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Basic Bath Salts
Bath Salts
Herbal Bath Crystals
Grandmother's Fizzy Bath Salts

Basic Bath Salts 1 cup mineral (epsom) salts or sea salt 1 teaspoon glycerin or vitamin E oil 15 - 20 drops essential oils of your choice few drops of food coloring if desired. Mix all ingredients together, stirring well to blend. Store in an airtight container. Add 1/4 cup or more of the mixture to running bath water.
Bath Salts 2 cups Epsom salts 1 cup sea salt, rock salt or coarse salt food coloring (optional) 1/4 teaspoon glycerin essential oil for fragrance Combine salts in a large glass bowl. Mix well. Add food coloring, a few drops at a time, until desired color is achieved. For plain white salts, skip this step. Add glycerin and essential oil, (4 or 5 drops) and mix together well. Spoon salts into containers and seal. When giving as a gift, attach a tag to salts describing the scent and instructions to use 1/3 to 1/2 cup in the bath.
Herbal Bath Crystals 1/2 cup Sea Salt 1/2 cup Epsom Salts 1/2 cup fresh herbs leaves or flowers 1/4 cup Baking Soda few drops essential oils Blend the above ingredients in a food processor or blender. Some oils to try: Lemon Balm, Rosemary, Patchouli, High John, Rose, Geranium & Grapefruit. Place 1/4 cup of the mixture under running warm water for fragrant herbal bath.
Grandmother's Fizzy Bath Salts 16 oz Baking soda 8 oz Cornstarch 8 oz Citric acid 10 drops Lavender essential oil 5 drops Patchouli essential oil 5 drops Rosemary or Bayberry essential oil Blend together the dry ingredients. Blend the oils and add them one drop at a time to the dry ingredients. Mix with your hands, then rub the mixture thru a fine sieve to further distribute the oils into the dry ingredients. Store tightly covered for 2 weeks before using to fully develop the scent.