Archive for May, 2010
Bath Tea
I’ve been looking at tea concoctions designed for the bath and I’m quite fascinated by them. Once again, here’s a product that has found its way from the kitchen to the bath with absolute alacrity. The ingredients in these bath gift products are nothing more than tea and herbal fragrance. The idea is to steep this specially designed (large) tea bag in bath water for 10 minutes, then remove the teabag before submerging for a relaxing soak.
The spa gift set I have is sunflower and cedar wood but I recently saw this delectable combination: rose buds, lavender, peppermint, strawberry/respberry leaf, orange petals, orange peels, lemon grass, chamomile, rosemary, sage and rosehips – doesn’t that sound fabulous? I have the feeling that these products not only benefit the skin but also the olfactory senses. I also have the feeling that this is a terrific option for men as well as women. This definitely requires more exploration!!
Lavender Vanilla Bath Collection
I’ve recently written about how I sent myself a spa gift set called Lavender Vanilla Bath Collection. It really is incredible how many bath gift products they tuck into this basket and what’s even more remarkable is the number of choices I now have when it comes to moisturizing my skin.
Now, maybe I’m easily amused with this stuff because I’ve always been a bit haphazard when it comes to lotions and such. In fact, I once mentioned that to a guy friend who retorted “how can that be….you’re a girl”. True, true. Anyway, these new choices caused me to do some internet research where I found that body butter can contain ingredients like shea butter, vegetable oil, coconut oil or butter, grapeseed oil, and cocoa butter. The whipped body butters usually include beeswax as well. The advantage to using this lovely richness is longer lasting, all natural emollients for intense moisture and healing.
There is so much in this wild and wacky life that can dry our skin and the older we get, the worse it is. I guess, in my case, it’s better late than never that I’ve become such a proponent. I think I’ll continue sending myself (and others) spa gift sets. They’re fun to receive and full of good stuff.