Easy Green Living Tips

Commercial bath salts may smell and look appealing, but if you read the ingredient lists and consider all of that unnecessary packaging, they begin to lose their appeal. I love a relaxing, soothing soak and I really love making my own DIY bath salts starting from a very simple bath salt recipe.

What you need:

1 cup Epsom salts

1 cup sea salt

½ cup baking soda

A few drops of the essential oil of your choice

What you do:

Simply mix the Epsom salt, sea salt and baking soda and add a few (I use about five) drops of your favorite essential oil. I generally use lavender for its calming, relaxing properties, but peppermint essential oil works nicely for invigorating soak or you could try rose for a lovely scented bath.

Store in a canning jar or other container with a lid and enjoy!

I use a bamboo whisk to mix my all natural bath salts and store them in canning jars. You can always buy jars, but the eco-friendly way to store them is to reuse a canning jar, jelly jar or other food jar after is has been thoroughly cleaned and dried. 

All natural, eco-friendly bath salts also make a great gift!