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Beautifying Baths
Herbal Baths
Make a small drawstring bag from unbleached calico or another
loose-weave fabric. Fill with the bath ingredients, draw closed and hang the bag over the tap where the bathwater will
run through it. Or else just toss the bag into the bath, let the water run over it, and swoosh it around.
Astringent -
lemongrass, sage, yarrow, nettle, comfrey root.
Oily skin cleansing bath -
lemongrass, geranium leaves, yarrow.
Another oily skin bath -
lemongrass, mint, yarrow, witch hazel.
Or -
rosemary, lemon verbena, geranium leaves, lemongrass, lovage.
Moisturizing bath -
equal parts of chamomile and rose petals.
Skin softening bath -
linden (lime flowers), rose petals, elder flowers, and honeysuckle flowers.
Skin toning bath -
lavender, yarrow, mint, thyme.
Other great ingredients for bath bags are -
ground oatmeal, orrisroot powder, ground almonds, dried milk powder. All will soften and smooth the skin.
You can make your own bath formula from herbs
available to you in the following categories:
For oily skin -
rosemary, yarrow, lemon verbana, white willow bark,
lemongrass, geranium leaves, strawberry leaves, mint, orange leave, lemon leaves, pennyroyal, patchouli, lavender,
eucalyptus leaves, comfrey root, thyme, witch hazel leaves (or
decoction).
For dry skin -
chamomile, rose petals, rose leaves, orange flowers, elder flowers, clover flowers, fennel, honeysuckle, linden (lime
flowers).
I 'd be a butterfly born in a bower, Where roses and lilies and violets meet.
Thomas Haynes Bayly
Honey Skin Softening Bath
Add 1/4 cup honey to bath water for a fragrant, silky bath.
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