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Homemade Healing Bath Salts
June 18, 2014
This homemade healing bath salts recipe will 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!
Homemade Healing Bath Salts
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
Directions:
- 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)

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Are you saying that you cannot combine the salts and the oil and then store in the jar? That’s what I have done in the past and am just wondering if they should be kept separate. Thanks.
You can keep them in the jar together.
Can you mix the salt, soda and oil before storing?
Yes.
I recently found lavender scented Epsom Salts! Can’t wait to try this!!
I buy the epsom salt with lavendar all the time and love it!
On else have you got in this bath salts? Looks like bits and pieces of something. Just cant make it out. Thanks
I’ve use lavender Epsom salt also fantastic! But if i do run out, i do the regular with the oil. But i never tried the baking soda, i must try it.
Even better than that would be Dead Sea salts, isn’t that correct?
Those are great to use as well!
This sounds wonderful! Is this safe to do for someone who gets bladder infections easily? I gave up bubble baths and have stuck to showers for quite some time now, but I’m hoping this is a safe alternative so that I can enjoy baths again?
It should be fine. I would also check out these protocols: https://draxe.com/health/home-remedies-for-uti/
What’s the chunky yellow/orange in the jar pictured?
Yes what is the pinkish color objects in the mix?
i see pink in your jar. Is that pink Himalayn salt? Can I use that instead of Epsom ?
No, they don’t work the same
So, can we mix them or not……i’m confused. See, I would want to mix the oil in WITH the salt and soda so they smell nice when you open the jar. And, that way it’s all included when I give it as a gift….. Any other oil recommendations?
Yes, you can mix them.
I crave sweets to often, as a result I find myself a little more paranoid of the sugars ever where. Even though I haven’t read it, can the body absorb the sugar that is in a sugar scrub. Shouldn’t we stick with the salt scrubs? Especially as we make gifts at Christmas time?
I think both are great to use for exfoliation.
Hi, can I use icecream rock salt? Or should I only use Epsom salt…. Thank you
I would use epsom salt
I have used this mixture dozens of times. I LOVE it but don’t mix until you’re ready for your bath. For some reason it turns rock hard when you combine and store together in a container.
Are lectric salts as good or better that Epsom?
What do you recommend for thin hair? I am 43 years old had 5 children and lost most of my hair.
Check these out:
https://draxe.com/beauty/hair-loss-remedies/
https://draxe.com/thicken-your-hair-naturally-transformation-tv-ep-026/
https://draxe.com/beauty/hair-loss-remedies/
I love hath salts. What other oils can you use besides Lavender?
Frankincense is one of my favorites
i’ve read that you should only soak in Epsom salt bath for 20 mins – after that your body starts to reabsorb the toxins that have been released. What is your opinion on that?
Good question, I also would like to know. Thx
Are these salts OK for pregnant women? Also, I have another recipe that includes glycerin. Could glycerin be added to this recipe?
I’ve had pregnant women enjoy the bath salts while pregnant but would consult with your physician
I found lavendar scented epsom salts at Dollartree..one pound bag one dollar and they have baking soda there too but it is cheaper at the regular grocery store like .59 cents or something…gotta try mixing it with the baking soda…I have taken epsom salt baths and I have taken baking soda baths but never tried mixing the two together before…sounds interesting…
would you use 160 drops of the lavender oil?
The recipe calls for 40 drops or 10 drops per use/serving
What are your thoughts about the estrogen in Lavender.?
I’ve never seen a study saying that it increases estrogen. If you are worried about it, you can use a different oil.
what kind of essential oils do you recommend?
Email me at [email protected] and I will get you the info!
Can this recipe be used for a scrub in the shower?
Unfortunately that wouldn’t work
Stop taking baths because of the problem with yeast infections, would this recipe cause an issue?
I combined baking soda and coconut oil and after I soaked the water was brown. Do you think that was from toxins?
Eucalyptus oil is my favorite lavender is nice too.
Hi, I love your recipes! Very nice
I use this same mixture as a fabric softener in the rinse cycle! It doesn’t get hard in the storage container either.. nice to know it’s dual purpose.
What about all that chlorine? I’ve read you absorb more during bathing than you do when you drink it!
I think using a filter for your water is ideal to filter out chlorine.
I have problems with the mixture getting hard, Is there something I’m doing wrong or it’s that just the nature of bath salts. I mix the Epsom salts and soda.
Thanks Wanda
Sometimes moisture in the air can cause that too happen. It should still work the same when added to bath water though