Sweat, Glow, Hydrate // Herbal Electrolytes and Cooling Plants for Summer Heat
Let’s be real - summer is a lot. Maybe it’s just me but even as an August Leo, I’m not a fan of the heat.
It’s hot, sweaty, beautiful, overwhelming, expansive, and sometimes a bit much. Between the sun, the movement, the kids, the markets, the lake days, the long afternoons that blur into golden hour - you need hydration that goes deeper than just water.
You need herbs that replenish you.
You need plants that cool and calm and hold your glow without burnout.
You need to hydrate like a girl who knows her body is sacred.
This is your Hot Herbal Girl Summer hydration guide - crafted for sun warmed skin, high temps, and the kind of radiant, sweaty aliveness that only the dog days can bring.
Why Hydration Isn’t Just About Water
When you sweat (and live), you lose more than moisture. You lose minerals, salts, and subtle energies that keep your system balanced. Replenishing electrolytes naturally helps:
Prevent fatigue, headaches, and cranky moods
Support glowing skin + clear energy
Keep your nervous system and digestion steady
Help you enjoy the heat instead of just surviving it
Herbal Electrolyte Blend
You can mix this up as a daily drink or pre-/post-sunshine ritual:
Ingredients:
Lemon juice (freshly squeezed, ½ lemon)
Raw honey or maple syrup (for minerals + sweetness)
Pinch of sea salt or pink Himalayan salt (restores sodium & trace minerals)
Herbal infusion (see options below)
Mix it all over ice or shake in a jar. It’s giving sacred Gatorade but better for your aura.
Cooling + Replenishing Herbs for Summer
1. Hibiscus
Tangy, bright, and packed with antioxidants. Hibiscus cools the blood, supports the liver, and looks like a sunset in your cup.
Pair with mint or rose for a summer beauty blend.
2. Nettle
Your herbal electrolyte queen. High in magnesium, calcium, iron, and potassium - perfect for post-sweat replenishment.
Steep overnight for a deep mineral infusion.
3. Lemon Balm
Gently uplifting, calming, and digestion supportive. Lemon balm eases heat in the body and the emotions.
Perfect in iced teas or blended with green tea for a light energy boost.
4. Peppermint or Spearmint
Cooling, refreshing, and helps soothe bloating or tension. Mint clears heat and foggy thinking.
Add to any infusion for sparkle and clarity.
5. Tulsi (Holy Basil)
Supports hydration on a cellular level while balancing mood, stress, and heat exhaustion.
Iced tulsi + lemon balm = herbal bliss.
6. Rose
Cools the heart, clears heat from the skin, and brings softness to summer’s intensity.
She’s beauty, she’s grace, she’s rose in your face mist.
My Favorite Iced Summer Sipper
Golden Glow Electrolyte Tea
1 part hibiscus
1 part lemon balm
½ part mint
Nettle infusion base
Lemon juice, honey, sea salt
Brew strong, chill it down, pour over ice, and sip like you mean it.
A Note on Rest
Hydration isn’t just about what you drink—it’s about how you rest, replenish, and pace yourself. Lay in the shade. Put your feet in the river. Mist your face. Breathe into your belly.
You don’t have to be “on” all summer. You just have to be.
Let this be the summer where you glow without burning out. Where your hydration feels like devotion. Where your iced tea is a spell. Where you move, sweat, soften, and come home to yourself again and again.
I’ll be over here,
Clutching my quartz and pouring hibiscus tea over ice.
Stay hydrated, babe.