HEALING FRAGRANT WATERS
by Danielle Sade

 “Bathing with the essences of nature embodies our being with flowing pleasure and health”  

If you have a bathtub, you have the potential for a healing retreat right in your own home.  Taking a bath with essential oils can provide you with an opportunity to refocus your thoughts on your mind, body and spirit.  Adding essential oils to your bath requires little effort and provides real physical and emotional benefits. Your skin, the largest organ of your body, is highly permeable especially when it is warm and wet.

The sensation of lying in a warm aromatic bath for 15 minutes can be very powerful and healing. Physiologically speaking, the warmth and subtle pressure of water stimulates and soothes your body, inside and out. Bathing prompts blood vessels to dilate slightly, your heart rate to slow, and your muscles to release tension.

For example, geranium oils can penetrate the skin to help it resist infection and heal itself and, at the same time, restore the skin’s moisture balance.   When taking a bath with essential oils, the volatile molecules travel into your nose and lungs. They are then transferred to your bloodstream and transported to your brain and other body organs creating calming and healing effects throughout the systems.

These fragrances work on the conscious and unconscious responses. Take for instance, rose oil, a scent that may remind you of love and at the same time stimulate receptors in the brain that relieve depression, grief and sadness, calm the nerves, and regulate the menstrual cycle.  

MAGICAL BATH BLENDS

Rejuvenating Aromatherapy Bath Salts

15 drops of Lavender oil
5 drops of Geranium oil
2 oz Sea Salt

Place salt in a small jar and add essential oil. Stir and shake until the essential oils are well mixed and dispersed throughout the salt. Cap tightly and store in a dark place for a couple of hours.

EMOLLIENT & SOOTHING COCONUT BATH

5 drops of Rose
5 drops of Geranium
10 drops of Cedarwood
6 oz of coconut butter

Mix essential oils with coconut but in glass container and let set for two hours. Add two teaspoons of mixture into hot bath; soak for at least 15 minutes.

SOFTENING AROMATHERAPY SODA BATH

15 drops of Roman Chamomile oil
5 drops of Sandalwood oil
1 cup of baking soda

Place baking soda in a glass jar and add the essential oils, drop by drop, stirring them in well.  Cap the jar tightly and shake to continue mixing. Pour ¼ cup into bath water prior to immersion.