Prepare Home Made Bath Salt – 5 Ingredients Only

Prepare Home Made Bath Salt - 5 Ingredients Only

How much we ignore about bath salts. Do you us bath salts religiously the way your makeup products are put to use?If no, it is high time you begin to think what bath salts can do. There are amazing benefits of using bath salts on our skin, body and mind. Prepare Home Made Bath Salt right on your kitchen shelf is simple and easy and with just 5 ingredients –

You will need

  • 1 cup coarse sea salt or Epsom salt
  • 1 spoon baking soda
  • Few drops of essential oil, say about 5-10 drops as needed(choose your favourite)
  • Half spoon coconut oil olive oil
  • A generous pinch of saffron strands

Prepare Home Made Bath Salt - 5 Ingredients Only

How to prepare bath salt at home

Add a pinch of saffron strands to a clean container. To this add 4-5 spoons of sizzling hot water. Close it with a lid and keep aside for about an hour. When you check back later you will observe that the saffron strands would have shed all its flavour and the water would be filled with the saffron essence. We will use this later.

Prepare Home Made Bath Salt - 5 Ingredients Only

Now, take one cup of Epsom salt or coarse sea salt. Add about one spoon of baking soda along with the salt. Mix well. Mixing thoroughly is very important.

Now add few drops of the essential oil and half spoon of olive/coconut oil. Add as much essential oils as you need for the required scent. Once mixed, pour the saffron water and mix again with some pressure. Saffron gives color to the salt. Apart from being a coloring agent, it is also one of the most important ingredients when it comes to skin care.

Prepare Home Made Bath Salt - 5 Ingredients Only

Make sure that every bit of the salt has come in contact with the oils and saffron water. If the salt crystals are crush well, it is more comfortable to use as a scrub. Leave the mixed ingredients for some time before using it.

Using the plain bland salt and oil mixture is not interesting. When there is some color to the salt, the look and feel is special. You can also use food color of your choice for making different colored bath salts. Optionally you can also add a pinch of turmeric powder, any dried herbs or flower bits. It will enhance the nature of the bath salt.

Prepare Home Made Bath Salt – 5 Ingredients Only

How to use bath salts

  • Add it to your bath tub of warm water. When it dissolves, it is ready for use.
  • Add the bath salt to a container containing sizzling hot water. The bath salt will dissolve immediately and you can enjoy the fragranced steam.
  • If you have been successful in making a smooth evened out crystals of bath salt, then you can use in on your wet skin as a scrub.
  • Use it as a foot soak.

Prepare this home made bath salt in small batches and use them freshly. If there are left over homemade products, then it is always better to discard it. Share your experience of making and using your own home made bath salts.

Also Read : How To Make Saffron Sugar Lip Scrub At Home

 

 

*Written By Chand

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