Difficulty: Easy
Bath Salts are a great place to start if you're just getting into DIY bath goodies. You can make them SO luxurious by adding different essential oils, dried herbs, natural colouring, and different salts. There are so many possibilities.
These are awesome for gifting and there's so many options for packaging. You could use cute plastic bags with twist ties, fillable Christmas ornaments, even mason jars with cute tags.
The main base ingredient for any bath salt recipe is Epsom salts, also known as magnesium sulfate. Epsom salts are known to ease pain and inflammation, and you can find them at any store that has a pharmacy section, or buy them on Amazon here. Try and get plain, unscented Epsom salts for this recipe.
Adding baking soda is optional, but I love the texture it gives to the finished product. Plus your skin will love baking soda in the bath, it can relieve itching, irritation, and provide a detox for your skin. Baking soda is inexpensive and you can get big boxes in the baking section of any grocery store, or find it online here.
The last ingredient I use for my base is pink Himalayan salt. It looks so pretty in the finished product with little sparkles of pink, so use the coarse grind to achieve this look. Find it online here. This step is where you can get creative with your salts. Salt in the bath can ease muscle cramps, improve circulation, soothe achy joints, and detoxify your skin. You can use sea salt, Himalayan salt, kosher salt, or even table salt. They are all great options.
You will need:
Ingredients:
1/2 Cup Epsom Salts
1/4 Cup Baking Soda
1/4 Cup Pink Himalayan Salt
10-15 Drops Essential Oil (I'm using lavender.)
1/4-1/2 Cup Dried Herbs (I'm using lavender buds and spearmint.)
Supplies:
Mixing Bowl (Your mixing bowl can be any material, but once you use essential oils in a bowl I don't recommend using it for food anymore. So use an old mixing bowl that you're okay with dedicating to your DIY stuff.)
Whisk
Containers or bags for packaging (Minimum size 4oz or 1/2 cup. I like to use plastic so it doesn't smash if dropped. I'm using a 12oz plastic container with a lid, because that's what I have on hand.)
These ones are great, and come with labels too! - 8oz plastic jars with lids.
I also like the look of these triangle plastic bags with a twist tie, they hold 1 bath's worth of salts in them. - Triangle bags with twist tie.
First: Add your powders to your mixing bowl and stir slowly with the whisk to break up any clumps.
Next: Slowly add your essential oils and stir while you're adding it so the salts don't clump together.
Then: Add your herbs and any other additives. These are more visual than anything so add them a little bit at a time until you achieve your desired look.
Finally: Fill your containers with your herbal bath salts! Leave some room at the top if you want to add a cute scoop or spoon inside. Sprinkle a bit of dried herbs on top to make it pretty, attach a label if you wish and you have some gorgeous, luxurious bath salts.
Once you've crafted your handmade herbal bath salts, immerse yourself in a world of relaxation as the soothing aromas and skin-nourishing properties transform your ordinary bath into a blissful, rejuvenating retreat.
You can use as much or as little as you like depending on the size of your bath. For a small foot bath I would use just a few tablespoons, but for a big soaker tub you can use up to the whole container.
Some other oil and herb combinations I love are:
10 drops of lavender and 5 drops of clary sage essential oils, with lavender buds and calendula petals.
10 drops of peppermint and 5 drops of lime essential oils with spearmint leaves - Mojito bath salts!
15 drops of cedarwood essential oil with dried rosemary.
15 drops of tangerine essential oil with dried, grated orange peel.
What oil and herb combo did you use? And what should we DIY next? Let me know in the comments below!
- Lindsay
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