Skin Care Recipes and Remedies Blog

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?

Let me share with you a great resource I refer to often. Ready to start making your own natural skin recipes?

A great resource for beginners and pros alike, Jane Church’s e-book
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I have been looking forward to sharing the tips on dyeing hair with kool aid. It’s a great as an activity for kids although grown ups can have fun with it too!

Check out dyeing hair with kool aid and have fun!

Also, if you would like to try some other ways to color your hair, check out homemade hair dye recipes.

Enjoy!

Foot fungus is annoying but there’s a way to remedy the problem. Try making these foot soaks to cure fungus. They all have ingredients that might potentially clear the ongoing fungus.

Now is the perfect time to tend to our feet. Check out these honey foot recipes.

I just heard of this hair volume booster recipe yesterday from a friend of mine who swears by it, so I decided to share it with you

Mix one tablespoon of honey and one tablespoon of vinegar (I always recommend apple cider vinegar for best results) with a 1/2 cup of warm water. Mix it all up and pour in a spray bottle.

Wash your hair, dry it a bit and spray this on your hair. Massage the scalp for better results. Let the hair air dry.

Hope you like this recipe.

Homemade hair care recipes

It’s that time of the year again! Before you start enjoying your suntan, learn how to prepare sunburn itch and skin peeling sunburn remedies.

Sunburn itch is one of the more annoying side effects of sunburn. There are a few sunburn itching treatments you can start applying as soon as you get sunburned…check out sunburn itch remedies for immediate relief.

Skin peeling sunburn remedies help the skin heal and get over the burn as well as prevent or reduce the skin peeling caused by the damage to the upper level of the skin. Check out skin peeling sunburn remedies and tips.