BATH OIL RECIPES

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BATH OIL RECIPES:

 

Adding essential oils to a bath makes the experience even more

relaxing, or

invigorating, than usual. Add about five drops of your favorite oil

to your

bathtub, or try one of the recipes listed here (after it has

filled), stir the

water, and soak for at least fifteen minutes. As a general rule, do

not to exce

ed ten drops of total essential oils per bath, and try to keep it

around five

for maximum effectiveness. Please read all the warnings at the

bottom before

using.

 

Balancing Bath: 2 d. rose oil * 2 d. neroli oil * 2 d. geranium oil.

 

Cleansing Bath: 3 d. geranium oil * 3 d. lemon oil * 2 d. petitgrain

oil.

 

Cold/ Flu Bath: 5 d. eucalyptus * 5 d. peppermint * 4 d. lavender.

Add 7 d.

thyme for chest congestion.

 

Concentrating Bath: 4 d. violet oil * 2 d. rose oil * 2 d. ylang

ylang oil.

Eases tension and returns concentration.

 

Extra-Relaxing Bath: 10 d. lavender * 5 d. marjoram. To be used only

right

before bed.

 

Feminine Bath: 4 d. ylang ylang * 4 d. petitgrain. Tension reliever,

preferred by women.

 

Hot Summer's Day Bath: 3 d. juniper oil * 3 d. patchouli oil. Best

effective

in a cool bath.

 

Insomnia Bath: 4 d. chamomile oil * 2 d. lavender oil * 4 d. neroli

oil * 2

d. marjoram oil.

 

Invigorating Bath: 3 d. bergamot oil * 3 d. petitgrain oil * 2 d.

lemon oil.

This bath is helpful for winter dullness.

 

Jet-Lag Bath: 3 d. rosemary oil * 2 d. lemon oil * 2 d. frankincense

oil.

 

Masculine Bath: 2 d. bay oil * 2 d. cedarwood oil * 2 d. lemon oil.

Can be

applied to the skin before showering, diluted in oil.

 

Men's Relaxing Bath: 3 d. pine oil * 2 d. chamomile oil * 2 d. lemon

oil.

 

Mental Confusion Bath I: 6 d. Melissa * 4 d. bergamot * 6 d. lemon *

2 d.

lemongrass * 2 d. lavender.

 

Mental Confusion Bath II: 4 d. rosewood * 4 d. patchouli.

 

Muscle Ache Bath: 2 d. ginger oil * 3 d. eucalyptus oil * 4 d.

rosemary oil.

Relieves muscle cramping and pain.

 

No-More-Nervousness Bath: 6 d. geranium oil * 2 d. basil oil * 2 d.

neroli

oil.

 

Pain-Relieving Bath: 2 d. geranium oil * 3 d. cypress oil * 2 d.

lavender

oil. Especially effective for relieving period cramps.

 

PMS Bath: 3 d. lavender oil * 3 d. clary sage oil.

 

Relaxing Bath: 2 d. lavender oil * 2 d. bergamot oil * 2 d.

cedarwood oil.

 

Relaxing Bath II: 2 d. bergamot oil * 4 d. patchouli oil * 6 d.

frankincense

oil.

 

Reviving Bath: 2 d. orange oil * 2 d. frankincense oil * 2 d.

geranium oil.

 

Sensuous Bath I: 3 d. jasmine oil * 3 d. sandalwood oil * 3 d. ylang

ylang

oil. An intimate bath, more feminine than masculine.

 

Sensuous Bath II: 3 d. cedarwood oil * 2 d. frankincense oil * 2 d.

lime oil.

Stress-relieving as well as sensuous.

 

Shock-Reducing Bath: 4 d. cypress * 2 d. cedarwood * 2 d.

sandalwood.

 

Soothing Bath: 2 d. galbanum oil * 2 d. geranium oil * 2 d. lavender

oil.

Relieves anxiety and frustration.

 

Summer Bath: 3 d. lemon oil * 3 d. rosemary oil * 3 d. peppermint

oil. Most

effective in a cool or lukewarm bath.

 

Tranquilizing Before-Bed Bath: 2 d. neroli oil * 2 d. rose oil * 2

d.

lavender oil * 2 d.

 

ylang ylang oil. Flowery; good after a stressful day.

 

Water Retention Bath: 6 d. geranium oil * 6 d. juniper oil * 6 d.

cypress

oil.

 

Welcome the Weekend Bath:2 d. geranium oil * 2 d. neroli oil * 5 d.

lavender

oil.