Learn how to make homemade scented bath salts with these easy step-by-step instructions.
Making homemade scented bath salts is a simple process that takes mere minutes. Even a toddler can make mom homemade bath salts for Mother’s Day or her birthday. All you need to do is assemble the ingredients and combine them into a gift container to make DIY bath salts! Look at this list of homemade gifts for parents and grandparents for even more ideas!
Scented bath salts are a simple homemade gift idea for Christmas, Mother’s Day, or Her birthday that kids and adults can make. Scroll down to learn how to make scented bath salts with this simple DIY tutorial. You might also enjoy learning how to make natural cleaning products.
Homemade BAth SAlt Gift Idea
Give mom, grandma, nana, your wife (or girlfriend) or a favorite auntie DIY bath salts with one of these for a great gift idea that she is sure to LOVE:
- Footbath
- Bubbling foot spa
- Massaging foot bath with heat.
How to Make Scented Bath Salts
Making homemade scented bath salts is a simple DIY project that even toddlers can make! All you need are a few simple ingredients and a container to put them in, and you are good to go!
Homemade Bath Salts InGredient List
- Epsom salt
- Therapeutic-grade essential oils
- Sugar shaker, canning jars, or any other container. (I know it’s fragile, but glass is best!)
Sugar shakers and canning jars of various sizes make great gift containers for DIY scented bath salts. Four-ounce mason jars make perfect little single-serve scented bath salt containers, while the tall skinny Twelve-ounce canning jars and french canning jars have room for several servings in a single container.
DIY Bath Salts Step-By-Step Instructions
Follow the steps below to make DIY scented bath salts. A few of our favorite scented bath salt DIY recipes are listed below the easy step-by-step directions.
Step 1 – measure Epsom Salt into a container.
- While measuring the amount that goes into it, add Epsom salts to a container.
Step 2 – Add Essential Oils to Epsom Salts
- Add approximately 4-6 drops of therapeutic grade essential oils per 1/2 cup of Epsom Salts.
Step 3 – Mix Essential Oils into Epsom Salt
- Mix the essential oils into the Epsom salt with a gentle shake or stir of a chopstick.
4 DIY scented bath salt Recipes:
Homemade scented bath salts make an excellent homemade gift idea and are great for baths and foot baths. Here are a few of my favorite homemade scented bath salt recipes:
1. Invigorating Bath Salt Recipe
- 2-3 drops (each) of lemon and peppermint essential oil per 1/2 cup of Epsom Salts.
2. Relaxing Bath Salt Recipe
- 4-6 drops of lavender essential oil per 1/2 cup of Epsom Salts.
3. Mood Lifting Bath Salt Recipe
- 4-6 drops of orange essential oil per 1/2 cup of Epsom Salts.
4. Congestion-Busting Bath Salt Recipe
- 2-3 drops (each) of eucalyptus and peppermint essential oil per 1/2 cup of Epsom Salt.
How to Use Scented Bath Salts
- Pour approximately two ounces of scented bath salts into a footbath, bubbling foot spa, or a massaging foot bath with heat. Or, put four ounces of bath salts into a bath filled with hot water.
- Add moisturizing bubble bath (optional).
- Soak for 20 minutes to experience the full benefits of the invigorating, relaxing, mood-lifting, or congestion-busting scented bath salts recipe.
Homemade Scented Bath Salts
Make scented bath salts for your own personal use or to give away as gifts. Scented bath salts make a great gift idea for Mother’s Day or Christmas! Look at this list of homemade gift ideas for even more ideas.
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Disclaimer
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