“I can’t think of any sorrow in the world that a hot bath wouldn’t help, just a little bit,” said Susan Glasee.
Most of the world’s problems can be solved with a long hot bath, or at least our suffering can be temporarily assuaged. With this in mind after a busy day chasing my little one, I wandered out back to our herb garden to gather some mint. I thought about what I might make with the mint and it occurred to me that I could take a bath and enjoy some homemade aromatherapy. Here’s what I did:
Ingredients
coffee filter
2 handfuls of herb leaves (whatever scent appeals to your senses)
2 tbsp. oatmeal (for soft skin)
string, yarn or thread to tie your filter together
1. Chop up 2 handfuls of herbs. Place into coffee filter.
2. Layer 2 tbspn. of oatmeal on top of herbs.
3. Twist filter to to create tea bag. Secure with string, twine, yarn, etc.
4. Run a hot bath. Steep tea bag in the water being careful not to let the force of running water push bag open (this cause the bag to open and then you’re pretty much bathing with floating bits of oatmeal and herbs).
5. Take your spa tea bath. Play a little background music like Enya, classical, or whatever it is that helps you unwind (I guess even death metal would do).
6. Make tea bath bags for your friends. Distribute. Wouldn’t the world be a better place if we could all just relax a little?
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My pleasure. I’m happy to share tips on how to relax to other busy ladies out there.
Sound luxurious and relaxing. Thanks for the tip!
You’re right. Mint is a weed, which is not a problem for me because I love mint in tea, etc. One thing to be careful of though is that mint can cause problems with breastmilk supply. When I was first nursing Annabelle, I avoided mint toothpaste and all other mint products. Luckily, supply issues are not much a problem anymore.
What a good idea. Mint is one of the herbs that I decided not to plant because of its tendancy to take over. But maybe next year I’ll grow some in a container.