One hard and fast rule Spa Seekers and others are adamant about when it comes to ritual baths is that you don't add soaps or chemicals. Only add natural ingredients: salts, herbs, flowers, crystals. Epsom or Himalayan salts help relax muscles, soften skin, and can help heal bruises and sprains, so if your body is aching consider adding these to your bath mix.
Salt is actually one of the ingredients Corina Crysler told well + good she suggests specifically for new moon ritual baths. Not only is salt a perfect cleansing agent according to Crysler, she added, "The combination of water and salt removes lower [energy] vibrations." When you rinse your bath away after, the negative vibes you might've brought into the tub with you can be washed down the drain, physically and metaphorically.
Other ingredients worth considering, according to Spa Seekers, are lemon slices and rose petals, both of which help keep skin soft while adding aromatherapy benefits to your bath. If you want to add herbs or essential oils, bay leaves, sage, mint, and lavender are where Spa Seekers recommends starting. These not only smell great, but soaking in these oils can help support stress reduction, muscle relaxation, and digestion.
Crysler and Spa Seekers both recommend adding relaxing music to help boost the calm space you're creating for yourself. Spa Seekers suggests going with "sound healing or meditation music" for the most therapeutic benefits.
