beauty #11 Stimulating Basil, Eucalyptus & Peppermint Bath

Good day!!!!

If you think is basil is just for pasta and pesto well, think again. Basil is an essential ingredient in some bath blends too. It helps regenerate mental powers. while the eucalyptus helps treat lack of concentration, and the peppermint helps alleviate mental fatigue and lack of concentration. So, if you need a mental boost to study for an exam or maybe a report you need to do the next day, try this simple relaxing bath. And maybe eat some pasta with pesto sauce afterwards! Now thats a double treat!!!!

Recipe

1/4 cup dried basil

1/4 cup dried eucalyptus

1/4 cup dried peppermint

As always, put all the herb blend in a cloth to avoid clogging.

As always put your herbal blend in a cheesecloth or muslin, to avoid clogging. Then attached to the faucet or placed in the tub.

beauty #10 INVIGORATING Rosemary & Sage bath

Welcome to  beauty #10 Herbal Bath Blend Blend of Rosemary and Sage!

 from the book Secrets of the Spas.

Have you ever felt so tired and sleepy after working long hours  and you feel like you can not concentrate anymore? Well, i just got the perfect bath for that. This particular bath blend relieves mental fatigue and loss of concentration.

RECIPE

1/4 cup dried rosemary

1/4 cup dried sage

2 tablespoon oatmeal to soften the water

As always put your herbal blend in a cheesecloth or muslin, to avoid clogging. Then attached to the faucet or placed in the tub.

pleasant dream to all.......

beauty #9 TONIC LEMON ORANGE BATH

hello and good monday to all of you! Here is another tonic herbal bath from the book Secret of the Spas. This particular bath blend helps to treat lethargy and anxiety. Dried parsley helps stimulate our body and dried comfrey serves as a mild antiseptic. Again, always got to your local health food store if you are having trouble finding some of the ingredients. They always have a selection of dried herb.

RECIPE

1/4 cup grated lemon peel 

1/4 cup grated orange peel 

1 tablespoon dried parlsley

1 tablespoon dried comfrey

To avoid clogging your tub, use a muslin cloth or cheesecloth, fill with herb blend and tie. These can be attached directly to the faucet so that the running water goes through them, or just placed in the tub.

Enjoy and Relax......

beauty #8 Revitalizing Ginger, Lemon & Parsley Bath Combination

hello everyone! Finally, i found some time to blog my next beauty tips from the book Secret of the Spas. I have been busy lately with family, my daughter had started band camp, and school starts in a couple of weeks, also my husband and I with our daughter just celebrated our 18th wedding anniversary !!!!! Anyway, I am back with a new herbal bath blend for you try. Have fun!

 RECIPE

1/4 minced ginger root for promoting circulation

1/4 cup dried parsley, an herb valued by the ancient Romans as a tonic for the skin

1/2 cup lemon peel(grated) for cleansing and aromatic effect

2 Tablespoons oatmeal to soften the water

To make an herbal bath you can do any of the following:

 toss a tea bag directly into the bath water

 OR

use a piece of muslin cloth which are filled with herbs and tied. These can be attached to the faucet so that the running water goes through them

OR

placed in the tub.

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tip from my grandma: to lighten a dark underarm, scrub them with lemons everytime you shower