tub time stress relievers

[Yvonne Belisle]

Rosemary in cheesecloth tossed in the tub promotes relaxation and here is a lovely recipie for us to try.


* Vanilla Bath *


1 cup sunflower oil
1/2 cup castile soap
1 Tbsp real vanilla extract
1/4 cup honey

Blend all ingredients together. Shake well before using. Use 1/4 cup per bath.

[Wiccan Maeve]

Ohhhhhhhh...... I'm gonna have to give this recipe a try, it sounds wonderful.

Love & light,
HoneyDreads

[Mairwen]

Sounds loverly!:D

[Lilu]

Mmmmm, sounds yummy. Now as soon as I figure out what castile soap is - and where I can get it - I'll have to get started on making some :)

Until then, it's WATERMELON SCENTED BUBBLE BATH!!! Woo!

BB
Lilu

[Wiccan Maeve]

One brand of castile soap is called Dr. Brauhners (sp), it can usually be found at health food stores, it's even starting to show up in large grocery stores.

Love & light,
HoneyDreads

[Yvonne Belisle]

You can get bars of it from most major grocery stores and Dr. Bonners is great stuff it's a liquid soap and thier peppermint is invigorating they are located our of San Marcos California and reallly good.

[Yvonne Belisle]

* PEACHES AND CREAM BATH BAR *


Ingredients:

1 4oz bar castile soap (unfragrance baby soap works well)
1/4 cup distilled water
1/4 cup powdered milk
1 tbsp sweet almond oil
1/8 tsp peach fragrance oil
1 drop orange food colouring (optional)

Directions:

Shred the soap and set aside. Heat the water in a heavy sauce pan over low heat.
Stir in the shredded soap until it forms a sticky mass. Remove the pan from the
heat and add the powdered milk, sweet almond oil, peach fragrance oil and food
colouring,. Stir until well blended. Spoon the soap into its molds and set for 4
hours or until hardened.

[Lavender]

Originally posted by Lilu
Mmmmm, sounds yummy. Now as soon as I figure out what castile soap is - and where I can get it - I'll have to get started on making some :)

Until then, it's WATERMELON SCENTED BUBBLE BATH!!! Woo!

BB
Lilu

True Castile soap is just a soap made from only olive oil. Thus named because of the region in Italy that it originated from.

Some "castile" soaps have a bit of palm oil in it because true castile is very soft soap. The ones with other oils in it will not melt as easily as the pure olive oil castile.

[Yvonne Belisle]

* Fragrant Bath Salts *


Ingredients:
1 cup instant nonfat dry milk
1 cup baking soda
1 Tbls. cornstarch
1 Tbls. cinnamon
1 Tbls. cream of tarter

Directions:
Combine all and store in an airtight glass container. Add as much as desired to
bath for a wonderful bath

[Emy]

Ohhhh I soooo wish I had a bath tub! We have no tub, only a shower....

Thanks for the ideas though, I am definitly saving them for a day when I do have a bath tub! :D

[Yvonne Belisle]

Buttermilk bath (makes 1/2 cup, enough for 2 baths)

This gentle bath will leave your skin soft and silky. Buttermilk is high in fat and lactic acid, and both help soften and hydrate skin. Make an extra portion of this because people of all ages can benefit from this rich, relaxing natural bath. You may want to package this in a decorative glass jar or a cellophane envelope to give as gifts to friends.

1/4 cup Whole Dry Buttermilk
1/4 cup Nonfat Dry Milk
1 Tablespoon Cornstarch
1/8 teaspoons essential oil of your choice, depending on your mood.( lavender is relaxing)
Mix together all the ingredients with a wire whisk and pour into a airtight jar or re-sealable plastic bag.

Directions for use: Pour 1/4 of the buttermilk bath powder in tub as you add hot water



Herbal Milk Bath ( makes cups, enough for 4 baths)

1 cup Cornstarch
1 cup Dry Milk Powder
2 teaspoons of your Favorite Herbs
Combine ingredients in food processor or blender. Add herbs and blend.

Directions for use: Add 1/cup of mixture to hot bath water



Do It Yourself Bath Salts

1 cup Epsom salt
1 cup Sea salt
1/2 cup Baking soda
Fragrance optional, 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon essential or Fragrance Oils as desired
Combine all ingredients with wire wisk. If your salt is a large crystal type, grind your salt first in a food processor until it is finely grained.

