Nowadays I am a very big fan of baths. As a working mother I can have 15 minutes every moment to just float in some hot water alone without a break, well, it’s pretty good.
I usually add some bath salts to the comparison (the magnesium sulfate in Epsom -salt is great to help with painful muscles and softening and exfoliating the skin), and it is really easy to add some essential oils to bring your bath to the next level.
Try a combination of rosemary (which helps to relax and focus the mind) and Bergamot (known for calming and balancing) for your next relaxing soak!
Rosemary Mint Badzout, makes 18 us
2 cups of Epsom salt
1/4 cup of baking powder
20 drops of Rosemary essential oil
5-10 drops Bergamot Essential oil
2 tablespoons carrier oil (olive oil, almond oil or coconut oil would be good)
Add your epsom salt and baking powder in a large bowl and stir to combine (the baking powder can help to calm irritated skin).
Let your essential oils fall into a tablespoon of the measuring spoon. I used less coin, so it would be a secondary scent for the rosemary, but you can adjust the ratio to less rosemary and more mint if you want.
Pour your carrier oil on top of the essential oils in the tablespoon and add your oil to the salt mix. Mix well to spread oils.
Pour your salt mixture into a glass or porcelain container (these metal funnel are useful for Doe -To -yourself beauty products) and your bath salts are ready for use or gift!
Tie a few sources of rosemary to the bottle with colored rope for a gifted idea, but definitely make a double batch because you also want your own stock. To use, just pour 1 cup of bath salts into a warm bath and stir with your hand to spread the salt through the water.
Weeks in the bath for 15 minutes and relaaaaaaaaax. Whether you like to read in the bath, listen to music or just lies there and enjoy the silence, this calming salt recipe will certainly want! XO. Laura
