DIY Healing Seaweed & Green Tea Bath Soak

Relax, rejuvenate and heal with our DIY seaweed and green tea bath soak. If you have sore muscles, joint pain, back pain, feel stressed or run down, this incredibly healthful bath soak is for you. If you don't have a bath, try it as a foot soak! Combining seaweed powder, green tea, peppermint essential oil, and Epsom, Tasmanian and Magnesium salts, our healing seaweed and green tea bath soak works to reduce muscle aches and pains, tension and stress, improve circulation and soothe and soften skin. Each of the ingredients we've used in this recipe are incredibly beneficial. Seaweed powder: Good for soothing skin conditions such as psoriasis and acne. Known to relieve an aching back and and limbs. May help ease rheumatism and arthritis. Good for circulation. Beneficial for the skin and hair, leaving a fresh glowing feeling. Organic green tea leaves: Can aid with relaxation and detoxification. Green tea is an antioxidant and softens skin. Epsom salt: Can help relax muscles and loosen stiff joints. Ideal for soothing arthritis pain and swelling. Tasmanian sea salt: Contains an abundance of naturally occurring trace minerals from pristine nutrient rich waters of the east coast of Tasmania. It is particularly rich in Potassium with lower levels of sodium than many other salts. Magnesium salt flakes: Magnesium is important for the healthy function of the brain, heart, bones, muscle contraction, and energy production. It is more readily absorbed through the skin than orally. Relieves tired and sore muscles and promotes relaxation and the healthy function of the lymphatic system. Peppermint essential oil: Uplifting, revitalising, muscle warming. Relieves aches and pains. Find the recipe below.

How to Make Your Own Healing Seaweed & Green Tea Bath Soak

Ingredients

• ½ cup Epsom salt
• ½ cup Tasmanian sea salt
• ½ cup magnesium chloride flakes
• ½ cup seaweed powder
• 3 heaped tbsp of organic green tea leaves
• 15 drops of peppermint essential oil

You will also need airtight glass jars of your choice

Method

1. In a medium glass bowl, add all the dry ingredients and gently mix together.
2. Add the essential oils and stir through.
3. Pour into your air tight jar and seal and label.

How to Use

Run a warm bath and pour in about 1/2 a cup of the bath soak . Mix through with your hands a little to help dissolve the ingredients. Hop in, relax and soak away all your stress, tension, aches and pains. Ensure you take care getting out of the bath as warm baths can make you slightly dizzy or unbalanced when standing up. Rinse and clean your bath as soon as you are finished. If you don't have a bath, you could use this as a foot soak - it feels wonderful! This recipe makes approximately 350g. Here we filled 1 x 290ml Weck glass jar with some left over. A great idea would be to place the remaining bath soak into another smaller glass jar, attach a pretty tag and give to a friend as a gift. Keep out of sunlight in a cool dry place. Use within 6-9 months. Tip – To create a moisturising body scrub, omit the magnesium flakes and add about 1/2 a cup (more or less) of your favourite oil such as apricot, coconut or jojoba. Recipe by Nancy George

Disclaimer

As with all our DIY recipes, you can experiment to suit your preferences. Many factors can change the end result, including temperature, humidity, light, ingredient quality. Some DIYs can be amended by remelting or adding ingredients, but some cannot. Please read the whole recipe before beginning and remember to have fun!

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Before using any raw DIY ingredient for the first time, please first research that ingredient's potential benefits as well as safety precautions and possible side effects. Check with your medical professional if you have any concerns.

If you have severe acne, very sensitive skin, or another skin concern or health condition, we recommend seeking medical advice before using any new product on your skin, whether that be a raw ingredient, a DIY product you've made yourself, or commercially formulated product.

Please exercise caution when using essential oils. If you are pregnant or have any kind of health or skin condition, we recommend you speak to your doctor before use. Essential oils are highly concentrated liquids, so use in moderation. Pure essential oils should never be used directly on the skin and should never be ingested. When using an essential oil for the first time, do a skin patch test. Each essential oil is unique and may not be suited to everyone. Please research potential benefits as well as safety precautions before using any essential oil. Some essential oils may interfere with medication. Check with your medical professional if you have any concerns.

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