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Soothing Soak Tea | Skin Comfort & Nervous System Support | Wholistic Woman
For External Use Only
A comforting herbal soak crafted to support skin healing, reduce inflammation, and provide gentle, restorative care for the body.
What It Supports
Supports skin healing and tissue repair
Helps soothe irritation, inflammation, and discomfort
Encourages circulation and natural cleansing
Provides comfort for wounds, postpartum tissues, and sensitive areas
The Experience
This blend is designed to feel comforting, warming, and deeply soothing.
Whether used in a bath or as a poultice, it offers a sense of relief and care—supporting the body’s natural healing process while creating space to rest and restore.
Ingredients & Herbal Support
Lavender — supports circulation and soothes the nervous system
Garlic — traditionally used for its antimicrobial and infection-supporting properties
Ginger — warming; supports circulation and helps reduce inflammation
Marshmallow Root — soothing and moisturizing; supports inflamed tissues
Comfrey — traditionally used to support wound healing and tissue repair
Shepherd’s Purse — known for its astringent and anti-hemorrhagic properties
Thyme, Yarrow & Calendula — traditionally used for their antiseptic and infection-supporting qualities
How to Use
Prepare as a strong tea infusion and use in a bath, soak, or as a poultice (see detailed instructions below). Add 1 oz (approximately 1/2 cup) of Soothing Soak Tea to 1 quart of water brought to a boil in a pan. Turn the heat off and cover the pan, letting the herbs steep for 20-30 minutes or overnight. Strain and use the tea for a bath and the steeped herbs for a poultice or herbal burritos.
Best Used
Postpartum for perineal care
For wounds, irritation, or areas needing support
As a soothing bath during times of physical discomfort
Suitable for both people and pets
Who It’s For
This soak may be supportive if you are:
Healing from childbirth or tissue trauma
Experiencing irritation, inflammation, or minor infection
Looking for natural, topical herbal support
A Deeper Look: Supporting the Body’s Healing Process
The body knows how to heal—it often just needs the right conditions.
Warmth, moisture, and herbal support can help soften tissues, increase circulation, and encourage the body’s natural repair processes.
This blend offers simple, effective care— applied where it’s needed most.
What Women Are Saying
“My favorite support for perineal tissues after birth is Wholistic Woman's Soothing Soak Tea… The soak feels amazing and the burritos are so comforting… I have witnessed the healing power on myself as well as other women.” — Amana
General Bath & Poultice Instructions - How you can use the Soothing Soak Tea topically to aid in soothing an area of pain, provide support and speed healing during any wound showing signs of infection, or to give herbal comfort to an “owie”.
Once you have made the tea following the package instructions - 4 cups of water brought to a boil and poured over 1 oz of the tea (approximately 1/2 Cup), stir briefly, cover with a lid or plate and allow it to steep 20-30 minutes - then use a fine mesh strainer, cheese cloth or thin cotton towel, and strain the tea into a container and make sure to save the steeped herbs if you want to make a poultice. If you don’t plan to make a poultice, put them in your compost or use them to fertilize a plant in your garden.
The tea can be used for a bath immediately, or it can sit on the counter until you are ready for a bath. If you don’t plan to use it that day, it can be refrigerated for several days until you are ready to use it. For added soothing and healing add 1-2 cups of Epsom Salt or sea salt to the bath along with one half (2 cups) or the entire quart of tea. Add as much additional water at the hottest temperature the person taking the bath enjoys. Soak for at least 20 minutes and until your skin looks wrinkly or like a “prune”. If the area you are trying to sooth or heal doesn’t fit under water in the bath, or you hate baths, you can soak the affected area in a bowl of tea water (warm the tea up) or while in the bath use cloths continually soaked in the hot bath water and placed over the affected area while enjoying the bath on the rest of your body.
To make the poultice take the steeped herbs and open a 4x4 gauze pad all the way up or lay out a thin cotton cloth or cheesecloth and place a small handful of the steeped herbs in the middle of the pad or cloth. You will want it shaped long enough and wide enough to cover the entire area you are wanting to soothe or heal. Take the edges of the gauze pad and fold it over the steeped herbs and then roll it up, like when making a burrito. A quart of tea will provide you with 3-4 gauze pad poultices of 3”x 1” size. You can use one poultice per use and save the rest in your refrigerator. You may want to add a teaspoon or two of the tea over the stored “burritos” once you take them out of the frig. This will rehydrate the herbs a little if the poultice feels dry. Also using a healing oil like castor oil directly on the side of the poultice, where it will be applied to the skin, can aid in healing and rehydration, if needed.
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Place the poultice directly on the area that needs soothing or healing. I like to place a clean cloth over the outside to keep the herbs from staining anything. Placing a heat source - heating pad, hot water bottle, rice pack - over the top of the poultice & cloth cover will aid in the process. If the heat source sounds or feels uncomfortable it is not required. The herbs will work beautifully without it. Keep the poultice applied as long as you can, but use it at least 30-60 minutes a couple times a day. If you can sit and watch a movie for a couple hours with it on, or can wear it while you work, all the better. You can’t overuse it!
Postpartum Bath & Poultice Instructions - How you can use the Soothing Soak Tea topically to aid in soothing an area of pain, speed healing and recovery, during the immediate postpartum weeks.
Immediately postpartum, have your support people prepare a batch of tea and “burritos” for you to use over the next few days. Use at least a quart of tea and a cup or two of Epsom salt or sea salt in a bath and soak for at least 20 minutes for 1 to 2 times daily while healing your perineum. Babies like these baths too!
To use the burritos, drizzle a small amount of castor oil over a prepared burrito, place it inside your pad, and position it directly on the area of greatest discomfort in the perineum—such as a tear or hemorrhoids.
Each burrito can be worn for up to 24 hours. After that, replace it with a fresh one. Continue to apply a small amount of castor oil after each time you use the bathroom, and use consistently until discomfort subsides and healing has occurred.
This practice can be continued for as many days as needed. When used alongside taking postpartum baths, burritos often support faster healing and greater comfort of the perineum.