Indulge yourself with a skin-softening bath retreat.
At the end of a long day, taking a dip in a hot bath with a sprinkle of your favorite bath salt or bubbles hits the spot like nothing else!
And let’s keep in mind that de-stressing is an essential part of staying beautifully balanced. An added benefit of bath time is that it can deliver silky, smooth skin. Pour in the proper ingredients and voila! Silky skin is only a bath away.
Hey, Honey!
Honey is a magnificent wonder of the world. Thank the bees who are hard at work producing this natural humectant that is great for cleansing the skin and leaving it soft and supple.
Honey, with its natural humectant properties, traps moisture in the skin. Add one-fourth cup of honey to your next bath and soak up the delicious benefits. Your skin will be left sweet and soft.
Milky Way
Take your bath in the style of Cleopatra: add milk to it. Cleopatra often bathed in milk to keep her skin soft and nourished. You can do the same and bathe like a queen — well, the queen of your bathroom anyway.
Add two to four cups of buttermilk or whole milk to your warm bathwater. Milk contains lactic acid which works as a gentle and effective exfoliant. So sit back and unwind while your skin is worked into a state of radiant smoothness.
Mediterranean-style Soak
Olive oil is touted as an excellent addition in the beauty arsenal of women of the Mediterranean. With its deeply moisturizing and soothing properties, olive oil can work wonders on the skin.
It’s not uncommon for the oil production of skin to become unbalanced. Olive oil can actually help put things back in balance and leave behind skin that not only feels amazing but looks great too.
Add one-half cup of olive oil to your next bath and allow your mind to slip away as though you were bathing in the Mediterranean Sea.
Epsom Salts
Tried and true, Epsom salts can deliver softened skin and relief to aching and tired muscles. Sprinkling a bit of Epsom salts in your next bath can create a recipe for a skin-softening soak as well as help your mind become prepared to pack up for Never-Neverland — also known as bedtime!
Epsom salt contains magnesium, which can be absorbed through the skin. Magnesium plays an essential role in serotonin levels in the body. Serotonin is the chemical released in the brain that gives an overall happy and elevated mood.