Foot soak
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Epsom salt with lavender, mint and eucalyptus oils in a jar. Add a scoop to a basin of warm water and soak tired feet.
What You’ll Need
- 1 glass lidded jar
- 2 cups Epsom salt
- 8 drops pure lavender essential oil
- 6 drops mint essential oil
- 2 drops eucalyptus essential oil
- 2 drops rosemary essential oil
- 1 tsp dried comfrey root powder
- 1 tsp dried lavender
- 1 tsp dried mint leaves
- 1/4 tsp dried Monarda (bee balm) petals or dried Centaurea (cornflower) petals
Equipment
- mason jars
Directions
- Fill the jar halfway with Epsom salt.
- Add the essential oils, close the lid, and shake well.
- Uncap the jar, drop in the dried herbs, and shake again.
- Top off the jar with the rest of the Epsom salt and give it a final shake.
Notes
Add 1/4 cup to an electric footbath, a shallow tub or a flat-bottomed bowl of warm water; soak feet 10-15 minutes, pat dry and discard the water. For a bath, 1 cup for a small tub or 2 cups for a larger tub; catch the herbs with a drain strainer and compost them.