Store in a large zip-lock bag

Directions for use: Use about 1/3 cup per bath



Bubble Milk Bath

1 Cup Powdered Milk or powdered buttermilk
1/2 cup Oatmeal
1 Cup Baking Soda
4 Tablespoons Corn Starch
2 Tablespoons Cream of Tartar
1/4 cup Handcrafted Soap(cut in chunks)
Optional, fragrance with 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon essential or Fragrance Oil as desired
Use a food processor, add chunked handcrafted soap and oatmeal until grainy. Add powdered milk, baking soda, corn starch and cream of tartar .

Add fragrance and process until it's powdery. Store in glass jar.

Directions for use: Use 1/4 cup per bath, add to running hot water.



Cleansing body polish

1/2 cup fine sea salt
1/4 cup Jojoba Oil or other body oils(olive oil works fine)
1/4 cup handcrafted soap( finely grated)
1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon essential or Fragrance Oil
Combine all ingredients in a small bowl and mix thoroughly. store in a small plastic jar that you can keep in the shower.

This scrub acts as a cleanser, scrub and moisturizer all in one.

Directions for use: Use this in the shower on dry skin(otherwise the salt melts instead of scrubs). Rub and scrub anywhere you need to exfoliate and moisturize.



Bath Bombs

4 Tablespoons Citric Acid
4 Tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 cup baking soda
3 Tablespoons Monoi de Tahiti Oil (or you can use any other emollient oil like coconut or Almond Oil, )
1/4 teaspoons Fragrance Oil or essential oil (Eucalyptus, peppermint and rosemary is an uplifting blend, great for head colds)
Sift all of the dry ingredients (first three) into a bowl and mix well with wire whisk. Put bottle of oil in warm water to melt oil .

Slowly add oil to dry ingredients, then add fragrance and blend well.

Take 1T of mixture and shape into balls or press (really hard)into molds (such as small chocolate mold) if using molds, pop them in freezer till hard and pop out.

Let the balls rest on a sheet of waxed paper for two to three hours.

Gently reshape if needed.

Let the bombs dry and harden for 24 to 48 hours.

These are fragile so carefully package each bomb in it's own cellophane bag or in a closed container to keep fresh.

Directions for use: To use, drop one bomb into warm bath water to release fragrance and oils. A little bit of heaven right in your bath tub!

[Niamh]

These are wonderful!

Where do you get your citric acid? I've looked in a variety of places around my home, even asking my pharmacist! Is there a mail order place you know of?

[Yvonne Belisle]

Try soap maker suppliers. I don't know exactly who has it.

[EasternPriest]

Originally posted by Emy
Ohhhh I soooo wish I had a bath tub! We have no tub, only a shower....

Thanks for the ideas though, I am definitly saving them for a day when I do have a bath tub! :D

Emy - get a bath sponge and use the lotions on it in your shower..you can work up quite a lather and get your skin feeling/smelling good.

[EasternPriest]

For castile soap...you can also go to a drug store, medical supply, etc.......

The Dr. Bonners bottle is quite a read though...

[Emy]

Thanks Eastern Priest, I'll try that :)

[Lavender]

Originally posted by Niamh
These are wonderful!

Where do you get your citric acid? I've looked in a variety of places around my home, even asking my pharmacist! Is there a mail order place you know of?

You can get them mail order from soapmaker's supply places. Or from wine/beer making supply places as well. Most pharmacy should have them in small bottles but cost MUCH more than if you buy it from soap suppliers.

Here's a place... www.cranberrylane.com

They mail order citric acid in both powder & granular. Powder will give your bath bombs a smoother texture & you use less. Granular gives a slightly courser texture. It comes down to preference. They both dissolve the same.

I think granular cost less.

[Yvonne Belisle]

Bath Salts Recipe

Bath Salts are an easily prepared alternative to bath
herbs, and are to be preferred to the mixtures now on
the market; most of these chemical-ridden formulas are
almost guaranteed to irritate your skin.

Bath salts are used for many different purposes, and
they make great gifts too. The basic ingredients are
table salt, baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) & Epsom
salts (magnesium sulfate). Some herbalists also use
borax.

Add the salts to a large bowl in these proportions:

3 parts Epsom salts
2 parts baking soda
1 part table salt (or borax)
Essential (scented, herbal/floral) Oils
Tip: try it with vanilla extract

Mix thoroughly using your hands to stir the
ingredients. . This is now the base from which you can
create a wide variety of bath salts. Its wise to add
colors to bath salts. Use plain food coloring for this
purpose, letting it fall drop by drop onto the salt
base. If two or more colors are required to mix an
exotic hue (such as purple), mix these in a spoon
first and then add to the salts to avoid creating a
two-toned product, unless of course, you plan on a two
or three tone salt. Add many drops for a darker
colored salt; fewer for a lightly hued salt. Mix the
color into the salts until it is evenly distributed;
again use your hands or you may use a utensil.

