How to Make Bath Tea
Bath tea, which is also called tub tea, is just what it sounds like. A mixture of herbs, salts, dried flowers, powdered milk, and/or essential oils is packed into a large tea bag and steeped in the bath to release all of the healing properties of the ingredients. Use whatever combination of ingredients and scents you’d like to create unique fragrances and benefits.
To make bath teas, you’ll need either heat sealable tea bags, or small muslin bags that allow the water to circulate and release the goodies inside. Try Brambleberry or Mystic Mountain Sage for the tea bags - both sites have reasonable prices and high quality products. Just fill the bags and then use heat from an iron or hair dryer to seal them.
Muslin bags should have a drawstring to keep them closed in the bath. If you choose to go this route, you can package the “tea” in a jar, and include a small scoop along with the muslin bag. The bag itself is reuseable, and the entire package makes a pretty presentation. Include a tag that tells the user to add a few scoops of tea to the bag, tie it off, and place it under the running water of the bath. After use, discard the contents, rinse out the bag, and allow it to air dry so it’s ready to be used again. You can find muslin bags for sale at Mountain Rose Herbs, or The San Fransisco Herb Company.
Ready to try your hand at making tub tea? Here are a couple of recipes to start you off with!
Oatmeal, Milk, and Honey Bath Tea
Here’s what you’ll need:
- 1 cup powdered milk
- 1 cup steel cut oatmeal, not the quick-cooking or instant kind
- 1 cup Epsom Salts
- 1/2 cup loose green tea
- 1/2 cup dried chamomile flowers
- 15-25 drops honey or oatmeal, milk, and honey fragrance oil
Combine ingredients and mix well to disperse fragrance oil. Spoon mixture into tea bags and seal. Makes 36-48 large tea bags.
Citrus Salt Bath Tea
Here’s what you’ll need:
- 2 cups Dead Sea Salts
- 1/2 cup Epsom Salt
- 1/4 cup loose tea - your choice of Rooibos, Oolong, or Green Tea
- 15 drops Sweet Orange essential oil
- 15 drops Lemon essential oil
- 10 drops Tea Tree essential oil
Mix and package ingredients as above.
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June 12th, 2007 at 6:31 am
Now this is something I’ve never heard of and I love me some tea. Interesting.
June 13th, 2007 at 10:27 am
They’re pretty neat - but if you ever give them as gifts make sure they are CLEARLY labeled as *bath* tea. My grandmother was not so clear on the usage.