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How to Make Lavender Mint Bath Salts (Recipe)

Katie WellsSep 18, 2017Updated: Dec 14, 2021
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  • Benefits of Salt Baths
  • Skin Boosting Ingredients
  • Bath Salts- Ingredients
  • Bath Salts- Instructions
  • Pre-Made Bath Salts
  •  Other Ways to Use Salt and Magnesium:

I used to love taking relaxing salt baths when I first got married. Now, most days, bath time just involves me washing many tiny fingers, toes and heads of hair. No complaints, but definitely not as relaxing!

Benefits of Salt Baths

Salt baths are great for much more than just relaxation. Of course, a soothing salt bath is great for that too, but the benefits go well beyond just being a soothing end to a stressful day. They make a great DIY gift!

Benefits of salt baths include:

  • Stress relief
  • Reducing muscle aches
  • Improving circulation
  • Headache relief
  • Speeding up wound healing (don’t use on direct open wounds)
  • During illness, especially respiratory illness
  • To help mineral absorption and improve sleep in children
  • For acne, eczema or other skin problems
  • Improving skin hydration

Skin Boosting Ingredients

Bath salts can be as simple as just using a salt or magnesium salt on its own. Options include:

  • Epsom Salts– Magnesium sulfate (epsom salt) is an inexpensive way to get the benefits of magnesium in a bath.
  • Magnesium Flakes– Magnesium chloride flakes are another way to add the benefits of magnesium. I especially love using epsom salts or magnesium flakes since the magnesium has many added benefits of its own.
  • Dead Sea Salt– Contains 21 minerals and is great as a base for bath salts. People flock to the dead sea for the health benefits and using dead sea salt is a way to get the benefits at home. I love this pre-made moisturizing dead sea bath salt soak.
  • Baking Soda– We’ve used baking soda in detox baths for years. It isn’t recommended for everyday use, but adding a little baking soda to a bath once a week or so is a great way to keep skin clear.

From there, any array of optional ingredients can be added for additional benefits:

  • Essential Oils– Any essential oil that is safe for skin use can be added to a salt bath. Since oil and water don’t mix, add the oil to the salt and then add to the water.
  • Spices– Sounds crazy, but many kitchen spices can be added to a bath for a soothing effect. Most common are cinnamon and ginger powder.
  • Oils– Adding oils to the salts helps moisturize skin and stops the drying effect of the salt. Some people find salt on its own too drying. Mixing in a little oil (like coconut, almond, jojoba or argan) can help.

Bath Salts- Ingredients

  • 2 cups epsom salts
  • 1/2 cup baking soda
  • 1/4 cup dead sea salt (optional)
  • 30 drops of lavender essential oil (Optional- use the code “WellnessMama” at this link to save 10% on the essential oils I use)
  • 10 drops of peppermint essential oil
  • 2 Tablespoons oil of choice (coconut, almond, jojoba, argan, etc)

Bath Salts- Instructions

  1. Mix all ingredients in a medium size bowl.
  2. Store in an air-tight jar and use 1/4 cup per bath.

Pre-Made Bath Salts

There are some great options for pre-made bath salts if you aren’t a fan of making your own. I personally like this dead sea salt based bath salt since it is moisturizing and smells great (without artificial scents or perfumes). Make sure to choose a bath salt that is perfumes, dyes and synthetic chemicals.

 Other Ways to Use Salt and Magnesium:

  • In soothing bath fizzies (here is my favorite recipe)
  • or After-birth bath fizzies
  • In natural detox bath recipes
  • In homemade magnesium oil
  • To make homemade magnesium body butter

Ever take a salt bath? What do you put in yours? Tell me in the comments below!

This lavender mint bath salts recipe is a great way to combine the benefits of magnesium and sea salts with essential oils for a relaxing bath!

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About Katie Wells

Katie Wells, CTNC, MCHC, Founder of Wellness Mama and Wellnesse, has a background in research, journalism, and nutrition. As a wife and mom of six, she turned to research and took health into her own hands to find answers to her health problems. WellnessMama.com is the culmination of her thousands of hours of research and all posts are medically reviewed and verified by the Wellness Mama research team. Katie is also the author of the bestselling books The Wellness Mama Cookbook and The Wellness Mama 5-Step Lifestyle Detox.

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Discussion (72 Comments)

  1. Dede

    December 2, 2014 at 5:54 AM

    Hi, Thanks for your recipe! Have you ever stored it in ziplock bags instead of glass jars?

    Reply
    • Katie - Wellness Mama

      December 2, 2014 at 11:36 AM

      I haven’t. I try to avoid plastic whenever possible.

      Reply
  2. Danielle

    December 1, 2014 at 3:30 PM

    Hi Katie,

    I am planning on making this but I just wanted to know why you add baking soda.. What does it do to the recipe?

