Homemade Bath Salt Recipes

NOW SELLING bulk sea salts by the pound for those who wish to make their own bath salts! Homemade Bath Salts can be made in every color you could imagine, you can scent them to your personal preference. Your salts can be as fine as table salt or as large as beach pebbles? Learn the basics of making bath salt. Our fragrance oils are wonderful for making your own bath salts. We now retail our Fragrance and Essential Oils in 4 ounce bottles for crafters or those who like making their own products. Our 1/4 ounce bottles will work well for small amounts of 5 pound of salts or more. If you are the occasional user it may be cheaper to purchase Bath Salts which are ready to use. Ocean Breeze Bath Salt Recipe Ingredients: 1 cup Epsom salt or any course salt. 1 cup baking soda 4 drops blue food coloring 7 drops Ocean Breeze fragrance oil 2 tablespoons liquid glycerin (skin moisturizer) (optional) Directions: Combine dry ingredients, mix well. Add color and scents one at a time. Keep stirring until mixed well. Break up any clumps. Keep mixing until you have a semi fine powder. Add glycerin and mix well. Foaming Vanilla Honeysuckle Bath Salt Ingredients: 1 cup sweet almond oil, light olive or sesame oil may be substituted 1/2 cup honey 7 drops of honeysuckle oil 1/2 cup liquid soap 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract or 5 drops of vanilla fragrance oil. Directions: Measure the oils into a medium bowl, then slowly stir in remaining ingredients until mixture is fully blended. Pour into a clean plastic bottle with a tight-fitting seal or lid. Shake gently before using. Enough for four large luxury baths. Pour desired amount in a circular motion into the bathtub under running water. Patchouli Fizzy Bath Salts 1 cup cornstarch 1 cup citric acid 2 cups baking soda  patchouli essential oil or fragrance oil Patchouli is a very strong, earthy fragrance, made from the leaves of the patchouli plant, that is used as a sensual base note in many expensive commercial perfumes. It's also a fragrance of the hippy boutiques in the seventies. Use sparingly - a little patchouli goes a long way! Completely mix cornstarch and citric acid, then add patchouli oil as desired. Stir in baking soda and mix thoroughly. Use a quarter to one half a cup per bath. OIL BLENDS 3/4 oz Grapefruit & 1/4 oz Eucalyptus   Cleansing 1/2 oz Lavender & 1/2 oz Bergamot Soothing & Relaxing 1/4 oz Lemon grass / 3/4 oz Lime Uplifting 1/4 oz Rosemary & 3/4 oz Spearmint Energizing 3/4 oz Sweet Orange & 1/4 oz Chamomile Calm & Happy 1/4 oz Eucalyptus, 3/4 oz Lavender & 6 dps Tea Tree Cold Relief 1/2 oz Geranium & 1/2 oz Grapefruit Tired Muscle Relief Ready to use scented bath salts Oils for making bath salts Herbs for Bath Salts BATH TEAS / Herbal Bath Salt 1/2 C Fine Salt, course will work but takes longer to dissolve. Sweet Orange Oil Dried Lavender Buds Dried Chamomile Flowers Large 3x5 inch tea bags (can substitute tea bags with Organza Bags or Muslin Bags) Add oil to salt and mix well. Add dried herbs and stir to combine. Fill each tea bag with approx 4oz of mixture, Package individually in plastic to seal in the scent. To Use: Toss one bag into warm bath water. As the tea bag seeps the salts will melt and the fragrance from the essential oils and herbs will disperse. When done, throw the tea bag away! Ready to use scented bath salts Oils for making bath salts Herbs for Bath Salts Old Fashioned Fizzy Bath Salts   1 cup baking soda 1/2 cup cornstarch 1/2 cup citric acid 10-20 drops fragrance oil Mix all the dry ingredients well, you may want to sift together. Scoop out about 1/2 cup of mixture to add color and fragrance. Blend well, then add back to entire mixture and mix till color and fragrance and thoroughly blended. The color in this will become somewhat darker as it dries. This mixture will go in plastic bags without seeping out. You can use anywhere from 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup for a bath. Mixture "fizzes' as it hits the water and disperses much quicker than bath salts.