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Make Your Own Bath Salts

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Date: 11/24/2009 Topics: Beauty > Beauty Recipes > Bath | Gifts > Homemade | Make Your Own > Beauty Items  
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You can make your own bath salts by using the following ingredients.
  • Herbs from the back yard. Lemon balm, lavender,and sage work really well.

  • Sea Salt or soaking salts.

  • Glass jar with lid.

Pick the herb you want to use. In the glass jar, start layering the salts and herbs, starting with a layer of salt and ending with a layer of salt. Close the lid tightly and store the jar in a dark place (I use the back of my closet) for two weeks to one month. Then pour out the salts and throw away the herbs.

Place the salts in decorative containers and enjoy or give as gifts. I use empty plastic food sprinkle containers decorated with stickers.

Source: My Irish grandmother thought me how to make this. I brought it with me when I came to the states.

By McCollonough from TN

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Request: Make Your Own Bath Salts

Archived on 11/24/2009

How do you make bath salts?

WarriorPride from Lenoir, NC

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RE: Make Your Own Bath Salts

2-4 Tablespoons is what I usually use of dry instant milk which is so cheap by the box. It is a conditioner and softener for the skin, kinda like milk soap. (07/26/2004)

By Danielle

RE: Make Your Own Bath Salts

Mmine is 4 cups epsom salt to one cup powdered milk. Try adding baking soda too.(01/19/2006)

By acesnanna

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Request: Recipes for Making Bath Salts

Archived on 09/29/2009

How do you make bath salts?

WarriorPride from Lenoir, NC

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Bath Cookies

  • 2 cups finely ground sea salt
  • 1/2 cup baking soda
  • 1/2 cup cornstarch
  • 2 T light oil
  • 1 tsp vitamin E oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 5-6 drops essential oil
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Mix together all the ingredients. Take a teaspoon of the dough and roll it gently into a ball (about an inch in diameter). Continue doing this with all the dough and place the balls on an ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake the cookies for 10 minutes, until they are lightly browned. Do not over bake. Allow the cookies to cool completely. To use: drop 1 or 2 cookies into a warm bath and allow to dissolve.

24 cookies, enough for 12 baths. (03/09/2007)

By Karen

RE: Recipes for Making Bath Salts

Epsom Salt is actually VERY beneficial to persons with high blood pressure. It's a mineral compound composed of magnesium and sulfur in the form of Magnesium Sulfate. Magnesium, an electrolyte, actually lowers blood pressure and is readily absorbed by the skin. I started using Epsom Salt for muscle and joint pain. The uses and benefits of Epsom Salt are wide range and significant. Uses include health, beauty and gardening. The Epsom Salt Council website is an informative and interesting site. (03/27/2007)

By T. Smith Lexington, Kentucky

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Request: Recipes for Making Bath Salts

Archived on 11/09/2006

I was wondering if there is a easy way to make your own bath salts. I love to relax in the bath and I get gift baskets all the time. I love the bath salts and was just wondering. It would be greatly appreciated because I have to give a gift basket in july.

Soulegal

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RE: Recipes for Making Bath Salts

Here are some recipes that have been posted in the past here on ThriftyFun: Have fun! (01/04/2005)

By Susan from ThriftyFun

RE: Recipes for Making Bath Salts

I use epsom salt mixed equally with sea salt add a few drops of essential oil fragrance, and food coloring sparingly for color. (01/05/2005)

By Barbie

RE: Recipes for Making Bath Salts

Try this. Its easy and you can vary it with many different scents and personal touches. Makes a beautiful gift when put in a unique glass jar!!

The Salt Blend:

  • 1 cup coarse sea salt
  • 1 cup epsom salts

Lavender Bath Salts:

  • Salt Blend
  • Essential oil of Lavender (about 1 tbsp)
  • dried lavender flowers (Handful)

Another variation:

  • Salt blend
  • Orange Oil (About 1 tbsp)
  • Dried orange peels (handful)
  • dried mint leaves (handful)

Another Variation:

  • Salt Blend
  • Rose Oil (About 1 Tbsp)
  • dried rose buds or petals (handful)
(01/07/2005)

By Great Recipes!

RE: Recipes for Making Bath Salts

I cannot remember the ladies name. She requested how to make homemade bath salts. I saw a recipe somewhere on the web. Here goes.
  • 2C Epsom salt, or Dead sea salt. Or 1 C of each.
  • 1-2 tsp. baking soda (makes skin soft)
  • 10-12 drops of essential oil, vanilla, lavender, eucalyptus whatever you like.

You can add a small amount of food coloring paste (kind used for cake decorating). Only if desired.

Stir salt really well. The more you stir the more the smell comes out.

Pour into pretty glass jars. Mason, baby food, jelly etc.

Add several TBSP bath salt into warm bath water. (01/09/2005)

By Betty

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