Lovely Lavender Bath Recipe

Lovely Lavender - Enjoy this fabulous bath treat recipe!

We love lavender! Come and get yours at Lovely Manors.


Lavender is a both a beautiful and aromatic plant, and a great addition to any garden. Plant in a sunny spot and enjoy.


Lavender oil has many uses. For example, it was used to dress war wounds during the 1st world war medical antiseptics were in short supply. Today it is used to induce sleep, ease stress and relieve depression. It is also used as a tea, to make compresses for dressing wounds and to apply to the forehead to relieve congestion on sinuses, headaches, hangovers, tiredness, tension and exhaustion.


Harvest your lavender flowers, and dry by hanging upside down in an airy space. Once dried, you can use the flowers to create this sumptuous bath recipe.


This recipe contains lavender as a relaxant, as well as oatmeal and baking soda, which are soothing to dry, sensitive skin. With its healing properties, this is an ideal bath for calming bad sunburn or insect bites or just relaxing at the end of a busy day. Packaged inside a pretty jar or bottle it also makes a wonderful gift from the garden.


• 1 cup dried Lavender flowers (any species works)
• 2 cups whole oatmeal
• 1⁄2 cup baking soda


1. Place ingredients inside a food processor or blender. Grind until you have a smooth, fine powder. The powder should have the consistency of whole grain flour.


2. Pour into a dry, clean container. To use: Pour 1/2 cup into your bath as you fill the tub.


Makes approx. 28 ounces.