1 cup salt
1 cup epsom salt
1 cup baking soda
Add a little of the mixture to your tub for a revitalizing bath. For
bubbles, just add 1 cup of shampoo. For a nice scent, add a few drops of
fragrance oil.
Earth Bath Salts
1/2 cup epsom salts
1 cup baking soda
1/2 cup rock salt
1/2 tsp vitamin E
2 tsp light oil (almond, sunflower...)
20 drops Patchouli essential oil
15 drops Cypress essentail oil
5 drops Vetivert essential oil
Green Food coloring
Mix all salts & baking soda together. Then combine oil, essential oils,
vitamin E & a few drops of coloring in a separate bowl. Add liquid to salts
and mix thoroughly. You can add more green food coloring if desired, but I
find it nicer when it's a very light green as it does not look as
artificial. To use: Add a few heaping tablespoons to bath.
Bubble Bath
2 cups soap flakes or grated soap
1 gallon water
1/4 - 1/2 cup glycerin
2 cups shampoo or liquid dishwashing detergent
Scented oil of your choice
Mix the soap flakes, water and 2 tbsp glycerin in a pot and set over low
heat, stirring occasionally until the soap has dissolved. (This liquid soap
can be stored in a covered container and used as an all-purpose soap or hand
soap in the kitchen.) In a bowl, add 2 cups of this mixture to the rest of
the glycerin, shampoo and add a few drops of your scented oil. Put into a
quart container and store covered at room temperature. When you're ready to
bathe, add about one cup to your tub as it's filling.
Easy Milk Bath
Just add 1/2 - 1 cup of dried milk to your bath water for a softening and
soothing bath.
Milk Bath #2
- 2 cups dry milk powder
- 1 cup cornstarch
- 1/8 teaspoon fragrance oil of your choice
Blend together all ingredients in blender. Add 1/2 cup of mixture to hot
bath water
Bath Sachet
1 cup oatmeal (not instant)
1/2 cup rosemary leaves (or substitute lavender, thyme, lemon verbena...or
your favorite herb)
1/4 cup rose petals [optional --JJnote: *not optional* :-)]
Mix the ingredients together and, for each sachet, place a few
tablespoons in the center of a six-inch square of lace, cheesecloth or
muslin [JJ note: I've used the muslin tea bags that better kitchen stores
carry, or make my own using a *firmly woven* muslin/cheesecloth fabric--you
don't want the contents of the bag getting down the drain!! If you're using
a square of fabric]...bring the four corners together and tie in the middle
with a washable ribbon, making sure that the mixture is secure in your bath.
Tie the bag to hang sachet mixture in a honey pot in the bathroom and refill
sachet as necessary. Each bag can be used several times before it needs
refilling. Oatmeal is very good for the skin but by itself is not
particularly attractive, which is why I add rose petals. The Rose petals
complement the oatmeal and add a little more fragrance to the mix.
Epsom Bath Salts
2 cups epsom salts
1/2 tsp. food coloring if you want it
1/2 to 1 (depending upon your preference) tsp. fragrance oil
1/2 cup dried rose petals crumbled to near powder
Mix all ingredients. Lovely bath salts