Bath Salt - Basic
1 cup Epsom salts
4-5 drops Food Coloring
3-5 drops Essential oils
Bath salts are very easy to make. For a frugal alternative to Epsom salts you can use a fine grade pool rock salt just substitute the Epsom salts in all our bath salt recipes for frugal pool salt. Just add all the ingredients together and mix well. Make sure the food color, blends in to the salt or it wont look very inviting. You can do this by tossing the salt over and over again. Add dried rose petals, or lavender sprigs for a natural presentation. Add your bath salts to a decorative jar and place a small wooden spoon inside for a great inexpensive gift.
By Shellie Wilson. Shellie is the chief creative editor for Craftbits.
i love this idea but, can you use juice , like squeezed lemon or orange instead of oils
are there any thing else to substitute essential oil?
u can use the oils to give off a more pleasant aroma. the epsom salt is recommended coz regular salts will dissolve in warm/hot water. you can find epsom salts in small bags at supermarkets/grocery store. hoped this helped :)
Tessa
are the essential oils REALLY needed? someone tell me please.
Is it ok to use sea salt instead of the rocomended ones?
I love this idea, for myself and for gifts, we own a donkey farm and this will be great to come in and relax in the tub after a day with the donkies. I love your web page!! Please keep it up.
Grandmother from NC
I showed this craft to my children once and they made it for me for my birthday...how cure
i really, really like this craft... simple and easy!
Sounds healthy & a great craft
I'm a teacher in wisconsin, looking for a Moms day Project, You saved me
My afterschool care group grades K-5 made this last year for Mother's Day.We used small plastic storage bags with the twist tie closure. but we used a ribbon, small silk flower, and wood spoon. BIG hit!!
The best place I found to buy the wooden spoons was at a store that specializes in world products...look in the Asian isle.
This is a great craft i have made i before just add some backing soda and a little bit of salt and its just perfect.
This looks awesome!!
this worked out so good it works great
and it makes a great present!!!!!!!
i have a project for school and i will make this i sounds fun! :)
I love it! I will definetly do this for Christmas :D
Me and my 4 year old daughter made this she really enjoyed it
I do this craft every Mother's Day with my prek class. We mix a box of epsom salt with 1/4 cup of baking POWDER (to soften the bath water - making the gift more luxurious) and I found fragrances at my 99cent store! Mom's love it, kids love it
does the food colouring stain your skin? sounds like a good project though!
cool!
Brilliant idea and will save me tons!
This is an excelent recipe.It was a great prezzie for all of my friends for christmas. It is a great gift for girls!!!
You can also use soap coloring to tint it. Great group project for girls. Enjoyed doing this with the sleep over girls.
Roxanne
That is very cool!
i did this. It is great! You should be able to buy Espom salts at any grocery store that has body stuff. Essential oils also should be found at a grocery store. We got ours at fred meyers. we got a 6lb bag of Espom salts at costco for like around $3.99
where do you buy the fragrances? sounds like a great craft project for my girl scout troop!
only thing, where do you buy epsom salts?
so easy now I can make the fragrance that I love the most .
I think this is something I would like to do with my two grandchildren. Can't wait to see the finished product!!
Great!
Tried it while experimenting at home. Love it. Now I just need unique jars and some more money
i have a very arty toddler and we making xmas presents for 2007, early i know but we have a big family, this will come in brilliantly
this is great! one of my close friends's birthday is coming up and this gave me an idea to do a bunch of stuff with her fav colors and scents and label them in her name ^_^ thank you so much, I feel inspired!
OH MY GOSH! I love this project...it's simple, but very good. Plus it's good for gifts or just a quick at home spa treatment!
Food coloring does NOT stain your bath
this is just an awesome gift idea and a great way to save money