dry milk packets
eggs
baking soda
olive oil (organic if possible)
corn starch
cucumber
chunky sea salt
tea bags
avocado
plain rolled oats (oatmeal)
honey
sugar
lemons
vinegar
Spa Bath: Cleopatra's Skin Softening Milk Bath
Dry weather makes for a tough layer of dry tired skin. No one knew that better than the Queen of the Nile, Cleopatra. Legend tells us she is the originator of the luxurious milk bath. As decadent as that sounds you don't need a lot to make it work for you, too. Milk has a protein that nourishes the skin while lactic acid gently nudges dry dead cells to release their hold on thei
r younger more hydrated underlings.
- Run a medium hot bath.
- When the water is 3/4 full turn off the tap and put in 2 packets of dry milk. If your skin is super-dry, use whole milk packets, if you tend toward oily chose skim.
- Have about 1/4 cup of rough salt nearby.
- Pin your hair up and pop in. Have a good soak, about 20 minutes.
- Check rough patch areas like heels, knees and elbows. Scoop out some of the salt into the palm of your hand and rub off the dead skin with it.
- Still soaking, begin to drain the bath. Hop up and put on the shower to rinse any remaining milk and salt—if you're brave opt for a cool rinse to really seal in the milk nutrients.
- Take tremendous pride in your beautiful skin, exit the bath and enter the world to rule your kingdom
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