ED1 Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Hi all, i have been out here reading a lot of interesting information and one thing i would like to try is making bath salt. My question is, can you just use regular epsom salt with a little color and fragrance oil? I am not sure if certain salts can be found locally at a grocery stores , wal-mart, sam's ect.:undecidedThanks for your reply in advance.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamperme Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 yes you can..stick some epsom in a zip lock add some color shake the crap out of it.. you can add baking soda..FO.. even some cosmetic glitter. Epsom salts are pretty good for you..i read somewhere bathing at least 3x a week in epsom salts will give you engery and create a sense of well being..HMM...maybe I should do that! lol;) Bath salts are probably the easiest bath & body item to make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 You can also use Solar Salt - which is basically rock salt sold for water softeners. It comes for under $7 for a SACK! My local Home Depot, grocery store, and even my drug store have it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcandleattic Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 I use what carolgrant said with the rock salt used for water softner. (just make sure they aren't the big pellets, but more like the little chunks) I mix that with epsom salt and fo and colorant. Makes for a very soothing scented bath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED1 Posted June 1, 2006 Author Share Posted June 1, 2006 Thanks guys, I really do appreciate you sharing this informatio with me. I do have some epsom salt at home and wanted try this out. I will stop by my local Home Depot and check for the solar salt as well. Gosh it is so good to know that some of these ingredients can be found locally. Again thanks to each of you who took a moment to share this information with me.Have a blessed one......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavenScentU Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 Hi,I have been making bath salts for quite a few years and the biggest problem I am having is that the scent doesn't last very long only about 2 months. I am wondering is there an ingredient that I could add to make it last longer. The color is fine, but the scent goes away. I guess it smells like salt. Should I add to the label the bath salts should be used within the month or something.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 Surely there is some "fixative" chemical that can be added. Let me ask my fragrance chemist friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 Surely there is some "fixative" chemical that can be added. Let me ask my fragrance chemist friends.And Karen the chemist says...Hey Carol. Here's the scoop... Fragrance materials, by design, are volatile (that's why we smell them). Once we smell them, they have escaped from the matrix. Gone forever. The heavier the scent, the heavier (literally) the molecular weight of the fragrance materials (since fragrance is a mixture, the individual raw materials will have their own vapor pressure (a physics 'property' that will help you estimate how fast a pure material will evaporate). Basically, you just want to slow down the RATE of evaporation. Probably adding a surfactant (or solubilizer) would do the trick just fine. You will have to be sure the material you use is OK to use in personal care products. People use the Dowanol Glycol Etherd (DPM and TPM) to play with the evaporation rate in air fresheners, but I don't know about using it in personal care. Call or check the Dow website (they are located in Midland, Michigan). Also, a good surfactant is Surfactol 365 from Caschem (Bayonne, NJ). Product code is 73022. I don't know for sure if it's approved for your application, but worth asking.. :-) Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristinesShower Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 I have really been thinking about adding these to my store because I think the display alone would attract attention!! Do any of you use oils with your bath salts too? THe one time I made bath salts (lonnnnng time ago), the oils went rancid and it was so gross it threw me off of salts for a long time.Now all this talk and I want to make them again LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Night Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Mixing your fragrance with a little Dendritic Salt is supposed to help hold the scent longer. I got some at WSP but haven't used it yet. I THINK it's about a tablespoon of the Dendritic Salt to a cup of your other salt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idahospud Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Ditto on the Dendritic Salt. I have some bath salts I made for a show last July, and they still smell as strong now as when I made them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna Bell Posted July 1, 2006 Share Posted July 1, 2006 Hello and God bless you! Have we confirmed the amount of denditric salt to the cup of the other salt to be used for longevity of aroma??Thank you and again, God bless you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruba Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 This is what it says on the WSP website for Dendritic Salt...Dendritic Salt is a very fine grain salt with a greater surface area than most salts on the market. This greater surface area allows the salt to absorb twice the amount of oil. It has less clumping, greater fragrance retention and dissolves quickly in water.Suggested Use Level:• Bath Salts: 80-90% • Scrubs: 10-25% That's all I had time to look for...need to put the baby down for a nap. HTH!Hugs, Rachel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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