Now add the essential oils drop by drop, one
ingredient at a time, until the scent seems right.
using your hands and fingertips, mix it until all salt
particles are moistened. This may take up to fifteen
minutes or longer. As to proportions, rely on your
nose to determine the exact quanties. The more potent
the finished products' scent, the less will have to be
used for each bath. They should be strongly scented.

To use, add from 2 tablespoons to one-half cup of the
bath salts to a full tub. Mix with your hands into the
water. Relax, enjoy!!

NOTE: For bath salts place in a deep wide rimmed
container, dont use a small bottle neck as the salts
may harden, making it almost impossible to get out.


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Simply Done Bath Salts Recipe

Materials

Epsom salts
Food coloring
Fragrance (scented oils)


Mix the Epsom salts, food coloring and fragrance.
Fill a baby food jar, label, and put a pretty covering
on the jar lid,
such as wrapping paper and ribbon.


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Desert Sands Bath Salts

5 drops yellow food coloring
2 drops red food coloring
4 drops musk oil
3 drops Jasmine oil
3 cups epsom salts
1 cup baking soda
2 teaspoons glycerin


Combine baking soda, epsom salt and glycerin until
well blended, add scents stirring until there is no
clumps just a fine powder. Divide the mixture evenly
into 3 separate bowls.

In the first bowl add 3 drops yellow food coloring, in
the second add 3 drops red food coloring and in the
3rd bowl add 2 drops yellow with 1 drop red food
coloring...stir each bowl until the color is well
mixed. Allow the air to dry it for a few hours before
placing in a bottle. Once dried, layer the
colors...red first, then orange then lastly yellow.


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Fizzing Bath Crystals

1/3 cup baking soda
1/4 cup citric acid crystals
1 Tbsp. cornstarch


Mix ingredients and place in an airtight container.
Keep salts dry, moisture will cause them to react and
fizz. Sprinkle about 1/4 cup of the salts into warm
tub of water.


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Bath Balms

1 cup baking soda
1/2 cup cornstarch
1 cup citric or ascorbic acid
1/8 cup epson salt
1/2 cup olive oil
20 to 28 drop fragrance oil


Mix very well. Add UP to 1/2 cup olive oil, until the
consistency of pastry dough. Add a 20 to 28 drops
fragrance oil if you want them scented. Put on cookie
sheet and put wax paper down. Form into small, golf-
sized balls, and Store in cellophane wrapper, and then
put in glass jar for each scent you make.


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Bath Cookies

2 cups finely ground sea salt
1/2 cup baking soda
1/2 cup cornstarch
2 tablespoon light oil
1 teaspoon vitamin E oil
2 eggs
25 drops of fragrance oil of your choice


Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Mix together the
ingredients. Take a teaspoon of the dough and roll it
gently into a ball (about 1-inch) continue doing this
with all the dough and place on an ungreased cookie
sheet. (You can decorate the cookies with cloves buds,
rose buds.)

Bake the cookies for about 10 minutes until they are
lightly browned (do not over bake). allow the cookies
to cool completely. To use: Drop 1 or 2 cookies into a
warm bath and allow to dissolve.


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Easy Bath Oil Recipe

Use mineral oil or baby oil
a few drops of food coloring


Pour a small amount into running water, a little goes
a LONG way. For a nice effect add a few drops of food
coloring.


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Minty Fresh Bath

1 cup fresh (chopped) or 1/4 cup dried mint
1 cup fresh bay leaves -finely chopped
1 teaspoon coconut oil
1 teaspoon of almond extract


Mix ingredients together then place in a mesh bag such
as cheesecloth. Place under hot running water. Sit
back & enjoy.


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Skin So Soft Bath Recipe

1 cup of powdered milk
few drops of fragrant oil


Add powdered milk and fragrance to running water.


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Fields Of Gold Relaxing Milk Bath

4 cups powdered milk
1 cup boiled water
1/2 cup dried chamomile or 5 chamomile tea bags


Steep chamomile in water for 20 minutes Strain liquid.
Mix liquid with milk and add to bath water. A real
stress releaser!


