Since ancient times, therapeutic baths have been cherished for their ability to heal the body and calm the mind. In Ayurveda, bathing is considered a sacred healing ritual, with elaborate bathing practices mentioned in ancient texts to promote wellness, longevity, and purification. By combining hydrotherapy, heat, and minerals with botanicals, a bath ritual creates a luxurious healing experience that can be both beautiful and deeply rejuvenating. The skin can absorb nutrients and plant medicine, making a bath a powerful way to saturate the body and tissues with healing elements. You can create your own bath at home using some of the ingredients listed below or opt for Surya’s signature bath soaks, each designed to address specific imbalances for a simple yet indulgent experience.
This is a recipe for a basic bath soak. Here are the ingredients you will need:
2 cups of baking soda
2 cups of sea salt or celtic salt
4 cups of Epsom salt
Or we have our beautiful Centenarian Bath Blooms with salts already in there (Click Here).
Additionally, you may choose to add aromatherapy essential oils or herbs to enhance your bath experience. A chart below can provide suggestions for which oils or herbs to use.
My favorite thing to do is to go out and forage for some wild mint and dandelion flowers or some rosehips.
When using pure essential oils for your foot baths the amount will vary depending on your sensitivity and the plant extract, we suggest starting with 5 drops and not exceeding 20 drops. For dispersing your essential oils; mix 5-20 drops of an organic essential oil into 1Tbs organic castile soap to safely disperse the oils into your bathwater. When using herbs in your bath plan on using a larger serving for dry herbs, they are less potent in volatile oils and take up less volume. For fresh flowers you can use a few handfuls to float in the bath with you and for dry herbs we recommend using a sachet to steep the herbs and make cleaning up easy.
If you’re filling up your bathtub with chlorinated water and the strong smell of chlorine bothers you, don’t worry – we’ve got you covered with some natural remedies to reduce your exposure to chlorine. You can add these remedies to your bath soak recipe, along with your preferred ingredients.
Tips to remove chlorine from your bathwater.
To start, use our basic bath soak recipe above and add ½ tsp of Ascorbic acid powder to the water while the tub is filling. This form of natural and refined vitamin C is very affordable and highly effective at binding with the chlorine compounds in tap water. Once the vitamin C binds to the chlorine, it creates a heavier molecule that will fall to the bottom of the tub, allowing less chlorine to remain in your bathwater or in the air. You’ll notice a significant improvement in the smell and feel of your bath immediately. Although chlorine is helpful in public pools, it’s not beneficial for a relaxing and rejuvenating bath soak.
Enjoy this beautiful healing ritual.
Sending love and Good healing vibes.
V xx
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