oil :

Some of the properties include:

Lavender essential oil is considered to have balancing properties, thus may be beneficial for mood swings and emotions such as frustration, anxiety and exhaustion.

See what I mean? It is a miracle oil!

Items to note:

I am providing this warning because it is important to understand that if you are going to use essential oils, instead of dried lavender flowers, that they are very powerful. A few drops are plenty to add to a bath product. They should be used with care and respect.

The properties of Lavender essential oil that I have described above are based on the use of a true steam distilled Lavender oil of therapeutic quality, not a synthetic reproduction (fragrance oil).

None of the information in this post should be considered as medical information or advice. Consult the advice of a qualified aromatherapist prior to using essential oils for children, pregnant women, or any medical conditions.

Although Lavender and the other products that I have listed are predominately plant based, some people may still have an adverse reaction if an allergy exists. If an irritation occurs discontinue usage immediately.

Do you love to have a bath? What do you love to add to your bath at the end of a hectic, stressful day to unwind?

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ooooh now i want a bath. i never have baths because i feel i have to bucket the water out onto the garden afterwards, which negates the relaxing feeling induced by the bath… i love lavendar oil and spray a dilution of it onto my sheets an pillow case before i go to bed. the aroma is very comforting.

I find it comforting also. Your spray sounds divine e, a lovely idea before bed. It is the perfect way to sink into sleep.

This sounds absolutely luscious. I adore taking a long bath, but I don’t have a bathtub here in Oz. It’s my dream to have one some day.

They are luxurious aren’t they Krista? I have to really make an effort to have one now days. Prior to children I had a long bath about once a week! I hope that you get your bath tub one day soon.

I too have lemons and lavender in abundance at the moment and am constantly looking for uses for them. Your bath soak sounds like the perfect way to end a long day.

Thanks so much Rosehips and Rhubarb. Both are so versatile they are a pleasure to have on hand in a small or large quantity aren’t they? Thanks for dropping by.