Your Body Will Love These 11 Epsom Salt Soaks

Moms deserve all the pampering in the world, right? (The answer here is yes!) So we’ve got an inexpensive way to create an at-home spa treatment. Get these epsom salt bath benefits with a relaxing bath that will not only leave your skin radiant and glowing but can also improve your health.

Why Epsom Salt?

Magnesium is a nutrient that experts say helps your body produce its main source of energy and impacts at least 300 enzyme systems. Over the past century, experts say the amount of magnesium we consume in our diets has dropped by about 60 percent.

To increase your body’s magnesium levels, Dr. Carolyn Dean, M.D. N.D., one of the nation’s top natural physicians and a member of the nonprofit Nutritional Magnesium Association’s medical advisory board, recommends (source):

• Eating more dark greens, such as kale and collard greens, as well as nuts, pumpkin or sunflower seeds and seaweed.
• Soaking in Epsom salt (magnesium sulfate) because magnesium is well absorbed through the skin. Dr. Dean said people can soak daily using 1 to 2 cups of Epsom salt per bath, but they can use more if they are working on especially tight muscles or a muscular injury.
• Asking your medical doctor or naturopathic doctor if you should take oral magnesium supplements.

A prescription that involves a leisurely soak in the tub? Yes, please!

11 Epsom Salt Soaks

Add two cups of Epsom salt to the water in a standard-sized bathtub (double for larger-sized tubs). Soak for at least 20 minutes, three times weekly. For an extra treat, add dried herbs or vanilla or one of these essential oil bath salt combinations for a soothing scent. There’s no doubt a bath soak provides a mental treat, but it also eases sore muscle pain and can help with insomnia. Read on for 11 more Epsom salt soak ideas!

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1. Basic Epsom Salt Soak Recipe

• 2 cups Epsom salt
• 1 cup Kosher salt or sea salt
• 1/2 cup baking soda

Combine dry ingredients. Pour 2 cups under warm, running bath water and soak for 20 minutes.

2. Restoring Salt Soak with Pink Himalayan Salt

Use mineral rich pink Himalayan salt to revitalize tired muscles and help replenish your body’s minerals. Uplifting bergamot and frankincense essential oils promote balance and help provide relief from stress.

• 2 cups Epsom salt
• 1 cup pink Himalayan salt
• 1/2 cup baking soda
• 2 tablespoons carrier oil, like grapeseed oil
• 10 drops bergamot FCF essential oil
• 10 drops frankincense essential oil

Combine essential oils with carrier oil, stir into remaining dry ingredients. Pour 1-2 cups under warm, running bath water and soak for 20 minutes.

3. Moisturizing Salt Soak with Shea Butter

A soothing soak that incorporates shea butter and almond oil to help ease sore, achy muscles while moisturizing the skin. This extra rich skin caring formula has added natural essential oils, known for their ability to help soothe the senses and clear the mind.

• 2 cups Epsom salt
• 1 cup kosher or sea salt
• 2 tablespoons sweet almond oil
• 2 tablespoons shea butter
• 5 drops bergamot FCF essential oil
• 5 drops clary sage essential oil
• 4 drops ylang ylang essential oil
• 4 drops geranium essential oil

Melt shea butter and add essential oils and sweet almond oil. Add the salts to the oils and stir. Spread salts onto a cookie sheet to dry for 12-24 hours. Pour 1-2 cups under warm, running bath water and soak for 20 minutes.

4. Balancing Salt Soak with Matcha Green Tea

Add the power of antioxidant-rich matcha green tea to a relaxing bath. This calming soak combines Epsom salt with matcha to encourage relaxation and focus, while a soothing blend of chamomile and sandalwood essential oils refreshes the spirits and promotes restful sleep.

• 2 cups Epsom salt
• 1 cup sea salt
• 1/2 cup baking soda
• 1 tablespoon matcha powder
• 2 tablespoons carrier oil, like grapeseed oil
• 10 drops Roman chamomile essential oil
• 5 drops geranium essential oil

• 5 drops sandalwood essential oil
  

• 5 drops lemon essential oil

Combine essential oils with carrier oil, stir into remaining dry ingredients. Pour 1-2 cups under warm, running bath water and soak for 20 minutes.

5. Relaxing Salt Soak with Lavender

Combine Epsom salt with lavender essential oil, which has soothing properties that are known to promote a better night’s sleep.

