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How to make your own bath salts

January 3, 2011 by Wifeeclectic 7 Comments

 You will need:
A jar to store your bath salts in
Epsom Salt
Baking Soda
Essential Oils (I used lavender)
Food coloring

 Add a cup and a half of Epsom salt to a bowl, followed by 2 tablespoons of baking soda. Stir well. Add the essential oils, a couple of drops at a time until your are happy with the scent. In my experience 5 or 6 seems to be just about right, if you want a moderate scent. Use about 8 for a stronger scent or about 3 for a mild scent. Then add two or three drops of food coloring, mixing until the color is spread throughout the entire mixture. I have never had any problems with the food coloring dying the skin or such, so I continue to use it.

 Add to a little bottle and you have yourself some homemade bath salts. Now go pamper yourself!

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  1. Missy says

    January 3, 2011 at 5:28 pm

    Fun! Thanks for this tip!

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  2. Lady C. says

    January 3, 2011 at 8:39 pm

    This is such a cool idea!

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  3. Mamarazzi says

    January 4, 2011 at 4:23 am

    i LOVE this…i will most def be bookmarking this for a future gift!! so cool, so easy and so perfect!!

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  4. Cranberry Morning says

    January 4, 2011 at 4:28 pm

    That's clever, and as a soap maker, I have quite a stock of essential oils! Thanks. 🙂

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  5. The Kooky Queen--Rachel says

    January 4, 2011 at 5:25 pm

    I'm totally saving this idea for gifts next year, how fun!

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  6. elizabeth @ twelvecrafts says

    January 29, 2011 at 7:36 pm

    Hmmm . . . I've made bath salts before but never thought of adding food coloring. I would have thought it would have added a bit of a twinge to your skin so I'm glad you mentioned that you've never noticed that . . . does it color the water a little bit though?

    Thanks for adding this to the blog hop!

    Reply
  7. Anonymous says

    August 20, 2013 at 11:57 am

    Good tip! Will try it

    Reply

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