Herbal bath bags (also known as bath tea bags) make a lovely soaking bath that can be beneficial to your skin, ease stress and help soothe aches and pains.

They’re similar to the shower spa bags except these soak in the tub with you, making the bath a luxurious tea spa. If you just need some tender foot therapy to ease sore feet, these can be added to foot baths–or you can try the foot soak recipes.

Basic Instructions:

Make drawstring bags out of cheesecloth, organza or muslin, enough to hold anywhere from 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup of your favorite herbal bath recipe. Tie them tightly shut so the loose herbs won’t float out into the bath water. After use the contents can be emptied, the bags rinsed out then washed to be refilled and reused.

Bath Preparation Directions:

• Two ways you can enjoy these, either hang the bags on the tap while the hot water is running to fill the bath, making sure the water is running through the bags. Once the tub is filled, let the bag float in the tub with you.
• Infusion Method: Boil a quart of water, turn off heat, add herbal bath bag to water, cover, then steep (let it steep at least 20 minutes for best results). Add all of this piping hot infused water to your bath (be careful not to burn yourself) and plop the herbal bag in the bath to soak while you’re in it too. Note: Do not steep the herbs in an aluminum pot.

Herbal Bath Tea Recipes:

These amounts will make a batch at a time to be stored in an airtight container until you use them. For convenience, fill up your drawstring bags then store.

Basic Milk Bath Starter Recipe

1 1/2 cup powdered milk
1/2 cup Epsom salt
1/8 cup baking soda
2 TBS cornstarch

• Use this as the base for herbal milk bath bags, add whatever dried flowers and herbs you like.

Lavender Bath Soak:

• 1/2 cup dried lavender
• 1 cup Epsom Salts

Lavender Oatmeal Bath:

• 1 cup oatmeal
• 1/2 cup dried lavender

Lavender Oatmeal Milk Bath:

• 1/2 cup powdered milk (or the milk bath starter recipe above)
• 1/2 cup oatmeal
• 1/4 cup dried lavender

Rosemary Oatmeal Bath Tea

• 1/2 cup Oatmeal
• 1/4 cup Rosemary (dried)
• 1/4 cup Chamomile (tea is fine)

Lavender Chamomile Soak:

• 1/2 cup each: Epsom salt, lavender, chamomile

Herbal Splendor:

• 1/2 cup each: thyme, sage, lavender, mint, bay leaves, rosemary

Herbal Soother Bath Soak:

• 1/2 cup each: Lavender, Rose Petals, Sage, Rosemary

Rosemary Basil Soak:

• 1/2 cup rosemary
• 1/2 cup basil
• 1 cup oatmeal

Homemade Bath Spa Bonus:

Along with the herbal bath bags, you can add 1/2 cup of honey to your bath while the water is running. Or you could use the milk bath starter recipe with the honey for a homemade milk and honey bath.

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