Homemade Spa Bath Recipes

Buttermilk Bath

• 1/4 cup dry buttermilk (or dry milk)
• 1/4 cup Nonfat Dry Milk
• 1 Tbsp. Cornstarch
• 1/8 tsp. essential oil of your choice, depending on your mood. (lavender is relaxing)

Directions for use: Pour 1/4 of the buttermilk bath powder in tub as you add hot water .

(makes 1/2 cup, enough for 2 baths)

Herbal Milk Bath

• 1 cup Cornstarch
• 1 cup Dry Milk Powder
• 2 tsp. of your Favorite Herbs

Directions for use: Add 1/cup of mixture to hot bath water

(makes 2 cups, enough for 4 baths)

Do It Yourself Bath Salts

• 1 cup Epsom salt
• 1 cup Sea salt
• 1/2 cup Baking soda
• Fragrance optional, 1/4 - 1/2 tsp. essential or Fragrance Oils as desired

Store in a large zip-lock bag

Directions for use: Use about 1/3 cup per bath

Bubble Milk Bath

• 1 cup Powdered Milk or powdered buttermilk
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• 1/2 cup Oatmeal
• 1 cup Baking Soda
• 4 Tbsp. Corn Starch
• 2 Tbsp. Cream of Tartar
• 1/4 cup Handcrafted Soap(cut in chunks)
• Optional, fragrance with 1/4 - 1/2 tsp. essential or Fragrance Oil as desired

Directions for use: Use 1/4 cup per bath, add to running hot water.

Cleansing Body Polish

• 1/2 cup fine sea salt
• 1/4 cup Jojoba Oil or other body oils(olive oil works fine)
• 1/4 cup handcrafted soap( finely grated)
• 1/4 - 1/2 tsp. essential or Fragrance Oil

This scrub acts as a cleanser, scrub and moisturizer all in one.

Directions for use: Use this in the shower on dry skin(otherwise the salt melts instead of scrubs). Rub and scrub anywhere you need to exfoliate and moisturize. Bath Bombs

• 4 Tbsp. Citric Acid
• 4 Tbsp. cornstarch
• 1/2 cup baking soda
• 3 Tbsp. Monoi de Tahiti Oil (or you can use any other emollient oil like coconut or Almond Oil, )
• 1/4 tsp. Fragrance Oil or essential oil (Eucalyptus, peppermint and rosemary is an uplifting blend, great for head colds)

These are fragile so carefully package each bomb in its own cellophane bag or in a closed container to keep fresh.

Directions for use: To use, drop one bomb into warm bath water to release fragrance and oils. A little bit of heaven right in your bath tub!

Vinegar Hair Rinse

• 1/2 tsp. of vinegar
• 1 cup of water

By Mythi from Silverdale WA

Lyon

August 25, 20070 found this helpful

Try these Bath recipes:
Milk And Honey Bath Recipe

Ingredients:

1/2 Cup Runny Honey

1/2 Cup Powdered Milk

1/2 Cup Olive Oil

1 teaspoon Essential Oils(I prefer Lavender)

Mix all the ingredients, pour it into your bathtub and pamper your body.

Relaxing Basil and Lime Bath Salts

You will need:
5 cups of Sea Salt (or Epsom salt, or a combination of both)

1 Tsp. of Baking Powder

2 Tsp. of Almond Oil

5 drops Lime Scented Oil

4 drops Basil Oil

1 drop green coloring

1 drop yellow coloring

All you have to do is mix the salt and the baking powder in a bowl. In a another smaller bowl mix together all liquids and add to salts, stirring well. You should let them sit so they can soak up the scent and the coloring all of the way through. After they have sat for about two hours take them and place them in jars with cork stoppers. To create a good seal dip the cork in melted wax (green to match salts) and put cork into bottle.

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Michawn
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August 28, 20070 found this helpful

A little sugar added to your face or body wash, does wonders for exfoliation and melts just about the time that you need to stop scrubbing! How convenient!

Pat Giles
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August 28, 20070 found this helpful

I definitely plan to try the vinegar hair rinse. Thanks for sharing and God bless you!

What's the difference between extract and oil?
What's the difference between carrier oils and essential oils?
I'd like to add scent to this but am confused by all the descriptions.
Thanks,
Andrea

Dorothy

March 14, 20100 found this helpful

Thanks for the recipes. Good to give as gifts.

Terri

June 10, 20060 found this helpful

Searching on Google, I found these websites.
www.arthritisinsight.com/.../paraffinbath.html
health.yahoo.com/.../zt1153
www.recipegoldmine.com/.../skin75.html
Searching in Thrifty Fun would be my first choice. If you don't find what you want there, you could try using different search engines with a variety of word combos. Good luck.

Thank you so much. I don't know what combination of words you used to search but I tried several and didn't come up with one recipe, let alone three though I did guess pretty well what the additives would turn out to be. You have no idea, what a wonderful help you have been.

Jeanne -
When I was taking some therapy and they ran out, they added mineral oil to some paraffin wax (sold in blocks). I do not know exact measurements but just experiment with a little of each until it feels right.
Once you have done the paraffin bath wrap plastic /plastic bag around and then a towel to keep the heat in . Hope this helps. Crystal

Thank you. From what I have been able to find out, the usual recipe is 1/4 cup of mineral oil to 1 pound of paraffin. I made that up in the bath I had aquired, added a few drops of rose essential oil from my craft stores and have been using it quite successfully. I had learned about the plastic and towel wrap through the material that mckaysatt sent the links for. Altogether the therapist was quite pleased with my report back to her. I am so grateful for the help.

I am teacher of beauty and can anyone give me a recipe for chocolate paraffin wax for manicures please