You don’t need fancy soaps and serums to create a luxurious and relaxing experience. This Lavender-Oatmeal Bath Soak is simple, inexpensive, and packed with amazing skin benefits. Oats help soothe and repair dry, itchy, and irritated skin, making them a staple in many all-natural beauty products. Epsom salt helps relieve tension in muscles and Tea Tree offers all-natural, gentle cleansing. Lavender and Frankincense essential oils create a relaxing and spiritually uplifting atmosphere and can even help enhance the look of healthy skin.

DIY Lavender-oatmeal bath soak recipe

Ingredients: Lavender essential oil

Instructions:

  1. Grind oats in a food processor or coffee grinder into a fine flour-like texture.
  2. Mix all ingredients in a bowl until oils are evenly distributed.
  3. Store in a glass jar and use about 1 cup of mixture per bath.

 

YLTip: Create a pouch for your mixture using a sock or pantyhose to reduce floating oatmeal flakes in your bath.

Favourite essential oils for skin:

Try this blend or experiment with any combination of 30 drops of aromatic/topical essential oils.

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