If you are like me, during the winter months my skin dries out. I could continue to buy bath oils and salts from the store and spend a fortune. This would make my daughter happy since she enjoys using them too!

After I made the bath salt mixtures, I let my daughter use them and she loved it. I haven't tried them yet myself, but will when I get some free time, like three hours to just relax (with no one wanting anything, ahhh Heaven) :).

Homemade Bath Salts Necessary Materials

:: Epsom Salts or Sea Salt (Kosher will work)
:: Baking Soda
:: 1 or 2 tsp, Glycerin (per jar)
:: Essentials oils
:: Food Coloring (optional)
:: Containers
:: Labels for Jars
:: Twine, Raffia or Ribbon
:: Bowl and Spoon
:: Funnel

Glycerin is effective skin moisturizer, but it is optional. I used lavender and sandlewood oils for the scent, but you can use whatever scent you prefer.

For the containers, I used glass containers but you could use either glass or plastic. I made my own labels to attach each jar.

DIY Steps

{Step 1} Clean jars and remove any old labels.

{Step 2} Depending on the amount of salts you will make will determine your exact measurements for each ingredient. The mixture I started with were:

:: 1 cup, Epsom Salts
:: 1/4 cup, Sea Salt
:: 2 to 3 tbsp, Baking Soda
:: 6 or 7 drops, Glycerin

{Step 3} After mixed together, pour the mixture in a jar until it is full. Pour back into bowl.

If you are going to make more than one fragrance or color, pour the mixture into separate bowls at this point.

{Step 4} When in separate bowls, add your fragrance and color. Depending on how strong you prefer, start with 6 to 8 drops of oil and increase from there. Stir thoroughly. Then add a few drops of color.

To get the lavender, I used about 5 drops of red and about 8 drops of blue. Stir again until you get the desired color.

{Step 5} Place the labels onto the decorative jar before you add the mixture.

{Step 6} Add the salts to the jar(s) using a funnel.

{Step 7} Decorate with ribbon, raffia or other decorations you have.

:: Note :: To make the Bath Salts from the Sea, I used the the same mixture as above except I used sandlewood oil and only blue food coloring. I mixed the oil in and then I poured about 2/3 of mixture in a separate bowl and added the blue food coloring. Then I layered blue, white and blue again and added twine and of course the sea shell.

Directions for Use

Use about 1/2 cup of Bath Salts to bath water and relax.

Project Cost

$5 Essential Oils (found at craft stores)
$4 Epsom Salts (found at any pharmacy)
$3 Labels and Decorative Ribbon
$1.70 Sea or Kosher Salts
$1.50 Glycerin (found at craft stores)
$1 Glass Containers (garage sale or Dollar Tree)
$0.89 Baking Soda

The total was less than $20 but could be even less if you have these items on hand.

This will make about 8 to 10 big jars of Bath Salts compared to the $4 store bought bath salts. That's a savings of 50%! These would make a wonderful Hostess Gift, and it makes your bathroom smell wonderful too!

Have you ever made your own Bath Salts? Which fragrances have you tried?