Making Bath Salts

Make Your Own Bath Salt by Timothy Croy

Bath salts are a great way to spice up your precious bath time, and creating them is quite simple. It only takes a few minutes out of your day. Plus, creating your favorite bath salt is relatively inexpensive, and best of all; it contains no harsh chemicals or ingredients. Surprisingly the main ingredients in popular bath salts are baking soda, table salt, and Epsom salt. These are all common household items and can be easily purchased at a local grocery or department store. The benefit of creating your own bath salt is you have full control of what you put into your salt, so if you posses allergies of any kind, you don't have to worry that your creation will irritate your skin or airways.

For starters, get a large mixing bowl with a spoon or some type of utensil. Add 2 cups of baking soda, 3 cups of Epsom salt, and 1 cup of table salt in the bowl. Once all ingredients are added, use your hand or a large spoon to stir everything to an even mix. At this step you can choose to add food coloring to enhance the look of your bath salt. Any regular food coloring product should work perfectly. If you desire a special color, you should mix the colors to your desired look before adding it to the salt mixture, else you may end up with multi colored salts, not good!

Once the desired color and mix is accomplished, the next, and most important step, is to add your fragrance. You can purchase these inexpensive oils at any craft type store. Add the essential oils to the mixture until the desired scent is achieved. There really is no science behind getting the perfect scent, and the best way to determine is to use your own judgment. Practice makes perfect and after a few tries you'll become a pro at picking the perfect scent. Make sure you add enough oil. The fragrance should be fairly strong. This makes the bath salt more efficient, and you'll end up using less salt per bath, which can increase savings further.

One trick many people use is to simply toss every ingredient into a covered bowl and shake the mixture until the oils, food coloring, and salt are perfectly combined. This can save on time if you're in a hurry, and the end results should be the same. Once finished, pat yourself on the back for a job well done. You can further reward yourself by taking a bath with your new creation.

You'll soon learn that bath salts are a very inexpensive way to liven up a bath session. They also make great, cheap gifts to friends and family. Whatever you use them for, they will be thoroughly enjoyed. That's for sure!

Article by Timothy Croy