lovemylabs Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Can this be added into the bath salts after they have been made? I have quite a few batches of bath salts made and "drying out"...but found a post on using dendritic salt to help with clumping once they are stored in containers. My dendritic salt will be here next week...will it be too late to add? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 I wouldn't think so. Typically the fragrance is added to the salt and then the product. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't view salts as a product that reaches a final stage like say soap or a bath bomb or a lotion etc. I view them as something you can just add to if needed, package as needed etc. instead of reaching an exact end. Don't know if that makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemylabs Posted September 4, 2010 Author Share Posted September 4, 2010 Yeah...that makes perfect sense. I had never used dendritic salt before and didn't know if there was a "proper order" in which it should be added in order to be effective. (Geez...maybe I've been testing too many candles!!) So, when it comes in, I'll add it and go from there. Thank you Scented...Appreciate it very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faerywren Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 I usually take 3 tbsp of dendritic salt and add my FO to it then add the dendritic salt to my base salts (usually a pound). I use it primarily as a fragrance anchor because of its crystalline structure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertgibbens Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Dendritic salt is best used to carry scent as it has a much larger surface area than sea salt. Scent should be added first to the dendritic salt, then mixed with the sea/Epsom salt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scentsitive Solutions Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 I am just starting out, I used Epsom, pink pink himalayan, dendritic, baking soda & sea salt. I added FO to the dendritic salt, no colorants and it still clumped & hardened. Any suggestions or ideas? I think that I may have accidentally used to much FO, but not sure if that would cause it to harden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 6 minutes ago, Scentsitive Solutions said: I am just starting out, I used Epsom, pink pink himalayan, dendritic, baking soda & sea salt. I added FO to the dendritic salt, no colorants and it still clumped & hardened. Any suggestions or ideas? I think that I may have accidentally used to much FO, but not sure if that would cause it to harden. What are you making? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scentsitive Solutions Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Tall Tayl, I am making bath salts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 1 hour ago, Scentsitive Solutions said: Tall Tayl, I am making bath salts. Sodium Chloride salts, like sea salt, himilayan salt, etc., are hygroscopic (soak up humidity from the air). Think about the table salt shaker in the humid summer. Epsom salt ( Magnesium Sulfate ) does not generally do that as it is not really a "salt". Check out Swift Crafty MOnkey.blogspot.com for recipes and ideas for bath salts. http://swiftcraftymonkey.blogspot.com/search?q=bath+salt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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