Not long ago I had a mini baby shower for a friend and made up these little favors for the gals to take home. Tub tea!
These herbal bath teas are packed with herbs, salts, and other skin soothing treats to steep the most luxurious bath. It’s the perfect way to warm up and relax in cold winter months and when you are done, there is no messy clean up or herbs to pick out of the drain.
LAVENDER OATMEAL TUB TEA RECIPE
- 2 cups Epsom salts
- 2 heaping tablespoons dried lavender
- 15-20 drops lavender essential oil
- 1 cup oatmeal
- 1 cup powdered milk
- Mixing bowl
- Spoon
- 9 Extra large (size 4) tea filters
- Stapler
Mix the Epsom salts, dried lavender, and essential oils in a large bowl then add in the powdered milk. The oatmeal should be ground in a food processor or blender to get a coarse power before adding it to the bowl as well. Mix well and you are ready to fill your tea bags.
You can find the labels I used for this Lavender Oatmeal Tub Tea over at Evermine where I also blog.
I love bath time so this is a wonderful idea! I’m curious as to where you get the tea bags from and are they expensive?
I make my own out of muslin or fine cotton, if you sew you can run some square pockets up , or just cut into circles and gather and tie with string or fine ribbon. I recently bought cotton muslin for £3. Per metre. I make shower scrubbies with grapefruit and black pepper EO to make a wake up shower scrubbie.
Hi Lisa, they are super cheap! Here are some that are similar to what I used (Extra large (size 4) tea filters) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002WB12JI/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B002WB12JI&linkCode=as2&tag=gardther-20
They are so adorable! Where did you get the boxes?
Hi Shannon – I got the boxes from Evermine also – http://www.myownlabels.com/blog/lavender-oatmeal-tub-tea/
Hello, just wondering if the essential oil can be mixed with a carrier oil for this recipe.
Thank you.