One of my favorite things to make as a holiday gift (and of course I always get one, too!) is bath salts using easy to get products form the drug store and my garden. I love re-using the jars I save during the year, decorating them with ribbons or stickers of words like, relax, love, friendship. Of course I top off every jar with flowers or herbs from the garden. It is a great way to use the flowers from the lavendar plants in my garden.
Here’s the recipe and instructions so you can do it too!
BATH SALTS
In a large glass or metal bowl, stir together…
2 cups Epsom Salt or Dead Sea Salt – or 1 cup of each (Do not use table salts, they will dry out skin! And when using Dead Sea Salt, which I prefer, be sure to remove any dark pieces that may have slipped through processing.)
1-2 teaspoons of baking soda, if desired (Makes skin soft.)
10-12 drops of essential oil (Lavender is best for a relaxing bath, Vanilla and Eucalyptus are also fabulous!)
You can also add a small amount of food coloring paste (the kind used for cake decorating) if desired, but it’s not necessary. I prefer not to use coloring, but it’s up to you. This is your own homemade bath salt, make it however you want!
Next…
After you have stirred the salt really well (I do this for at least two minutes because it’s fun; the more you stir the more the wonderful scent begins to come through!), pour into pretty glass jars and attach lids.
Have fun and Happy Gifting!
The Garden Goddess
www.down2earthgardens.com
About doreen.pollack
Doreen Pollack, aka The Garden Goddess, loves Mother Earth and all her creatures, but especially all plants. Several years ago, after completing the Master Gardener program in Arizona, she realized just how simple it was to do little things to tread more lightly on this great earth. Doreen loves to teach people how to create an outdoor environment that fits their needs, from a place to recharge, a place to play, or a place to grow food. She enjoys showing people how to create sustainable environments that use water and other resources wisely.
Doreen continues to learn as she teaches. If she is not teaching a class she is taking one! She just completed a course as a Permaculture Designer, and upholds the Ethics of Care of the earth, Care of people and sharing of the surplus (time, money material). She is a Desert Botanical Garden Volunteer, Board member for the Phoenix Permaculture Guild where she also teaches classes, co-manages a community garden, writer, teacher, and a former Certified Life Coach.
She owns Down 2 Earth Gardens, a garden consulting business in Phoenix, AZ where she lives with Annie, her Springer Spaniel and 2 cats, Sweet Pea and Mischief. You can often find her hiking in the desert
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