homemade milk bathdesign your personal recipe
A homemade milk bath can be a wonderful pampering treat for your body and mind.
I am aself-confessed bath person. I LOVE taking baths.
Bubbles, fizzies, powders do addto the experience of relaxing in warm water.
Thisbeing said…I cannot really say that I had a great appreciation for milk bathrecipes.
Aftersome research and experimentation, I can say that I have found…
my “inner milkbath queen”.
I used different ingredients that enhanced the milk bath recipesthat I personally designed.
DRY MILK POWDERS
Ofcourse ,milk powders are the heart of your recipe.
Milk powders moisturizes and protectsthe skin. It is said that they soothe itchiness and/or redness.
Thereare a few options you can choose from:
- Buttermilk
- Coconut
- Goat’smilk
- Yogourt
- Whole milk
(somepeople do use skim milk powder…I did not find it to be a good choice)…
GRAIN POWDERS
Oatmealhas many benefits and it used in soaps and body care products. It is said tocleanses, exfoliates as well as soothes dry or irritated skin.
It is a greataddition to your homemade milk bath.
You canuse:
- Oatmeal (you can grind it as fine as you want)
- Oat flour
- Rice branpowder
- Rice powder
- Almond flour
- Cornstarch
SALTS
Salts supportskin renewal and detoxify. They soften skin and offer minerals.
- Epsom
- Sea
- Dead sea
- Himalayan
HERBS AND FLOWERS
If youare using dried herbs and flowers you might consider using a tea ball or cheesecloth.
- Lavender
- Chamomile
- Rose petals
- Greentea leaves
- Blacktea leaves
POWDERS AND CLAYS
Manypowders and clays have beneficial properties and you can tailor for your skin and your experience
- Honeypowder
- Kelp powder
- Whey powder
- Benotineclay
- Kaolin clay
SCENTING YOUR HOMEMADE MILK BATH
Essentialoils and/or fragrance oils are used to scent your milk bath recipes.
sample recipes
WinterBlend
- 1 cupwhole milk powder
- ½ cupbuttermilk powder
- few dropsof eucalyptus and camphor essential oils
Fieldsof Flowers
- 1 cupwhole milk powder
- ½ cup ofoatmeal (grounded fine)
- ½ cup ofsea salt
- 3 to 6tablespoons of chamomile and lavender buds (grounded fine)
- fewdrops of lavender essential oil
Vanilla Oatmeal Dream
- 1 cup goatmilk powder
- ½ oatmeal
- 3tablespoons of orange zest
- few dropsof vanilla essential oil
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