Things You'll Need:
- Used dryer sheets
- Dried herbs: lavender, rosemary, rose hips, chamomile, rose petals, dried citrus peel, cinnamon sticks, star anise
- Satin ribbon
- Coffee grinder or blender
- 1/2 cup Epsom salts per bag
- Essential oil of your choice
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Step 1
Take a handful of your favorite dried herbs and flowers and place in a coffee grinder or a blender. Jog in blender or coffee grinder for two to four seconds to coarsely chop them. This helps release essential oils later.Good mixes are lavender, rose hips, rose petals, and citrus peel. Another good mixture is star anise, rose hips, and cinnamon sticks.Try other mixtures according to your personal preference.
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Step 2
Mix a few drops of your favorite essential oil with a half cup of Epsom salts. Add herb mix and stir to mix well. Pour a half cup of herb and bath salt mix in the center of a used dryer sheet. Fold the long sides toward the center, making a long sachet.
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Step 3
Fold each narrow end toward the new center. Fold once more so that the narrow ends are now inside a tea bag shaped sachet. Make a loop of satin ribbon and staple to the top of the sachet, tea bag style.
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Step 4
Hang tea bag from the spigot on your tub, so that the water runs through it as you run your bath, or float your bath salt tea bag in the tub for a few minutes before you enter the tub.
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Step 5
Lie back and enjoy a few relaxing moments!
Comments
perogie1 said
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