If you a regular Primally Inspired reader as I am, I don’t have to tell you that bubble baths or commercial bath soaks may contain synthetic ingredients that do more than harm than good, right? So let’s focus on making a bath soak that is natural and healthy for our skin.
Lavender Eucalyptus Bath Soak
Soaks and bath salts have been used historically for medicinal purposes since the times of Hippocrates, when he used to use salt water to heal many different ailments, and for beauty purposes since the times of Cleopatra when she used to soak in milk baths. Bath soaks offer therapeutic benefits as well cosmetics benefits.
Epsom Salts is the common name for the naturally occurring magnesium sulfate. Magnesium is dubbed by many a miracle mineral. It is responsible for the regulation of over 300 enzymes in our bodies, relives stress, aids in the proper function of muscles, and reduces inflammation.
Sulfate flushes toxins and heavy metals from the cells helping our bodies eliminate harmful substances.
Lavender essential oil as well as the dry flowers are well know for their relaxing properties. A study revealed lavender impacts the autonomic nervous system, hence the reason it is used to treat insomnia (source). Eucalyptus is used to treat respiratory problems, from congestion to asthma. It is also great for relieving muscle pain due to it’s analgesic properties.
All of these ingredients make this recipe the perfect soak after a long day, but particularly during a cold or after strenuous activity.