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Why would you spend money on store bought bath salts when you can make your own bath salts? It will cost you less, it is fun to do, and you can customize them however you want.

So, how do you make your own bath salts?

When you make your own bath salts, you can choose which essential oil you want to add. I personally love lavender so the following recipe is for a lavender bath salt. It is soothing and it smells great.

Here is how I prepare lavender bath salts:

You will need:

A clean glass jar with a lid (4oz jar)
Salt (Epsom and Sea salt)
Baking soda
Lavender essential oil

To prepare it:

Here is where you can modify the recipe to fit you. You can either choose a recipe with 2 tablespoons of Epsom salt, 1 tablespoon of sea salt or you can just go with 3 tablespoons of Epsom salt. Epsom salt is a bit coarser than sea salt but it is also filled with minerals. I prefer 3 tablespoons of Epsom salt.

Alternative recipe is to drop baking soda and simply substitute it with 6 tablespoons of Epsom salt or 6 tablespoons of sea salt.Pour salt into a jar and add to the mix 8 drops of lavender essential oil. You might be tempted to add more as it smell so great but don’t. It will overwhelm the salts and might clump the salt up.

Close the jar and shake it gently to distribute the oil. Let it sit for an hour or so, shake it gently again and pour into running bath. That’s it! Simple isn’t it?

You can also add a drop or two of food coloring, lavender petals… or you can just use it as it is, it is great either way.

Would you like to learn how to make your own natural skin care recipes?

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Don’t get intimidated by elaborate skin care recipes. Indeed, some of them contain ingredients that are almost impossible to find or too expensive. The following video will show you how easy it is to prepare a body scrub and body lotion. The beauty of homemade body care recipes (lotions, scrubs, etc…) should be in the ease of preparation and availability of ingredients. Check out this video:

If you’ve browsed through my site, Skin Care Recipes and Remedies, you’ll notice my love for chocolate skin care It’s simply awesome! To name a few:

Chocolate face mask
Chocolate bubble bath
Chocolate lip gloss…

I came across a blog that posted more chocolate skin care recipes, check it out!

Now that the summer is over and harsh weather is coming up, it is time to consider making homemade moisturizers. These are actually homemade lotions, but moisturizer sounds fancier

The best time to use them is after taking a shower and after using a body scrub. The skin is still moist, pores opened, and the lotion gets into the skin layers freely.

Here are 2 homemade moisturizer recipes you can prepare… (more…)

I gave you a quick overview of milk’s usage in homemade milk beauty recipes here but let’s see what kind of recipes you can make using milk and products based on milk… (more…)