True Natural Beauty comes from within...

True Natural Beauty comes from within...
Welcome, to my natural bath / beauty and clean eating blog, where nature is our pantry....take a few quiet moments to enjoy free recipes and tutorials using natural ingredients. Have questions about recipes or where to find these ingredients? Put your question in the comment box and I will be happy to answer .............Anna

Saturday, December 15, 2012

Milk Bath Recipes: Luxury Spa-Baths at home!

                          Updated 10/6/17      Make your own MILK BATH, 4 free recipes!
                                       pure pampering luxury for  your the home-spa experience.

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Warm water from a spa or a bath helps to relax our bodies by warming muscles, allowing them to relax, as well as improve blood circulation. 

            If you can’t step into a spa for that much needed soak, turn your tub into your                      own personal spa with ingredients you probably already have.  


Surround the tub with candles, soft background music if you like, a good book, or simply just relax in the peaceful atmosphere as research shows that taking a warm bath an hour before bed can help you to sleep.
photo by Anna
              The home-spa-bathing experience is more than  unwind time.  It’s a great way to hydrate yourself and soak in skin loving natural ingredients that soothe, nourish and moisturize  your skin, aiding in elasticity, cell renewal, anti-aging and overall skin health.  Leaving you with a natural glow and general well being. 

Here are a few ideas to get you started....

·       The Milk Bath:
There are many variations of the milk bath.  The lactic acid in milk along with its fat and vitamin content is simply unparalleled.  It is soothing, nourishing and a gentle exfoliater that loosens the bonds that hold dry, 
dead skin cells allowing them to slough off. New skin 
cells are revealed and new skin cell growth is stimulated.
It will leave your skin refreshed and renewed, literally.   

           Recipe 1 :  Milk and Honey spa bath

1  ½  cups dry powdered milk or liquid milk.( Use full fat or lowfat, the
     higher the fat content the more nourishing and soothing to skin.
¼ cup baking soda (cleans, soothes, softens skin)
¼ cup Epsom salt  (magnesium rich, is great for your skin)
¼ cup warmed honey  (humectant, anti-inflammatory)
  
Use: Pour all ingredients under warm running bath water. You can also
 make up the dry ingreds in advance and store in airtight container.

 Recipe 2 :  Rose - Milk spa bath

1 ½ cups – 2 cups milk (dry or liquid) full fatted works best
2 – 3 cups homemade rosewater (simply steep rose petals like tea and strain. Use 1 cup dried petals or 2 cups fresh petals to 2 cups boiling water to steep)
A few drops of rose essential oil (optional for scent)
          Drop a few handfuls of fresh petals into the tub for the finishing touch,
          This is my personal favorite.
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 Use: simply pour ingredients under running water.

 Recipe 3:  Oatmeal and Milk

1 ½  - 2 cups Milk (as above)
½ cup oatmeal finely ground ( grind in coffee grinder or bullet type)
    The finer you grind your oatmeal, the more it will suspend in
 your water, (which is what you want) this is called colloidal oatmeal. 

Use:  Pour milk and ground oatmeal under warm running bath water.
 Some will settle on the tub bottom, just stir around a bit. It  washes
 down the drain just fine.   Can be a bit slippery.    Colloidal oatmeal is
 great for itchy skin, dry skin, acneic, or oily skin. Soothing.

 Recipe 4:   Scented Milk Bath

1 ½ cups milk (powdered or liquid)
¼ - ½ cup cornstarch (anti-   inflammatory, soothing to skin)
¼ cup baking soda

**Essential oil of your choice 

Use:  Combine dry ingredients 
well.  Put them in a glass container
with a lid and add essential oil(s), shake to combine well.  Use 1 to 2 cups per bath.

** HOW to add essential oils to your bath water:
Mix 5-6 drops of essential oil into liquid whole milk, pour into tub water
or
Mix 5 drops essential oil into 1 TBL of carrier oil (such as sunflower,
grapeseed, olive, sweet almond, etc) pour under running water.

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more free recipes and info on natural bath and body!

Enjoy,    Anna





                        

6 comments:

Jan Hunnicutt said...

These sound wonderful Anna! A nice way to end the day after all our Christmas preparations =)

Do you have any snow for Christmas yet? It's been raining here the last two days!

Anna from Natures Home Spa said...

Hi Jan, Yes these milk baths are amazing, your skin feels so nice after one!

And Yes, it is snowing now! Started out yesterday raining, then today turned to huge, fluffy flakes! I love it! The ground is too warm for much of it to stick around long though. Just gorgeous outside.

Jan Hunnicutt said...

I bet the snow is really pretty! Our last pup came from your area, when we went to pick her up it snowed - pretty exciting drive for flat landers =)

I hope you'll show your Christmas packaging on your blog too!

Anna from Natures Home Spa said...

Hi Doreen! I love milk baths too. My favorite is 2 cups powdered milk and rose petals when I have them. My roses have all lost their flowers, so I will have to wait until spring!
Anna

Sheena said...

I just finished a milk bath with almost a litre of whole milk, rose petals, and oatmeal. I finished everything off with a homemade coconut and Shea butter body lotion. Thank you so much for your recipes. My skin is softer and smoother, but more than this, I feel the joy of a simple indulgence and a bath spent in mindfulness. Some slow yoga to end the evening sounds just about right.
Cheers,
Sheena

Unknown said...

Hi Anna. Wonderful recipes. But I want to ask if you do training on general SPA treatments. Cause I have a SPA but truly lacking SPA beauty treatment. Pls if yes let me no thanks. Victoria

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