You can make a dip in your own bathtub feel like a trip to a fancy spa, all you have to do is add some homemade bath soak to the water. This recipe for ultimate relaxation uses Epsom salt, Himalayan pink salt, powdered milk, dried flowers, and essential oils. With this indulgent bath soak, you can pamper yourself and nourish your skin at the same time!
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Treating myself to a long bath is something that I don’t do often enough. So rarely do I soak in the tub that I forget how much fun it is to sit and read until the water gets cold!
Adding a little something to the warm water can make your bath even more enjoyable. This recipe for the ultimate bath soak not only looks pretty and smells good, but it also makes your skin soft and feel refreshed.
Ready to relax in the tub with your homemade spa treatment of salt and powdered milk? Let’s get started and make the ultimate DIY bath soak!
Materials for Making Bath Soak with Salt and Powdered Milk
To make a 24-ounce batch of bath soak, you will need a few supplies:
The salts and powdered milk are measured out by weight on a kitchen scale. You will need a pipette for your essential oil, a tablespoon for the dried flowers, and a spoon to mix everything together and fill your jars.
I have used both glass and plastic containers, anything with a tight-fitting lid will work. I like to put my bath soak in cute glass milk jars but I ran out, so this post shows 4-ounce plastic jars.
Ingredients for Making Bath Soak with Salt and Powdered Milk
- 18 ounces Epsom salt
- 3 ounces Himalayan pink salt
- 3 ounces powdered milk
- 40 drops essential oil (or fragrance oil)
- 1 tablespoon dried flowers
As you can see, the bath soak is primarily Epsom salt, which is magnesium sulfate. Magnesium is great for promoting relaxation and soothing tired muscles. Himalayan pink salt is added because it is high in minerals and can help reduce skin inflammation. The addition of milk exfoliates and hydrates the skin simultaneously.
I currently use powdered milk from the store in my bath soak, but I am working on a system for dehydrating my own goat milk to use instead. When I get that process perfected, I will make a post showing how I do it!
I have an array of essential oils and phthalate-free fragrance oils for my soap making business that I use for making bath soaks. Some of my favorite essential oils to use are lavender, lemon, and eucalyptus.
I have added dried lavender, rose petals, heather, and calendula to my bath soak for visual appeal. You want to make sure they are in small enough pieces to go down the drain.
Directions for Making Bath Soak with Salt and Powdered Milk
- Place the bowl on your kitchen scale and tare it out
- Weigh out 18 ounces of Epsom salt into your bowl
- Tare the scale and add 3 ounces of Himalayan pink salt
- Tare the scale and add 3 ounces of powdered milk
- With a pipette, add 40 drops of essential or fragrance oil to the bowl
- Add 1 tablespoon of dried flowers to the bowl
- Mix thoroughly with a spoon
- Spoon the bath soak into the desired containers
- Lightly tamp the bath soak down by tapping the jar on a table, it will settle and you can add more
- Affix lids on your containers
- Store in a cool, dry place
- Use your bath soak!
How to Use Bath Soak with Salt and Powdered Milk
- While you are filling your tub with hot water, add the desired amount of bath soak. I usually don’t measure it and just dump some in, but a few tablespoons will do. You can use your hands to help disperse and dissolve the ingredients.
- Hop in and relax in the tub as long as you can, then rinse your body and the tub out.
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