Lavender Bath Salt Recipes
Want to try making bath salts? Having a warm,
fragrant salt bath is a wonderful way to relax and soothe sore, tired
muscles. These easy to make bath salts take only a few minutes to mix
together, and can be dressed up nicely with a pretty ribbon to make a
lovely homemade gift.
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There is no single right way for
making bath salts. The
main ingredients
are typically a mix of sea salt, Epsom
salts, dead sea salts,
baking soda , and essential oils.
Making Bath Salts:
Ingredients:
- 1 cup sea salt
- 1 cup Epsom salts
- 2 tablespoons baking soda
- about 15 drops of essential oil of your choice (adjust accordingly
to your preference. Be careful to avoid getting undiluted essential
oils in contact with your skin as this may result in a skin reaction in
some people)
Method:
Mix together the salts in a metal or glass mixing bowl. Sift in the
baking soda and stir with a metal spoon to combine. Add your
essential oil of choice, and mix salts together thoroughly.
At this point you can also add dried flower petals or herbs (I like to
use dried lavender or rose petals). Some people also like to add food
coloring, which will result in a colored bath. If using liquid food
dyes, just add a few drops until you achieve the desired color.
I like to store my bath salts in a glass jar as the salts tend to keep longer in glass than plastic. Store
salts out of direct sunlight because it can degrade the essential oils.
If you're making bath salts as a gift, consider packaging them as bath sachets.
Instructions for use:
Dissolve 1/2 cup of bath salts under running water, and lay back and
relax! If you have used petals in your bath mixture, you may want to use
plug strainer to prevent the petals from clogging up your bath.
Bath Salts Poems
One of our readers suggested that it would be nice to include a poem on a gift tag when making bath salts. So, I had a look around and came across these sweet poem at
YWConnection:
Mother's Day is here at last.
This special day will go so fast.
We'll laugh and talk and eat and joke -
When the day is through have a quiet soak!
Love you MOM!!
Instead of mother's day you can substitute "Christmas Day" or "Your
Birthday" or whatever. I also found another poem at
Craft Elf that's specially for a Mom with a new baby:
This bottle is not for a baby
Instead it's my gift to you
So sprinkle these salts in the tub
And relax for a moment or two.
Replace "bottle" with "jar" or whatever type of container you are using to wrap the bath salts.