• 2 cups Epsom salt
• 1 cup sea salt
• 1/2 cup baking soda
• 2 tablespoons carrier oil, like grapeseed oil
• 20 drops lavender essential oil

Combine essential oil with carrier oil, stir into remaining ingredients. Pour 1-2 cups under warm, running bath water and soak for 20 minutes.

6. Cooling Salt Soak with Eucalyptus & Mint

A cooling soak to help you breathe easy, restore the body, and clear the mind.

• 2 cups Epsom salt
• 1 cup sea salt
• 1/2 cup baking soda
• 2 tablespoons carrier oil, like grapeseed oil

• 10 drops spearmint essential oil

• 4 drops rosemary Essential oil

• 4 drops eucalyptus radiata Essential oil

Combine essential oils with carrier oil, stir into remaining ingredients. Pour 1-2 cups under warm, running bath water and soak for 20 minutes.

7. Cleansing soak with Activated Charcoal & Black Lava Salt

Purifying activated charcoal and black lava salt cleanse the body’s impurities and revitalize the skin. A blend of juniper and grapefruit essential oils help refresh the skin and ease fatigue.

• 2 cups Epsom salt
• 1 cup black lava sea salt
• 1/2 cup activated charcoal
• 2 tablespoons carrier oil, like grapeseed oil

• 10 drops grapefruit essential oil

• 5 drops juniper essential oil

Combine essential oils with carrier oil, stir into dry ingredients. Pour 1-2 cups under warm, running bath water and soak for 20 minutes.

8. Purifying Salt Soak with Deep Marine Sea Kelp

A purifying soak that blends Epsom salt, sea salt, sea kelp to ease muscle soreness. Lemongrass and orange essential oils create a blissful aroma to relax the muscles and the mind.

• 2 cups Epsom salt
• 1 cup sea salt
• 1/2 cup sea kelp
• 2 tablespoons carrier oil, like grapeseed oil

• 10 drops sweet orange essential oil

• 5 drops lemongrass essential oil

Combine essential oils with carrier oil, stir into dry ingredients. Pour 1-2 cups under warm, running bath water and soak for 20 minutes.

9. Energizing Salt Soak with Ginger & Clay

Ginger and clay help to cleanse away your body’s impurities while helping you feel more energized.

• 2 cups Epsom salt
• 1 cup sea salt
• 1/2 cup Bentonite clay
• 2 tablespoons carrier oil, like grapeseed oil
• 4 drops ginger root essential oil
• 6 drops black pepper essential oil
• 8 drops cardamom essential oil
• 2 drop cedarwood atlas essential oil

Combine essential oils with carrier oil, stir into dry ingredients. Pour 1-2 cups under warm, running bath water and soak for 20 minutes.

10. Nourishing Salt Soak with Milk & Honey

A nourishing soak that reduces the inflammation of itchy skin while it softens and hydrates.

Combine dry ingredients. Pour 1-2 cups under warm, running bath water and soak for 20 minutes.

11. Calming Salt Soak with Chamomile

Soothing and calming German and Roman chamomile essential oils create a relaxing bath soak for your whole body.

• 2 cups Epsom salt
• 1 cup sea salt
• 1/2 cup baking soda
• 2 tablespoons carrier oil, like grapeseed oil
• 6 drops Roman chamomile essential oil
• 6 drops German chamomile essential oil
• 5 drops lavender essential oil
• 3 drops clary sage essential oil

Combine essential oils with carrier oil, stir into dry ingredients. Pour 1-2 cups under warm, running bath water and soak for 20 minutes.

More easy (and inexpensive) Epsom salt ideas:

• Glowing skin exfoliating treatment: Mix 2 cups of Epsom salt with 1/4 cup of coconut oil and a few drops of lavender essential oil. Use the mixture to gently scrub away dry skin patches.
• Microdermabrasion Facial: Mix 1/2 teaspoon of Epsom salt into cleansing cream for a deep-pore cleansing. Massage on skin. Rinse with cool water. Pat dry.
• Pedicure Perfection: Dissolve a half cup of Epsom Salt into two quarts of warm water. Pour the water into a container and soak your bare feet for fifteen to twenty minutes. For an extra treat, add a few drops of eucalyptus oil for a refreshing scent. Massage the entire foot with Epsom Salt concentrating on the heels and ankles to remove any dry, rough spots. Then, rinse your feet off with clean tap water and dry them thoroughly.
• Homemade bath crystals: Mix two cups of Epsom Salt with a few drops of fragrance to create a custom bath crystal. Add a few drops of food coloring or 1/2 teaspoon of glycerin if you like. Store in an air-tight container.

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