Sometimes when the weather is a little chilly outside, nothing beats a warm, cozy bath. The unique blend of essential oils used in this Bath Salts DIY is perfect for the autumn season with it’s warm, spicy, and light citrus scent!
Exotic Escapes Bath Salts
What you’ll need:
2 tbsp Body Wash, unscented
1/2 cup Epsom Salt
2 drops Ginger Root CO2
2 drops Cardamom
1 drop Orange Sweet
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What you’ll do:
Mix your body wash and essential oils in a small bowl, and stir. Once the oils and body wash are combined, mix in your Epsom salts. Add to your bath for an exotic scented treat!
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Could I use liquid castille soap instead of the body wash
You can! However, Castile soap doesn’t bubble naturally, so just keep that in mind.
What would be put these in to give as a gift? Is it wet or do the salts soak up the soap? I was thinking of a one of those small bags or muslin bag. Or should it be kept in an airtight glass container?
This is the next recipe on my list…for ME lol.
What a great idea for gift giving during the holidays! Is this something you could make on a larger scale and have last for a few weeks?
Yes, it sure is!
Can I make a larger batch, for say 3 or 4 baths. And have it ready to go? What’s the shelf life?
Hi Coral! For this DIY I would say you can make enough for 3-4 baths if you take baths regularly, otherwise, the sent can dissipate. But if you’re giving it as a gift it should be fine to last until the receiver gets it!
Making this for gifts this weekend!
Can you leave out the unscented body wash part? Also what is the shelf life of the recipe as posted?
Yes, you can omit the soap, in fact this is the only recipe I’ve seen that uses it. I am curious what the purpose of it.
The soap is used as an emulsifier in this recipe. If you do not want to use it, you can replace it with a carrier oil. We recommend using an emulsifier for the safe use of essential oils in the bath 🙂
This sounds deliciously lovely! Aaaand, now I need to buy Cardamom!
Hello Plant Therapy,
I just ordered the items for this recipe, only the Cardamom is out of stock, so I’m wondering if the Frankincense Serrata will work, or do you have a recommendation???? Thanks for your help for this newbie to EOs. 🙂
Tabitha, you can try adding the Frankincense and see if you like that aroma — and if you do, that’s great! Other suggestions include substituting the Cardamom with Black Pepper if you want that spicy aroma, or try Coriander Seed or Marjoram Sweet if you’re interested in making a substitution based on therapeutic properties (Cardamom, Coriander, & Marjoram are all great for the occasional digestive upset). Hope this helps!
Hope my friends love to take baths because I’m definitely making some of these as Christmas gifts!
What a great scent combo!
This sounds divine! Would make such a great gift, not just for teenagers!
This makes me so excited to live somewhere with a good tub! It looks so simple but so fun! What an awesome gift to give to friends, too!
I made these salts and loved them! So simple and easy….I’m making different scent batches each time.
I can’t wait to try this DIY, I never new making bath salts was this simple. The best part is you can easily and quickly do small batches so each bath can have its own blend!
I love this recipe. I made awesome Christmas gifts.
Would you recommend substituting Finger Root for Ginger to make it KidSafe?
I’d love to know this too!
I am going to try making bath bombs with these essential oils!
Some of these would smell amazing! I will definitely be trying some of these out.
I made this for my mother and she loved it
Oh I will have to try this in my next bath! Sounds so yummy! I adore cardamom!
We are process of buying a house so all my supplies are packed…but once we move, I’m totally making these recipes to enjoy in my new bathtub!
What a fun way to celebrate your new house! Congratulations, Sandy!
It’s simple pleasures like this, that make parenthood a little easier to do. Lol. A nice long shower/bath goesnsuch a long way. Thank you for sharing this recipe. I can’t wait to try it!
Hope you love it, Diana! Those simple pleasures can make a day seem more worthwhile sometimes 🙂