As you probably know, bath bombs come in white and colored ones. And in order to make “color” bombs, you first need to color the sea salt. Or just make yourself bath salts with the scent and color you want.
So, for painting we need:
Sea salt (coarse)
- distilled water
- dye (liquid or dry, food or cosmetic)
- fragrance (optional)
- two containers for mixing salt and diluting dye (I took a jar and a glass)
- stirring stick (I have a sushi stick)
Pour salt into a tall jar, up to about half. If you pour more, then when stirring it will spill out, so up to half is perfect option, developed experimentally)))
I literally pour 2-3 ml of distilled water into a glass. I also drop a few drops of liquid dye there (but you can also take dry water-soluble pigments) until you get desired color and mix. If you use dry pigments, then you need to mix everything very, very thoroughly. I want to flavor my future bombs with a fragrance, so I add a few drops of the Sea Breeze fragrance. If you are making bombs with essential oils, then at this stage do not add anything else.
When we have evenly colored water, pour it into salt.
Now we arm ourselves with a stick or spatula and begin to actively mix the salt until it is evenly colored.
The last step in making salt is drying! It is advisable to pour the salt onto a flat tray or piece of paper and leave it in a dry place overnight (or until it is completely dry).
As a result, we get such beauty!
Note. If you want to make bath salts, you can use another recipe: for 500 grams of salt, take 2-3 tablespoons. spoons of base oils, 15-20 drops of essential oils and mix it all well. To dye, just a few drops of liquid dye directly into the salt (it already contains oils and no additional liquids are needed) or a few drops of dry pigment diluted in glycerin. The key point is good kneading and drying of the salt.
Addition. It's been over a year since I wrote this tutorial, and during that time I've tried several other ways to color salt. In particular, you can take not only coarse salt, but also already ground salt, and the liquid dye does not have to be diluted with water; you can drop a few drops of dye directly into the container with salt. With this coloring, the salt will dry much faster.
About where to buy ingredients, for example, cosmos. dye, ask in PM.
I hope this small MK can help those interested in their quest, and maybe someone will want to try making colored salt themselves. If you have any questions, please ask. If you have no questions, then see you in the next lesson, in which I will tell you how to make geysers, I hope you will be interested.
*Start off water treatments It is better to cleanse the skin with a scrub or salt soap.
*Prepare a bath with sea salts (natural or with the addition of essential oils and plant extracts).
*Salt concentration per bath - from 100g to 1 kg. To obtain a cosmetic or therapeutic and prophylactic effect, the dose of salts per bath does not exceed 100-300g. To obtain therapeutic concentrations, the dose of salts is up to 1 kg per bath.
* You need to take baths at a water temperature of up to 35-39 degrees for 10-20 minutes every day or every other day with a course of 10-15 procedures. Repeated courses are recommended after 2-3 months.
If you take a bath in the morning, then we are talking about a tonic bath. The water temperature should be 35-36 C; The duration of the procedure is 10-15 minutes. At the same time, the body receives a charge of vigor.
Evening baths, which have a relaxing effect, are preferably taken 2-3 hours before bedtime. In this case, the water temperature should be 37-39 C. The duration of the procedure is 15-20 minutes.
Should I wash off the salt after a bath?
The final stage of the procedure is rinsing. fresh water. This can be done right away. At medicinal baths it will be better if you do this after a mandatory 40-60 minute rest in bed.
Then it is necessary to restore the slightly acidic environment of the skin, restore the pH using cream or body milk.
How do baths with salt have a rejuvenating effect, since it would seem that salt dries out the skin?
Salt irritates the skin, causing a rush of blood and increasing the division of epidermal cells. This accelerates the regeneration of damaged integuments.
It has a positive effect on skin tone and can be used in cosmetology.
Microelements are catalysts for many biochemical reactions taking place in the body. They maintain the hydroelectrolytic balance of the body, normalizing the acid-base balance in the body fluids. A normal acid-base balance in the body means living without getting sick.
What are the indications for hydrotherapy?
