It’s week three of official confinement part deux in France. I’ve found myself binge-watching shows and utterly unmotivated to cook or write. However, I have found some gratification—and opulence—in creating different ways to enjoy my bathing ritual with ingredients that are lying around my apartment.
This is a simple recipe that I created to combat the drying effect that bathing can have on my skin and requires oats, salt, and lavender. I grind the oats into a powder and mix the ground oats with sea salt and crushed lavender to make a large tea bag for my bath. The oats powder steeps into the water and turns into oat milk filled with proteins and carbohydrates that soothe, gently cleanse, and moisturize your skin. The lavender’s monoterpenes work its anti-inflammatory magic on your body while the scent calms your spirit. And the mineral-laden sea salt boosts the hydration effects of the oats and balances the minerals in your skin.
Dahling, you can, and deserve, to have ALL this opulence in a few minutes. I hope you are luxuriating and tending to yourself during this next stretch of staying at home.
Recipe Type: Easy
Servings: 2 bath satchels
Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
1/2 cup of rolled old-fashioned oats
2 teaspoons of dried whole lavender or 1 teaspoon of dried lavender powder
4 tablespoons of sea salt
2 Coffee filters or large paper tea filters
Kitchen twine or string
Lavender essential oil
Small bowl
Instructions
In a food processor, pulse ½ cup oats and two teaspoons of whole lavender until the mixture becomes a fine powder (if you’re using already crushed dried lavender powder, pulse only the oats).
Add the oats, lavender, and four tablespoons of sea salt into a small bowl. Stir to combine the ingredients.
Split the mixture into two, and scoop into the two tea or coffee filters. If using a coffee filter, gather the edges and tie them together towards the edge with a piece of string. If using a paper filter, tie the bag towards the top with string. Make sure to leave ample space in the bag so the mixture can move around and steep into the bath better.
Voila, you’re finished!!!
How to Use
Draw a bath, and add the satchel when the tub is nearly full, keeping it away from the water stream. Swirl the bag gently to encourage the oat milk to get into the bath, take care to avoid ripping the bag. Then, add four-five drops of lavender oil to the water.
While the tub is filling, light some candles, turn on your favorite podcast, make a mug of herbal tea, and apply a face mask. Sink into the tub and relax.