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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).