| Milk Baths: | | | | warm bath water. To create an ambient setting, |
| The history of the milk bath begins with | | | | light candles (use rose, patchouli or sandalwood for |
| Cleopatra, who was renowned in antiquity for her | | | | best effect) and/or burn incense of the same |
| radiant beauty. This beauty was said to have | | | | scents. |
| been because of the Queen bathing in milk | | | | Bath-Sheba: |
| scented with honey, lavender, or rose petals. | | | | Another of the most popular love-stories based |
| Some sources even suggest that strawberries | | | | around bathing is the story of King David's |
| and raspberries were used on occasion to scent | | | | love-affair with Bath-Sheba. It began when he |
| her bath. It is said that Cleopatra's boat was so | | | | saw her bathing on her roof; the sight entranced |
| fragrant with rose petals that Mark Antony | | | | him and he fell for her almost instantly, later |
| smelled the perfume before he saw the vessel | | | | marrying her. Their son was King Solomon. The |
| itself. It is no stretch of the imagination to | | | | legend is sometimes embellished, with poets |
| consider the fact that Cleopatra probably shared | | | | describing the ardour in detail and suggesting any |
| baths with both her lovers- Caesar and Antony. | | | | number of additives to the water she bathed in- |
| Science has reinforced the legend of Cleopatra's | | | | few dissimilar to those Cleopatra is said to have |
| beauty, showing that bathing in milk relaxes the | | | | utilized. |
| body and softens the skin, the early scientist | | | | BathScents: |
| Pythagoras being the first to recognize the | | | | The ancient Greeks associated beautiful scents |
| positive effects. | | | | with the divine. One particularly beautiful ritual |
| A recipe for bath milk similar to Cleopatra's is as | | | | included an immersion of doves in scented water. |
| follows: | | | | The doves were then released, sprinkling water |
| Ingredients: | | | | over the gathering as a representation of the |
| 1/4 Cup Powdered Milk | | | | blessings of the goddess of love, Aphrodite. |
| 1/4 Cup Liquid Honey | | | | In Roman times, Nero built special ducts in his |
| One teaspoon Jojoba Oil | | | | Golden Palace that would pour forth aromatic |
| 4dropsRose Essential Oil | | | | water, while also strewing the carpets with rose |
| 5 drops Patchouli Essential Oil | | | | petals (some say he learned this from the liaison |
| 5 drops Sandalwood Essential Oil | | | | between Mark Antony and Cleopatra. |
| In a large bowl, mix all ingredients andadd to | | | | |