Health

All Natural Healing Baths

Discover the healing powers of these baths sourced from all over the globe. Two of them I discovered on the Dr. Oz website. And the Lavender one I created on my own at home.  They are wonderfully relaxing and can help you get a good nights rest if you are having trouble sleeping and need an all natural cure.

They are also inexpensive to make at home, and the spices might already be in your food pantry!

India and Japan - Turmeric Bath

This antioxidant, antiseptic and anti-inflammatory spice is not just popular in India. In Japan, they’ve learned that turmeric helps with arthritis by soothing joints – and it’s even been shown to promote weight loss.

MATERIALS:
1 jar of Powdered Turmeric

DIRECTIONS:
Just add a half-cup of turmeric to a warm bath
Optional - you can add 1/2 can  of coconut milk or regular milk for moisturizing

Greece - Seaweed Bath

Seaweed baths have been used in the Mediterranean for centuries. It can help reduce the appearance of cellulite and is an inexpensive home remedy.

Having a long soak in your own bathtub filled with a rich infusion of mineral-rich seaweed is, I imagine, almost as balancing, nourishing, and purifying as soaking in the Dead Sea or hot mineral springs.
Seaweed baths are one of the most divine experiences you can give yourself at home.

Try this relaxing, deeply beneficial bath once a week. You’ll feel refreshed, your skin will thank you, and you’ll be able to face the week feeling more nourished, grounded, and recharged. It’s easy!

MATERIALS:
Add 4 sheets of  Nori and/or Dulse seaweed to your bath once a week to get the maximum benefit.  You can purchase seaweed from your local health food store or online.

DIRECTIONS:

• When using dried seaweed, fill muslin bags, large tea infusion balls, or old stockings cut off at the knee with dried seaweed. (The bags are needed to keep the seaweed from going down your drain.) 
• Boil water in a large pot, add the seaweed, and steep for half an hour or so.
• Pour into the bath (seaweed in its bag and all). 
• Fill the bath with water as hot as you can stand it. 
• When using fresh seaweed, just add it to the bathtub as it is filling with very hot water, making sure to remove it before you open the drain at the end of your bath.

A slight gel or film from the seaweed will softly coat your body while you soak. Once it dissolves and you don’t feel it on your skin any more, you know your bath is done and you've absorbed the seaweed’s benefits.   This bath is so good for your skin!

United States - Lavender and Coconut Oil Baths
Many people appreciate lavender for its fragrance, used in soaps, shampoos, and sachets for scenting clothes. The name lavender comes from the Latin root lavare, which means "to wash." Lavender may have earned this name because it was frequently used in baths to help purify the body and spirit. However, this herb has also been used as a remedy for a range of ailments from insomnia and anxiety to depression and fatigue. Research has confirmed that lavender produces slight calming, soothing, and sedative effects when its scent is inhaled.

I made this one up at home and one is my favorite for relaxing and letting the stress out of your day.  The calming sent of lavender and coconut oil mix with the muscle relaxing properties of epsom salt, help melt all those troubles away.

You can make this at home, inexpensively.  With three simple materials, you can make the  LAVENDER BATH SALTS. The main creativity should come in finding a beautiful glass vase to hold the lavender and salt.  The Coconut oil should be kept in a separate glass jar until ready to use in the warm bath.


MATERIALS:

• Lavender bunch, or lavender loose leaf  (I buy mine from Sprouts in the Spices Bin) or Lavender Oil
• Plain Epsom salts (or use Lavender scented)
• Organic Virgin Coconut Oil (same one you use for cooking)
• 2 glass jars, one medium size for the salts, and 1 small for coconut oil
• Mixing bowl

DIRECTIONS:
In the mixing bowl combine espom salts and lavender buds.  When mixed, pour in glass vase or container.

In the second smaller jar, add the Coconut Oil ( I use Tropical Traditions Virgin Coconut Oil), and keep until ready to use.

MAKE BATH:
Draw your bath with warm to hot as you can stand it, when the tub is 1/2 full, add the Lavender Epsom Salt mixture.  Then add 2-3 tablespoons of coconut oil.  Mix with your hand until coconut oil completely melts.  Carefully get in the tub, it could be slippery.

Have a nice and relaxing day!
Try these baths and then leave your comments.