Herbal Health

Fresh or dried herbs, petals, leaves, barks or seeds can be used to make aromatic bathing. Be creative to achieve different aroma’s and to maintain health and beauty through aromatic bathing.

Basic Recipe: Pure water 600 ml, dried herbs 3 tbsp. (fresh herbs 6 tbsp.) or dried petals 6 tbsp. (fresh petals 12 tbsp). Place all ingredients into a pot. heat below boiling point. Simmer for 10 minutes. Strain and add to bath water. Herbal Bath Bags: fill a muslin bag with dried herbs, place into saucepan of water bring to the boil then add to bath water. Herb sachet: can be used instead of soap for sensitive or problem skin. Fine oatmeal 1/8 cup, Epsom salt 1/8 cup, sea salts 1 tsp., powder milk 1 tsp. and a combination of essential oils 0.2ml Add ingredients together and place into a cheese cloth bag and secure with a string. Place the

sachet into the bath and use as soap or tie the sachet to the tap while filling the bath.

Guava Bath: Guava leaves are used for aromatic baths, boil up the leaves then strain decotion into a bath. Guava leaves ground to a paste mixed with water, then apply all over the body and take a bath, this will eliminate a foul smell from the body.

Guava Aromatic Bath: Guava vinegar Vi cup, guava oil 5 ml, essential oils- lavender 5 drops, bergamot 3 drops, cypress 2 drops. Optional add 1/2 cup of fine oatmeal for itchy skin conditions.

Papaya Bath: Papaya leaves and the skins are used for a bath treat. For a refreshing bath use – papaya vinegar Vi cup, Epsom salts 50g, lavender essential oil 3 drops, orange essential oil 2 drops.

Kombucha Bath: (full) Add to the bath water 2 cups of kombucha vinegar or 1 litre of kombucha tea.

Bath Salts

Mineral Salts are deep-cleansing, refreshing and stimulating. Salt water helps to release toxins that accumulate in the tissue. The combination of water, mineral salts, sea salts and essential oils can assist in detoxifying the skin, and revitalising and calming the nervous system. Basic Recipe: Make up bath salts by adding 20 drops of any or a combination of essential oils to 200 g of mineral salts, rock salts, sea salts. Use: Half fill a bath then add 50 g of bath salts. For Compresses dissolve 15 g of mineral salts into a bowl of hot or cold water

Bath Vinegar

Herbal bath vinegar’s are refreshing and soften the skin. A basic recipe can be made up with 500 ml of apple cider vinegar or kombucha and with 275 g of a selection of dried herbs for the required effect you want to achieve. Place ingredients into a pot slowly bring to the boil. Allow herbs to steep for one week in direct sunlight. Strain and bottle. Add one cup to the bath water while tap is running.

Bath Oil

Basic Recipe: sunflower 40 ml, almond oil 30 ml, soya bean oil 20 ml, sesame seed oil 10 ml and a combination of essential oils 1 ml. Blend ingredients together and add 5 ml into the bath water.

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