Wax and Bubbles

Sea salts contain minerals, such as calcium, potassium, magnesium, sodium, iron, sulphur, phosphorus, and chlorine, that have a refreshing and relaxing effect on the body and even your mind. Pour a scoop or two of these natural salts into your bath and relax.

• Ocean Kissed Bath Salts:
Makes 8 ounces

1/4 cup sea salt
1/4 cup dried dulse (seaweed)
1/4 cup baking soda
2 to 3 drops lavender essential oil

Mix together ingredients and pout into a clean, dry container that has an air tight fitting lid. To use, pour 1/4 cup into the tub under luke warm running water.

• Zesty Seaweed Salts:
Makes 8 ounces

1 cup sea salt
1/2 cup dried dulse (seaweed)
15 drops orange essential oil
10 drops grapefruit essential oil
5 drops lemon essential oil
5 drops olive oil
1 Tsp dried and crushed citrus rind (orange, lemon, grapefruit, or lime)

Mix all of these ingredients together in a large bowl. Allow the ingredients to sit in the bowl over night to let everything combine. Place in an air tight container and use 2 to 3 tbs. at once pouring into bath water under warm running water.

• Fizzing Bath Salts:
Makes 8 ounces

1 cup Epsom salts
1/4 cup Baking soda
3 to 4 drops eucalyptus essential oil
¼ cup dried dulse (seaweed)

Mix Epsom salts and baking soda together in a large bowl. Add the essential oil and combine completely before adding the dried dulse. Once the seaweed is combined, let rest for 10 minutes. Pour entire contents into an airtight container. Make sure this container will not allow any air to sip through, because it will weaken the fizziness when you go to use it.

Soaking in this refreshing bath is the perfect way to unwind after a day of strenuous physical activity. You will feel your muscles relax as your bathe. Keep a jar of the mix in your bathroom; after a gruelling day, add a scoop or two to your bathwater. For fragrance, simple add a few drops of your favorite essential oil to the water along with the salts. This treatment can be drying to your skin, so remember to moisturize thoroughly afterward.

You will need:

• 1 cup sea salt or kosher salt
• 1 cup baking soda
• 1 cup Epsom salt

Mix all ingridents together and store in a clean 24 ounce jar with a tight-fitting lid. To use, add 1/2 to 1 cup of the bath salts directly beneath the warm, running water as you fill the bathtub. Soak in the bath for 15 to 20 minutes. Afterward, moisturize your skin throughly with a rich, natural oil.

If you want to scent of the oils in your salts, place all the above ingredients into a zippered bag and add a few drops of your favorite oil. I like to add eucalyptus oil to the salts during the winter and citrus essential oils in the summer. Seal and shake the bag once the desired amount of drops are added. Once the essential oils have incorporated into the salts. Pour the salt mixture into your clean 24 ounce jar. Make sure the jar you use has a tight-fitting lid to help keep out unwanted moisture.

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Herbal Body Soak
Makes 28 ounces

Bay leaves and marjoram are known for stimulating circulation while easing achy muslces and stiff joints. Marjoram, which is related to oregano, has a very relaxing scent.

1/4 cup dry bay leaves
1/4 cup dry marjoram leaves
1 cup baking soda
2 cups fine sea salt or epsom salts
1 to 2 drops tea tree essential oil

Crush the dried herbs in a coffee grinder or by hand in a glass bowl until you have a fine green powderish mixture. In a larger bowl, mix together herbsm soda and salt, stirring well. Store the mixture in an airtight container. To use, pour 1/2 cup of the blend into your bath and enjoy. If you choose to have this mixture near your bathtub for easy acsess be sure and store it in a container that has a rubber fitting lid so that no moisture can get into the soak.

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