Try This At Home...Olive Oil Baths

I'm not one for baths.  I am the unfortunate combination of being somewhat of a germaphobe and an incredibly lazy housekeeper.  I don't enjoy the idea of sitting in my own dirty water, much less dirty water in a dirty tub.  Once I get a giant 2-person tub (have you seen the one on this season of House?  Love it, it looks like an egg) and have a live-in housekeeper, I'm sure then I'll be a bath person. 

However, per doctor's orders I need to start taking regular baths in Epsom Salts, which can be very drying.  Since I don't have bath oils lying around (per above reasons), I decided to pour in a glug of regular olive oil.  At first I didn't think it would do anything, since of course it just floated around on the surface of the bath (oil and water don't mix!), and it didn't smell like pomegranates or exotic flowers, and it sure didn't make any bubbles.  But I don't use baths to get clean, I use them to soak.  Then I take a shower.  So back to my point.  The olive oil really worked to make my skin silky and soft.  I could definitely tell the difference between the skin that had been soaking in the water and the skin that hadn't - and the skin that had been in the bath wasn't dry at all.  If I really want to indulge next time, I'll add in a couple drops of Lavender oil along with the olive oil, but it's really not necessary. 

Next to try....olive oil in place of moisturizer.  As long as I don't smell like salad dressing.