Creating Your Own Tranquil Tea Bath

Countless people dish out hundreds of dollars a year (even a month!) on spa treatments to help wash and scrub their stresses away. While regular visits to your favorite spa can be a necessary drain on your wallet, it's also just as effective to give yourself the five star treatment at home. Using mostly what you may already have in your home, you can create a stress-free tranquil atmosphere that will leave your mind, body, and budget feeling comfortable and confident.

One of the most beneficial things you can do for your skin is wash it gently with natural products that cleanse and replenish. Using herbal tea in a relaxing bath is fantastic, since you can pick and choose the herbs you like, and always know that you'll look radiant and healthy no matter what. You can even decide specifically what ailments you might want to cure while you're taking your tranquil tea bath - for example, lavender and peppermint ease head tension and help alleviate stomach problems, while chamomile can help you if you have trouble sleeping.

When it comes to being good for your skin, the herbs to have on-hand are sage, marigold, fennel, and rose. You can find them at any health food store, or you can dry them yourself from your own garden. There are other goodies you can add to your tea bath that will help your thirsty skin, like thin slices of fresh lemon, some local clover honey, sea salts, and kelp powder. Don't forget the usefulness of oils - adding just a few drops of almond or coconut oil can turn your tranquil tea bath into a luxurious full spa treatment.

You'll need a tea bag, or any sort of satchel type bag that is porous and can fasten or tie at one end. For the most effective tea bath, you'll want a combined amount of herbs that can fill a satchel to about the size of a billiard ball. (If you need help figuring out what sort of bag to use for your tea bag, see here.) Using references to decide which herbs you should use to create your bathtub full of tea, create a blend that will give your skin and your mood a healthy boost. Fasten your porous bag as tight as you can, and let it float in your warm bath water. Alternatively, if your satchel can't fasten well enough without spilling herbs into the water, you can simply use it as you would a tea bag, dipping it in the water as you get into the bath.

Making the tea is pretty easy, but you want the entire stress relief package! Safely lighting candles around your tub is relaxing, and you could also try adding some floating fresh flowers to the water. You could also clean and utilize whatever counter space you have in your bathroom spa. Try setting down a scented candle, some natural rose and vitamin E oil for after your bath, and even a few of your favorite chocolates. You're worth it!

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