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Homemade bath salt is a wonderful thing. Everyone
needs to make a little more time for relaxation, and
natural salt is just a little nudge to take a nice, long
bath. I should say that making bath salts at home is a
very easy process. Actually it just involves very few
ingredients, though you will probably have to do a little
shopping to get all the things you need for the quality
product.
Here is one simple recipe to try out :
You can use the regular food coloring that you have got in
your cupboard for cooking or other crafts. Epsom salt and
baking soda are available all over the place, from drug stores
to regular grocery stores. Of course you can add all sorts of
things to your basic homemade bath salt recipe. The most
common addition is an essential oil that smells nice or adds a
medicinal property to the bath salts.
Ingredients:
1 cup Epsom salt
1 cup baking soda
2 tablespoons vegetable glycerin
3 or 4 drops food coloring
Instructions
Mix the Epsom salt and baking soda well in a large bowl. You
want to make sure that these two ingredients are well mixed
before you add any of the liquid ingredients. The liquid will
make clumps, so everything needs to be mixed before the
liquid is added. Once you are all mixed up, add the glycerin
and food coloring. Stir it well. Start with just a few drops of
food coloring to make a light color throughout your salts. If
you add too much food coloring, it can stain your skin or your
bathtub. You’ll know that you have mixed enough when the
color is uniform throughout. Store the homemade bath salts in
a glass jar with a good seal, to keep extra moisture out for as
long as possible..
Customizing Your Homemade Bath Salts
It is a wonderful idea to make your salts a little different every
time you make them. The addition of essential oils will make
your bath salts smell nice and can also help the skin, relax you,
or do a whole host of other things. Always use essential oils
that are safe for bath products. You don’t want to use
fragrance oils that are made for candles or other products.
Some great choices for aromatherapy essential oils that you
can use in homemade bath salts follow:
- Lavender: wonderful for calming anxiety, easing depression
and cutting stress.
- Rose: a great-smelling oil used for stress reduction,
eliminating panic attacks.
- Sandalwood: a superior calming scent, it eases irritability and
insecurity.
- Peppermint: eases fatigue, is also good for increasing blood
circulation.
To use essential oils in your bath salts, add 10 to 20 drops of
essential oil to the salts at the same time you add the other
liquid. Mix well.
Another recipe to try:
Epsom Salts
Course Salt
Food Coloring
Scented Essential Oil
In a large bowl, mix 2 cups of Epsom Salt with 1 cup of
Course Salt.
Stir in 2-3 drops of food coloring.
Stir in 5-6 drops of essential oil.
Pour the finished bath salt into the jar and put on a lid.
Make different colors and layer them to create a look like sand
art (but only use one oil for all colors).
These make great gifts too.
You can have fun making these with your family and
share the fun with your friends. Just put the bath salt
in a pretty jar. You can put some fabric on the lid and
tie a ribbon around it if you want to dress it up. You can
even create a pretty homemade label.
needs to make a little more time for relaxation, and
natural salt is just a little nudge to take a nice, long
bath. I should say that making bath salts at home is a
very easy process. Actually it just involves very few
ingredients, though you will probably have to do a little
shopping to get all the things you need for the quality
product.
Here is one simple recipe to try out :
You can use the regular food coloring that you have got in
your cupboard for cooking or other crafts. Epsom salt and
baking soda are available all over the place, from drug stores
to regular grocery stores. Of course you can add all sorts of
things to your basic homemade bath salt recipe. The most
common addition is an essential oil that smells nice or adds a
medicinal property to the bath salts.
Ingredients:
1 cup Epsom salt
1 cup baking soda
2 tablespoons vegetable glycerin
3 or 4 drops food coloring
Instructions
Mix the Epsom salt and baking soda well in a large bowl. You
want to make sure that these two ingredients are well mixed
before you add any of the liquid ingredients. The liquid will
make clumps, so everything needs to be mixed before the
liquid is added. Once you are all mixed up, add the glycerin
and food coloring. Stir it well. Start with just a few drops of
food coloring to make a light color throughout your salts. If
you add too much food coloring, it can stain your skin or your
bathtub. You’ll know that you have mixed enough when the
color is uniform throughout. Store the homemade bath salts in
a glass jar with a good seal, to keep extra moisture out for as
long as possible..
Customizing Your Homemade Bath Salts
It is a wonderful idea to make your salts a little different every
time you make them. The addition of essential oils will make
your bath salts smell nice and can also help the skin, relax you,
or do a whole host of other things. Always use essential oils
that are safe for bath products. You don’t want to use
fragrance oils that are made for candles or other products.
Some great choices for aromatherapy essential oils that you
can use in homemade bath salts follow:
- Lavender: wonderful for calming anxiety, easing depression
and cutting stress.
- Rose: a great-smelling oil used for stress reduction,
eliminating panic attacks.
- Sandalwood: a superior calming scent, it eases irritability and
insecurity.
- Peppermint: eases fatigue, is also good for increasing blood
circulation.
To use essential oils in your bath salts, add 10 to 20 drops of
essential oil to the salts at the same time you add the other
liquid. Mix well.
Another recipe to try:
Epsom Salts
Course Salt
Food Coloring
Scented Essential Oil
In a large bowl, mix 2 cups of Epsom Salt with 1 cup of
Course Salt.
Stir in 2-3 drops of food coloring.
Stir in 5-6 drops of essential oil.
Pour the finished bath salt into the jar and put on a lid.
Make different colors and layer them to create a look like sand
art (but only use one oil for all colors).
These make great gifts too.
You can have fun making these with your family and
share the fun with your friends. Just put the bath salt
in a pretty jar. You can put some fabric on the lid and
tie a ribbon around it if you want to dress it up. You can
even create a pretty homemade label.
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