Healthful Herbal Bath

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ILLUSTRATION: MOTHER EARTH NEWS STAFF
Steeping yourself in an herbal bath is invigorating and healthful.

Regular bathing is, of course, necessary to good health. Aside from its role in personal hygiene, water opens our pores, tones our skin, increases our circulation, and allows our bodies to “breathe.”

However, when you add herbs to your bathwater, you’re providing the liquid with special soothing oils which seem to reach not only the skin, but also the muscles that lie beneath.

Therefore, don’t resign yourself–or your skin and muscles–to sore stiffness or winter dryness every time you put a little extra effort into your chores or expose yourself to harsh, cold winds. Treat yourself to a soothing herbal bath instead.

Make It Right!

Herbs, unlike commercial bath concoctions, are not simply dumped into the bathwater, since soaking in such a “stew” would leave hundreds upon thousands of little plant particles clinging to your skin (and to the tub) after your dip. Instead, prepare an infusion of the leaves and flowers.

  • Published on Jan 1, 1980
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