DIY Bath Salt Recipe Formula

April 5, 2011 by Nellie Lee Luhrmann Leave a Comment

Bath salts are versatile, are quick and easy to make and make wonderful gifts.

Soothing, Calming, Relaxing,Peaceful, rejuvenating, invigorating, cleansing, purifying, refreshing, energising, vitalising, restoring – the list goes on!!!

Just choose your essential oils and other natural ingredients to suit your mood – lay back and enjoy with some soothing candle and a glass of vino of course!!!!!

BASIC RECIPE

60g sodium bicarbonate

750g epsom salts and or bath salts( coarse or fine )

10ml essential oil (200 drops )

10 – 30ml herbal/fruit extracts ( optional )

10 – 30g botanicals ( optional )

5 – 50g clays ( optional )

5 – 20g pearlescent glitter ( optional )

HOW TO

STEP 1 Place desired salt into bowl

STEP 2 Add essential oils and mix well

STEP 3 Add herbal/fruit extracts and mix well

STEP 4 If you are making a large batch, wait 24 hours before adding dry ingredients

STEP 5 Sieve, then add sodium bicarbonate and mix well

STEP 6 Add clays and pearlescent and mix well.

STEP 7 Add desired botanicals

TIP

Always be mindful of the therapeutic values of the essential oils and other optional ingredients you choose. Always select ingredients suitable to your skin type

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What I like about this tutorial is how easy it is to pull together. The scrub uses granulated sugar, sweet almond oil or another carrier oil, red cherry fragrance oil, and a touch of mica powder for color, so it feels like one of those projects you can make quickly but still package up beautifully.

It is the kind of bath and body recipe that works really well for teacher gifts, stocking stuffers, hostess gifts, or just a little festive treat for yourself. The pretty pink-red color and cherry fragrance give it a cheerful Christmas feel without needing anything too complicated.

The tutorial itself is wonderfully straightforward too. You simply combine the ingredients well and store the finished scrub in an airtight container, which makes this a lovely beginner-friendly project for holiday crafting.

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