Bath salts soothe the mind and body and are an excellent way to pamper yourself. It’s no wonder so many of us dish out the big bucks for these luxuries when it’s time to give gifts. You can learn how to make bath salts with this Relaxing Bath Salts Recipe.
Bath salts come in many different forms, each one promising a different set of health benefits. Personally, I prefer a mix of epsom salt baths with dead sea salts and essential oils. (It’s a little like having all my bases covered.)
Magnesium-rich epsom salts are not only soothing and detoxing, but also an excellent way to combat the rampant magnesium-deficiency that plagues our modern culture thanks to depleted soil and over-sterilized environments. Dead sea salts have been proven to help relieve pain from arthritis and tendinitis, and essential oils like Frankincense and Lavender help calm the mind and re-invigorate the skin.
Bath Salts Offer Soothing Relief
For over 2,000 years, the Dead Sea has been renowned for its therapeutic effects on bathers. Recently, studies have been done on the health benefits bathing in Dead Sea salts:
One such study was conducted by Dr. I. Machtey on 103 patients suffering from osteoarthritis and tendinitis…. Improvement was found after as little as one week of treatment for those treated with 7.5% or 2% salt baths. By the study’s end, 80% of the patients reported less pain; 70% experienced improved mobility and 60% were able to decrease their use of analgesics.
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Combine the healing power of mineral-rich Dead Sea salts with the soothing & detoxing power of Epsom salts, and what do you get?
A bath salts powerhouse designed to ease aches and pains, improve sleep, and regulate hormones.
Add in the calming effects of lavender and the skin toning prowess of Frankincense, and you get a bath salts recipe fit for a queen.
(Plus it also helps that learning how to make bath salts can save you a lot of money when compared to buying them pre-made!)
Relaxing Bath Salts Recipe
(makes about 1 cup)
I got most of my ingredients from one of my sponsors, VitaCost. They’ve quickly become one of my favorite places to shop online because they offer many of my most trusted brands, but at discount prices.
Bath Salts Recipe: The Players
- 1/2 cup Epsom Salts
- 1/2 cup Dead Sea Salts (where to buy Dead Sea Salts)
- 2 tsp Baking soda
- 8-10 drops Frankincense essential oil (where to buy)
- 8-10 drops Lavender essential oil (where to buy)
Bath Salts Recipe: The How-To
In a bowl, mix all ingredients together. Add the full one cup batch of bath salts to a warm bath. It’s that simple!
If you want more bath salts for later, you can easily double or triple or quadruple the recipe. Just store in a lidded glass jar and measure out a cup at a time.
For a foot soak, dissolve 1/2 cup of the bath salts in a shallow bowl of warm water and soak your feet until the water cools.
And finally, to really reap the health benefits of the mineral-rich bath, do not bathe with soap immediately after. You’ll just be washing off these important nutrients before they’ve been fully absorbed by your skin. Instead, just soak for 15-20 minutes, rinse with water, and get out of the tub. Save the soapy bath for a different night.
And most importantly … ENJOY!
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I recently heard that Epsom salts have lead in them 🙁 do you know anything about this?
Monica Cooper, I will have to research that one.
Did you know that Dead Sea salt has the highest concentration of bromide of all the sea salt in the world. Bromide is part of the halogen family on the periodic table and act as a competing element to iodine to attach itself to our iodine receptor all over our body. All most all tissue have iodine receptor. We literally bath in a bromide polluted world, from our sofa, mattress, pillow containing flame retardant to our bread (bromide is used in bread as a doug conditioner), in soda and energy drink (from brominated vegetable oil) and a laundry list of drugs, we are saturated from bromide exposer. This has serious impact on our body and our health. So, I would not recommend using Dead sea salt and allowing your skin to readily absorb bromide. Good read about the subject of iodine: “Iodine Crisis, What you don’t know about iodine can wreck your life” by Lynne Farrow.I’m very passionate about iodine and salt, there is better salt alternative in my opinion.
*sigh* I love the idea, but I can’t stand sitting in a bath. I start imagining I’m sitting in filthy water, despite a ridiculously clean tub and I’m up an out before you can say “Jumpin’ Jack Flash”, lol.
Are there any alternatives using a shower?
Lane,
I can so relate…..I don’t enjoy baths either. Mine is partly your reason & a childhood associated memory and it did me in for baths…LOL I’ve tried incorporating the same ingredients to a foot bath as the feet is an area that you regularly detox from. Just a thought.
I make my own with epsom salts and essential oil. My husband loves them.
Amy Sanders
Thanks for the tips- I will have to try making at home for a nice foot soak for my hubby 🙂
Hi, I made a very similar recipe and after putting in a closed glass container there was immense pressure after a little bit of time (maybe an hour). I actually had to take the containers to slowly open them (some expelled salts everywhere!). Here’s the recipe I used – 1 C epsom salt, 1 C dead sea salts, 1/4 C baking soda, 1 TBL coconut oil, 5 drops EO. Any idea why this would have happened??
Thank you!
Nice article. At first, I started using salts and minerals for my bath only because of fancy colors. The best use for me ( and I think this is one of the most common) is taking the salt bath before the sleep. It is a good sleep pledge. Always welcome to try something new.
Hi I’m sure that I can mix the sea salt and Epsom salt together but I’m allergic to most essential oils especially Frankincense and to most perfumes. My skin is “very” sensitive so should I only use the 2 salts and the baking soda or do you have another suggestion for my situation. Thank you!