If you’re anything like me, you strive to live life to the fullest. Whether we completely understand all its inherent mystery, life is a thrilling adventure.
So many of us work hard, whether it is taking care of our families, in our jobs, doing charity work, athletic pursuits and so much more. With our New England winters, I find that I am outdoors more in summer and more active and that sometimes means sore muscles and a bit of general overwhelm.
My sanctuary lately has been my bathtub! Part of it is just setting aside ‘me time’ and knowing that everyone else is taken care of so I can truly relax and unplug – and then there are the oils!
Essential oils have truly transformed my bath into a spalike experience at home. Making my own bath salts is so economical and I get to experiment and choose the combination that best fits my needs and desires in the moment.
Last holiday season, I made scrubs and bath salts for my friends as gifts and I’d love to show you my recipe because it’s really quite easy and fun!
Bath salts soothe the mind, body and spirit and are wonderful for pampering. I remember when I was younger, my Dad would advise going swimming in salt water for small scrapes. Truth be told, it really did make my cuts heal faster!
I’m going to show you the recipe for one jar of salts, but, you can easily multiply the ingredients depending on your needs or wishes. I use Epsom salts (rich in Magnesium), Pink Himalayan Salts and Essential Oils. Feel free to use Dead Sea Salts instead of Pink Himalayan. Since I don’t like any artificial colors, fragrances or ingredients, I love the color that the Pink adds naturally!
PEPPERMINT EUCALYPTUS SOOTHING SALTS
1/2 cup Epsom Salts
1/2 cup Pink Himalayan Salts
8-10 drops Earth Elements Peppermint Essential Oil
8-10 drops Earth Elements Eucalyptus Essential Oil
I start by combining the salts in a bowl and adding my oils. You can then use a whisk, spoon or even fork to make sure the ingredients are all mixed in.
Since I have the Pink Salts, it is already a beautiful natural color. I then place them in an
airtight glass jar with a hand-made label or tie and voila! Perfect for your sink or tub or as a gift!
PS: Your guy will love these too as a bath or foot soak after a long day!
Other Suggestions
Customize your mixture according to your preferences.
For a soothing bath use chamomile and lavender.
Peppermint is invigorating while rosemary and eucalyptus can help tonify and balance.
Grapefruit is rejuvenating and uplifting.
Mix and match to your heart’s desire! Add some dried mint if you have any around!
You can also layer the salts with different colors or make different colored jars. I recommend only using natural coloring though because whatever you put on your skin goes into your body.
Here are some natural ideas for colors. You simply blend or juice them (or with the red cabbage boil it,) then reduce the juice in a pan. Add just a hint of color when you mix or whisk your salts.
Color Ideas
For Red: Beet or Pomegranate juice, Fresh or frozen raspberry juice
For Yellow: ground turmeric or saffron, mango juice
For Green: matcha powder or parsley juice
For Orange: carrot juice, paprika
For Purple/Blue: red cabbage juice, frozen blueberry juice, blackberries
For Brown: coffee powder, cocoa
Feel free to add dried flowers or herbs to your blends, but, make sure they are organic, pure or from your own garden. Also, you want the flowers/herbs to be fully dried adding no moisture.
Consult your physician before using essential oils if you have high blood pressure, are pregnant, or have other medical concerns. Not for use for babies or young children.
I really need a bath with these lovely salts. After a rough day of going school supply shopping, this looks heavenly!
Wow these look soothing. I am always looking for ideas to relax I must try this! Thanks!!
I need to make these salts and take a bath. Thanks for sharing the how to recipe!
What a great mix of scents to sooth you and soak in. I will give this a try for sure!
Sounds great! I love peppermint so anything with that in it and i’m more than willing to give it a try. Anything to help relax!
Oh, we love taking relaxing baths. I can;t wait to give these bath salts a try. Peppermint and eucalyptus sounds wonderful. 🙂
~Lorelai
Life With Lorelai
Love using eucalyptus essential oil in my home. I’ve never combined it with other essential oils yet – mint, a good idea, thanks!
These look AMAZING! I love eucalyptus, and really want to try out these bath salts. Seems really relaxing. Thanks for sharing@
With my stressful week, I really need to take a relaxing bath. I have a few oils laying around I’m going to make me some bath salts.
Essential oils are awesome, there’s so much that you can do with them and they are the perfect ingredient for homemade skincare products! I really like this idea and it would be awesome to be able to make it yourself!
This peppermint eucalyptus soothing bath salts sound like something I would love to make. It really does sound amazing for a relaxing calming bath. These would make for a great gift too. Thanks for sharing the recipe and idea.
This sounds soothing just thinking about it! The peppermint would be the perfect in this and would add a refreshing feeling!
This sounds like a great bath soak. I love how soothing peppermint and eucalyptus are. This would make great gifts.
I can’t wait to make these bath salts and take a nice warm relaxing soak in the tub. I think I’ll make a few extra jars to make gift baskets for my sisters and daughter.
This is such a great idea for DIY bath salts. I’m always playing around with recipes I find online and your’s is going to be next. I love my bath time.
That combination sounds so relaxing. I need to make this right away! I love peppermint for clearing my mind and eucalyptus for clearing my sinuses.
I love trying different DIY beauty products. I would love to try the eucalyptus blend, I always could go for a good way to destress.
The smell of peppermint and eucalyptus are very relaxing to me. I would love to try making this at home!
These sound amazing. I have everything but the eucalyptus oil or I would mix some for myself today. I love making my own bath products.
Ahhh! So soothing! I love using bath salts and essential oils in my bath tub, which is also my sanctuary. It really helps relieve stress.