Bath Salt Recipes
Easy Craft Ideas brings you recipes for making scented bath salts. All you need is some sea salt or Epsom salts and essential oils. You can also colour the salts with some FD&C dyes and for fizzy bath salts use some citric acid combined with sodium bicarbonate. Epsom salts are good for aching muscles and the sea salt will soften the water. Finely ground oatmeal is also a good ingredient to further soften the water.
Always use FD&C dyes which are safe for use in foods and cosmetics. The dry dyes should be mixed with purified water, propylene glycol or glycerin USP before use. Place in a squeezable bottle that you can use to add the dye dropwise.
Basic Recipe
1 cup epsom salts
1/4 cup sea salt
3 tablespoons baking soda
few drops essential oils
Fizzy Bath Salts
1 cup sea salt
1 1/4 cups citric acid
2 1/2 cups sodium bicarbonate
few drops essential oils
Method
Place all the ingredients in a glass jar and mix together. Do not use wooden or plastic bowls or utensils. Fill glass jars and tightly stopper.
Please Note: Some essential oils should not ne use in the bath. Thi includes oregano, bay, nutmeg, cinnamon, clove, thyme, basil. Some essential oils can cause irritation to the skin.
Fragrant Bath Oil
Basic recipe
8 drops of the following essential oils
geranium
rose oil
lavender
rosewood
Musky Bath Salts
Basic recipe
10 drops patchouli oil
6 drops sandalwood oil
4 drops cedar wood oil
Citrus Bath Salts
Basic recipe
10 drops sweet orange oil
6 drops lemon oil
3 drops tangerine oil
3 drops grapefruit oil
Soothing Bath Salts
Basic recipe
8 drops tea tree oil
8 drops lavender oil
Jasmine bath Salts
Basic recipe
8 drops ylang ylang oil
8 drops jasmine oil
8 drops rose oil
Fruity Bath Salts
Basic recipe
15 drops cranberry oil
8 drops rosemary oil
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You can find essential oils at very good prices on our Discount Essential Oils Supply page
Please see our information on using essential oils safely.