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Nothing is quite as stress-busting as a soak in a warm bath with uplifting or relaxing scents and a skin-softening blend of oils. When skin is very dry, an oil bath is helpful because skin softened by water and warmth absorbs nutritious oils more effectively. Mineral salts help relieve aching muscles and joints and revive tired skin.

Heat and cold can have as much effect on body and mind as the botanicals and oils you choose to throw into a bath. Take a warm bath to soothe, relax, and relieve aching muscles. Cool water baths are more invigorating, refreshing, and revitalizing, while cold water jets tone the skin. Avoid very hot baths: they can be exhausting, dehydrate the body, and dry out skin.

Mineral salts have a detoxifying action, encouraging perspiration to carry away waste products.

9 tbsp Epsom salts

4 tbsp sea salt

3 drops each essential oils of cypress and juniper

1 tsp olive oil
Blend the salts in a bowl, then stir into a very warm bath. Just before stepping in, mix the essential oils into the olive oil and swish in. Bathe for 12 minutes for best effects. Sip a glass of water. Shower off salt residue before retiring to bed. (Avoid if you are pregnant, have heart or kidney disease, or high blood pressure.)

Combine jasmine and rose oils to create a soothing, yet uplifting bathing experience.

6 drops essential oil of jasmine

2 drops essential oil of rose

1 tsp sweet almond oil

2 tbsp rosewater rose petals or jasmine flowers
Drop the essential oils into the almond oil. Swish the rosewater and oil mixture into the bath and throw in the petals just before stepping in. Place a strainer over the drain when emptying the bathwater.

For smooth, revitalized skin, cast two vanilla pods into the water as the bath fills. Place 12 tbsp milk powder in a bowl and dilute with double the amount of cool water, adding the liquid gradually until no lumps remain, then pour into the bath. After bathing, rinse the vanilla pods and reserve for another bath.

This nourishing creamy mix rehydrates the skin and incorporates the benefits of antioxidant honey.

small can coconut milk

1 tbsp buckwheat honey

2 drops each essential oils of vetivert and geranium
Blend the coconut milk, honey, and essential oils together. Stir into a running bath just before stepping in.

Gather two handfuls each of fresh lavender stalks and fresh leafy mint stems. Tie in a bouquet and throw into a hot bath as it fills. Scatter the leaves of 4-6 scented roses into the water before stepping in.

Make the most of the antioxidant properties of white tea.

4 white tea bags

2 tsp sweet almond oil
Boil a kettle of water, and leave to cool slightly. Place the tea bags in a teapot and pour over the hot water. Leave to steep as you run a bath, pouring in the oil. Before stepping in, pour in the tea infusion and swish to disperse. Close your eyes, placing the cooled, squeezed tea bags over them.

Restore vibrancy to the skin while detoxifying and boosting circulation.

2 large strips dried kelp or other seaweed

6 tbsp dried mint

12 tbsp seaweed-flecked sea salt
Crumble the seaweed into a large pan of water and add the mint. Bring to a boil, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes. Add the salt to a bodytemperature bath, then pour in the seaweed mixture. After bathing, place a strainer over the drain and shower off remaining salt. Drink a glass of water. (Avoid if you have heart or blood pressure problems or are pregnant.)