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Here are some of my (YW) files on bath salt recipes, I know there are web  sites too: Sharlene in UT

Bath Fizzies

(number depends on size of mold)

2oz. Cocoa Butter
2oz. Baking Soda
1oz. Citric Acid
2 Tablespoons Cornmeal
6 Drops of Color
6 Drops of Fragrance or Essential Oil

Grease small molds (candy) or and ice cube tray with nonstick cooking spray.   Melt the cocoa butter in a double boiler or microwave.  Add baking soda,  citric  acid and cornmeal, stir thoroughly.  Add color and fragrance and stir again.   Spoon  into molds (1/2 full) and put in freezer to set.  When hard, remove from  molds.

Fizzing Bath Oil Balls

(makes about 10 fizzing balls)

excerpt from Perfumes, Potions and Fanciful Formulas by Kelly Reno

This recipe is an adaptation of the effervescent bath soak designed to  make  fizzing bath oil balls which are solid drops that can be added to bath water.  Powdered sugar and borax have been added to harden and bind the formula.

1/4 cup baking soda
1 tablespoon ascorbic acid (crushed vitamin C)
1 tablespoon borax
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
2 tablespoons sweet almond oil
1 teaspoon vitamin E oil
1/4 teaspoon fragrance or essential oil

Combine dry ingredients in a bowl and stir until well blended.  Drizzle in almond oil,  and stir until mixture is moistened. Add vitamin E oil and  fragrance stirring until well mixed. Take teaspoons of the  mixture and form into ball shapes with fingers.  (The mixture will be crumbly and fragile, so do the best you can)  Place balls on waxed paper. Two hours later, you can gently  reshape the balls. Let balls air-dry on a sheet of waxed paper for ten days. Store balls in a closed container to protect from  moisture. To use, drop a ball into bath water.

 Dry Ingredients

1 cup baking soda
1/2 cup citric acid
1/2 cup corn starch

Sift dry ingredients til you get a nice smooth blend.

Wet Ingredients:

2 1/2 T. sunflower oil or other light oil
3/4 T. water
2 teaspoons essential oil(most craft stores carry this now)
2-4 drops food coloring
1/4 teaspoon borax

Combine wet ingredients and  borax in a jar.  Cover tightly and shake  vigorously.  Drizzle onto dry ingredients and blend thoroughly. Pack tightly into molds(they will be crumbly, so pack them hard) and dry  overnight.

Michelle in Illinois

Thought you might like this great online site for just this sort of thing!   (soapmaking that is!  and other supplies) I first read about them in a craft  magazine, and then saw them on The Today Show.  They are quick to send their  materials, and to answer any questions.  They freely share recipes and ideas.   They told me how to make those "instant fizz balls" for the bath,  you  see  in bath shops.  Hope this helps.  The books featured are great, as well as  the companies own booklets           http://members.aol.com/VicEss/

We made bath salts in YW a couple of months ago. We just used Epsom salts and bought some scents and dyes that are made for bubble bath (we found them at Wal Mart). We would put some salts and a couple drops of scent & dye in a baggie and the girls would mix it up.  We also had some cute envelope patterns that the girls colored and cut out and put the bath salts in. They made really cute Christmas gifts. I think I'll have them make some before camp so they could use them for secret pal gifts also! Toni

We recently had a de-stresser night. Each of the Young Women leaders prepared  a 15 min. class on various topics dealing with ways to de-stress. Some of the areas were, massage, aroma therapy, yoga and relaxation techniques, healthy snacks and bath salts! Each class was in a different room in the building and was decorated very festive and fun. The girls loved moving from room to room to see what awaited them next. The highlight of the night was making there own bath salt wrapped in cute material and a gold ribbon. This was a great way to start out the school year! For refreshments we had a tasting table of things taught in the healthy eating class.  Recipe for bath salts. Each girl needs 1 cup sea salt. Place salt in paper bowl. Add 7 drops food coloring and about 10 drops of aromatic oils found at local health food stores. Stir well. This is enough for one bath.  J. Farnsworth - Orem, Utah

Home made Bath Salts

2-1/2 lb. Epsom Salts
food coloring
perfume

Combine Epsom salts with food coloring and perfume in a large bowl.  Mix well so color is even. Put into smaller jars and let stand 4-6 weeks  Before using. This causes the odor to blend with the salts. This bath  salt is very soothing and makes for a very relaxed bath.

I purchased a kit to make bath salts and this is a little bit of what it had in it.

You can tint bath crystals by taking 2 cups of rock salt OR coarse sea salt crystals, glycerin and food coloring.  Spread the newspapers out over your work area.  Measure out the salt in to four different glass jars. Depending on the scents you will be using, decide on a color for each jar of bath crystals.  Put 6 drops of glycerin into the bowl with a metal spoon. Holding the spoon to keep it level, put 1 or 2 drops of the chosen food color into the glycerin.  Stir the coloring evenly into the glycerin using a toothpick or wooden stirring stick.  Quickly stir the contents of the spoon into the salt of one of the containers.  Mix until the color is even, or leave it partially mixed for a more textured result.  Keep each batch of colored crystals in its container until you've scented them.

To scent them you need essential oils such as lime (enlivening), peppermint (exhilarating), lemon (refreshing), cinnamon (stimulating), tangerine (calming), Lavender (relaxing), patchouli (peacemaking), rosemary (awakening), rose geranium (renewing), etc.  You can get these at candle shops usually.  The (words in the parentheses) are the aromatherapy benefit from each scent.  Choose a color  to complement the fragrance from the salts you have already tinted.  Add  20 to 25 drops of an essential oil  for each cup of colored  salt crystals, using droppers.  Mix with a metal spoon to blend thoroughly.  Pour the bath crystals into the jar, cover, put on the lid and label.

The custom of  putting salt in one's bath water is probably connected to the health-giving benefits of bathing in salty seawater.  In making your own bath crystals, you can use coarse sea salt or rock salt.  These are naturally-found salts (sodium chloride) containing tiny traces of other minerals, which are believed to be of benefit to the body.  Course sea salt is "harvested" in coastal areas where salt water from the ocean is allowed to evaporate, yielding sea salt.  Rock salt occurs naturally where salt deposits have formed in the earth, creating large, solid masses.  These deposits were formed many thousands of years ago, in places where once there existed highly salty inland seas.  Rock salt is a crystalline mineral, mined in salt mines in the United States and Europe.  Used externally, salt stimulates the skin and the circulatory system, and can aid in drawing toxic substances out of the body through the pores of the skin. It also acts to cleanse and heal minor cuts and scrapes, and can help the body to get rid of excess water.

Be really careful with the essential oils.  They are strong enough to dissolve or mar plastic surfaces or wood finishes, the undiluted oils can actually burn the sensitive skin of your lips and tongue and make you gasp for breath so do not taste them, and they are strong enough to burn your eyes.  If you get full-strength oils on your fingers, wash your hands immediately with soap and warm water.  Be sure not to rub your eyes with oily fingers.  If you do get them in your eyes flush them with clear water and call a doctor.