Taking Care of You...

If you are anything like me, you've been beating yourself up throwing weight around all week... Feeling a little sore?  How about treating yourself to a nice, hot, soothing bath?  Do it by candle light...with a little soft music. Sounds good, right?

But don't stop there. With it's known healing capabilities, adding some Epsom salt to your bath water may be all you need to transcend that body of yours to another plane. 

Why it works. 

Epsom salt really isn't a salt.  It's actually a natural occurring mineral compound composed of magnesium and sulfate. Besides reducing inflammation, magnesium is easily absorbed through the skin and helps muscle and nerve function while sulfate assists in improving the absorption of nutrients and flushes out toxins.  All the more reason to toss some in. 

So now that you know why it works, here's a little recipe to make that bath just a little more special.  

                 "I Long For Lavender"

                                  

3 Cups of Epsom salt

1 Cup of Kosher Salt

2-3 Capfuls of lavender oil

Food coloring (Believe it or not I mixed a few drops of blue and red expecting to get a "lavender-ish" color, but actually got a sea foam green. Go figure.)

In a storage size ziplock bag, mix the salts together.  Add a few drops of food coloring to the bag.  Shake and sift the bag until the color is mixed evenly over the salts. Then add several drops of the lavender oil and repeat the previous step.  Want to make it even more special?  Try mixing in some lavender petals in your salts. Works for me! 

Once completely mixed, leave the bag open and set aside for a few hours to dry. Then using a funnel, pour the salt into your favorite bottle and place it near the tub.  Longing for lavender?  It's ready whenever you are.