Herbs are full of aesthetic properties that include color, fragrance and texture. It is a joy to find different ways to use them. If you value using herbal products you are in luck because Cory Trusty at Aquarian Bath is hosting a blog party this month based on Herbal Aesthetics. So once you spend some time here, go over to see the other weblogs participating in this topic there.
I don’t consider myself a ‘crafty’ person so crafts that I do need to be simple, so that is what you will find here. Two of the best herbs are rose and lavender. They have amazing fragrances as well as textures. Lavender bouquets are tiny plants that range in color from gray to dark blue. Roses start as small buds and then blossom into large petaled flowers with colors that include yellow, red, and red.
All summer season long I dried out as many roses and lavender stems as I could. With roses I dried out both the whole flowers and the small buds. I anticipate spending time with these herbal remedies in the wintertime after the growing season ends. A small bowl of dried out lavender and rose buds appears beautiful in a bathroom.
A drop or two of essential oil can truly add to the pleasure. Because both of these herbal products are also good skin care herbs I use crumbled rose petals and lavender buds in several skin care products such as bath salts and scrubs. I distill …