I needed a bath too sooth some sore muscles tonight. This is a bath recipe that I made up a few years ago and use fairly regularly. I find it helpful and thought that I would share it with you all.
Ingredients
1 parts Eucalyptus – aids in relaxing and healing muscle pain
1 parts Rosemary - aids in easing muscle pain
2 parts skullcap – aids in treating muscle spasms
2 parts Chamomile – aids in relaxing muscles and easing nerve pain
1 part cramp bark - eases muscle and nerve pain and spasms
1 cup Epsom salts
1cup baking soda
Blue food colouring – healing colour
If you are using dried herbs combine the ingredients and place them in a cheese cloth bag or nylon stocking and use as a bath tea bag. Take the Epsom slats and add 2 or 3 drops of the food colouring and mix well. (You can exclude the baking soda if you are using this method.) Then run the water and add them. Place the “bath tea bag” in the water and swish it around gently or place it under the running water to release the healing properties of the herbs.
If you are using oils, add them one at a time to the baking soda and Epson salts and mix thoroughly, breaking up any clumps. When mixed add a couple of drops of food colouring to add to the healing power of the bath salts. Run your water and add the salts to the water, swishing to release the colour, scent and healing properties.
Get into the tub and lean back – relax and envision the pain seeping out of you into the water. When you are finished let the water drain away and see your pain going with it.
If you wish to add a stone/crystal to this bath Chrysocolla would be a good suggestion. This stone is known to draw out the heat of inflammation and to draw out pain. It is an excellent stone to use in combination with these herbs to reduce sore muscles and speed healing.
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