Saturday, September 13, 2008

Bath Sachets

Perfume your bath with potpourri by tossing in a 'tea bag' of fragrant flowers or herbs. Make sure your herbs are large enough so they won't wash out of the bags. To give these bath 'tea bags' as a gift, just pack them in pretty jars decorated with dried flowers or herbs, and attach a pretty ribbon with a sprig of dried flowers tied into the bow. Or you can put them in a basket with dried flowers or sprigs of dried herbs glued here and there, and woven with ribbon. These look attractive displayed with small guest soaps and loose potpourri.

How To Make BATH SACHETS
Materials:

Cheese Cloth or loose-weave muslin, cut into "Circles"
Potpourri
Ribbon

Cup the cheesecloth Circle in your hand, wrong side up, and place a mound of potpourri on it. Gather together, then tie with some ribbon. Make the ribbon ends long enough so you can make a loop to hang the sachet from the faucet. If you hang the bag so the warm running water runs through it, it will increase the perfume of the water. Then toss the sachet in the bath water.

Bath Potpourri Suggestions:

1 cup dried rose petals
Pinch dried lavender
1 tbsp grated and dried lemon peel
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1/2 cup dried rosemary spikes
1/2 cup dried pine needles and tips of branches
Several dried marigolds
Pinch dried thyme
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1 tbsp dried lavender
2 tbsp dried chamomile
1/2 cup dried sage
Pinch dried marjoram
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Equal parts dried roses, lilac and carnations
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You can also purchase bags of already made-up Potpourri in different
scents.
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Source: http://oshealth.homestead.com/index46.html

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