Ingredients:
* 1 cup fine sea salt
* 1/2 tsp liquid glycerin (skin moisturizer) (optional)
* 1/2 cup Epsom salt
Directions:
Mix ingredients well. Sprinkle into bath water anytime you need to be rejuvenated! ( Don't wash hair in this water, it may leave it dry).How do you make homemade bath salt?
Get some Epsom salt, and mix about 1-2 cups with a few drops like 5-10 ,of your favourite essential oil, place in a nice tub of warm water.How do you make homemade bath salt?
Making Bath Salts
Making your own therapeutic bath salt is really very simple. SaltWorks offers a wide range of high quality sea salts and free bath salt recipes. Bath salts are a wonderful way to implement aromatherapy benefits. Create your own unique bath salt recipe with essential oils, dried herbs and colorants. Making these salts for yourself or for your business takes little time and is very rewarding! There are also recipes for making great spa products such as Salt Glows, Bath Bombs, Crystal Potpourri and Bath Teas!
CAUTION: Essential Oils you should avoid in the bath include but are not limited to basil, oregano, thyme, nutmeg, clove, cinnamon, black pepper, and bay (Pimenta and Laurus). Also avoid any oils that can cause sensitivity to your skin.
Consult your physician if you have high blood pressure, are pregnant or have other medical concerns.
Blending Bath Salts:
Bath Salts: Sea salts and essential oils are a wonderfully synergistic combination. The relaxing properties of hot water compliment the effects of well chosen salts and essential oils. Aromatic baths can provide relief from stress and anxiety, assist with muscle and joint pains, and treat the symptoms of more severe skin conditions. Both men and women are enjoying aromatic baths in increasing numbers. The therapeutic benefits of sea salt baths are well known and often recommended by doctors for treating a wide range of medical conditions.
Aroma Therapy: Aromatherapy is the practice of controlled use of essential oils to maintain and promote physical, psychological, and spiritual well being. As a holistic medicine, Aromatherapy is both a preventative approach as well as an active treatment during acute and chronic stages of illness.
Essential Oils: Essential oils are highly concentrated plant extracts distilled from a variety of plant material including leaves, flowers, needles, fruit peels, grasses, wood and roots. These oils, with the exception of Lavender and Tea Tree, should always be diluted in carrier oil before applying directly to the skin.
Dried Herbs: Many dried herbs possess the same scent and healing properties of their essential oil counterparts. Herbs are popular additions to bath salts and bath teas and look great in a finished product, one draw back is that it can be messy in the tub. A good option is to include an organza bag with your salts to use as a tea bag - the salts melt, the herbs seep in the hot bath water and once the bag dries it is easy to empty out the herbs and re-use the bag.
Carrier Oils: moisturizing vegetable oils are commonly used as a ';carrier'; for essential oils. Most essential oils are too strong to apply directly to the skin and should be diluted 12-30 drops to 1oz of carrier oil. Carrier oils are also combined with sea salts to create defoliant salt scrubs.
Hydrogen Peroxide: Adding hydrogen peroxide to bathwater increases oxygen available to the body. Hydrogen peroxide baths leave the body feeling alert and revitalized, like just after a rain shower. This gentle bath is antibacterial, antiviral, and cleansing to the emotional and energetic bodies. Add six ounces of food-grade hydrogen peroxide to a hot bath and soak for 20-30 minutes. Be careful in handling this concentrated solution of hydrogen peroxide as it can ';burn'; or irritate the skin. Diluted in the bathwater, it is fine for skin contact.
Apple Cider Vinegar: Apple cider vinegar baths restore a natural pH to the skin and hair, as well as rejuvenating and building up the body’s resistance. It helps restore acid mantle protection to the skin, which is lost from swimming and from routine use of soaps on the skin. It thus helps combat “unfriendly” bacteria, fungal overgrowth, and as helpful with vaginal and bladder infections. Apple cider vinegar baths are soothing to the skin, alleviating itchiness, poison ivy, and sunburn discomfort. As with all hot baths, it causes the pores to open and aids in general systemic detoxification. Make certain to use pure, unprocessed apply cider vinegar. Use 2-4 cups in a hot bath.
Sodium Bicarbonate: A hot bath with equal parts of baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) and sea salt assists in detoxification from exposure to heavy metals and radiation. It is also beneficial for cleansing the theauric field, and for soothing itchy skin. In combination, use 1-2 pounds of each. Sea salts is recommended, as opposed to rock salt or common table salt, which are depleted of nourishing minerals.
Citric Acid: Citric Acid is a key ingredient, along with Sodium Bicarbonate, for bath fizzies (recipe below). It is also great for making fizzy bath salts. The combination creates an effervescent blend that helps release the aroma of your essential oils into the air, creating an uplifting aromatic bath.
