We do not make many bath items at Backyard Patch Herbs anymore. Twenty-five years ago, when I first started I made Dill Dip Mix, Italian Dressing Mix, 6 herbal teas and a Scented Bath Salt recipe. As I learned more about herbs and experimented with my herbal harvests I crafted an explosion of items for cooking, tea and bath, numbering more than 250 products.
The variety of things you can create for the bath are massive. The number of recipes I was maintaining and creating became a monster that I could not even display at a show because there was not enough room. After serious consideration, I decided that those recipes would be retired from my catalog and I would instead share them here monthly instead. If you have a favorite bath items you need me to make, you can always message me or speak to me at a show and I can make them special, but you will no longer find them on my websites once the current inventory is sold. We reserve the right to bring a few favorites back for the holidays, however.
This month's bath recipes of the month are two that I developed when my General Scented Bath Salts became "boring" to make. Both of these are great for helping skin and soothing nerves during the winter season.
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Restorative Bath Salts
The combination of essential oils in the blend is designed to relax and restore, not only the skin and muscles, but the mind as well. When days get shorter and stresses increase sometime the body just needs a bit of help with rejuvenation, These salts are perfect for that.
- ½ cup Epsom salts
- ½ cup sea salt
- 1 cup baking soda
- 15 drops frankincense oil
- 15 drops lavender oil
- 10 drops bergamot oil
- 10 drops rose geranium oil
Combine dry ingredients in a bowl and add essential oils by the drop. Stir well to combine and remove the essential oils lumps so the scent is evenly distributed into the base salts. Once they are combined transfer to a jar with a tight fitting lid.
TO USE: Add 4 Tablespoons of salts while filling the tub. You can also use 2 Tablespoons for a foot soak.
Warming Winter Bath Salts
The combination of essential oils are scents that are good for men and women. You can make it into a soaking salt or you can add grapeseed oil and make it into a salt scrub to use in both the shower and bath. Just add enough grapeseed oil to cover the salts and the scoop out by the handful to use as a scrub.
- 1 cup Epsom
- 1 cup baking soda
- 30 drops sandalwood oil
- 10 drops sweet orange oil
- 5 drops ginger oil
- 3 drops patchouli oil
Combine dry ingredients in a bowl and add essential oils by the drop. Stir well to combine and remove the essential oils lumps so the scent is evenly distributed into the base salts. Once they are combined transfer to a jar with a tight fitting lid.
TO USE: Add 4 Tablespoons of salts while filling the tub. You can also use 2 Tablespoons for a foot soak.
OPTIONAL: Add grapeseed oil to cover the salts once added to the jar and then scoop out one handful at a time in the bath or shower and use to scrub away the rough patches on elbows, knees and feet. Inhale the scents while you work to help soothe stress. Rinse thoroughly, both your and the shower to avoid falls.