Friday, June 26, 2015

Fair Friday- Milk Bath Salts



Lavender Milk Bath and Rose Milk Bath Salts
I am not doing as much crafting now that it is summer.  Gardening and summer chores around the house keep me busy. It is also triathlon season, my summer weeks are filled with work outs and races.

I did manage to make these two mixtures tonight. I love to take a nice long soak after a hard day of working out.   The ingredients are all easy to get on Amazon or eBay.

Milk in a bath helps to soften the skin and remove a layer of dead skin cells. The higher the fat content of the powdered  milk, the more the skin is nourished.

Rose Milk Bath Salts

1 1/2 cups powdered milk
1 cup fine Epsom salts
1/2 cup baking soda
1/2 cup corn starch
1/2 cup dried rose pedals
20 drops rose essential oils
10 drops vanilla essential oils
5 drops Rosemary essential oils

Mix the dry ingredients together in a large bowl.  Add the essential oils a few drops at a time. Mix well until the oils are spread throughout the mixture. Set aside to cure for 24 hours.  Put into a decorative jar with a sealed top.  To use pour 1 cup of the milk bath under running water. Disperse with your hands. Soak for 15 to 20 minutes.  Dry off after bath and apply body oil or lotion.


Lavender Milk Bath Salts

1 1/2 cups powdered milk
1 cup fine Epsom salts
1/2 cup baking soda
1/2 cup corn starch
1/2 cup dried lavender buds
20 drops lavender essential oils


Mix the dry ingredients together in a large bowl.  Add the essential oils a few drops at a time. Mix well until the oils are spread throughout the mixture. Set aside to cure for 24 hours.  Put into a decorative jar with a sealed top.  To use pour 1 cup of the milk bath under running water. Disperse with your hands. Soak for 15 to 20 minutes.  Dry off after bath and apply body oil or lotion.

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Chris Wodke
Founder & Manager Team CMT
www.run4cmt.com

Chris is a triathlete and long distance runner. She is a three time participant of the Boston Marathon.  In 2012 she finished 2nd at Boston in the Mobility Impaired Division. She was on the course in 2013 when the bombs exploded.

She has appeared three times at the Paratriathlon National Triathlon Sprint Championship. She was the 2012 and 2014 National Champion Paratriathlon Open Division Champion.

In 2014 she was the PC Open Champion at the Duathlon National Championship. She has qualified to represent Team USA at the Aquathon ITU World Championship in Chicago in 2015.  

 In 2014 she represented  the U.S. as a paratriathlete at the Pan-American Triathlon Championship in Dallas, Texas.

She travels around the country raising awareness of CMT.

She is the author of the book, “Running for My Life” that details her experience as a CMT affected athlete.

You may visit her author page at:
http://www.amazon.com/Christine-Wodke/e/B00IJ02HX6


Team CMT is a group of athletes and supporters working to raise awareness and to find a cure for CMT. We have 165 members in 32 states. We also have members in Australia, Scotland, Canada, Vietnam, Turkey, Finland, England and Iran. If you wish to join us visit our web site; www.run4cmt.com or www.hnf-cure.org


CMT or Charcot-Marie-Tooth is the most commonly inherited peripheral neuropathy. It affects over 155,000 Americans (as many as MS).  It is a disease of the nerves that control the muscles. It is slowly progressive, causing loss of normal function and or sensation in the lower legs/feet and arms/hands.

Symptoms include; muscle wasting in the lower legs and feet leading to foot drop, poor balance and gait problems Atrophy in the hands causes difficulty with manual dexterity.

Structural foot deformities such as high arches and hammer toes are common.

Poor tolerance for cool or cold temperatures and many people have chronically cold hands and feet.

Additional symptoms may include fatigue, sleep apnea, breathing difficulties and hearing loss.

Additional Link
Follow CMT affected Paratriathlete Timmy Dixon
http://cmtamputee.wordpress.com/

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