This bath tea is great way to infuse your bath with soothing properties without having the herbs floating around your tub. And, as an added bonus, by using a tea bag, you don’t have to worry about any cleanup. The potential benefits from the tea is going to vary based on the ingredients that you choose to use.
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What is a bath tea?
Bath tea is just like a regular cup of tea, the only difference is it is made for your bath and not to drink. The cool thing is that this tea is completely customizable to suit your skin care needs.
How long should I leave the bath tea in the tub?
How long you would like to leave the bath tea in your bathtub is completely up to you. Personally, I will leave it in my bath for the entire time. Another option, if you do not want the tub tea bag in your bath is to steep the tub tea and then pour the water into your bath.
Bags
I prefer to use muslin bags for my bath tea because you can empty them out and reuse them. If you prefer to just toss the bag away after you use it, you can always use large tea bags.
Herbs
You can use any herbs that you can put into a tea that you drink, into your bathtub.
Colloidal Oatmeal – The colloidal oatmeal used to soften and soothe skin. It is also good at relieving dry itchy skin.
Chamomile – Chamomile is know for its relaxing and calming properties. It is also good for soothing your sore muscles. I like to use this to relax before I go to bed.
Lavender Buds – Lavender buds really make the tea look amazing, it is also very calming.
Rose Petals – Roses are full of antioxidants that are nourishing for our skin.
Peppermint – Dried peppermint is said to be good at relieving headaches and pain.
Salts
Epsom Salt – Great at helping to relieve muscle aches or soreness.
Pink Himalayan Salt – Known for its relaxing effects and is said to stimulate circulation and detoxifying effects.
Essential Oils
Eucalyptus – Refreshing and stimulating. Eucalyptus essential oil is great at opening up nasal passages when you are congested.
Lavender – This is my go to calming essential oil. Lavender essential oil is said to relieve pain, inflammation and relieve headaches.
Peppermint – I find peppermint essential oil to be relaxing and stress relieving. Peppermint is said to be good at helping to relieve pain and headaches.
Tea
Black Tea – Black tea is said to reduce inflammation and help to relax muscles.
Green Tea – Soothing and softening on our skin. Green tea is loaded with antioxidants that help your skin recover from environmental irritants.
Making Bath Tea
1. Weigh out all of your ingredients.
2. Put the epsom salt into a mixing bowl.
3. Add your essential oils and mix well.
4. Add your dried herbs and mix.
5. Put into your bath tea bag.
Bath Tea
Equipment
- Scale
Ingredients
Peppermint Bath Tea
- 5 ounce | 91% Epsom Salt
- 0.30 ounce | 5% Peppermint and Spearmint Tea
- 0.10 ounce | 2% Dried Peppermint
- 0.10 ounce | 2% Peppermint Essential Oil
Lavender Bath Tea
- 5 ounce | 88% Epsom Salt
- 0.30 ounce | 5% Lavender Buds
- 0.30 ounce | 5% Colloidal Oatmeal
- 0.10 | 2% Lavender Essential Oil
Instructions
- Weigh out all of your ingredients.
- Put the epsom salt into a mixing bowl.
- Add your essential oils and mix well.
- Add your dried herbs and mix.
- Put into your bath tea bag.