Rejuvenate Your Mind And Body With A Scented Bath

Aromatic baths can be very soothing for the body and mind and it is also considered to be an effective way of applying essential oils for treatment. When you take a scented bath it not only uplifts and soothes your skin but also warms or cools the system. The temperature of the water will help in the absorption of essential oils through skin and oils will be released as aromatic vapor for inhalation. When you take a bath it gives relief to your body from skin conditions and muscular pains. It acts like a treatment for various emotional and physical imbalances that consist of nervousness, tension, insomnia, cough and cold, circulatory problems, fluid retention and headaches. Today, you can use this medium to counteract your stress related illness and reduce your stress level.

A herbal bath will not cost you much and the pleasure will be doubled because it can relax you to a great extent. Facial steaming mixtures, bath salts and various herbal blends are easy to make. Products made at home like cosmetic vinegars, scented with hazel, massage oils, dusting powders and bath oils are luxurious and satisfying products. You can make bath and massage oils by adding carrier oils to the essential oils. Sweet almond, apricot kernel oils and caster oil can either be used in a combination or alone. These essential oils work best for normal to dry skin. Palm oils, cocoa butter and olives are also good for these skin types. You need to use oils that have semi drying effects if you have oily to normal skin; like sunflower oil, sesame or corn. Start with a few essential oil drops to one tablespoon of carrier oil. You can increase the amount of essential oil. Generally you need more fragrance for bath oils because it gets diluted in water. Even bath salts consist of fragrances and are made from inexpensive and common materials. You can mix one part of baking soda to two parts of salt or equal amount of washing soda and borax. You can also mix all into equal quantities. Stir the mixture and add essential oils then store it in a jar. You can increase the pleasure of taking bath with putting in it a few tablespoons per bath. Another preparation for a scented bath can be a combination of ten parts of cream of tartar with nine parts baking soda, six parts of arrowroot starch and one part of any fragrant essential oils. If you want to disperse the oil evenly through the powders you can use a blender.

For a bubble bath, mix 12 parts of soap flakes with 16 parts of hot water. Take a container and dissolve 1/8 part of your favorite essential oil and two part glycerin and one-part essential oils. Mix all these and store it in a wide mouth jar. Herbal blends also add fragrance to the bath water. You can either use the herbal blend with any of the above mentioned mixtures or it can be used be also used alone. You can always consult books for making better and more fragrant herbal blends.