Herbal Bath Tea

Herbal bath teas are an easy herbal preparation to make at home, and you skin will thank you!

Many herbs have natural benefits for skin, and a warm herbal bath filled with natural herbal bath tea ingredients is the perfect way to get those benefits to every inch of your skin.

You’ve probably heard about bath salts, which can also sometimes include herbs, but this simple herbal bath tea is made without salt.  It includes skin nourishing oat powder which helps sooth skin irritation and manage dryness.

It also has skin nourishing botanicals like calendula, lavender, rose and chamomile.

This specific recipe comes from the book Natural Homemade Skincare by Militza Maury.

This recipe for herbal bath tea is reprinted with permission from Natural Homemade Skin Care by Militza Maury. Page Street Publishing Co. 2020. Photo credit: Militza Maury.

Herbal Bath Tea

This bath treat is like a giant cup of tea, giving your skin just what it needs. Chamomile tea calms inflammation, lavender cools redness, calendula stimulates healing and oats soothe and soften. Herbs like rose also have aromatic benefits, soothing nerves and elevating your mood.

Skin type: all skin types | Shelf life: 1–3 months

• 1⁄4 cup (32 g) oat powder (see Information about Ingredients, pages 147–148)
• 1⁄4 cup (6 g) dried calendula flowers
• 1⁄4 cup (9 g) dried rose petals
• 1⁄4 cup (9 g) dried lavender flowers
• 1⁄4 cup (9 g) dried chamomile flowers
• 15 drops lavender essential oil
• 1 tbsp (9 g) grated cocoa butter, optional

Add the oat powder, calendula flowers, rose petals, lavender flowers and chamomile flowers to a small blender, bullet blender or spice grinder. Blitz the ingredients a few times, just to slightly break up the herbs. Pour the blend into an airtight container with a lid, like a Mason jar. Add the lavender essential oil to the mixture along with the grated cocoa butter, if using (this gives the bath a nice creaminess). Close the lid and shake well to incorporate. Store the herbal oat blend in a glass Mason jar by your bath or under the bathroom sink—don’t forget to label and date the jar!

To use, scoop out 1⁄2 cup (30 g) of Bath Tea into a muslin bag, or tie the mixture into a piece of cheesecloth (this way the herbs will not float off into the bathwater and you can avoid a messy cleanup after your bath!). Add the Bath Tea to the tub as you fill it up, so that it can begin to infuse the water. As you soak, squeeze the bag to release the creamy oat milk; I love splashing it onto my skin and face!

Tip: You can also brew Bath Tea in the kitchen and then pour the herbal tea directly into the bathwater. In a quart-sized (950-ml) Mason jar, add 2 tablespoons each of rolled oats (not oat powder), calendula, rose, lavender and chamomile. Pour 4 cups (960 ml) of hot water from a kettle over the dry ingredients, then close the lid and allow the tea to infuse for 20 minutes. Then strain the liquid through a fine-mesh strainer, and pour directly into the bath. If you wish to add essential oils, combine 1 teaspoon of jojoba oil with 5 drops of essential oil, and pour the oil mixture into the bath.

Yield: For One Bath

Herbal Bath Tea

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This bath treat is like a giant cup of tea, giving your skin just what it needs. Chamomile tea calms inflammation, lavender cools redness, calendula stimulates healing and oats soothe and soften. Herbs like rose also have aromatic benefits, soothing nerves and elevating your mood.

Materials

• 1⁄4 cup (32 g) oat powder (see Information about Ingredients, pages 147–148)
• 1⁄4 cup (6 g) dried calendula flowers
• 1⁄4 cup (9 g) dried rose petals
• 1⁄4 cup (9 g) dried lavender flowers
• 1⁄4 cup (9 g) dried chamomile flowers
• 15 drops lavender essential oil
• 1 tbsp (9 g) grated cocoa butter, optional

Instructions

1. Add the oat powder, calendula flowers, rose petals, lavender flowers and chamomile flowers to a small blender, bullet blender or spice grinder.
2. Blitz the ingredients a few times, just to slightly break up the herbs.
3. Pour the blend into an airtight container with a lid, like a Mason jar.
4. Add the lavender essential oil to the mixture along with the grated cocoa butter, if using (this gives the bath a nice creaminess).
5. Close the lid and shake well to incorporate.
6. Store the herbal oat blend in a glass Mason jar by your bath or under the bathroom sink—don’t forget to label and date the jar!
   
   To use, scoop out 1⁄2 cup (30 g) of Bath Tea into a muslin bag, or tie the mixture into a piece of cheesecloth (this way the herbs will not float off into the bathwater and you can avoid a messy cleanup after your bath!). Add the Bath Tea to the tub as you fill it up, so that it can begin to infuse the water. As you soak, squeeze the bag to release the creamy oat milk; I love splashing it onto my skin and face!

Notes

Tip: You can also brew Bath Tea in the kitchen and then pour the herbal tea directly into the bathwater. In a quart-sized (950-ml) Mason jar, add 2 tablespoons each of rolled oats (not oat powder), calendula, rose, lavender and chamomile. Pour 4 cups (960 ml) of hot water from a kettle over the dry ingredients, then close the lid and allow the tea to infuse for 20 minutes. Then strain the liquid through a fine-mesh strainer, and pour directly into the bath. If you wish to add essential oils, combine 1 teaspoon of jojoba oil with 5 drops of essential oil, and pour the oil mixture into the bath.