Mystical mermaids have beautifully glowing skin because they are constantly replenishing themselves by bathing in the sea. This Mermaid Bath uses seaweed full of rich vitamins, minerals, trace elements, and amino acids to extract toxins from your body and relax your muscles. The lavender and spearmint bring a fresh herbal scent to this mellow, detoxifying, and replenishing bath that is beneficial for all skin types.
YIELDS: 1 pint
11⁄2 cups solar-dried sea salt
40 drops pink grapefruit essential oil
1⁄4 cup dried lavender buds
1⁄8 cup dried spearmint
2 teaspoons dried bladderwrack
1 tablespoon dried kelp
What you will need: mixing bowl, spoon, pint jar with lid, cloth bag or cheesecloth, and string to make a sachet
1.To Make: Place the salts in the bowl. Stir in the pink grapefruit essential oil in intervals. Add a little, stir, add a little more, stir, until you have added all 40 drops and mixed them into the salt. Add the lavender, spearmint, and seaweeds. Stir until you have a uniform blend.
2. To Store: Store in a sealed jar labeled with contents and expiration date of 6 months.
3.To Use: Draw a bath. Make a sachet loosely filled with the salt mixture and toss into the tub. When the tub is full, get in and soak for at least 20 minutes, or longer to enjoy maximum therapeutic benefits of the active botanical ingredients. Use the sachet as a wash bag or compress. Gently squeeze the liquid from the sachet over your skin and relax while your mind, body, and spirit are replenished. When you are finished soaking, rinse off in the shower to remove the sweat and toxins you released as you bathed. If you do not use a body scrub, use your favorite moisturizer to seal in the nutrients and complete the home spa experience.
