| Many of these ingredients are in commercial ready-made lotions to soothe skin, but you can also get a powerful effect by using them individually. Always consult an herbalist or doctor before treating yourself, especially if you are pregnant.
- Calendula
Place 1/4 cup of the healing dried herb into a muslin bag and float in the tub to calm chapped skin. - Milk
Sprinkle 250 grams of powdered milk into the bathwater and it will act as a soothing skin cleanser. - Neem, echinacea, or green tea extract
Place 2 drops of tincture into a cream or oil and rub into skin. All of these herbs have anti-inflammatory properties. - Oats
Fill a sock or square of muslin with 1/4 cup store-bought organic oats and toss it in the tub. (Secure the sock or muslin tightly so the oats don’t leak.) Oats are a rich emollient due to their high gluten and mucilage content. - Rose hip, black currant, or macadamia nut oil
Add 2 teaspoons of any of these oils to bathwater; they soften and moisturize because they contain the fatty acid linoleic acid.
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