A tea tree oil and lemongrass foot bath will refresh and pamper your feet.
Ingredients
½ cup of Epsom Salt or Sea Salt
5 drops of Tea Tree Essential Oil
2 drops of Lemongrass Essential Oil
Basin or bowl of water large enough for your feet
*Note: People with diabetes or high blood pressure need to consult with their doctor to see if it is safe for them to do a salt bath.
Instructions
Add the essential oils to the salt and stir until it’s evenly dispersed. Fill basin half way with warm or cool water. Add the salt mixture and stir until dissolved. Soak feet for 15 minutes.
Notes
Tea tree oil is antimicrobial, antifungal, antibacterial, antiviral, decongestant, expectorant, immune-stimulant, and neurotonic.
Lemongrass is analgesic, antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antiseptic, and antiviral.
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Make a Refreshing Herbal Sun Tea
If you like making sun tea, you’ll love making an herbal tisane with herbs from your own garden — or someone else’s! This is a simple recipe, easily adaptable to whatever fresh (or dried) herbs you have on hand. I’ll give you some ideas on herbs that are great to use and share my recipe, but use your imagination and see what tasty combinations you can come up with too — that’s half the fun.
What Is a Tisane?
Just in case you haven’t heard of the word tisane, it is simply water infused with plant material that is not made from the true tea leaf called Camellia sinensis (black, green, white, oolong, etc.). Most people refer to a tisane simply as “herbal tea.”
Herbs for Tisanes
If you like to grow herbs, you probably have several types in your garden that would make a refreshing tea. Here’s a few to try: lemon balm, lemon thyme, lemon verbena, lavender, mint, bergamot (bee balm), lemon grass, chamomile, and pineapple sage.
For my recipe, I used lemon balm, lemon thyme, lemon verbena, and lavender. Here’s an easy step-by-step guide. Scroll to the bottom for a printable recipe card.
Lemon Lavender Herb Tea
Ingredients:
2-quart glass jar
2 quarts of water
1 1/2 – 2 cups fresh herbs
stevia, honey, sugar (optional)
Directions:
1. Snip the herbs from your garden. I bring a basket to put them in and also a measuring cup outside with me to get an idea of the amount I will need.
2. Wash the herbs. I use a biodegradable natural cleaner (Shaklee’s Basic H) and lightly mist them with the spray, rinse them, and pat dry. I use the spray because the neighbor’s pets like to visit my garden.
3. Put all the herbs into the jar and fill with water. Take a wooden spoon or other utensil and push the herbs to help release some of their scent and oils.
4. Set the jar outside in a warm sunny place and let it infuse for 4-6 hours.
5. Bring it inside, strain the herbs out and discard or compost them, and sweeten to taste if you want. You can also include some fresh sweet stevia leaves while you are infusing if you’d like to try sweetening it that way too.
6. Add ice, a fresh herb sprig if you’d like, and enjoy!
What are your favorite herbs to use in sun teas? Just leave a comment below and thanks for reading!
Mix up this lovely room spray for a sweet, light fragrance.
Ingredients
8 drops Lavender
15 drops Vanilla in jojoba oil
1.5 oz. Distilled water
1.5 oz. Vodka 80 proof
Instructions
Fill a 2-4 oz. spray bottle with the water and vodka. Add the lavender and vanilla. Shake well before each spray. Mist the room for a lovely fragrance.
