Homemade bath salts are easy to make, but they look like gifts from exclusive spas. You may have seen beautiful coloured and spotted bath salts in the bathroom and fitness store, up to a maximum of $15.99 per bottle. What you may not know is that the fare increase for this product can be as high as 600%. Hey! This means that the raw material cost of making them is only around $2.28. I refuse to pay for this ridiculous mark on this bath product, so you should do this because they are easy to make. How simple are they? It's that simple, kids can easily make them! But you should know that there is a "secret ingredient" that can greatly improve your finished product's ability to retain its aroma, promote agglomeration and increase its shelf life.
The only ingredients you may have when finding a home bath salt are dendritic salts and bingo - it's a secret ingredient! You can easily find all the other ingredients for making homemade bath salts at your local pharmacy and grocery store. A dendritic salt is added to help the bath salt better maintain its aroma and reduce the agglomeration that is sometimes seen in the salt. Dendritic salts are artificial products. It is made by adding a very small amount of yellow prussate to sodium chloride. This allows the sodium chloride crystal to grow in a star pattern, giving the dendritic salt a larger surface area. Conversely, the larger surface area of the crystal allows the salt to retain the aroma molecules better than conventional salt crystals.
Although dendritic salts are an optional ingredient in homemade bath salts, it is recommended if you use essential oils in bath salts. When exposed to magnesium in Epsom and sea salt, essential oils can and do rancid. Adding dendritic salts to your formula can add a longer [and better odor] shelf life to your bath salts. If you can't find dendritic salt on the shelves of a local store, there are many online suppliers that you can carry with you and it's not expensive. An online supplier sold $3.36 for $5. container. In addition to preventing the rapid rancidity of essential oils, the addition of dendritic salts to bath salts can reduce the agglomeration that often occurs with salt.
Now that you know the "secret ingredients" for making homemade bath salts, there are other ingredients that can turn ordinary soaking into real still life. The other ingredients you need are glycerin, Epsom and/or sea salt, baking soda, essential or essential oils, coloring agents and a small amount of vegetable oil of your choice. That is it! Stir these ingredients together and put them in a beautiful bottle to provide a simple, colorful and thoughtful gift for your family and friends, and to be friendly to your wallet and environment. Even a canned can with a lid can make a good container for the finished product when you tie it with a beautiful bow.
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