    Reply
    • Katie - Wellness Mama

      December 2, 2014 at 12:07 AM

      It is supposed to be good for pulling toxins from the skin and it makes the water more alkaline

      Reply
      • Laura

        January 15, 2016 at 5:22 AM

        Baking soda in the recipe can cause the mixture with essential oils to harden like a rock, how do you avoid this from happening Katie.

        Reply
  3. Sharon

    November 29, 2014 at 10:41 PM

    I would like to use a couple of your recipes in a book I am writing and would like your permission to do so. Please contact me via email.
    Thank you,
    Sharon

    Reply
    • Katie - Wellness Mama

      November 29, 2014 at 10:52 PM

      All of my recipes are copyrighted. I do not allow reprinting of them. Thank you.

      Reply
      • Robert

        September 25, 2017 at 1:40 PM

        The literary expression of a recipe — the exact way you say it — can be protected by copyright, but the information in it is not copyrightable. So anybody’s allowed to reproduce the info in them in their own words.

        Copyright is not meant to protect commercial secrets, such as instructions to make something. For that there are patents and secrecy agreements.

        Reply
        • Katie - Wellness Mama

          September 26, 2017 at 8:47 PM

          Yes, in a legal sense you are technically right that someone can use the ingredients of a recipe if they want to. This does not apply to the instructions as those are written and protected as “literary expression.” But I don’t think the reader was asking legal advice. She was asking if I would give permission for her to use my recipes in a book, which I do not allow, especially with the instructions as I’ve written them. In other words, she was asking about permission, not copyright law and I shared my stance on that. You can read my copyright policy here: https://wellnessmama.com/disclaimer/

          Reply
  4. jamie

    November 21, 2014 at 10:31 PM

    so excited to have found your site – thank you SO much for the incredible sacrifice of time and attention you obviously spend sharing incredibly important, helpful, inspiring, and life giving insights. So thankful!

    Reply
    • Katie - Wellness Mama

      November 21, 2014 at 11:10 PM

      Thanks so much for reading Jamie and for the kind words 🙂

      Reply
  5. Ashley

    November 16, 2014 at 3:57 PM

    I just wanted to know, does it have to be an airtight jar? What if its a basic little mason jar?

    Reply
  6. connie

    November 8, 2014 at 10:01 AM

    I add coconut oil and use Dead Sea Salts………going to try your recipe next time…….best relaxing bath ever!!! So good for you, too. Thanks Katie!

    Reply
    • Laura

      August 26, 2016 at 12:08 PM

      If you add coconut oil will it last for awhile or does it go bad?

      Reply
    • Kora

      September 4, 2019 at 7:26 PM

      Have you made a natural and safe bath bomb? I tried skimming your blog and haven’t came across a post yet!

      Reply
  7. Kristin

    November 7, 2014 at 10:05 AM

    Love this! Although my family isn’t big bath-takers, I’ll be making a batch very soon! How long does this keep?

    Reply
    • Brenda

      October 14, 2019 at 8:22 PM

      How long can these salts be stored in the jars?

      Reply
  8. MJ

    November 6, 2014 at 9:34 AM

    This is great! Would be perfect Christmas gifts. Where do you purchase the containers to store in?

    Reply
    • Katie - Wellness Mama

      November 6, 2014 at 4:30 PM

      I’ve purchased a lot from Zulily, but you have to check often to find out when they have ’em in stock. Amazon also has some nice ones.

      Reply
  9. Ellen

    November 5, 2014 at 9:08 PM

    I love your blog–all of your posts are so great! This one too. Your list of benefits is so complete! Thanks!

    Reply
  10. Angela

    November 5, 2014 at 5:04 PM

    Hi Katie! I follow you and make so many of your recipes… Thank you for being such an integral part of educating people (so many!) on what it is to be healthy. I am sipping my coconut oil coffee here as I type this (with Frontier Cinnamon and Coconut Cream Concentrate too!)… I was just wondering a very simple thing… where do you get the beautiful glass jars that a lot of your salts and powders are stored in such as this one? Thanks! 🙂 ~Angela

    Reply
    • Katie - Wellness Mama

      November 6, 2014 at 4:37 PM

      I usually get them from Zulily or Amazon.

      Reply
    • Carol

      November 9, 2014 at 4:37 PM

      You can usually pick up glass jars at your local thrift store: I go about three times a month and get 7-8 for about $25.
      You’ll have to buy new gaskets, but you can get 6/$5. most places. Or cork @ Widget.com; they are FAST!
      I have gotten some absolutely beautiful jars this way, and some just regular bormoli-type but they are MUCH cheaper than new, and JUST as good!

      Reply
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