Colorants: FD%26amp;C dyes dispersed in liquid or glycerin are popular for adding color to bath salts. Herbs can also be used to create beautiful natural colors for your salts. Powdered Mica can create beautiful pearl essence salt.
SALT GLOW
1/2 C Bokek™ Dead Sea Salt - Fine
1/2 C EuroSpa™ Sea Salt - Fine
4oz Grapeseed Oil (1/2 cup)
2oz Avocado Oil (1/4 cup)
1 T d-alpha Tocopheral Vitamin E
20-30 drops Essentil Oil Blend
Mix Salts together, set aside. Mix all oils together. Pour oils mixture into storage jar. Jar should be glass or PET and have an airtight seal. Slowly add salt and mix well.
Salt Glow should be stored in cool dark place to maximize shelf life. Adding a drop or two of Rosemary Essential Oil will help to preserve your scrubs.
BATH TEAS
1/2 C Breton™ Coarse or Breton™ Brut
Sweet Orange Essential Oil
Dried Lavender Buds
Dried Chamomile Flowers
Large 3x5 inch tea bags
(can substitute tea bags with Organza Bags or Muslin Bags)
Add essential oil to salt and mix well. Add dried herbs and stir to combine. Fill each tea bag with approx 4oz of mixture, Package individually in plastic to seal in the scent.
To Use: Simply toss one bag into warm bath water. As the tea bag seeps the salts will melt and the fragrance from the essential oils and herbs will disperse. When done, throw the tea bag away!
SALT POTPOURRI
RIO™ Sea Salt Crystals - Jumbo
Colorant
Essential Oils or Fragrance Oils
Making Salt Crystal Potpourri is a simple process. The trickiest part is the coloring of the crystals. You have 3 choices for colorings: Liquid Based, Glycerin Based or Mica Powders. The liquid based colorings will dry the best, glycerin will be a nice translucent coloring and Mica gives you opalescent options. You can also simply rinse the crystals for a ';glass like'; look (see Rio Salt Page).
Add Fragrance and Color. Crystals out on Parchment to dry. If you’re using liquid or glycerin colorants, an easy way to color the crystals is by wearing rubber gloves and rubbing the color on the crystals. Mica’s you will have to sprinkle than mist with your fragrance.
ESSENTIAL OIL BLENDS
3/4 oz Grapefruit %26amp; 1/4 oz Eucalyptus Cleansing
1/2 oz Lavender %26amp; 1/2 oz Bergamot Soothing %26amp; Relaxing
1/4 oz Lemon grass / 3/4 oz Lime Uplifting
1/4 oz Rosemary %26amp; 3/4 oz Spearmint Energizing
3/4 oz Sweet Orange %26amp; 1/4 oz Chamomile Calm %26amp; Happy
1/4 oz Eucalyptus, 3/4 oz Lavender %26amp; 6 dps Tea Tree Cold Relief
1/2 oz Geranium %26amp; 1/2 oz Grapefruit Tired Muscle Relief
*Always use caution when working with EO's, See basic guidelines under ';Blends';.
BATH FIZZIES
1C Ceara™ Sea Salt - Extra Small
1 1/4 C Citric Acid
2 1/2 C Sodium Bicarbonate (baking soda)
Witch Hazel
Essential Oil Blend
Dried Herbs (optional)
Mix all dry ingredients. Prepare molds by sprinkling dried herbs on the bottom. Moisten mixture with witch hazel and essential oils using a spray bottle. As soon as mixture holds its shape, pack into the molds. Use caution DO NOT over mist! Allow to dry overnight, then remove from molds. Package in airtight plastic bags.
Try varying the formulas above to create your own signature products!
Scenting Sea Salts: All of the sea salts that SaltWorks™ offers are very easy to scent. The amount of Essential Oils or Fragrance Oils you will need to use will depend on the quality of oil and the variety of oil used. For example, you would need more grapefruit in your salts than peppermint as the mint family is much stronger than the citrus. The oils will travel easily through the salts. Always store your scented salts in airtight glass or PET (type of plastic) containers.
Coloring Sea Salts: Be sure to use FD%26amp;C approved, or herbal, colorants for bath salts. It is recommended scenting the salts first and then coloring. Once you mix in the color, let sit in a sealed container overnight. The color will disperse for a more even coverage.
Sea Salt Cell: Some therapies call for a Sea Salt Cell or Dead Sea Salt Cell. This is simply a single bath portion of Sea Salts mixed with Therapeutic grade Essential Oils. A deep therapy cell will call for 2 lbs of salt mixed with approx. 40 drops of your chosen EO Blend.
Bath Salt Recipe Collection
Foaming Bath Salts
1/2 cup liquid soap , i.e. ivory
1 Tbsp. mineral oil
several drops Food coloring
6 cups rock salt crystals
Mix soap, oil and food coloring. Pour over rock salt. Stir continuously until salt crystals are evenly coated. Thinly spread the salts on a cookie sheet. Covered with wax paper and air dry for 24-hours.
