People have been taking milk baths for centuries. The enzymes in the milk soften the skin. Milk bath ingredients are easy to find, just buy
powdered milk in packets, and pour about half the packet into your bath. To scent your milk bath, add your favorite
essential oil. Rose essential oil is often added to milk baths.
Another simple way to add fragrance to milk powder is to combine it with scented
Epsom salt. That way it is all-in-one powder, and you can store it in a container. I buy my Epsom salt inexpensively at Walmart. To scent the salts, spread it out on a pan, and pour a bit of
your favorite scented oil* over the Epsom salts. I add just enough to moisten it, and for color, I add a drop or two of
red food color(turns pink), and bake on warm-200 degrees for an hour or so. The heat dries up the moisture and infuses the scent. You could try this with baking soda as well, or use both. Baking soda softens the water and Epsom salts sooth sore muscles(and hold scent well).
Mix the scented Epsom salts(and/or baking soda) with the milk powder, and you have a lovely bath powder. You can add more or less scented Epsom salts to the milk powder as desired.
See
here for printable bath sachet envelopes.
A lavender bath salt label
Blank packet template
*Another Option for oil: Try olive oil with 10-20 drops of your favorite essential oil, and a bit of glycerin(optional softener and binder). Glycerin is very inexpensive and available in most store vitamin aisles, probably next to the witch hazel on the bottom shelves. All natural(except for scent)
Africa Best Oil works very well too. It is highly scented and inexpensive at places like Dollar General or Family Dollar in the ethnic hair aisle. A little goes a long way.
Also see recipe for
Fizzy Bath Bombs
.
