Bath salts are a range of water soluble inorganic solid products that are added to a bath. This is done to improve cleaning, for medical reasons, having a luxurious bath, or just for fun. Bath salts were first developed to mimic the properties of hot springs. The earliest extraction and usage of bath salts was recorded in China around 2700BC to heal various ailments. Now-a-days bath salts are commercially produced and sold in various flavors, colors and for different purposes. In this guide we will learn to make basic bath salts easily at home.
Ingredients required:
- Salt (preferably a mixture of sea salt and Epsom salt, but you can use any other rare or common salt if you like)
- Skin safe fragrant oils or bath oils for great aroma
- A couple of glasses or metal bows to mix the ingredients in
- A couple of spoons to stir
- A container to hold the final product, preferably air tight
Optional ingredients:
- Dendritic salt to hold the fragrance for a long time
- Color- liquid soap colors or even food coloring will work well
- Baking soda as it softens skin and is a great water conditioner
Method:
You can try out with different combinations to see exactly what mixture of salts you prefer…but it is suggested that you should use a 3:2 ratio of Epsom salt and sea salt.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 ounce of fragrance or essential oil
- 3 cups Epsom Salt
- 2 cups sea salt
- Check out the amount of salt and combine them together carefully, if you find any clumps in the mixture break it up. Now, add some quantity of baking soda in it. To this recipe, you can add 1 cup of baking soda, i.e. 3:2:1 ratio of salts in the baking soda.
- Add some amount of fragrance or essential oil in your bath salts. The most preferred amount of oil in bath salts is around 2 to 3 percent. You can add around 1/2 ounce of essential oil for this recipe. If you mix excess amount of oil in your bath salts, then the salt will become clump.
- Add the fragrance filled with ‘natrasorb’ or ‘dendritic’ salt to the remaining salts.
- If you want your salt to look natural, then just dip it into a clear or colored container and cover the container carefully.
- A mason container or jar is generally used to store the salts. It also comes in small plastic bags, test tubes, paper sacks, beautiful plastic bottles and seasonal cups. You can store your bath salt in anything, but keep it sealed and in a air tight jar.
- You can add color to your bath salts and that is pretty easy to do. Put a little amount of liquid ’soap- safe’ colorant in your salt and mix it properly. You can just put a couple of drops at a time. Colored micas are also a good option for coloring your bath. Add a small amount at a time and stir it well.
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This page is very helpful for me to choose the viable product.
I have tried making bath salt from Sea salt, epsom salt, baking soda, glycerin colour, fragrace.
I tend to have some liquid at the bottom of each jar after a few days. Why is this?
Dela I am not too excited by the liquid.