How to Make Honey Milk Bath Oil

Add local honey and milk to your bath water for a skin-softening treat.

It may seem that the do-it-yourself craze has reached every aspect of life, and the health and beauty products industry is no exception. But making beauty products at home is an old practice. We'd do well to take some hints from days gone by and cut out the chemicals. It's not a bad idea to take some of our more common local, organic items -- honey and milk -- and mix them up for a basic, but luxurious homemade bath oil.

Things You'll Need

• Medium-sized mixing bowl
• Honey
• Boiling water
• Milk powder
• Measuring spoons
• Dried lavender or rose petals

Instructions

1. Measure out 4 tablespoons of honey into a medium-sized bowl.

2. Pour 1 quart of boiling water over the honey, stirring as you pour to dissolve the honey and make a honey-water base. Let the mixture sit for a few minutes then stir again.

3. Add milk powder to the warm water, 1 tablespoon at a time, stirring as you go to dissolve the powder.

4. Put some dried lavender or rose petals in a blender or food processor and pulse until they are shredded. Add about a tablespoon of the dried flowers to the honey milk. Continue to add dried flowers until the scent of the bath oil is strong enough.

5. Add as much of the mixture as you'd like to the bath water. Sit back, relax and enjoy.

Tips & Warnings

• For a more luxurious bath experience, try mixing the honey with 2 cups warm milk or cream.

References

• Beauty-Soap-and-Bubbles; Honey Milk Bath and Other Recipes Using Honey; 2010
• Essential Oils for Healing; Fragrant Milk Bath Recipes; June 2009