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Nikki Layne's Favorite Bath Salt Recipe




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Recipe Introduction


Homemade bath salts are easy to prepare and I prefer them to the chemical-ridden and harsh mixtures now on the market. Most of these commercially perfumed formulas will irritate your skin! I'm a softy! As a psychic and spiritual advisor I need to "cleanse" and refresh myself daily. I indulge myself with a long hot bath every evening and I give bath salts as personal gifts.



Recipe Link: http://www.nikkilayne.com/generic.html?pid=1

List of Ingredients




The basic ingredients are table salt, baking soda and Epsom salts. Add the salts to a large bowl in these proportions:

3 parts Epsom salts
2 parts baking soda
1 part table, kosher or sea salt



Recipe



I prefer to add colors, herbs and essential oils to my bath salts. To color your bath salt, use plain food coloring, letting it fall drop by drop onto the salt base. If two or more colors are required to mix an exciting color (such as aqua blue), mix these in a spoon first and then add to the salts to avoid creating a two-toned product. If you do want a two-toned product make two different batches and allow them to sit in different containers before mixing them together.

Add many drops of food color for a darker colored salt; fewer for a lighter salt. Mix the color into the salts with a spoon until it is evenly distributed.

Now add the essential oils, dried flowers or herbs, drop by drop, one ingredient at a time, until the scent and appearance seems right. Mix with a spoon until all salt particles are moistened. (This could take a few minutes.)

As to proportions, rely on your nose and eyes to determine the exact quanties. The more potent the finished products' scent, the less will have to be used for each bath. They should be strongly scented.

To use, add 2 tablespoons to one-half cup bath salts to a full tub. I use a ton!

Remember: Use only genuine essential oils and herbs that don't dry the skin! Most dried flowers are safe.