What is Bath Oil?

I love using bath oils and salts in the tub because they leave my skin feeling so soft and smooth. The one thing I would caution is to be careful when you are getting out of the tub though. The oils can make the surface very slippery and you want to make sure you don't fall as you are getting out.

Another thing I do after using oils in the bath is to clean the tub right away. The oils have a way of leaving a ring around the tub and this is much easier to clean if you do it when everything is still wet.

@FirstViolin -- My favorite relaxing bath oil is anything that contains lavender. After the end of a long day, there is nothing more soothing or relaxing than filling the tub up with warm water and soaking in some lavender scented bath oil.

This really helps me relax and I usually end up sleeping really well after using this. Lavender is one of the essential oils that is known to help promote relaxation, and I have found that it really works well for me.

@FirstViolin: My advice to you is use Avon Skin So Soft bath oil. This product gives skin the moisture it needs, and nothing works better to soften skin after a shower. It will smooth your skin without the oily feeling baby oil leaves.

My friend suffers from eczema, but she has found relief in a bath oil that contains oatmeal, along with sunflower and mineral oil. Oatmeal is really good at soothing dry, itchy skin, and the other oils make a protective layer of moisture on the surface of her skin.

She works at a vet clinic, and she has to wash her hands and forearms multiple times a day. The oil from the bath product keeps her skin from drying out from all the washing.

Before, her eczema was making her miserable. Now, she uses the bath oil every day, and she feels so much better.

@orangey03 – Now that you mention it, I have a bath oil that smells like oranges, but it does contain three other kinds of oil. I don't think I've seen any pure orange bath oil for sale, either.

Mine also contains coconut oil, almond oil, and jasmine essential oil. It has one of the most pleasing aromas I've ever smelled. Jasmine is one of my favorite scents, and I'm sure it plays a big part in the overall aroma of this bath oil.

To me, the best bath oils are the citrus kind. I have this lemon bath oil that I bought at a bath and body store, and it seriously wakes me up in the morning.

If I've had a hard day and I need to get things done at home after work, I will sometimes take a lemon bath to revitalize myself. This aromatherapy works every time.

I wish that I could find an orange bath oil, but I haven't seen any for sale anywhere. Are orange bath oils usually combined with other ingredients instead of being sold in pure form?

I used to get bath oil beads for Christmas often as a teenager. I loved to watch them dissolve in the water, and they made the water so oily that it felt soothing to my skin.

I had some rose scented beads in the shape of roses. I felt really refreshed and fragrant after bathing with those.

The skins of the beads would wilt as the oils were released. They melted faster in hot water than in cool water.

@FirstViolin -- Some of the most classic bath oil scents for relaxation are lavender, chamomile, and bergamot.

You should definitely avoid anything made from a stimulating substance, like tea tree oil, peppermint, cinnamon, or eucalyptus.

Of course you should experiment to see what you like the best, and a good way to start is to look through an aromatherapy directory -- that will tell you more about relaxing scents.

What are some really relaxing bath oils?

I teach all day and need something to relax into when I get home.

Does anybody have suggestions/favorites/things to avoid?

I love to try different bath oils, but my favorite so far has been pine bath oil.

The scent is really refreshing and the smell perks me up whenever I need a lift.