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Oatmeal Milk Bath

1 cup cornstarch
2 cups milk powder
1/2 cup oatmeal (ground finely; or use baby oatmeal)


Combine all ingredients in a food processor until
mixed. (will scratch plastic food processor bowls.) To
use: Add 1/2 cup to hot bath water.


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Basic Bubble Bath Recipe

5 drops fragrant oil
1 quart water
1 bar castille soap (grated or flaked)
1 1/2 ounces glycerin


Mix all ingredients together. Store in a container.
Pour in running water. *castille soap & glycerin may
be found at any health food store.


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Lilac Bubble Bath Recipe

1 quart water
1 bar castille soap (grated or flaked)
3 ounces glycerin
5 drops lilac fragrant oil


Mix all ingredients together. Store in a container.
Pour in running water. * a few drops of red & blue
food coloring may be added for color. *castille soap &
glycerin may be found at any health food store.


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Lavender Dreams Bubble Bath Recipe

1 quart water
1 bar castille soap (grated)
3 ounces glycerin
3 drops lavender oil


Mix all ingredients together. Store in a container.
Pour in running water. *castille soap & glycerin may
be found at any health food store.


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Cherries Bubble Bath Recipe

1/2 cup unscented shampoo
3/4 cup water
1/2 teaspoon salt ( regular table salt is fine)
15 drops cherry fragrance oil


Pour shampoo into a bowl and add water. Stir gently
until well mixed. Add salt, and stir until mixture
thickens. Add cherry fragrance and place in decorative
bottle.

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Bubble Bags

Used in the shower, when there is no time to take a
soaking bath.

2 parts oatmeal
2 parts dried herbs
1 part grated soap


Place ingredients in a cloth bag and use as a
washcloth.

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Soap Crayons for the Bath

1 c soap flakes
1/4 c boiling water
food coloring
ice cube tray



Drop the water into the flakes a tsp. at a time,
stirring constantly. It will be thick and hard to
stir. Spoon some of the soap into different bowls and
color each with the food coloring until it has the
consistency of thick paste.

Press spoonfuls into the molds and nuke on low for 15
minutes to dry the crayons out. Let them dry at room
temperature for several days and give it another day
after unmolding. The kids will love these.

[Yvonne Belisle]

* Insomnia Milk Bath *


Ingredients:
1 tbsp Almond oil
4 drops Lavender essential oil
3 drops Marjoram essential oil
2 drops Benzoin essential oil
1 cup of powdered milk

Directions:
Pour oils into a small bowl, mix thoroughly. Stir in 1 cup of powdered milk. Add
mixture to bath water.

[zhowlingwolf]

This is passed down from Grandma!!!It 's so soooothing!!!

1. Pour 1/4 cup boiling waterover 1 TBSP dried, pulverized herbs
( chamomile or lavender flowers, leaves of peppermint, rosemary,
sage, or thyme, or any combination of these).

2.Add 5-6 drops of essential oil of lavender, peppermint, or rosemary, for a stronger scent.

3. Steep for 15 minutes.

4. Reheat till bubbly, and pour over 2 cups shredded Ivory, or Castile soap ( 1 personal size bar ).

5. Mix well with hands and let it stand 15 minutes.

6. Mix again and divide into 3 or 6 p, rolling each into a ball.

7. Place on wax paper and dry for 3 days.

Blessed Be zhowlingwolf

[Yvonne Belisle]

* Bubble Milk Bath *


Ingredients:
1 Cup Powdered Milk or powdered buttermilk
1/2 cup Oatmeal
1 Cup Baking Soda
4 Tablespoons Corn Starch
2 Tablespoons Cream of Tartar
1/4 cup Handcrafted Soap(cut in chunks)
Optional, fragrance with 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon essential or Fragrance Oil as
desired

Directions:
Use a food processor, add chunked handcrafted soap and oatmeal until grainy. Add
powdered milk, baking soda, corn starch and cream of tartar. Add fragrance and
process until it's powdery. Store in glass jar.
Directions for use: Use 1/4 cup per bath, add to running hot water.

[Yvonne Belisle]

Ocean Blue Bath Salt Recipe

Ingredients:

1 cup epsom salt
1 cup baking soda
4 drops blue food coloring
3 drops Jasmine fragrant or essential oil
4 drops vanilla
2 tablespoons glycerin

Directions:

Combine dry ingredients, mix well. Add color and scents one at a time. Keep
stirring until mixed well. Break up any clumps. Keep mixing until you have a
semi fine powder. Add glycerin & mix well.

