*Make Your Own Bath Oils

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Make Your Own Bath Oils -

Adapted from Earthly Bodies & Heavenly Hair, by Dina Falconi.

 

Oil added to the bath helps to soften and nourish dry, damaged or

stressed skin.

The warmth of the bath helps the oil to be absorbed into the skin

and provides an excellent moisturizing effect. You can add any

plain, herbal-infused or scented carrier oil to your bath. The

carrier oils offer emolliency and nourishment for your skin, while

essential oils promote various subtle energetic effects. Oil may

also be added to a bath for nervous conditions, since it is said to

nourish and protect the nerves.

 

Basic Oil Bath

Use 1-2 oz. of plain carrier per bath

Add oil to bathwater prior to immersion. Some good choices are

coconut, olive, sesame or jojoba oil.

 

Basic Bath Oil Blend

This is a well-balanced oil blend for most skin types. It is

nourishing and soothing and it is not too heavy or light. It

provides an excellent base for the Aromatherapy Bath Oils that

follow. This oil blend may also be used directly on the skin.

 

1 1/2 oz. olive oil

3 oz. almond oil

1 oz. sesame oil

1 oz. canola oil

1/2 oz. wheat germ oil

 

Pour oils in a jar, cap with a tight fitting lid and shake well. Add

1 oz. oil per bath. Makes 7 oz.

 

Basic Aromatherapy Bath Oil

You can create a wide assortment of aromatherapy oils for the bath

by adding essential oils to the Basic Bath Oil Blend just described,

or to any other carrier oil of your choice. These oils can also be

used for massage. Use 1-2 teaspoons of Aromatherapy Bath Oil per

bath. Note that the concentrated essential oils make the carrier oil

stronger, so less oil is needed for the bath.

 

15-30 drops essential oil of choice

1 oz. Basic Bath Oil Blend or other carrier oil of choice

 

Fill small-mouth jar with carrier oil, leaving 1/8 inch of space at

the top. Add the essential oils drop by drop, cap the jar with a

tight-fitting lid and shake well. Use 1-2 teaspoons of oil per bath.