Handmade Holidays

Nov/Dec '12 effect - The Essential Herbal Magazine

By Kristin Henningsen M.S., R.Y.T.
Banyon Luna Botanicals

More together with to a greater extent than people are turning to handmade gifts this vacation season. Whether it is from the electrical current economical climate, a greener conscience, or a vivid outburst of creativity, the tendency is sure catching on. Handmade gifts are a peachy agency to exhibit appreciation for the ones you lot love.

This season, celebrate past times helping those you lot dearest decrease their stress together with growth their wellness together with wellness. Two simple, precisely powerful ways to create this are past times soaking inwards a can and/or drinking a loving cup of herbal tea. Herbal baths together with teas convey potent medicinal value. Benefits tin attain from gently soothing a sore muscle, to invigorating yourself on a dreary winter's day.

Follow these herbal recipes below to brand quick together with easy, however thoughtful gifts. Think of them equally templates, together with experience gratis to allow your creative juices dictate the terminal product.

Muscle Ease Bath Salt

1/2 loving cup Sea Salt
1/2 loving cup Baking Soda
1/2 loving cup Epsom Salt
twenty drops Tea Tree Essential Oil
xv drops Lavender Essential Oil
v drops Rosemary Essential Oil

Mix all ingredients well. Add to can past times tablespoons to desired strength.

Dreamy Bath Salt Blend

1/2 loving cup Sea Salt
1/2 loving cup Baking Soda
1/2 loving cup Epsom Salt
v drops each of Rose, Chamomile, Lavender, together with Jasmine Essential Oil

Mix all ingredients well. Add to can past times tablespoons to desired strength.

FairyTale Tea

1/2 loving cup Raspberry Leaf
1/2 loving cup Lemon Balm
1/2 loving cup Chamomile
1/4 loving cup Peppermint
1/4 loving cup Spearmint
1/4 loving cup Rose hips
1/4 loving cup Lavender

Blend all ingredients together for a delicious together with fragrant tea blend. *yields twenty oz.

Minty Magic Tea

ii cups Peppermint
1 loving cup Spearmint
1/4 loving cup Lemon Balm

Blend ingredients together for an uplifting together with refreshing tea blend. *Yields twenty oz.

You tin shop Bath Salts together with Teas inwards elementary Ball Mason Jars, or whatever interesting jolt you lot find. Hot gum pretty newspaper onto the jolt for a label, necktie a ribbon roughly the top, together with you lot convey a beautiful homemade gift for describe of piece of occupation solid unit of measurement together with friends. While you're at it, teach ahead together with brand i for yourself too.

Let your gifts come upward from the take in this vacation season. You together with your describe of piece of occupation solid unit of measurement volition genuinely experience the benefits inwards body, mind, together with spirit.