~Bath Salts~ (and adding color)

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Bath Salts

 

3 cups Dead Sea salt, regular sea salt or Epsom salt, or a blend of

two or three of these salts. Sea salts typically come in several

grain sizes. Combining multiple grain sizes can make your salts more

appealing. Keep in mind, however, that more course grains do take

longer to dissolve in the tub.

15-24 drops of your selected essential oil or essential oil blend.

Be sure and take heed in the safety data for the oil(s) you choose

to use.

1 tablespoon fractionated coconut oil or other carrier oil for

moisturization (optional)

 

Place the salt mixture into a bowl. Add the drops of your chosen

essential oils. Mix very well with a fork. Add the mixture to a

pretty jar, salt tube, or container that has a tight fitting lid.

After a day, you may wish to mix well again to ensure that the oils

have blended very well.

 

Add 1/2 - 1 cup of the salts to running bath water. Mix well to

ensure that the salt has dispersed well in the tub before entering.

To keep the essential oils from evaporating too quickly, you can add

the bath salts just before getting in the tub instead of while the

water is running. Sitting on undissolved chunky bath salts can be

painful, so make sure the salts have dissolved well before entering.

 

To Color to Your Salts:

 

For the most natural bath salt recipe, leave your bath salts

uncolored. Certain more exotic salts such as Hawaiian Red Sea salt

(a lovely reddish/rust color) and Black Sea Pink salt (a soft pink

color) have their own unique color and can be used.

 

If you would like to add color to your salts, FD & C liquid dye or

mica powder can be added before you add the essential oils. When

adding FD & C grade liquid dye, be sure to add only a drop at a time

and stir well. When adding mica powder, only add a tiny amount (1/16-

1/8 a teaspoon is usually sifficient) and stir very well. Using too

much dye or mica powder can discolor the water and discolor skin, so

be very careful. Leave bath salts at a soft pastel color. Darker

salts may lead to problems. It is also important that you make sure

that you are using skin-safe colorants and that the user of your

bath salt blend does not have any allergies or sensitizations with

the colorant that you have chosen.