Soak the stress away with these easy-to-make bath salts. Store them in a Consol glass jar like this one to show off their beautiful colours and to add a touch of a style to your bathroom. The best news? Glass preserves the salts and the fragrance for longer, so you can make your relaxing bath a regular treat. Add a ribbon and card and you’ve got the perfect gift!
If you live in an area with water restrictions, you can use these salts as a body scrub in the shower.
Materials Needed
| Amount | Material |
|---|---|
| 1 | part Epsom salt* |
| 2 | parts coarse sea salt* |
| - | Your favourite essential oil (we used lemon and bergamot) |
| - | Food colouring or gel of your choice (we used yellow) |
| - | Your favourite Consol jar |
*For a 500ml jar, we used about 230g of Epsom salt and 460g of coarse sea salt.
Instructions
- Mix the salt together.
- If you are using more than one essential oil and food colouring, separate the mixture now.
- Add a few drops of essential oil and mix.
- Add 2-3 drops of food colouring to and mix.
- Decant into your jar, layering if you’ve used different colours.
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