Milk Bath

To enhance the magical effects of this bath, use fresh milk when the moon is full or the gibbous moon is increasing in light. Ideally, the bath ought to be taken when the moon is visible in the heavens.

You may invoke the appropriate Goddess as you prepare the water, requesting whatever blessing you need. Pour one to two cups of white, fresh milk into the running water.

Goat's milk is used to draw abundance, power, and success. Invoke Diana, Bona Dia, Aradia, Almathea, Juno Capricorna, or Bridget.

Cow's milk is used to bring protection, prosperity, and beauty. Invoke Hathor, Juno, Isis, Lakshmi, or Hera.

Soak in the warm water for 20 minutes. Gently stroke your skin with a cotton, white wash cloth.

Rinse the milk from your skin thoroughly with a quick, gentle shower, or pour a bucket of clear water over yourself. Otherwise, the milk residue on your skin can sour.

As you rinse yourself clean, give thanks to the Goddess you invoked. Drink a cup of milk to honor the Goddess.

Milk baths ought to be performed only once in a lunation.

Myth's Notes

The famous queen Cleopatra VII, who won Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony allegedly took baths of fresh milk and herbs to enhance her beauty.

Contemporary beauty treatment wisdom explains the "scientific value" of milk baths.

Milk contains lactic acid, and alpha hydroxy acid, which is a gentle, natural exfoliant.

Exfoliation is the process of removing the layer of dead skin cells, revealing new softer skin underneath. The average person grows a new layer of skin approximately every two to four weeks, shedding the old cells.

Supposedly the lactic acid dissolves the glue that holds the dead skin cells to the body.

A 20 minute soak allows the dead cells to be easily scrubbed off with a loofan or wash cloth.

The milk also acts as a moisturizer, likewise helping to create lustrous, silky soft skin.

I make no claim that this modern beauty explanation is based upon either pseudo science or genuine science. I assume a milk bath is effective for purely spiritual or religious reasons.

I have found numerous variations of recipes on the basic Milk Bath above--interstingly, lots of them suggested using powdered milk.

Naturally, whatever one mixes into a bath changes its sumbolic purpose as well as changing its esthetic nature. Be certain to always rinse with water poured over you to remove milk residue. I also advise you to bind any herbs and spices into some sort of bag or cloth. Tying herbs in a bag will keep your tub cleaner and avoid your drain becoming clogged.

A few recipes are below. I have tested none of them.

Soothing Milk bath

• 2 c dry powdered milk
• ½ c Epsom Salt
• ½ c Baking Soda
• ½ c Dendritic Salt
• 1 c Lathanol LAL Powder (SLSa)
• ½ - ¾ tsp. Fragrance Oil of Choice

When using in bath, add approximately 1 cup to running water in bath.

Lavender Milk Bath

• 1/2 cup dead sea salts <.i>1/2 cup epsom salts
• 8 drops organic lavender essential oil
• 4 drops neroli essential oil
• 1 cup powdered milk
• 1/4 cup lavender buds
• 1/4 cup baking soda

Itchy Cure Milk Bath

• 1 Cup Powdered Milk
• 1 Cup Oatmeal (Rolled Oats)
• 1 Cup Lavender Flowers
• 1/2 Cup Chamomile Flowers
• 2 Cups Dendritic Salt
• 1/2 Teaspoon Lavender Essential Oil
• 1 Muslin Drawstring Bag

Scoop a large handful of mixture in to a Muslin Bag to use. Tie the bag onto the faucet and then start your bath. Once your tub is full, allow the bag to float in the bath water so the goodness continues to seep out as you soak. After your bath, empty and wash the Muslin Bag. Set it aside to dry so you can use it for your next bath.

Simple Milk Bath Mix

• 3 cups powdered milk
• 1/4 cup oatmeal
• 1/4 cup dried orris root (has a soft violet scent)
• 1/3 cup almond meal*
• 1 capsule vitamin E (break open into dry ingredients)
• 1/3 cup cornstarch

Egyptian Milk Bath

Makes 32 ounces (enough for one bath)

• 5 drops rosemary essential oil
• 5 drops thyme essential oil
• 5 drops peppermint essential oil
• Peel of 1 orange
• Peel of 1 lemon
• 1 quart fresh milk (or equivalent amount dried nonfat milk powder)

Demeter's Milk Bath

Mix equal parts of barely oatmeal with powdered milk, and store in a sealed glass jar. Use about 4 tablesoons tightly tied in a muslin bag, per one tub of warm water. If you wish, you may add an heb, such as mint.

Goat Milk Laveder Bath

Mix and store the following dried ingrients. Tie a handful into a wash cloth for each bath.

• 4 cups powdered organic goat milk
• 1/3 cup organic oat meal
• 1/3 cup orpanic lavender flowers

Waxing Moon Milk Bath

Mix into warm bath water:

• 1 cup powdered milk
• 6 drops of sandalwood oil
• 5 drops of vanilla oil

Loving Lavender, Sweet Orarge, and Milk Bath

Fill your bathtub with with warm water and add:

• 9 drops of esentual oil of lavender (Lavendula officinalis)
• 3 table spoon of dried orange peel tied in cheese cloth
• 3 tablespoons of dried non-fat powdered milk

Lustral Milk Bath

Per each bath, mix: