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½ cup marigold flowers

½ cup dried sage leaves

Yield:

4 ounces

This is a traditional Russian recipe that we used to soothe redness and mild rash in our baby when
she was one week old.

1. Boil all ingredients for fifteen minutes in 4 cups of purified water.


2. Strain and discard the herbs and flowers.


3. Use two cups for one bath and store the remaining two cups of the infusion in the
   refrigerator. It must be used within two days.

Soothing Milk Bath

(^7) / 8 cup organic milk powder
5 drops chamomile essential oil
2 drops rose essential oil
Yield:
4 ounces
This blend was inspired by the popular (and quite expensive) Burt’s Bees Baby Bee Buttermilk
Bath Soak, but we skipped an unknown “fragrance” and used well-diluted chamomile oil instead.

1. Mix the essential oils with three tablespoons of milk powder and blend thoroughly so that the
   oil completely disappears into the powder. Mix this in with the remaining milk powder.


2. To use, dissolve two to three tablespoons in a warm bath. Let your baby relax in the milky
   water for ten minutes.

Baby Oatmeal Bath Pouches

2 cups organic oatmeal

2 cups organic milk powder

½ cup organic lavender flowers

½ cup dried calendula or chamomile flowers

2 drops chamomile essential oil