| When most people picture lavender in their minds, | | | | · 35 drops of lavender essential oils |
| they visualize a light purple blossom that is perfectly | | | | · 3 tablespoons of lavender blossoms that are dried |
| accented with an amazing fragrance which could be | | | | · 1 cup baking soda |
| why lavender bath salts are so popular. The blooms | | | | Using a large glass or metal bowl (wood and plastic |
| range from light yellow to dark purple and the plant is | | | | are too porous) and a metal spoon, pour the sea |
| not a flower but rather an herb that is loaded with a | | | | salts and Epsom salts in together and mix well. |
| multitude of healing benefits. | | | | Put in around five drops of each color of food |
| Benefits of Lavender Bath Salts | | | | coloring and then add the lavender essential oil and |
| Aside from the unparalleled spectacular smell, there | | | | stir very well. Mixing this can prove to be challenging |
| are actually a few other benefits that are received | | | | because the oil and the coloring will try to clump |
| from using lavendar bath salts. Soaking in a warm | | | | together so you will need to be persistent to break |
| bathtub of lavender bath salts calms your nerves, | | | | them up. |
| relaxes sore and aching muscles and improves | | | | Now you will add in the baking soda and stir well until |
| circulation. They also open your pores to naturally lift | | | | blended. Lastly, add in the dried lavender blossoms |
| away impurities by removing sweat, dirt and toxins. | | | | and mix in very lightly so that they do not get too |
| Lavender bath salts also relieve irritations that are | | | | broken up. |
| caused from minor rashes and bug bites and can | | | | Pour the lavender bath salts into metal or air-tight |
| ease other skin conditions as well. Additionally, these | | | | glass containers. If you need to, you can use a plastic |
| aromatic salts relieve stress as well as pain that is | | | | bag for storage but never reuse the bag for food as |
| associated with arthritis. | | | | the plastic will absorb some of the essential oils. |
| Lavender Bath Salts Recipe | | | | When giving lavender bath salts as a gift, it is always |
| · 1 cup Celtic sea salts or dead sea salts | | | | thoughtful to include a small tag with a warning label |
| · Blue food coloring | | | | to not ingest and also a list of healing effects that |
| · Red food coloring | | | | the salts will offer. |
| · 4 cups Epsom salts | | | | |