Homemade Bath Salts With Essential Oils
Who doesn’t love to soak in a nice warm bath from time to time?
Soaking in the tub helps ease muscle soreness and can alleviate joint pain.
A hot bath before bed can help you sleep better, too.
One product that adds several therapeutic benefits to your bath time is bath salts.
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3 DIY Bath Salts Recipes
The amounts in the recipes are for 200 ml jars. If your glass jars are bigger or smaller, adjust the amounts accordingly.
Keep the salts in airtight glass containers and store them in a cool, dry place.
They will keep for about 3 to 6 months, depending on the ingredients used.
To make the salts last longer, you can add vitamin E oil or a small silica bag.
And never introduce water into the salts; use a spoon to put the salts in the bath.
Let’s make these therapeutic homemade bath salts with essential oils.
1. Homemade Lavender Bath Salts
Lavender is known for promoting deep relaxation, and it smells beautiful, too.
Ingredients
- 200 gr pink Himalayan salt
- Grapeseed or apricot Kernel oil (1 tbsp)
- 30 drops of lavender essential oil
- 1 tablespoon dried lavender buds
Directions
Place pink Himalayan salt into a large glass bowl.
Add grapeseed oil and mix it thoroughly with the salt using your hands.
Next, drop in dried lavender and mix it again.
Last, add the lavender essential oil and mix it with all the ingredients until it is well incorporated.
Transfer the mixture into a glass jar for storage.
To use your lavender bath salts, simply drop a large handful into your tub and relax.
2. Rose Bath Salts DIY
Roses have long been associated with beauty, and rose water (see recipe here) is a common skincare product.
Rose essential oil is believed to hydrate the skin, help heal acne, and provide anti-aging benefits.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Dead Sea salt
- 2 tablespoons baking soda
- 15 drops of geranium or sandalwood essential oil
- 20 drops of rose essential oil
- Dried rose petals
Directions
Place the Dead Sea salt and baking soda in a large glass bowl and mix well.
In a separate bowl, combine dried rose petals with sandalwood or geranium and rose essential oils.
Mix well with your hands or a large spoon.
Place a layer of salt and baking soda mixture at the bottom of a glass jar.
Follow with a layer of dried roses and essential oils mixture.
Now, add another layer of salt and baking soda.
Keep going, layering the jar until it is filled.
To use the bath salts, add a generous handful or two to your hot bath water and let the healing begin!
3. DIY Lemon and Chamomile Bath Salts
This recipe is perfect after a hard workout, a day in the yard, or to soothe achy joints and muscles.
Chamomile has powerful anti-inflammatory healing properties and is believed to help alleviate anxiety and depression as well.
Fragrant chamomile mixed with the scent of lemon helps lift spirits, re-energizing your mood.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Epsom salt
- 2 tablespoons baking soda
- 20 drops of lemon essential oil
- 10 drops of chamomile essential oil
- 1 tablespoon dried chamomile flowers
Directions
Combine the Epsom salts and baking soda in a large glass bowl.
In another bowl, combine the lemon and chamomile essential oils with dried chamomile flowers.
Mix well with your hands or a large spoon.
Add them to the baking powder and Epsom salt mixture.
Transfer to a glass jar.
When you are ready to use your bath salts, put two large handfuls into a warm bath to soak your soreness away. Ah!
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I really hope that you enjoy these homemade bath salts with essential oils. They are excellent for relaxing at the end of the day and make perfect homemade gifts.
What Are Bath Salts And What Are Their Benefits?
The main component of bath salts is a mixture of crushed minerals, which are soluble in water.
They can reduce stress, fatigue, and inflammation, as well as detoxify the skin and calm infections.
Several varieties of salts are used in bath salt products, and they all provide unique benefits.
A very common ingredient in bath salts is magnesium sulfate, frequently referred to as Epsom salt.
It is well-liked for soaking sore, tired feet, but it has the same soothing effect on the rest of the muscles and joints in the body.
This is an excellent choice if you want to reduce excess inflammation for a very relaxing and healing bath.
Himalayan Salts Benefits
Another popular salt used in bath salts is Himalayan, or pink, sea salt. It has a pretty pink-to-orange color and is known to be detoxifying.
Himalayan sea salt may counteract the electromagnetic energy that our bodies absorb from the use of technology.
If you feel like you are under too much stress, a soak in Himalayan bath salts could be the rejuvenating treatment your body needs.
Dead Sea Salt Benefits
Dead Sea salt is mined from, you guessed it, the Dead Sea.
What makes it so special is the concentration and variety of minerals it contains, compared to ordinary sea salt.
Along with sodium, Dead Sea salt contains magnesium, calcium, and potassium, making it an ideal ingredient for use in bath salts.
It has detoxifying, anti-inflammatory, and skin-healing properties.
It actually encourages cell metabolism, which aids in healing damaged skin. Further,
Dead Sea salt is hydrating. If you suffer from skin conditions, like acne, eczema, or psoriasis, soaking in Dead Sea bath salts may give you relief.
Don’t use bath salts if you have an open wound or burn. If you are pregnant, consult your doctor.