In the winter-time, I take a lot more baths - the weather is cooler...and I tend to be a bit more stressed out. There's just something about a nice, long bath that helps bring a long day to a wonderful relaxing end. "Bliss is a nice, long soak in a warm tub, and it's not just about getting clean," says Connie Midey in her article, Soak up the Benefits. Naturally, soap and candles are key players in their overall bathtub rituals. But we knew that. Now off to the bath - candles and soap and more in hand. Breathe in...breathe out...ahhhhhhhh.
1. Blissful Bath
Martingale and Company
This is a neat book that gives projects to help you transform your entire bathroom from the floormat to the shower curtain to your soap. Great pictures and diagrams. Solid, easy to understand instructions.
2. How to Make Bath Salts
David Fisher
We've become a culture of quick showers rather than long luxurious baths...but the times when we do want to take a long soak, adding some scented and/or therapeutic salts to the water really make the bath wonderful.
3. How to Make Fizzy Bath Bombs
David Fisher
What's a little bit bath salt, a little bit bath oil, a little bit relaxing, and a little bit fizzy fun? You guessed it...the fizzy bath bomb. You can make them in spheres, tablets, or use molds to make an unlimited variety of shapes.
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4. How to Make a Water Dispersible Bath Oil
David Fisher
How to make a bath oil that doesn't leave the bathtub oily or slippery.
