5 Soothing Bath Soak Recipes
These 5 easy-to-make bath soak recipes help cleanse and soften irritated skin.
Yield: 1
Cost: $5
Equipment
- Glass jar with lid (to store extra)
Materials
Relaxation Salt Soak
- ½ cup Gray Celtic Sea Salt
- ½ cup White Egret Epsom Salt
- ¼ teaspoon Solaray Activated Charcoal
- 15 drops Lavender Essential Oil
Coconut Milk Bath Soak
- ½ cup Arm & Hammer Baking Soda
- ¼ cup Wildly Organic Coconut Milk Powder
- 2 tablespoons Wildly Organic Coconut Flakes
- 10 drops Vanilla Essential Oil
Immunity Bath Salts
- ½ cup White Egret Epsom Salt
- ⅓ cup Sunfood Himalayan Salt
- 5 drops each NOW Foods tea tree and rosemary oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest grated
- 1 tablespoon calendula dried
Pink Clay Detox Soak
- ⅓ cup Pure Body Naturals Bentonite Clay
- ¼ cup Sunfood Himalayan Salt
- 2 teaspoons Sunny Green Organic Beet Root Powder
- 1 tablespoon Frontier Products Dried Rose Petals
- 10 drops Geranium essential oil
Fizzy Bath Soak
- ½ cup Arm & Hammer Baking Soda
- ⅓ cup White Egret Epsom Salt (I also tossed in some Sunfood Himalayan Salt for fun)
- ⅓ cup NOW Foods Citric Acid
- 10 drops each frankincese, sandalwood and lemon balm essential oils
- Mica, beetroot powder or other herbs for color
Instructions
- Combine the ingredients in a small bowl and whisk well.
- To use, add to running bathwater and use your hands to swish it around until it dissolves completely.
Notes
I recommend using 1 cup of soak per bath, but you're free to use more or less if you like. If you use less, store any unused portion in an airtight container for up to a week.