Relaxing Bath Ritual

[SingingCanyon]

So, I've been feeling pretty stressed this year, and after asking advice from the lovely people of this forum on how to de-stress and not be so exhausted this year I got plenty of amazing answers. One that really stuck out was a "cleansing bath" when I googled that I found a fairly open outline on how to do one. So this is my recipe for a good cleansing bath that, in my experience, really works.

Items You'll Need:
Water
Bathtub
Candle(s)
Bay Leaves
Mint (crushed or leaves)
Parsley
((**The above herbs can often be found in the average kitchen and are safe for use on the skin. NEVER use an herb if you don't know what it will do to sensitive skin, or if you are allergic.**)
Lavender oil (or any essential oil that is safe for skin and induces healing, purification or relaxation.)
Epsom salt or Sea salt
Strainer
Pot
Paper towels/coffee filters

How To:
Alright, so first things first, get all of your herbs and oils out on the counter. Fill your pot with 2-3 cups of water and let boil. Once the water is boiling add your herbs one at a time. I use about a teaspoon and a half for each herb, except for mint which I use about a tablespoon and a half. Add any essential oils last.
Turn down the heat, and let the mixture simmer for 5-15 minutes depending on how strong you would like your bath. Once your mixture is at the strength you would like it, remove from the heat entirely.
Next, take your paper towels or coffee filters and line the bottom of a noodle strainer and place the bottom of the strainer into a bowl large enough to hold your mixture, and heat proof. Carefully, and slowly pour the mixture out of the pot and into the towel-lined strainer. Once your pot is empty wait a a minutes then wring the paper towel/coffee filter out over the bowl to get any extra liquid out.
The liquid in your bowl should be fairly free of any floating bits of herbs, but if it isn't just repeat the straining process until it is. (Or you can add the herb bits to your bath, if you'd like.)
Now, draw a bath and once the tub is about half full pour your liquid into the bath and let it finish filling. If you want to use sea salt or Epsom salt now would be a good time to add it.
And tada! You have your own cleansing bath. Light a candle, soak and pray a little. I promise you'll feel heaps better afterwards.

If you have any questions just let me know, and I'll do my best to answer them.

Blessed Be,
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[Firebird]

Hi Singing! Ya ...a bath is really the way to go when you need to unwind, this looks amazing,
I like to mix the Epsom salt and sea salt together.... thanks for posting.
Blessings, Firebird

[Shadow Riverlark]

This looks wonderful! I'd love to give it a try sometime very soon. Do you think it would work the same if I used lavender-infused bath salts in place of the essential oil? I'm not able to afford it at the moment.