Relaxing DIY Lavender Bath Salts

Experience the benefits of Bath Salts. This DIY recipe for relaxing Lavender Bath Salts is easy to make at home for yourself or give as a beautiful, pampering gift idea. 

For more homemade beauty ideas, try this Peppermint Bath Salts recipe or find out How to Make Bath Bombs. 

Everyone needs a little self-care. This DIY Lavender Bath Salt Recipe is simple to make at home in less than 10 minutes—so well worth your time, given its benefits. It makes daily life less stressful when you pamper yourself once in a while. 

Read on for the benefits of bath salts if added to your weekly routine. 

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Jump to:

• Lavender Bath Salts Benefits
• Materials Needed to Make Epsom Bath Salts with Lavender
• How to Make Bath Salts at Home
• Tips for Making DIY Lavender Bath Salts
• How to Use Baths Salts
• How Do You Store Bath Salts?

Lavender Bath Salts Benefits

There are multiple benefits you can gain from this lavender Bath Salt Recipe. One of the main ingredients, Epsom salt, is magnesium and sulfate, which have healing properties, unlike table salt. 

Here are the main benefits of bath salts if added to your weekly routine. 

MOISTURIZING 

Soaking in a tub for about 20 minutes with bath salts helps moisturize your skin and decrease inflammation. Studies show that people suffering from skin issues, such as psoriasis or eczema, can improve their condition with regular salt bathing. 

Hydrated skin ages better, and the minerals found in a salt bath soak can help promote more youthful, glowing skin. 

STRESS RELIEVING

A warm bath, in general, is relaxing, but adding the therapeutic benefits of the right combination of salts soothes our muscular system and eliminates stress. Thus, calming both your mind and body. 

DETOXIFYING

With their intense detoxification properties, a salty bath soak can draw toxins and heavy metals from your bloodstream. Thus, helping heal and balance your body. 

This recipe also contains healing Bentonite clay for added detoxification.

HELPS INSOMNIA

Taking baths with magnesium-rich salts, like Epsom salts, allows your body to absorb the mineral through your skin. This process, in turn, assists your body in relaxing and getting a good night’s sleep. 

SOOTHES PAIN

Soaking in a salt bath for at least 12 minutes after a long day can aid tired, sore muscles. It can help reduce inflammation and muscle aches. Tension seems to fade away after a good soak in a warm bath. 

Lavender oils also have benefits for your mind and body. It promotes relaxation and seems to help anxiety, fungal infections, allergies, depression, insomnia, eczema, nausea, and menstrual cramps.

Materials Needed to Make Epsom Bath Salts with Lavender

This DIY is sometimes called an Epsom salt bath recipe. 

1 cup Epsom salt

¾ cup sea salt or pink Himalayan salt

2 tablespoons of healing Bentonite clay

¼ cup dried lavender flowers - optional

10-15 drops lavender essential oil - we recommend using therapeutic-grade essential oils

Pretty jars of your choice (we like airtight jars from Amazon) or a mason jar

How to Make Bath Salts at Home

Here's the recipe for Lavender Bath Salts.

Difficulty – Beginner
Time – 10 minutes
Yields – 2 cups

Step One - MIX INGREDIENTS

Mix Epsom salt, sea salt, clay, and dried lavender into a medium-sized bowl.

Step Two - ADD ESSENTIAL OIL

Next, add in 10 - 15 drops of lavender essential oil and stir until well blended. Add additional essential oil as desired for more aromatic DIY bath salts.

More DIY Bath and Body Recipes

Lavender Vanilla Sugar Scrub - a soothing way to exfoliate your skin naturally.
DIY Bath Bombs - make your own bath bombs at home for a fraction of the cost.
Peppermint Foot Soak - refresh tired, sore feet with this DIY recipe.
Lavender Mint Sugar Scrub - an easy homemade sugar scrub with a combination of lavender and mint.
DIY Pedicure in a Jar - the perfect gift or party favor idea.

Tips for Making DIY Lavender Bath Salts

• The lavender flowers are an optional ingredient to give your salts more lavender scent and visual appeal.
• You can double or triple the recipe if you're making it as gifts.
• How much to use? ½ - 1 cup of the lavender/Epsom salt mixture per bath.

How to Use Baths Salts

For best results, fill your tub with warm water and then take a handful or two of your bath salts (½ – 1 cup) and pour them into the bathwater by holding your hand under the running faucet. 

This method allows your bath salts to fall with the water into the tub and release their fragrance to gain the full aromatherapeutic effect.

PRO TIP: Dried lavender buds add visual beauty to your bath, but be sure to use a damp paper towel to clean any remnants from the tub after your bath quickly. Another idea is to put your lavender bath salts in a cotton or muslin tea bag and put the bag directly in your bath.

How Do You Store Bath Salts?

Store your bath salts in an airtight container for several months. Also, use clean hands when getting bath salts out of their container.

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