Post by buzzard on Feb 21, 2008 16:11:38 GMT -6
Well, I couldn't find the one site I was looking for, but I did find the other site I used when I made some homemade bath salts this last Christmas.
www.allfreecrafts.com/giftinajar/bath-salts.shtml
These aren't the ones I made with this recipe, they were the sample pics. I used some old Classico Spaghetti sauce jars (their canning jars), got some new lids and hot glued some pretty calicos to the new lids, along with lace and flower trims.
I use the same kind of containers to make jars of colored beans to use in the kitchen for decoration, and for jars of potpourri.
Once you’re all mixed up, add the glycerin and food coloring. Stir well. Start with just a few drops of food coloring to make a light color throughout your salts. If you add too much food coloring, it can stain your skin or your bathtub.
Always use essential oils that are safe for bath products. You don’t want to use fragrance oils that are made for candles or other products. You should always buy 100 percent natural essential oils from a reputable source. A great source is Nature’s Gift.
Some great choices for aromatherapy essential oils that you can use in homemade bath salts follow:
Lavender: wonderful for calming anxiety, easing depression and cutting stress.
Rose: a great-smelling oil used for stress reduction, eliminating panic attacks and causing a feeling of happiness.
Sandalwood: a superior calming scent, it eases irritability and insecurity.
Peppermint: eases fatigue, is also good for increasing blood circulation.
Chamomile: another classic calming herb.
Tea tree oil: doesn’t smell very good, but is wonderful for controlling acne, itching, and other skin problems. Mix with a nicer-smelling oil.
To use essential oils in your bath salts, add 10 to 20 drops of essential oil to the salts at the same time you add the other liquid. Mix well.
www.allfreecrafts.com/giftinajar/bath-salts.shtml
These aren't the ones I made with this recipe, they were the sample pics. I used some old Classico Spaghetti sauce jars (their canning jars), got some new lids and hot glued some pretty calicos to the new lids, along with lace and flower trims.
I use the same kind of containers to make jars of colored beans to use in the kitchen for decoration, and for jars of potpourri.
Once you’re all mixed up, add the glycerin and food coloring. Stir well. Start with just a few drops of food coloring to make a light color throughout your salts. If you add too much food coloring, it can stain your skin or your bathtub.
Always use essential oils that are safe for bath products. You don’t want to use fragrance oils that are made for candles or other products. You should always buy 100 percent natural essential oils from a reputable source. A great source is Nature’s Gift.
Some great choices for aromatherapy essential oils that you can use in homemade bath salts follow:
Lavender: wonderful for calming anxiety, easing depression and cutting stress.
Rose: a great-smelling oil used for stress reduction, eliminating panic attacks and causing a feeling of happiness.
Sandalwood: a superior calming scent, it eases irritability and insecurity.
Peppermint: eases fatigue, is also good for increasing blood circulation.
Chamomile: another classic calming herb.
Tea tree oil: doesn’t smell very good, but is wonderful for controlling acne, itching, and other skin problems. Mix with a nicer-smelling oil.
To use essential oils in your bath salts, add 10 to 20 drops of essential oil to the salts at the same time you add the other liquid. Mix well.
