Bismillaah (In The Name of Allaah)

Dear Reader,

I have recently really come to love and appreciate taking detox baths. These bath help me to cope with my daily allotment of pain from my fibromyalgia as well as to soothe my tired muscles from my exercising regimen.

My personal taste in a detox bath consists of the following:

Hot water with

1 Loofah

1pumice stone

6-8 Tea Tree essential oil drops

1 cup Epsom salt

1 generous squirt of Dr. Bronners lavender hemp oil soap

1 cap of eucalyptus pain and bath mix

2 small camphor squares

This is my own concoction of what I enjoy and helps me to really deal with my pain on a daily basis. I generally bathe in this for one to two hours a night. I know a long time, right!?

‘Baths are wonderfully healing, and it is easy to make your own homemade, detox baths.

Hot water draws toxins out of the body to the skin’s surface, and while the water cools it pulls toxins from the skin, according to Naturopath Dr. Hazel Parcells. Epsom salts augment this detoxification by causing you to sweat. Other salts—all highly alkaline and cleansing—used in baths include sea salt, baking soda, clay, and Dead Sea salts.

Basic Salt Soak Bath Formula
Minerals and salts make the bath water feel silky and leave your skin cleansed and soft.

1 cup sea salts
2 cups baking soda
1 cup Epsom salts
1 to 2 tablespoons glycerin per bath

Combine the sea salts, baking soda, and Epsom salts in a bowl. Stir to blend. Pour 1/4 cup or so into the bath while the tub is filling. Add 1 to 2 tablespoons glycerin to keep your skin from drying out (more for dry skin, less for oily skin) and essential oils of choice.

Preparation time: 2 to 3 minutes
Shelf life: Indefinite
Storage: Glass jar with a screw top

Caution: Do not take hot baths and salt baths (including Epsom salt baths) if you have heart trouble, high blood pressure, or are diabetic.’

Care2