Bath salts are an easy way to help with treating mental and physical health ailments. Bath salts are so easy to make with Epson salt (magnesium sulfate) or sea salt. The are used to relieve stress, aches and pains.
This recipe is also ideal to give as a gift or if you are having a spa party with your friends. You can wrap some twine or ribbon around the jar and add a gift tag with a special note. You can include some to a homemade spa gift basket with soaps, bath bombs, and other bath and body products.
How to Make Scented Bath Salts
Energy, you can make the orange-scented salts
Romance, try the rose-scented salts
Serenity, how about the vanilla-scented salts
Bath Salts Ingredients
- 2 cups of Epsom salt or Sea Salt
Epsom salt helps with pain relief, reduces swelling, and draws impurities from the body. - 2 teaspoons of oil of your choice
Such as almond, grapeseed, jojoba oil, coconut oil, etc.. - 10 drops of your favourite essential oil
You can use rose, orange, rosemary, sandalwood, lavender, eucalyptus, etc. - Two drops of liquid food colouring ( or add a few more to desired colour) You can tint your salts by adding food colouring. It might give the bath water a bit of a tint, but it’s safe to use.
- Optional: Add in dried lavender petals, rose petals, citrus zest, etc.
- Optional: 1/4 cup sea salt
It makes the water feel silky. - A glass jar or mini mason jar.
Bath Salts Instructions
- Mix the Epson salts or sea salt, and sea salt (optional) with a spoon in a large mixing bowl and make sure the break up the clumps.
- Add food colouring (if desired), oil and essential oil, and mix well.
- Add dried flowers, citrus zest (optional) and mix.
- Use immediately or store in an airtight container.
- Add 1/4 – 1/2 cup per bath
- Soak your sore muscles in hot water for at least 15 to 20 minutes.
Note: Some essential oils should not be used by pregnant women or children. Be sure to read labels before using them.
- 2 cups of Epsom salt or Sea Salt
- 2 teaspoons of oil of you choice
- 10 drops of your favourite essential oil
- Optional: two drops of liquid food colouring (or more)
- Optional: Add in dried lavender petals, rose petals, citrus zest, etc.
- Optional: 1/4 cup sea
- A glass jar or mini Mason jar
- Mix the Epson salts and sea salt with a spoon in a large mixing bowl and make sure the break up the clumps.
- Add food colouring (if desired), oil and essential oil, and mix well.
Optional: Add in dried lavender petals, rose petals, citrus zest, etc.
- Use immediately or store in an airtight container.
- Add 1/4 – 1/2 cup per bath
- Soak your sore muscles in hot water for at least 15 to 20 minutes.
Some essential oils should not be used by pregnant women or children. Be sure to read labels before using them.
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I am repining this thanks for the share 🙂
I love this – for myself and for gifts. Any extracts (brands) you especially recommend?
Thanks for sharing.
I used pure orange extract by Club house
I have copied this recipe down to show my granddaughter how to make this for mom and grandma.Thanks
Wow this sounds so easy. Can we use essential oils? If so the fragrance choices are endless. Would love some lavendar.
Of course you can! You can add red and blue food colouring to make purple for Lavender:)
What a great idea! May do some of these up for Christmas presents!
That’s a great idea Judy!
this is a wonderful idea and so simple to make too. Thanks for sharing with us.
What a great idea can’t wait to try…!
Thank you for the recipe..pinned!
such a great idea !! Thanks!!
I am going to make these grandchildren to give to their moms for Mothers Day
Wow this sounds so easy & so safe,thanks
a marvellous idea and so easy to make. Another scent I’d probably use would be lavender, so relaxing 🙂
Hi doesnt the food colouring come off onto skin and bath wne added to bath water.
There is not enough food colouring to dye your skin or bath.
Lovely! Happy Mother’s Day!
This is such a great idea and my kids would love to help make something like this!
Looks like it would be neat to try.
this is so simple to make and such a great gift idea, thanks for sharing!!
What a great idea,i like this
Nice idea will try this
Great idea for party favors!
You could use other extracts like peppermint or something like that right? Was thinking it would be good for soaking feet in. What do you think?
I have never tried peppermint as I prefer a sweet smell, but I think that would work for tired feet. If you try it, please let me know how it went:)
Thanks,Mine turned out rather nice
Glad to know!
Simple to make & such a great gift idea
Sounds easy enough great for gifts! Thanks 🙂
This sounds so wonderful and I think the possibilities are endless because there are so many different extracts to try.These would make some really nice gifts.
yes, you can use the scent that you like! Hoping you will make some and share how you liked them with us. Thanks for commenting!
Thanks for this! These would make great gifts for so many occasions!
Have to try and set up a night with the girls to get this started
I made some and gifted some and recieved a lot of nice compliments.I will send my friends the link to see this recipe and d they can make their own.
Haven’t been able to find the link can anyone help please
This is a great idea, I’ve never thought of doing something like this