Recipes
for a Magickal Bath Recipes
for a Magickal Bath Here are some recipes for bath salts, shower gels and body spray which I'd like to offer. They can be especially useful when you're preparing for a ritual or magickal working. They're great fun to make and take no time at all. I made a variety of shower gels and spray colognes for friends and relatives as Yule gifts. I hope you enjoy trying them as much as I did. You can find some ideas for fragrance blends on the Lunar Aromatherapy page
Mystical Colored Bath Salts
1 cup Epsom salts
1/4 cup kosher salt or sea salt, coarsely ground
Food coloring
Fragrance oil
Mix together the Epsom salts and kosher salt. Add a few drops food coloring
to create the color you need to suit the magickal or ritual work to be performed.
Stir well to blend. Add a few drops of fragrance oil. Pour the salts into
a container with a lid or into a resealable plastic bag and close tightly.
When you are drawing a bath, add about 1/4 cup of these bath salts under
running water.
1/2 cup light oil (olive, almond, apricot kernel or your favorite)
15 drops Love fragrance oil
Pour the oil into a clean container and add the fragrance oil. Shake gently
to blend. Store in a cool, dark, dry place
1 cup oil
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup liquid soap
1 teaspoon fragrance oil
Mix together all the ingredients and pour into a clean bottle with a
tight-fitting stopper or lid. To use: Shake before using. Pour 1/4 cup into
the bathtub under running water.
1/4 cup honey
1 Tablespoon liquid soap
1/2 cup glycerin
1 teaspoon fragrance oil
Mix together all ingredients and pour into a clean bottle (a non-breakable
if you'll be using it in the shower or tub).
1/2 cup liquid soap
1/2 cup distilled water
1 Tbsp aloe vera gel
18 drop essential oil
Mix liquid soap and aloe vera gel together in a bowl. Add fragrance oil and
stir. Pour into a container with a tight-fitting lid (preferably plastic
for safety reasons). Shake well before each use.
2 oz distilled water
2 oz vodka
1-2 tsp Fragrance or essential oil
Pour distilled water and vodka in 4 oz glass spray bottle (a cobalt bottle
is recommended because it keeps the scent from degrading). Add 1-2 tsp (depending
on preferred strength) of fragrance oil. Close spray-top on bottle and shake
gently to blend. Allow to sit in a cool, dark place for a few days to blend.
This recipe can also create a room spray but use less fragrance oil.
8oz plain liquid castile soap
8 oz distilled water
18 drops of fragrance or essential oil of choice
1 tsp sweet almond or jojoba oil
Add fragrance or essential oil and sweet almond or jojoba oil to liquid soap.
Shake well.
Freya's Honey Wash
8 oz plain liquid castile soap
8 oz distilled water
2 Tbsp Honey
18 drops essential oil
Combine soap, water & honey. Mix well. Add essential oil
& shake
1/2 cup distilled water
3 tsp glycerin
5 drops fragrance oil
Pour ingredients into storage bottle and shake vigorously. Product can be
used by applying with a cotton ball or by spraying the skin lightly and allowing
to dry. Does not require refrigeration.
1/2 cup vodka
1 tsp glycerin
1/2 cup distilled water
10 drop fragrance or essential oil
Paper Towels
Combine all ingredients in a small bowl. Stir to mix well. Place folds of
soft, strong paper towels together side by side in a shallow dish. Pour the
mixture over the towels and press to saturate. Stack the wet towels in a
clean airtight container and cover. Repeat with more towels until liquid
is all used up. Extra liquid can be kept in a jar with a tight-fighting lid.
If you feel the need for some quiet time to pamper and comfort yourself then
I highly recommend picking up a copy of The Woman's Comfort Book and
The Woman's Retreat Book both by Jennifer Loudon. These books
are wonderful and full of exercises and ideas to comfort and focus on yourself.
The exercises are simple to follow and easy to read. Both books
are setup in a simple format so you can look for an exercise that targets
what you feel most in need of (courage, getting silly, getting off steam)
and try it out. The exercises are usually two pages long and include
ideas for music, fragrance and other details that enhance the
experience.
