Yogini Postpartum Herbal Baths

YOGINI POSTPARTUM HERBAL BATHS 

Postpartum Delight – a blend of beautiful and fragrant blossoms that are uplifting, soothing, healing and antiseptic.

2 ounces of comfrey leaves

1 ounce of calendula flowers

1 ounce of lavender flowers

¾ cup of sea salt

Deep Healing Bath – strongly antiseptic and astringent, perfect for healing trauma to the perineum, including tears and episiotomies

1 ounce of comfrey leaves

1 ounce of yarrow blossoms

1 ounce of dried sage leaf

1 ounce of rosemary leaf

3/4 cup sea salt

DIRECTIONS:  Bring 4 quarts of water to a boil.   Turn off heat and place 1 ounce (approx one handful) of the herb mix (not the salt) into the pot.  Steep, covered for 30 minutes.  Strain the liquid well with a fine mesh strainer, and discard the herb material.  Add 2 quarts of liquid to the tub, along with the ¾ cup of salt.  Reserve the remaining liquid for another bath or for compresses or peri-bottle.

 If you don’t want to use loose herbs, you can have a bath with the following essential oils.  Make sure to use ¾ of a cup of Epsom Salts!!

·         Lavender                             

·         Rose

·         Grapefruit

·         Neroli

·         Chamomile