If you’ve got a cold, pop 10 drops each of lavender, tea-tree and
peppermint essential oils in the bath to help your immune system.
Or if you just want indulgence here’s my mulled wine, Cleopatra milk and
circulation bath recipes for a special treat this weekend. You’ll love
them.
Mulled-wine Bath
I love this recipe because you can save some and drink it while you soak
in it!
1 bottle strong, cheap red wine (a Merlot is good)
6 cloves
1 stick cinnamon
1 vanilla pod
2 star anise pods
peel of one orange
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 bay leaves (preferably fresh)
Put all the ingredients in a pot and bring to the boil. Turn the heat
to low and let simmer with the lid on for 10 minutes. Be gentle. Take
off the heat, add a cup to the bath and drink the rest!
Cleopatra Milk Bath
The lactic acid in milk dissolves dead skin cells and the result is
wonderfully smooth, silky skin. The honey moisturizes your skin and acts
as an anti-bacterial agent. And the lavender oil? It just relaxes you
into a heavenly state.
3 cups blue milk powder (no place for skim milk here)
½ cup runny honey
10 drops lavender essential oil
Put in your hot bath, light a candle and soak away.
Circulation Bath
If you feel that you need to get your feet and hands warm, run a hot
bath and throw in a cupful of Epsom salts with 10 drops of eucalyptus
oil. You will also benefit from the magnesium in the Epsom salts being
absorbed into your bloodstream
by imac@pacificshack.co.nz