Beauty formulation
Sheep Milk Bath Soak
Sheep milk's high fat content transforms bathwater into a genuinely silky, milky bath unlike any other milk powder soak in this book, the closest approximation to a true 'milk bath' in the historic sense, thanks to that doubled butterfat content doing real work once dissolved in warm water.
By Aunesty Janssen · The Big Book of Milk & Garden Beauty: 156 Natural Recipes for Skin & Hair Using Alternative Milks & Everyday Pantry Ingredients
Ingredients
- Phase A (Dry Phase)
- 1 cup (120g) Whole Sheep Milk Powder
- ½ cup (120g) Epsom Salt
- Phase B (Aromatic)
- 5 drops Lavender Essential Oil
Method & application
- Whisk sheep milk powder and Epsom salt together in a dry mixing bowl.
- Drizzle lavender essential oil drop-by-drop into the powder while whisking continuously.
- Store in an airtight glass jar.
- APPLICATION
- Add ½ cup under running warm bath water. Soak for 20 minutes.
Kitchen note
This soak most closely replicates the historic 'milk bath' experience of any recipe in the book, a fitting choice if you're looking for an authentic version of that specific self-care tradition.
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