DIY Peppermint Bath Salts

Peppermint Bath Salts

A great, homemade gift for your friends or loved ones {or yourself} is this recipe for rejuvenating Peppermint Bath Salts. It requires only a few ingredients and can be made less than 10 minutes! You can use food coloring for a layered effect or just go natural. DIY Beauty products are the best! Natural and inexpensive!

Peppermint is so refreshing and makes a perfect gift during the holidays!

Have you tried making a sugar scrub? They’re the perfect skin exfoliator!

Materials Needed to Make Peppermint Bath Salts

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Epsom Salt
Sea or Coarse Kosher Salt
Baking soda
Peppermint essential oil
Food coloring {optional – I used red}
Pretty jars
Ribbon or Twine if it’s a gift

How to Make Peppermint Bath Salts

2 cups Epsom salt
1/2 cup sea or Kosher salt
1/2 cup baking soda
15-20 drops peppermint oil
4-8 drops food coloring {optional – we used red}

If you want a more natural food coloring, this is a good option. 

Step one –

In a large bowl combine Epsom salt, sea or Kosher salt, and baking soda.

Step two –

Add-in peppermint oil and stir or whisk to distribute evenly. I use about 15 drops of peppermint oil. Add more or less depending on your preference.

Yields 3 Cups/Jars.

Tips for Making Peppermint Bath Salts

• The food coloring to create the colored layers is optional, so if you have any concerns, just leave it out.
• This recipe makes about 3 cups. You can divide it up into three containers or keep it in one – depending on how you’re planning on using or gifting it.
• Angle, one of my readers has a great idea. Use Pink Himalayan Salt so you don’t have to use food coloring. Brilliant!
• Another reader suggests adding red (or whatever color) sprinkles for a festive touch! 

 

Is It Okay to Use Peppermint in Your Bath Products?

Yes, it is absolutely okay to use peppermint in bath products like bath salts. 

The Peppermint essential oil used in Peppermint Bath Salts is often found to eliminate harmful bacteria, relieve muscle spasms, disinfect and soothe inflamed skin, as well as release muscle tension. It’s also great for headaches and clearing your sinuses.

What Are the Benefits of Using Bath Salts?

There are multiple benefits of using bath salts. They can be deeply relaxing, therapeutic and restorative for the soul. They can also provide relief from tension and stress. The salts can draw impurities from your skin to help with detoxification.  

How to Use Baths Salts

For best results, fill your tub with water and then take a handful or two of bath salts (1/2 – 1 cup) and pour them into the bathwater by holding your hand under the running faucet.

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

How to Make Bath Salts for Gifts

Most of my friends received a pretty little jar of these salts for Christmas, but they are good year-round when you need a relaxing and refreshing bath. This recipe is all-natural {minus the food coloring}, so it should be used fairly soon after making it.

These cute little jars are from Michael’s, but we have seen ones at Target as well. You could also use these mason jars. Any of these would work well for gifts.

Printable Tags for Peppermint Bath Salts

If you are planning on gifting your Peppermint Bath Salts, here are some handy printable tags. Just attach with a piece of ribbon or bakers twine and you’re all set!

Updated with Printable Tags August 2018

Click here for your Peppermint Bath Salt Tags. 

Yield: 3 cups

DIY Peppermint Bath Salts

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This rejuvenating recipe for peppermint bath salts is an easy and fun DIY! A natural and homemade gift for friends and loved ones or yourself.

Active Time 10 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Difficulty easy

Materials

• 2 cups Epsom salt
• 1/2 cup sea or Kosher salt
• 1/2 cup baking soda
• 15-20 drops peppermint oil
• 4-8 drops food coloring {optional – we used red}
• Container

Tools

• Bowl and spoon. Plus a container to keep it in.

Instructions

1. In a large bowl combine Epsom salt, sea or Kosher salt, and baking soda.
2. Add in peppermint oil and stir or whisk to distribute evenly. We use about 15 drops of peppermint oil. Add more or less depending on your preference.
   

Notes

If you want colored layers, take half of the mixture and place a few drops of food coloring in it or use Pink Himalayan salt and alternate the two mixtures when putting it in your jar for a layered look.

Updated with additional information and tips on 12/19/19.

Why We Love Natural Products

We’re all about natural products and often take Epson salt baths to relax and detoxify, so we love this recipe, which uses essential oils. We trust the high-quality oils we get from Young Living. If you want to learn more about essential oils and their benefits click here.

You can learn more about the benefits of Epsom Salt such as stress relief and elimination of toxins here.

If you are looking for another all-natural beauty DIY, try this Lavender Vanilla Sugar Scrub. It smells AMAZING as does this Vanilla Brown Sugar Scrub!

Enjoy being crafty!

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