Herbal Infused Baths: A Relaxing and Healthy Ritual

By Rebecca Altman, chief herbalist, mischief maker and curator of fine plant matter atKings Road Apothecary. Water both scares and excites me. Unlike my husband who can't stay away from the stuff, I have a healthy respect for it due to a. being a not-so-strong swimmer and b. two almost drowning incidents on the sea shore. I grew up on the water, some of my earliest memories are of the smell of boat, of the sound of water lapping against the hull as I drift off to sleep, of the sounds of halyards tinking against masts and seagulls squawking as the wind picks up. ...