Scented Bath Salts
2 cups Epsom salts
2 tbl. water
1 tbl. oil (mineral, almond, or whatever oil you prefer)
several drops of fragrance, to suit your preference
food coloring, if desired
To make, mix water, oil, fragrance and food coloring in glass or metal bowl. (Don't use a plastic bowl, as plastic absorbs odors!) If you are using coloring, you will want to make it much darker than the color you are actually striving for because once you add the salts, the color will really become diluted. Once your liquid ingredients are mixed well, pour in the salts and mix well. (Using your hands works best!) If, after mixing in the salts, the color is too light, you can add extra color at this point, but be sure to mix it in very well!
Once you are finished mixing, spread the salts on a cookie sheet to let dry. (Tip: If you spread foil on your cookie sheet first, you can use it as a 'funnel' to make pouring the salts into a container easier once they are dry!) Depending on climate, it will take anywhere from 4 hours to overnight to dry the salts. It is helpful to mix them periodically as they are drying, other wise the salts on the top get really dry and the salts on the bottom stay moist.
Here are some salt blend ideas:
Almond - Stress relief , clearing thoughts
Apple - Brings on peace and contentment
Bergamot ( orange mint ) Increase energy
Coconut - purify and cleanse
Eucalyptus - eases minor throat or chest irritations
Frankincense - reduces stress and tension
Honeysuckle - the healing bath
Jasmine - helps to dispel depression , restful sleep
Jasmine/Vanilla - romantic bath mix
Lavender - for health maintenance
Lemon - to help fight off infection
Magnolia - love bath mix
Mango - tropical blend
Patchouli - earth scent very grounding
Peach - wishing bath
Peppermint - energizing bath
Rose - ( tuber rose ) calms and soothes emotions
Sandalwood - woodsy scent aids in speeding healing
Strawberry - known to ease pregnancy pains
Vanilla - revitalizing bath mix
Easy Bath Salt Recipes
Mix or Shake the following
Sensual Aromatherapy Bath
2 cups Epsom Salt
2 cups Sea Salt
10 drops Ylang Ylang Oil
10 drops Lavender Oil
20 drops of soap dye optional
Add desired amount to running bathwater
Relaxing Bath
1 cup Epsom Salt
1 cup Dead Sea Salt
1 cup Sea Salt
20 Drops Lavender Essential Oil
20 drops of soap dye optional
Add desired amount to running bathwater
Effervesce Fizzing Bath
2 cups Sea Salt
1 cup Baking Soda
½ cup Citric Acid
20 drops of Essential Oil
20 drops of soap dye optional
Moisture will make this mixture fizz . Add desired amount to bathwater
Uplifting Bath
1 cup Epsom Salt
1 cup Dead Sea Salt
1 cup Sea Salt
20 drops Rosemary Essential oil
20 drops of soap dye optional
Add desired amount to running bathwater
Epsom Salt and Dead Sea Salt can be substituted with Sea Salt
this site has over 100 recipes
http://www.bathandbodyrecipes.com/
I love this stuff but recently I made a huge batch and it is stuck in the jar...from the moisture of the oil. It is hard as a rock..
My fav recipe is equal parts baking soda and epsom salts. You then scent and color it if you want. Stirring them together knocks the edges off the epsom salts so you don't scratch your skin with them.
You can also substitute any salt product with sugar to keep from drying out your skin.
And bath salts convert easily to salt scrubs, just stir in some olive oil...which is probably what I will have to do with my mistake. You can shower to get clean, then plug the tub, use the scrub, then sit down and let it soak into your skin. Clean up any oil in the tub, olive oil is slicker than anything in the tub!
Most of these are best used occasionally, because a lot of things added to girls' bathwater is upsetting to the pH ';down there';, can cause irritations and infections. If you soak in things, make sure you rinse well in a shower after.
Yes you can get the scent at Hobby Lobby, but these will be artificial usually. You have to watch the products. The soap aisle and candle aisle are often close together in craft stores and some scents and dyes are okay for both but not all are interchangable. Make sure your product is for soap...which means okay to use in any bath product, including your salts. My suggestion instead is to visit a health food store and read up on what the different oils do, then pick an essential oil that meets your needs and smells good to you.
One last bit of advice is to mix anything scented in a glass bowl...so the scent doesn't seep into the bowl and make your food taste funny.
Equal parts salt (Kosher or Sea if possible) and Epsom Salts drop or two of essense and a drop of food coloring to match scent. I use regular salt cucumber melon soap scents with green food coloring.
Very easy, and it makes nice gifts. It is made with Epsom salt a drop of food coloring and a few drops of your favorite scented oil. Mix it all in a zip lock bag then add to a nice jar or bottle.
Good luck.
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