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Bath Sachets
Perfume your bath with potpourri by tossing in a 'tea bag' of fragrant
flowers or herbs. Make sure your herbs are large enough so they won't
wash out of the bags. To give these bath 'tea bags' as a gift, just pack
them in pretty jars decorated with dried flowers or herbs, and attach a
pretty ribbon with a sprig of dried flowers tied into the bow. Or you
can put them in a basket with dried flowers or sprigs of dried herbs
glued here and there, and woven with ribbon. These look
attractive displayed with small guest soaps and loose potpourri.
How To Make BATH SACHETS:
You will need:
Cheesecloth or loose-weave muslin, cut into "Circles"
Potpourri
Ribbon
Cup the cheesecloth Circle in your hand, wrong side up, and place a
mound of potpourri on it. Gather together, then tie with some ribbon.
Make the ribbon ends long enough so you can make a loop to hang the
sachet from the faucet. If you hang the bag so the warm running water
runs through it, it will increase the perfume of the water. Then toss
the sachet in the bath water.
Bath Potpourri Suggestions:
1 cup dried rose petals
Pinch dried lavender
1 tbsp grated and dried lemon peel
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1/2 cup dried rosemary spikes
1/2 cup dried pine needles and tips of branches
Several dried marigolds
Pinch dried thyme
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1 tbsp dried lavender
2 tbsp dried chamomile
1/2 cup dried sage
Pinch dried marjoram
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Equal parts dried roses, lilac and carnations
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You can also purchase bags of already made-up Potpourri in different
scents.
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BREAST TENDERNESS: Caffeine should be avoided. Supplemental vitamin E may help. The following herbs are mentioned to be consumed - Black
Currant, Borage, Dong Quai, Feverfew. The application of Evening Primrose oil is also suggested.
" None of us is given a lifetime. We're given one day at a time. We're given this day. Don't spend today worrying about whether the next one's going to come or where it's going to lead. The joy is in not missing a second of today, in the depth and the power of this very moment."
-- Gregory Gunheim
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