Aromatherapy Bath Salt

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As the name implies, aromatherapy involves a form of treatment using scents. In aromatherapy, one learns to enjoy certain relaxing scents which can be felt with scented candles and bath salts. In fact, some scents are really calming and relaxing wherein the recipient of aromatherapy feels completely relaxed and stress free after a session of aromatherapy.

There is no actual need of going to a parlor or clinic for aromatherapy. You can very much experience the benefits of aromatherapy while in the comfort of your house. A great means of home aromatherapy is creating your own bath salts. There is nothing much to do to create your own bath salts. Its main ingredients are baking soda, Epsom salt and table salt. All these items are easy to find in a retail store or grocery, and are safe to use.

Sometimes the bath products that are found in the retail world constitute harsh ingredients that only lead to some irritation of the skin. So the main advantage of home aromatherapy and of creating your own bath salts is that you are aware of the ingredients of the product, and know that it is safe to use.

To make your own bath salts, you need to add 3 cups of Epsom salt, a cup of table salt and 2 cups of baking soda in large mixing bowl using a spoon. On adding each ingredient, you have to mix the mixture with your hand or spoon. On completion of mixing, food color is to be added to the mixture, depending on the color of the bath salt. The more the drops of color you add, the darker will be the color. You could also mix colors to get a special color.

Once the bath salts are completed, lies the point of adding essential oils till you get a scent. There is no rule to the scent of the bath salt; you have to use your judgment for this matter. It is better to strongly scent the bath salt so that fewer amounts of bath salts will be needed for your aromatherapy. Moreover, they last longer that way.

If you don’t have the time, and the patience to create bath salts as mentioned above, you just have to shake the mixture in a bowl till its prefect. There is no need of you stirring over here. Besides bath salts, many people also use scented candles for home aromatherapy.

You can find candles of various scents like lavender, cinnamon and vanilla. You can find these candles in any retail store, on the internet and in craft fairs. And depending on the size of the candle, it is possible that the candle will last for a week, with not much burn time.

It is thus possible to practice home aromatherapy using essential oils, bath salts and aromatherapy candles. You need the place and the patience to do the necessary arrangements for home aromatherapy on your own.

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Aromatherapy bath salt combines the healing properties of salt with the relaxing fragrance of aromatic oils, to bring about a deeper level of relaxation and relief from stress. Salt is well known for its healing and cleansing properties. It is believed to clear our energy fields from any toxic or harmful substances. A salt water bath is a miraculous way to cure oneself of body aches and joint pains. And aromatherapy has its own wonderful healing effects on our body through our olfactory system.

Combined together, the two therapies make an excellent healing tool! Not only does an aromatherapy bath salt help alleviate muscle and joint pain, and provide relief from stress and anxiety, it can also be used to cure various chronic skin conditions and other serious ailments like seborrhea, osteoarthritis and psoriasis. Dead Sea Salt is one of the most potent healing remedy for these diseases. Various research studies have also been conducted on it, reporting 80% relief from the pain after a bath with the Dead Sea Salt. Apart from the Dead Sea Salt, there are various other salts, used as an aromatherapy bath salt.

Some of them are:

* Sea Salt – The most basic salt, most easily available and very inexpensive. It contains a lot of minerals and is available in small, medium and coarse grains.

* Epsom Salt – Clean, white, sparkling salt containing magnesium sulfate but no sodium chloride. It is great from removing toxins from your body and for releasing aches and pains.

* European Spa Salt – Mainly composed of sodium chloride, this is one of the most expensive bath salts, harvested from the Mediterranean Sea.

* Icelandic Brine Salt – Dissolves instantly, leaves skin feeling silky soft, relaxes sore and tired muscles and detoxifies your skin from dry, scaling skin conditions. It is gentle enough to be used for a baby’s bath.

* Dendritic Salt – Available in a unique crystalline form, it dissolves in water very quickly and retains the scents in bath salts for a longer period of time. Hence, it is always good to use 10% of this salt in each aromatherapy bath salt recipe of yours.

* Pickling Salt – Same as the table salt, but larger and not iodized or treated with anti-caking additives.

* Solar salt – Mainly used only as a complimentary salt in bath recipes. It takes a long time to dissolve because of its large size.

* Hawaiian Red Salt – High in iron oxide, with a rusty red color, this salt has healing properties for sore throats, gum infections, wounds, body aches and muscle sprains.

* Black Sea Pink Salt – Provides pain relief from rheumatism, psoriasis, arthritis, eczema and muscle strain. This unique luxury salt also improves the health of the skin.

Make Your Own Bath Salts

Apart from the above mentioned bath salts, you can make your own special bath salts by mixing two or more of these salts together to get a more beneficial result. Or you can use the salts in combination with essential aroma oils, to create your own aromatherapy bath salt recipes. For example, try using 10 drops of a soothing essential oil, like Lavender, Rose or Jasmine, with 2 cups of Epsom Salt or Sea Salt. Also add some moisturizing carrier oil like sweet almond, olive oil or coconut oil. Use this blended aromatherapy bath salt mixture, and see the difference in the results.

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