Bath Salts

Easy and Inexpensive Recipes for Bath Salts 

General Recipe:

Bath Salt Recipes are very easy to create, and fun to make! Most of the ingredients can be found at the local grocery story and are so safe and easy to use!

The main ingredients consist of baking soda, table salt (or sea salt) and epsom salts. These ingredients are much safer than some of the bath salts that are sold over-the-counter and don't contain all the harsh chemicals that could irritate your skin.

Besides salt, baking soda and epsom salts, all you need is a large mixing bowl and food coloring if you desire a more fancy end products.

Add 3 cups epsom salt, 2 cups baking soda and 1 cup of table salt into the mixing bowl. If the bowl has a cover, it is even easier to make. Just put the lid on and shake thoroughly - if not, then just hand mix it with a large spoon. Now just add the food coloring until you get the desired color. The more drops of food color, the darker the salts. You can also split up the salts and use different colors for each batch.

Now that you have the color(s) you want, add your essential oils or fragrance until you achieve the desired scent. 

This is a wonderful gift - for yourself - or your favorite friend or loved one! Its a luxurious way to wash away the cares of the day and the stress of everyday problems. Bath salts will refresh you, soothe you and leave you feeling totally refreshed!

Some of the essential oils that I enjoy using in my bath salt recipes are lavender, for its soothing and calming properties; rosemary for its enhancing skin properties, peppermint for cooling in the summer.

Bubbling Bath Salts

2 cups of kosher salt
1 cup table salt
a few drops of sandalwood scented oil or oil of your choice
1/4 cup of baby shampoo

Combine the top 3 ingredients and stir until the texture is smooth. Drizzle with the baby shampoo and then spread onto a parchment paper covered cookie sheet until you have an even layer. Allow to dry. This could take up to 24 hours depending on the humidity.

Package in a decorative jar... mason jars will do fine and include instructions for use if these salts are to be used as a gift. (About 1/3 cup should do the average bath).

Sleepy Time Bath Salts

Lavender is well known for its relaxing qualities, so if you are having problems drifting off to sleep, treat yourself to a nice warm bath complete with a scoop of Sleepy Time Bath Salts.

2 cup kosher salt
2 cup baking soda
5 drops lavender scented oil
handful of lavender buds
*4 tablespoons of liquid glycerin

Combine all of the above ingredients and stir well. The liquid in this recipe might contribute to clumps forming, so simply break apart with the help of a fork.

*The glycerin acts as a moisturizer and is an optional ingredient if you have none handy.

Milky Herbal Bath Salts

This recipe contains dulse... a seaweed that is quite easy to find in health food stores. It also helps rid the body of toxins and boosts circulation. It also has a great "beach" scent and looks great crumbled in these salts.

2 cups rock salt
1 cup of table salt
2 cups baking soda
1 cup finely ground oatmeal
2 T of your favorite dried mint
4 T of crumbled sea weed

Crumble the mint and dulse and then add to the remaining ingredients. Fill a muslin bag with this recipe so that cleaning the tub is less of a chore. Package in decorative glass jars.

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