Herbal Forehead and Eye Compress Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 or 2 cups of herbal tea (see suggested herbs below)
Instructions
- Make tea as you normally would for drinking.
- Strain the tea well to remove the herbs.
- Pour some of the tea into a teacup for drinking, and put some of it onto a clean wash cloth for your compress.
- Your compress can be used warm or cool, whatever feels good to you.
- Sit down. Put the washcloth onto your forehead and then pull it down over your eyes. Leave it on for 3 to 5 minutes, feeling the aroma as you breathe.
Notes
Suggested Herbs:
You can use fresh or dried herbs or even a tea bag. A general guideline is 1 tablespoon dried herb per 1 cup of water or 2 tablespoons fresh herb per 1 cup of water.
- Calendula (Calendula officinalis)
- Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla)
- Elderflower (Sambucus nigra)
- Fennel seed (Foeniculum vulgare)
- Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)
- Rose petal (Rosa spp.)
- Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)