Baby bath time can be a wonderful bonding experience that offers both parent and child the opportunity to relax and focus on the circle of love between them. Adding gentle, skin-nourishing herbs to baby’s bathwater is a beautiful way to bring not just the soothing comfort of warm hydrotherapy to bath time but can also add scents that your child will come to associate with safety and peace. Organic calendula and chamomile are gentle and skin-nourishing, and when combined with the aromatics of soothing, calming lavender or roses, they make a perfect herbal bath for your precious child.
If you bathe with your child in an adult-size tub, that obviously requires more herbs to get the same effect, but calendula, chamomile, lavender, and roses are just as lovely for adult skin as they are for babies. Together, you get warm hydrotherapy, herbal support, and the skin-on-skin contact that is so soothing and important for infants. Remember, you deserve to be pampered too, and this is the perfect moment.
Ingredients
I like equal parts chamomile and calendula with about half as much lavender or rose petals. One small muslin bag, cotton tea net, or tea ball is sufficient for a baby-size tub or the kitchen sink. For an adult bath, use a large muslin bag, tea ball infuser, or tea net, or double up on the small size.
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