Fragrant Friday: Bath Blends

Fragrant Friday -

It has been a trying week, so perhaps some soothing bath blends are in order?

To 1/2 cup Sea Salt, or, better yet, Pink Himalayan Salt,  or 1 tablespoon of raw honey add one of the following blends: 

Balancing Blend: 2 drops each Rose Oil, Neroli and Geranium

Cleansing Bath: 3 drops Geranium, 3 drops Lemon, 2 drops Petitgrain.

EXTRA-relaxing Bath: 10 drops Lavender, 5 drops Sweet Marjoram. Please only use this right at bedtime.

Invigorating bath: 3 drops Bergamot, 3 drops Petitgrain, 2 drops Lemon.

PMS Bath: 3 drops Lavender, 3 drops Clary Sage

Muscle Ache Bath: 2 drops ginger, 3 drops Eucalyptus globulous, 4 drops Rosemary Camphor. Relieves muscle cramping and pain. Great for the aches and pains of the flu or a virus.

Soothing Bath: 2 drops. galbanum oil,  2 drops geranium oil,  2 drops lavender oil.

Said to relieve anxiety and frustration.

 

Masculine Bath: 2 drops bay laurel oil,  2 drops atlas cedarwood oil, *2 drops lemon oil. Can be

applied to the skin before showering, diluted in oil.

 

Men's Relaxing Bath: 3 drops Scotch pine oil  2 drops. Roman chamomile oil,  2 drops lemon oil.

 

Note: Almost all the Nature's Gift blends for emotional balance or our "for women only" blends would be lovely added to a bath. 

 

Confession - I saved these blends over 12 years ago, and neglected to save the source.  It is not my intention to plagiarize, I would give full credit if I could!

 

 

MondayMarchMassage - Pain Relief

Monday Massage Blends - for muscular pain relief.

A selection of tested blends for sore and aching muscles:

All blends are designed to be used in 15 mls (1/2 fluid oz, or 1 tablespoonful) of your favorite carrier oil.  Each would also be wonderful added to some epsom or dead sea salts for a long soak in a warm bath.

Blend one:  3 drops each Basil linalol and Black Pepper, with 2 drops Ginger essential oil is a 2.5% dilution.  This could be used for a full body massage for adults,or to "spot treat" problem areas.

Blend two: 4 drops Lavender Population, 4 drops Eucalyptus smithii, and 3 drops Ginger.  This is a 3.75% dilution. A bit stronger than the above.  I have found this blend wonderful for the aches and pains of the flu, or the pain in the diaphragm caused by excessive coughing. It is also a wonderful bath blend.

Blend three:  2 drops Black Pepper, 4 drops Helichrysum italicuum (Balkan), 6 drops Lavandin Super.  This is a 4% dilution, not really appropriate for full body massage but wonderful just to rub in "where it hurts."  This is also a soothing blend for nerve and joint pain.

Another blend, that I have found useful for muscle spasms (which tend to wake me in the middle of the night!)  to 1/2 fl ounce of Arnica Infused oil add 6 drops Helichrysum italicuum and 6 drops Kunzea. For me, this blend has been very effective.

All of these blends are even more effective when either St. John's Wort Infused oil or Arnica infused oil is used for at least part of the massage base.