Life can be stressful, and we need a way to treat ourselves to some relaxation! I’ve found that taking the time for some great self-care can really make all the difference. Pick a day or two this month where you can spare an hour to reward your skin, mind, and body with a spa-like bath soak!

scrub me secret: In my blog post “magnesium for skin health” I talked about magnesium and all its great benefits. All these bath soak recipes include magnesium because of its healing mineral properties. While this ingredient can be left out of the recipes, it’s part of the reason these bath soak recipes are so luxurious and special.

1/2 cup magnesium flakes

1/4 cup oat flour (ground oats) or colloidal oats

1/4 cup kaolin clay

1-2 tablespoons arnica oil

1-2 tablespoons grape seed oil or Argan oil

one serving dry chamomile tea or 1 tablespoon chamomile essential oil

small handful calendula petals

1 cup magnesium flakes

1 cup epsom salt

1-2 tablespoons oregano

5 drops peppermint essential oil

5 drops tea tree essential oil

5 drops eucalyptus essential oil

scrub me secret: don’t have a bathtub but still in need of some major relaxation? Choose the ‘meditation’ or ‘cold relief’ recipe, boil a pot of water on the stove, and add the mixture to the water. You can then stand above the boiled water and inhale the aromatic steam! Leave the magnesium and Epsom salts out of the recipe if you choose this option.

1 cup magnesium flakes

1/2 cup epsom salt

1/2 cup Himalayan pink salt (can be substituted with epsom salt)

1 serving chamomile tea or 1/2 tablespoon chamomile essential oil

10 drops lavender essential oil

4 drops peppermint

scrub me secret: give any bath a moisturizing boost by adding a tablespoon or 2 of your favorite skin-nourishing oil. I like vitamin-rich, non-comedogenic oils like grape seed, Argan, and sweet almond oil just to name a few.

1 cup magnesium flakes

1 cup epsom salt

1/4 cup sea clay, kaolin clay, or aztec clay

5 drops tea tree essential oil

5 drops eucalyptus essential oil

scrub me secret: find these spa-like ingredients like magnesium flakes, Himalayan pink salt, clays, and essential oils easily at whole foods, your local wellness shop, or on amazon.

2 cups epsom salt

1 cup magnesium flakes

scrub me secret: when magnesium is being absorbed into the system via the skin it is called transdermal application. this is said to be a more efficient way to get the daily dose of magnesium vs. a supplement. the minerals can absorb directly into the cells and do not have to travel through vital organs.