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Homemade Healing Bath Salts Recipe
April 1, 2024
One of the best ways to recover is to take a hot bath, and it can be even more effective if you add bath salts as you take a soak. Best of all, you don’t have to buy a bath salt mixture at the store or online — you can make your own!
This homemade healing bath salts recipe can help increase relaxation, relieve muscle pain, decrease stress and support body detoxification. Rather than spend hundreds of dollars at the spa, try this amazing spa-like recipe in the comfort of your own home!
What Are Bath Salts?
Bath salts for bathing are water-soluble minerals that are added to bathwater to help soften the water, soothe sore muscles and promote relaxation. They are generally safe and often infused with essential oils or fragrances for a more enjoyable bathing experience.
Here are some of the common types of bath salts and their benefits:
- Epsom salts (magnesium sulfate): Epsom salts are the most popular type of bath salt. They are a naturally occurring mineral compound that can help relieve muscle pain and stiffness, improve circulation, and reduce inflammation.
- Dead Sea salts: Dead Sea salts are rich in minerals, including magnesium, calcium, potassium and bromide. They can help to improve skin hydration, soothe skin irritation and reduce inflammation.
- Himalayan pink salts: Himalayan pink salts are mined in the Himalayan Mountains and are known for their beautiful pink color. They are rich in minerals, including magnesium, potassium and calcium. They are said to help detoxify the skin, improve circulation and relieve muscle tension.
Bath salts can be added to your bathwater at the beginning of your bath. Simply dissolve the desired amount of salts in warm water, and soak for at least 20 minutes. You can also add a few drops of your favorite essential oil to your bath for an extra-relaxing experience.
Key Ingredients
This homemade healing bath salts recipe is remarkably simple to make. It requires very little in the way of ingredients and takes just two minutes to make. That’s right — two minutes!
Here’s what you need for this homemade healing bath salts recipe:
- Epsom salt: As noted above, Epsom salt is the most common type of bath salt, and that’s the kind used in this recipe. In addition to its effects on muscles, circulation and inflammation, Epsom salt can help reduce stress, eliminate toxins, relieve constipation, improve blood sugar levels, add volume to hair and more.
- Baking soda: There are so many baking soda uses, including for making homemade healing bath salts. It’s great for helping fight fungus and bacteria, and it also helps relieve muscle pain.
- Lavender oil (or your essential oil of choice): Lavender essential oil is an excellent addition for homemade bath salts because it can help improve mood and reduce stress, support brain function, treat wounds, promote healthy skin and hair, relieve pain, and more. You can also try other essential oils, such as juniper berry essential oil.
How to Make Homemade Healing Bath Salts
This recipe couldn’t be easier to make. Simply combine and mix the Epsom salt and baking soda in a closed container — preferably a glass jar.
Then, when it’s time to take a bath, add a cup of the bath salts mixture and place 40 or so drops of lavender into hot bathwater.
That’s it! Just get in the tub, and soak for 20 to 40 minutes to help soothe your body and mind.
Other DIY Bath Recipes
If you’re looking for more detox bath recipes that can help with recovery, try some of the following:
- DIY Detox Foot Bath with Epsom Salts & Apple Cider Vinegar
- DIY Foot Soak to Soothe Feet & Prevent Fungus
- Relaxing Bath Recipe with Lavender Oil & Epsom Salt
- Oatmeal Bath for Smoother, Healthier Skin
- DIY Bath Bomb Recipe with Wild Orange & Rose Oils
Homemade Healing Bath Salts Recipe
- Total Time: 2 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
Description
This homemade healing bath salts recipe can help increase relaxation, relieve muscle pain, decrease stress and support body detoxification.
Ingredients
- 3 cups Epsom salts
- 1 cup baking soda
- Water to fill bath (as hot as you can stand without burning yourself)
- 40 drops lavender essential oil (or use 20 drops lavender essential oil and 20 drops juniper berry essential oil)
- Large glass jar
Instructions
- Combine dry ingredients, and store in a closed container.
- At bath time, add 1 cup of dry ingredients and the essential oil to the water.
- Soak for 20–40 minutes. (The longer the better.)
