Make Your Own Floral Bath Salts for a Spa-Like Soak

Growing up, I remember a TV ad for a bath product where an overwhelmed mom just couldn't handle it anymore. In frustration, she begs the brand to "take me away." Since then, I've linked a warm, fizzy bath with the perfect escape. But you don't need a TV announcer to grant you some indulgent alone time. Treat yourself with this simple floral bath salt recipe. The minerals in the salt may help reduce stress and detoxify the body, while the essential oils and dried flowers offer restorative perks for your skin and mood.

Step 1: Start with Epsom Salt

Put one cup of Epsom salt into a large mixing bowl. Epsom salt isn't actually a salt—it's a compound of magnesium and sulfate, minerals that absorb easily through the skin. Magnesium can reduce inflammation, and sulfates help flush out toxins.

Step 2: Add Pink Himalayan Salt

Add one cup of Pink Himalayan salt to the Epsom salt. This salt is believed to support immunity, draw out impurities, and nourish the skin. Plus, it's pink!

Step 3: Add Dead Sea Salt

Mix in one cup of Dead Sea salt. People travel from around the world to soak in the Dead Sea's waters, and this salt from the region is thought to offer therapeutic advantages such as easing stiff joints, helping with common skin conditions, and even promoting a more youthful appearance.

Step 4: Add Baking Soda

Add two tablespoons of baking soda to the three salts. Baking soda has been a staple in beauty routines for ages. It helps balance your skin's pH, and I adore how silky it leaves your skin feeling.

Now stir everything together.

Step 5: Add Essential Oils

Mix 15 to 20 drops of your preferred essential oil (choose gentle ones like lavender or rose) with two tablespoons of a carrier oil such as sweet almond oil. Essential oils are potent and can irritate the skin, so it's best to dilute them with a carrier oil first.

Then pour the oil blend into the salt and stir.

Step 6: Add Dried Flowers

The dried flowers are what make these bath salts truly special. Beyond their beauty, they bring therapeutic qualities that turn an ordinary bath into a spa-like retreat. For example, roses are known for rejuvenating skin, chamomile can reduce redness and soothe, lavender eases stress and tension, and calendula (a kind of marigold) has anti-inflammatory properties.

Add one heaping tablespoon of each flower to your bath salt blend. You can find pre-dried flowers online, and for convenience, they often come in sets with multiple varieties like the ones I've chosen.

Stir the flowers into the mixture. If you'd like more of any flower, feel free to add it.

Step 7: Store the Bath Salts

Spoon the floral bath salts into sealable jars. This recipe makes enough to fill two 16-ounce jars, so you can keep one and give one to a friend. Enjoy!