Almonds are one of my favourite nuts (along with walnuts), not only because they’re so delicious but because there are so many things you can do with them. I have been making almond milk to drink every day for a couple of years but only recently have I been even more decadent and enjoyed almond milk baths. As I hate to waste, I try to use up the pulp left over from the almond milk in a variety of ways, including making face and body scrubs like the one below.
Almonds are the most nutritious of all nuts containing calcium, magnesium, iron, Vitamin E, trace minerals and fatty acids. Using the milk in the bath helps soothe tired, dry, rough or dehydrated skin.
Almond Milk Bath:
1/2 cup almonds soaked for a few hours
1 litre of water or herbal infusion of your choice, lavender or rose are beautiful for bath milk
4 drops essential oils if desired, again you can’t go wrong with lavender, chamomile or sandalwood for soothing skin and helping you unwind
Blend the almonds and water/infusion in a fairly powerful blender and strain through a jelly sieve or muslin cloth. Save the almond pulp that’s left over for making the scrub below. Stir in the essential oils and pour into a hot bath just before getting in. Let the day’s troubles float away.
Almond Pulp Body Scrub:
1 cup almond pulp
1 tablespoon finely ground sea or crystal salt
A teaspoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon honey
4 tablespoons sweet almond oil or other base oil
1 tablespoon ground lavender flowers
4-5 drops essential oils of your choice
Mix all ingredients together and store in the fridge before taking into the shower with you and scrubbing your cares away.
Ground almonds have been used in natural cosmetics for centuries for their beautifying and nutritious properties and the pulp from almond milk has many similar benefits though some of the fats and nutrients have already been extracted into the milk. It is also softer than normal ground almond after being blended with the water. The salt is cleansing, both physically and energetically as salt can help absorb any negative energies we have picked up throughout the day. The pepper will boost the circulation, the lavender and honey are soothing, healing and antiseptic and the oil helps trap moisture in, leaving you silky and smooth.
You can always save a cup of the milk to sip whilst you recline in the tub, it’s nice warmed with some cinnamon and a touch of honey.
Enjoy.
oh… i love that idea! i am an almond and walnut addict, too, i have yet to try the almond milk, do you have a recipe here? now that the kids are a bit older, i try and indulge in a bath every once in a while and i usually add oats, epsom salt and essential oils depending on mood – but the almond version sounds very tempting and i will definitely try it!
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Hi Johanna,
The almond milk is so easy, you just need a good blender and nut milk/ jelly sieve.
Blend half a cup of soaked almonds with a litre of water, add a date for a little sweetness and strain. It keeps in the fridge for a few days. You can add different flavours like a touch a vanilla extract, some cinnamon or, my favourite, rose water or a drop of rose essential oil.
x
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