- 1. Revitalizing bath salts
- 2. Terrestrial and marine bath salts
- 3. Bath salts to relieve tension
- 4. Sexy bath salts
Bath salts relax your mind and body while leaving your skin softer, exfoliated and with a very pleasant smell, also providing a moment of well-being.
These bath salts can be purchased at pharmacies and drugstores or can also be prepared at home, being very easy to make, using coarse salt and essential oils.
1. Revitalizing bath salts
These salts are a great option for a relaxing but invigorating bath as they contain a mixture of oils with various benefits. For example, lavender and rosemary relieve physical and emotional tension, orange essential oil is moisturizing and peppermint oil has calming and analgesic properties.
Ingredients
- 225 g of coarse salt without iodine; 25 drops of lavender essential oil; 10 drops of rosemary essential oil; 10 drops of orange essential oil; 5 drops of peppermint essential oil.
Method of preparation
Mix all ingredients well and store in a glass container with a lid. To prepare the immersion bath with bath salts, fill a bathtub with warm water and add about 8 tablespoons of this mixture to the water. Get in the bath and relax for at least 10 minutes. Then a moisturizer should be applied to the skin.
2. Terrestrial and marine bath salts
Terrestrial and marine salts are purifying and soda bicarbonate and borax leave skin soft and smooth. In addition, Epsom salts, also known as magnesium sulfate, when dissolved in water, increase the density of the solution, which makes the body float more easily, leaving you more relaxed.
Ingredients
- 60 g of Epsom salts; 110 g of sea salt; 60 g of sodium bicarbonate; 60 g of sodium borate.
Method of preparation
Mix the ingredients, fill the tub with hot water and add 4 to 8 tablespoons of this mixture of salts. Get in the bath and relax for about 10 minutes. Then, to improve the results, a moisturizing cream can be applied.
3. Bath salts to relieve tension
A bath with these salts, relieves tense and rigid muscles. Marjoram has sedative properties and relieves muscle pain and stiffness and lavender relieves physical and emotional tension. By adding Epsom salts, extra relaxation of the muscles and nervous system is achieved.
Ingredients
- 125 g of Epsom salts; 125 g of sodium bicarbonate; 5 drops of essential marjoram oil; 5 drops of lavender essential oil.
Method of preparation
Mix the ingredients and add them to the water just before entering the bath. Allow the bath salts to dissolve in the water and relax for 20 to 30 minutes.
4. Sexy bath salts
For a mix of exotic, aphrodisiac, sensual and long-lasting fragrance bath salts, just use light sage, rose and ylang-ylang.
Ingredients
- 225 g of sea salts; 125 g of sodium bicarbonate; 30 drops of essential oil of sandalwood; 10 drops of essential oil of sage-clear; 2 drops of ylang ylang; 5 drops of essential oil of rose.
Method of preparation
Mix the salt with the baking soda and then add the oils, mix well and store in a covered container. Dissolve 4 to 8 tablespoons of the mixture in a tub of hot water and relax for at least 10 minutes.
