Making your own bath salt blends at home is surprisingly simple.
There is nothing better than a hot bath after a long, stressful day, except maybe a hot bath enhanced with aromatic bath salts, of course.
Making your own bespoke bath salt blends to meet your requirements (such as easing tight muscles, easing the day’s stress, or softening skin) and then spicing them up with your favorite essential oils is surprisingly simple.
You can even use food coloring to give your salt mixture a lovely, calming hue as a final touch.
What You Need
– A container to store the bath salts in.
– Epsom salt (Epsom salt is also known as magnesium sulfate. It’s a chemical compound made up of magnesium, sulfur, and oxygen, this is different from the coarse sea salt).
– Baking Soda.
– Essential oils of your choice (essential oils have different benefits that you can add to your bath salts, so choose the essential oils based on your specific needs).
– Food coloring to make the bath salts look extra fancy and professionally made.
How To Make The Bath Salt
Step 1
Mix 6 parts coarse sea salt, 3 parts Epsom salts (to relieve sore muscles, promotes sleep, and reduce inflammation and stress), and 1 part baking soda (for cleansing and detoxifying properties that may help to purify your body and boost immunity as well as soothe skin irritation) in a big bowl.
Step 2
Add a few drops of essential oils (Sea salts and essential oils are a great combination. The relaxing properties of hot water complement the effects of well-chosen salts and essential oils) and combine.
Step 3
Add food coloring drops until you get the desired color.
Now that you’ve made your bath salt, scoop it into your previously prepared container and store them away to use for your next hot bath.
Essential Oil Blends For Your Bath Salts
Try these essential oil blends in your DIY bath salts for the following benefits:
Relaxing Blend
2 Parts Lavender essential oil for every 1 part Vetiver essential oil.
Mood-Boosting Blend
2 Parts Lavender essential oil for every 1 part Lemon essential oil.
Essential Oil Blend For Soft Skin
Equal parts Lavender essential oil, Frankincense essential oil, and Palmarosa essential oil.
Anti-inflammatory Blend
2 Parts Lavender essential oil for every 1 part Rosemary essential oil.
Muscle Relaxer Blend
2 Parts Peppermint essential oil for every 1 part Rosemary essential oil.
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