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Making fragrant jars of homemade bath salts couldn’t be easier. In vintage mason jars, bath salts look beautiful on display and make wonderful gifts. Here is a recipe to make your own as part of the Natural Skincare Series.
Materials:
- Epsom salts
- 100% pure lavender essential oil (not fragrance)
- dried lavender
- vintage mason jars
Directions:
1. Fill each mason jar about halfway full of the Epsom salts.
2. Add just 10-15 drops of essential oil, replace lid, and shake.
3. Remove the lid again, add 1 tablespoon of dried lavender flowers, replace lid and shake (again)
4. Add more Epsom salts to full the jar then (you guessed it) replace the lid and shake shake shake.
5. Optional: download and print these freebie canning labels to dress them up
I love this idea…I was looking for a recipe and you came to the rescue! Awesome!
Just last night I noticed the Lavender epsom salts at the pharmacy but it was twice the price of the plain. I figured I should be able to make it and then today there’s your recipe. Great, thanks. Your website looks great. I’ll be a regular visitor!
Thanks for your recipe for the lavender salts! Sounds lovely and easy to make!
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Sherry
Thanks for sharing the recipe. I like making things myself. It’s a surefire way to know exactly what ingredients are in the product. ;)
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Liz @ The Brambleberry Cottage
Great idea! I looking forward to trying it.
~Mrs. Delightful
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Easiest thing ever! Inexpensive to make, too! I made and gave away several jars of bath salts thanks to your post! (and I’ve taken a few baths myself.) :) Great way to create luxury without a high price tag. :)
love these!!!
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I highlighted this wonderful recipe on my little blog at
http://wadelmat.blogspot.com/ Thanks!
I can’t wait to try make this for my 13 year old daughter! She just started reading about the benefits of Epsom salts- we don’t have any but I do have essential lavender oil so she took a bath the other night w/ just the oil. But I do have a question…What are the instructions for usage? For a person who has never used bath salts, one wouldn’t know if they are to use the entire jar or just a few tablespoons…?? Thanks!!!
Hi Ginger, use 1/2 cup to 1 cup in a warm bath. Stay in the bath for 20 minutes. Thanks for stopping by!
Other than lavendar, what else can be used? My daughter is allergic to lavendar.
There are so many good choices. The best bet is to check out a supplier of essential oils and pick out some you like. Try jasmine, ylang ylang, rose or geranium in combinations. Or get a sampler pack and add a few drops to suit your moods (citrus and mint scents are energizing and good for early in the day). Here is a sampler with common scents (although it does also include lavender) http://amzn.to/NG4TI7 and here is a larger set http://amzn.to/NL7kuj.
I have one question for you, where do you buy the dried lavender? Thank You.