[Yvonne Belisle]

* Bath Bombs *


Ingredients:
4 Tablespoons Citric Acid
4 Tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 cup baking soda
3 Tablespoons Monoi de Tahiti Oil (or you can use any other emollient oil like
coconut or Almond Oil, )
1/4 teaspoons Fragrance Oil or essential oil (Eucalyptus, peppermint and
rosemary is an uplifting blend, great for head colds)

Directions:
Sift all of the dry ingredients (first three) into a bowl and mix well with wire
whisk. Put bottle of oil in warm water to melt oil. Slowly add oil to dry
ingredients, then add
fragrance and blend well. Take 1T of mixture and shape into balls or press
(really hard)into molds (such as small chocolate mold) if using molds, pop them
in freezer till hard and pop out.
Let the balls rest on a sheet of waxed paper for two to three hours. Gently
reshape if needed. Let the bombs dry and harden for 24 to 48 hours.
These are fragile so carefully package each bomb in it's own cellophane bag or
in a closed container to keep fresh.
Directions for use: To use, drop one bomb into warm bath water to release
fragrance and oils. A little bit of heaven right in your bath tub!

[Flaire-FireStar]

Wow.. I'm gonna be spending more time in the tub now. *clicks save so she can print out the recepies later* :D
Where do you get all these recepies??

[Yvonne Belisle]

I get a batch of beauty mailers in my mail each day they have one or two each.:)

[seawitch]

that stuff is so wonderful wow! i never want to take a bath with out it again. i took some bath salts i had already made and added apricot oil with just a bit of shredded castile.
it's great i came out all silky and oily yum.

[seawitch]

almost forgot, it will make the tub very slick !!!

[Yvonne Belisle]

Thank you for the warning that can be very important.

[Lavender]

Put a tablespoon of whole milk in with your bath. It help the oils to dispate in the water better & not slick all over your tub.

[Flaire-FireStar]

That's kewl.. I'm still working on getting all these printed out.. *pokes her printer* 8O

[seawitch]

thanks wildchild! that will save me from falling on my ...

[Yvonne Belisle]

bump

[Faery-Wings]

Thanks for bumping!!!

[Yvonne Belisle]

LAVENDAR BATH SALTS~~

Ingredients:
1 cup Epsom salts
10 drops lavendar essential oil
1 drop food coloring - your choice of color

Directions:
-Mix all ingredients well.
-Store in bottle or bag.
NOTES : This makes a wonderful gift when poured in a decorative glass bottle.

[badjuju813]

:) try this to pamper yourself.... :) in a jar combine: i cup kosher salt. i cup instant powdered milk. 8 drops lavender oil. 5 drops ylang ylang oil. shake well and leave for 24 hours. after that draw a warm bath and enjoy! :colorful:

[Jenne]

BuMp! LOL

[Mnemosyne]

What a great thread! I've never seen it before. I'm so happy that I found it now. :)

I posted a link from this site not too long ago here for the massage thread. This site also has good bath recipes.

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Sparta/5725/bath.html

[mysticrayne]

Oh thank u thank u ... I have printed all the bathing stuff out. Now just to get in the tub.. Time for mom isnt easy... but again thanks BB

[Hoot]

Oooo. So many lovely recipes for baths and links to suppliers here! Thanks everybody. I've mixed up big batches to give as gifts before and that seemed to make a lot of people happy. I'll have to try some of these, too, since I think my recipes are packed in a box that went into storage... What great ideas!

[13thChylde]

We just installed a huge jet-whirlpool tub, and while reading the directions discovered that we shouldn't use oils in the tub as they will clog the jets :foh:

All of my products contain massive amounts of oil. Any ideas for recipes that contain little to no oil?

[Flar's Freyja]

I just found this thread when I did a search to make sure this recipe wasn't already posted. It's wonderful!

I got this recipe for Oatmeal Milk Bath from another message board and it's quite a bit simpler than the previously posted ones. I made quite a bit of it for Yule gifts.

Old-fashioned Oatmeal - NOT the quick-cooking kind
Instant NonFat Dry Milk

Grind the oatmeal to a powder in the blender, picking out any pieces that the blender missed. Mix equal amounts of the oatmeal and dry milk and add fragrance if desired.

That's it! I used Jasmine fragrance oil. I had just a little left to try myself and I can't wait. It smells heavenly, and everyone loved getting this as a gift.

Oatmeal bath is very expensive to buy - the person who posted this recipe says that it works much better.