Elevate Self-Care with 7 Next-Level Bath Recipes

7 Recipes for a Heavenly Soak

Skin is the body’s largest organ of elimination, so having a good sweat daily is a healthy detoxification practice. Sweating via exercise, sauna, or bath activates your skin’s detox function and allows for the reduction of toxins and acid waste in the body.

Baths are a great self-care indulgence and one that should be practiced several times weekly. A hot bath raises your body temperature, increases blood circulation, increases oxygenation of cells, and causes your skin’s pores to open. When pores are open, the skin absorbs ingredients in bath water giving your body an extra boost. When you combine a hot bath with ingredients that benefit the body, you go next-level.

I have listed my favorite bath recipes and their benefits below.

Lovely Lavender

This will relax the body and mind, prepare you for deep sleep, and draw out toxins.

• 1 cup Epsom salt

• 5 drops essential oil of lavender

Sea Lover’s Delight

Provides the body with rich sea minerals and nutrients while drawing out impurities.

• 1 cup Celtic sea salt

• 1/4 cup powdered Spirulina

Plain Jane Detox

This is a plain ol detox - it draws out toxins and balances pH.

• 2 cups Epsom salt

• 2 cups aluminum-free baking soda

Cinnamon Clove Confection

Decreases inflammation, smells delicious.

• 1/2 cup fine sea salt

• 1 Tbs of cinnamon bark chips

• 1 teaspoon cloves

Bentonite Boom

Reduces inflammation, clarifies and tones skin, gently exfoliates, soothes rashes, absorbs toxins, improves hydration, and leaves the skin feeling silky-smooth.

• 1 cup epsom

• 1 cup Bentonite Clay powder

Burn Baby Burn

Ginger boosts immunity, reduces inflammation, aids digestion, reduces common cold symptoms, alleviates body aches, relaxes muscles, enhances sleep, eliminates heavy metals, and increases circulation (which creates deep body heat causing a sweat response so you may want to use a cool, damp cloth on your forehead or neck to avoid overheating).

Ginger baths are not recommended for children under two years of age.

• 1 cup Celtic Sea Salt

• 1 cup Organic Ginger powder

Muscle Man Mustard

This recipe eliminates acid waste, balances pH, relaxes muscles, alleviates joint and muscle pain, alleviates joint and muscle inflammation, releases skin congestion and toxins, and leaves the skin silky smooth and feeling amazing.

Rinse your tub, too.

• 1 cup baking soda

• 1 cup epsom salt

• 1 cup organic mustard powder

• 3 drops essential oil of rosemary

• 3 drops essential oil of thyme

• 3 drops essential oil of eucalyptus

• 3 drops essential oil of wintergreen

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Resources & Instructions:

Resources for Ingredients:

Epsom - click HERE.

Celtic Sea Salt - click HERE.

Pure Essential Oils (rosemary, thyme, eucalyptus, wintergreen) - click HERE.

Aluminum-Free Baking Soda - click HERE.

Organic Mustard Powder - click HERE.

Spirulina: click HERE.

Ginger - click HERE.

Bentonite Clay - click HERE.

Instructions For All Baths:

Fill bath with hot water (as hot as you can withstand without burning or overheating yourself).

Add ingredients while bath is filling. Do not inhale powders as some (like ginger) can burn.

Soak for 20 minutes.

Rinse with plain water after your bath so you don’t stain or discolor towels, clothes or sheets.

*Avoid getting bath water in your eyes because some ingredients will sting.

*Rinse your tub to prevent discoloring.

*As with all detoxes, drink plenty of water before and after your bath.

Happy Soaking,