Home made bath salt is increasingly becoming popular. People want to make quick and cheap bath salt mixtures that will relief them of their skin problems as well as improve their general health. A basic home made bath salt will include the use of ingredients such as ; baking soda, Kosher salt, essential oils, food colorings and some inorganic solid materials that are added either to improve cleaning or add to medical improvement. These inorganic substances also serve as Cosmetic agents. Baking soda softens the skin while the physical being and healthy skin depends on the use of mineral elements in the bath salt which include Potassium and Magnesium.
A typical home made bath salt will include the following steps; Into a big mixing bowl, add 2-3 cups of Epsom salt and 1 cup of coarse or hard sea salt, You can add a food coloring {optional}, and then a quarter teaspoon of Glycerin. Add around 5-6 drops of fragrance producing essential oils such as Vanilla, peppermint or Citrus. You can make use of tight screw lid or cock stopper to prevent your salt from absorbing moisture especially in high humid atmosphere. Mix the combination of the ingredients thoroughly. Make 3-4 cups of bath salts. These salts contain than 20 minerals that nourishes the skin, detoxify and rejuvenate tissues in the body.
After the mixture, the home made bath salt should be ready for use. Ensure that you make use of hot water bath otherwise it wouldn’t work well for you. Some of the salt will not dissolve in cold water.
The citrus essential oils added to the home made bath salt contain some natural extracts of Tangerine and ginger, which re energizes the body and brings your tissues back to life. Citrus essential oils rejuvenate the skin tissues during detoxification. The Dead Sea components of the home made bath salt assist in the removal of electrolytes which in turn enables the body to maintain a perfect fluid exchange balance that improves a feeling of relaxation. It is advisable that you consult your physician when you are making use of dead salt to treat diseases like Psoriasis, Eczema, Arthritis, Dermatitis and many other skin disorders.
You should note that perfumes and essential oils added to Epsom salt in a jar containing your Home made bath salt can only blend together and become a uniform mixture if you allow them to settle down for a couple of days. Spread out the mixture on a piece of large paper to dry before storing them in a jar. You can start making use of your home made bath salt after 1 or 2 days of mixture and drying.