Post by Lady Silver Vixen on Mar 6, 2011 17:51:44 GMT -5
There are several different recipes out there for bath salts. They can be used for relaxation, purification, aromatherapy (in the tub of course), and many other different things magical and non-magical alike. Bath salts have been used for centuries, and are still used today. You can buy them in many stores, like Bath and Body, or even Walmart. Nothing gives you a better feeling though than making something on your own.
For this I will give you 2 different ways to make bath salts, a few recipes to play with.
The First method will be the simplest
You'll need an essential oil
Some Dead Sea Salt and minerals (found at most Craft stores)
A Ziploc bag
Food Dye (optional)
Storage container or sachet
Place about 1/2 a cup of the salt in the ziploc bag. If you've chosen to use the food dye, add 3 drops to the salt in the ziploc bag. seal the bag and work the dye into the salt. When the dye covers all the salt you can choose to add a few more drops to deepen the color, or you can go ahead and add 4-6 drops of the essential oil, depending on how strong you want the smell.( Personally I prefer light scents, so I only use maybe 3-5 drops in my own mixtures). Like the salt, you will work the scent into the salts, this will either deepen the color (for dark colors) or lighten them further (for light colors). You can open the bag after a little working, and take a quick sniff to make sure your scent is strong enough. Once done, package and store for use later. Keep this away from direct sunlight and try to use within a month after making if possible, 2 months max as the scent will wane.
The Second Method
you will need:
Epsom Salt (to relax muscles)
Table Salt (to help purify)
Baking Soda (to keep your skin smooth)
Essential oil
Ziploc bag (if you prefer from the above)
Bowl and Spoon
Food coloring (optional)
You will add equal parts of epsom salt and table salt, and 1/2 of that in baking soda. Into a bowl and then blend with the spoon (or put it into a ziploc bag and work it the same way you did in the first method). Then add your food coloring based on the kind of magic you are doing (green for luck or money, blue for peace, etc... no different then the first method), and using your spoon, stir the coloring in (or work the salt the same way in the ziploc bag as before). Add your scent and stir the same way or work the same way as you did the with food dye. Package and store.
Now I left out one thing intentionally, which I will describe here. That's the charging of the salt. I've purposely left this out until now because everyone uses a different method in charging. For bath salts you can choose to charge afterwards which is the easiest, or you can charge while you blending (this is a little easier but also a bit more time consuming).To charge your salt either way, it's best to make sure you are focusing on the purpose the entire time, if for protection, you need to focus on protective energy, for healing, healing energy etc... imbuing the salt with your intent.
My personal method is focus on the purpose, and while doing so visualize white light (green for healing or luck/money, blue for peace and clarity, etc..) and filling the salts with the purpose. I do this not only during the making of the salt, but afterwards as well to make sure the scents and coloring all have the same purpose. Something that I also like to do, is add in a single pinch of a dried herb that compliments the fragrance and purpose. They may stick to you a little bit, but a quick rinse off while the water is draining will take care of that.
By: Lady Silvervixen
For this I will give you 2 different ways to make bath salts, a few recipes to play with.
The First method will be the simplest
You'll need an essential oil
Some Dead Sea Salt and minerals (found at most Craft stores)
A Ziploc bag
Food Dye (optional)
Storage container or sachet
Place about 1/2 a cup of the salt in the ziploc bag. If you've chosen to use the food dye, add 3 drops to the salt in the ziploc bag. seal the bag and work the dye into the salt. When the dye covers all the salt you can choose to add a few more drops to deepen the color, or you can go ahead and add 4-6 drops of the essential oil, depending on how strong you want the smell.( Personally I prefer light scents, so I only use maybe 3-5 drops in my own mixtures). Like the salt, you will work the scent into the salts, this will either deepen the color (for dark colors) or lighten them further (for light colors). You can open the bag after a little working, and take a quick sniff to make sure your scent is strong enough. Once done, package and store for use later. Keep this away from direct sunlight and try to use within a month after making if possible, 2 months max as the scent will wane.
The Second Method
you will need:
Epsom Salt (to relax muscles)
Table Salt (to help purify)
Baking Soda (to keep your skin smooth)
Essential oil
Ziploc bag (if you prefer from the above)
Bowl and Spoon
Food coloring (optional)
You will add equal parts of epsom salt and table salt, and 1/2 of that in baking soda. Into a bowl and then blend with the spoon (or put it into a ziploc bag and work it the same way you did in the first method). Then add your food coloring based on the kind of magic you are doing (green for luck or money, blue for peace, etc... no different then the first method), and using your spoon, stir the coloring in (or work the salt the same way in the ziploc bag as before). Add your scent and stir the same way or work the same way as you did the with food dye. Package and store.
Now I left out one thing intentionally, which I will describe here. That's the charging of the salt. I've purposely left this out until now because everyone uses a different method in charging. For bath salts you can choose to charge afterwards which is the easiest, or you can charge while you blending (this is a little easier but also a bit more time consuming).To charge your salt either way, it's best to make sure you are focusing on the purpose the entire time, if for protection, you need to focus on protective energy, for healing, healing energy etc... imbuing the salt with your intent.
My personal method is focus on the purpose, and while doing so visualize white light (green for healing or luck/money, blue for peace and clarity, etc..) and filling the salts with the purpose. I do this not only during the making of the salt, but afterwards as well to make sure the scents and coloring all have the same purpose. Something that I also like to do, is add in a single pinch of a dried herb that compliments the fragrance and purpose. They may stick to you a little bit, but a quick rinse off while the water is draining will take care of that.
By: Lady Silvervixen