As the holiday season is upon us, I have been in the mood for making several new crafty projects for the house as well as for friends. I am always all about making something instead of purchasing it so when Rebekah shared this project with me, I was super excited for her to share it with y’all! Rebekah is my blogging “little” this time, and she is a doll. Be sure to head on over to her space & show her some love! And if you’re looking for an easy DIY project (for yourself or others!) you should try this easy bath salt that is both practical, and super cute! : )
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Hi! I’m Rebekah and I blog over at Rebekah’s Ramblings. I am so excited to be guest posting here on Simply Free today and am so thankful to Lauren for giving me this opportunity!
Rebekah’s Ramblings is a general lifestyle blog that I started to share my adventures, crafts, struggles, and joys. You will find posts on topics ranging from weekend road trips, to a post on how to make your own glittery rain boots. While my blog is not a purely DIY site, I’m currently running a DIY Holiday Gift Series and Link Up on Wednesdays where I share easy DIY projects that make great gifts for friends and family during the holidays.
Today I am sharing one of those ideas here on Simply Free – how to make your own bath salts. After all, who doesn’t love relaxing in a hot bath with sore muscles, or to simply warm up after a long cold day during the winter?
I promise this project is easy and anyone can do it, even people who think they are DIY challenged. It truly only takes 15 minutes or less to whip up a batch, and the ingredients are all fairly inexpensive. You probably even have most of them in your kitchen already.
{WHAT YOU NEED}
- 1 1/2 cup of Coarse Sea Salt
- 3/4 cup of Epsom Salt
- 1/4 cup of Baking Soda
- a few drops of essential oil of your choice if you want to add a fragrance to the bath salts.
- food coloring if you want to add color to the bath salts.
- a small spray bottle – it’s not necessary but makes one of the steps a bit easier
- A jar or container to store the bath salts
Mix all the dry ingredients (Coarse Sea Salt, Epsom Salt, Baking Soda) in a mixing bowl.
Mix together a few drops of the essential oil and food coloring. I used lavender because I am obsessed with it and it is always my go-to oil for these types of projects. I also recommend Eucalyptus oil during the winter months because once the salts are dissolved in the water, breathing in the Eucalyptus steam can help if you are congested or sick.
I like to use a spray bottle to apply it to apply the oil/food coloring to the dry mix because pouring the liquid in can cause the salts to clump up and start fizzing. Also, don’t be shy with the essential oil. I added about 10 drops because once you actually put the bath salts in the bath, the water dilutes the oil and the scent isn’t as strong.
Spray the dry mix with the oil/food coloring solution, a few sprays at a time and mix it in. Slowly the color will begin to change. Continue to spray and mix until you get the color you want. I had to make two batches of oil/food coloring solution to finally get the blue I was looking for. Some of the salt will clump due to the moisture, but don’t worry, just keep on mixing.
Once you have a color and scent level you are happy with, you are done! Told you this project was quick and easy! All you have left to do is find a container to store them in to give to friends and family (or keep for yourself).
I also found this jar at Ikea that I use and it works perfectly. I also found a small candy scoop at Party City for $0.79 for scooping the salts into the tub.
You could always use the trusty old mason jar to gift the bath salts, and tie a pretty bow around it (please ignore my inability to tie a good bow, even Pinterest can’t help me), or simply place one of those sticky bows on top if you cant tie a bow to save your life.
I found this milk bottle at Ikea and fell in love with it. I thought it would be perfect for pouring the bath salts into the bath. If you like this look, you could also use the Starbucks Frappuccino bottles instead and tie a pretty bow around the neck.
Really, any jar will work, and you can use a bow to dress it up, attach a label, and a small scoop to complete the gift. I’ve also seen cute jars with twine tied around the neck and a cute paper label attached to the twine. The possibilities are endless, so have fun with it. And if you want to do a full bath gift set, be sure to check out my DIY Holiday Gift Series because I have two more bath related gift ideas that I will be sharing in the next two weeks!
You can follow Rebekah’s Ramblings here!