1. Diseases of the musculoskeletal system (muscles, tendons, joints).
2. Peripheral diseases nervous system and central nervous system (chronic radiculitis, neuralgia).
3. Diseases of the digestive system (functional diseases of the stomach, intestines, chronic gastritis, colitis, peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum, diseases of the liver and gall bladder).
4. Metabolic diseases and endocrine pathology (gout, impaired water-salt metabolism, obesity, mild to moderate diabetes mellitus without acidosis)
5. Diseases of the urinary tract (urolithiasis, pyelitis, cystitis).
6. Skin diseases: all itchy dermatoses, psoriasis, seborrhea, exudative diathesis, neurodermatitis, eczema.
7. Chronic occupational and household salt poisoning heavy metals(mercury, lead), toxic substances, as well as after long-term use of antibiotics and other pharmaceuticals.
8. Rehabilitation (restoration of functions) of the body after illnesses.
9. Prevention of diseases and activation of the body's immune defense.
How to use it correctly essential oils when taking baths?
Since essential oils have exceptional penetrating ability, even a short period of exposure to aromatic plant substances on human skin can quickly put it in order, and at the same time the entire body.
Salts perfectly absorb aromatic essences and oils and slowly release them, enriching them with beneficial ions.
Attention: when adding essential oils to the bath, you must first dissolve them in milk or salt. If pure essential oil gets on your skin, blot it with a cotton swab dipped in vegetable oil (essential oils do not dissolve in water).
To take a Bath, you can prepare the necessary mixtures yourself or use those that we have created for you.
What do you need to know about restrictions?
Do not forget about the main rules: the water in the bath should reach the bather’s chest; The water temperature should not exceed 39 degrees, as this can put serious strain on the heart and blood vessels.
In addition, there are a number of contraindications for health reasons:
1. All diseases are in the acute stage.
2. Thrombosis, embolism.
3. Hypertension stages 2 and 3.
4. Malignant neoplasms.
5. Tuberculosis process.
6. All infectious diseases.
7. Pregnancy
In which she spoke about other effects of this wonderful natural remedy, including improving skin condition.
This beneficial effect and your positive emotions from taking salt baths can be enhanced if you prepare the salt yourself.
Soda-salt bath
This bath can be done even if you do not have sea salt. You need to take 200-300 g of the most common table salt, mix with 130-150 g of baking soda and dilute until completely dissolved in the collected bath. Take within 10 minutes.
Coarse salt can be used; it has a good cleansing effect. Baking soda also helps remove dead cells, and also helps with acne and dry skin, moisturizing and softening it.
Sea salt with oils
I actively use both basic cosmetic and essential oils. I add them when making soap. self made, as well as in various homemade scrubs and hair balms. Bath salts can also be enriched with oils.
For 250 g of sea salt you will need 2 tablespoons of base oil and 5 drops of essential oil. Can be used food colorings.
So, you need to take a bowl (a deep one is more convenient), pour salt into it and add any of the cosmetic oils, stir. I use almond oil most often. It's inexpensive, but I like it for its effect on the skin and hair. I also often buy jojoba, grape seed, peach, and sesame oils.
Let's return to preparing salt. Now you need to add the essential oil. If you want to prevent cellulite, it is better to use essential oils of lemon, orange, tangerine, and grapefruit. Want to calm your nerves a little? Then it’s better to stick with lavender oil.
I use rosewood essential oil more often than others. Firstly, its smell bothers me the least with constant use, and secondly, it moisturizes the skin, increases its elasticity, and relieves fatigue.
If you decide to do it with dye, then it’s time to add it and mix the resulting mass thoroughly. Now you need to pour it into a suitable jar and leave it protected from sun rays place for a week. The salt must be shaken once every two days. That's it, you can use it!
A few more variations
What else can you add to sea salt for bathing? For example, Epsom salt . Its use gives a smoothing and exfoliating effect. Its effect on the legs is especially good - it softens rough skin, relieves pain and fatigue.
Lemon acid . With its addition, a salt bath solves problems such as uneven skin color. It stimulates the renewal of new cells, fights wrinkles and skin defects.
Sea salt bath with added milk powder makes the skin smoother and softer, nourishes it with calcium and vitamins, relieves general fatigue and stress.
Availability starch in a salt composition it is most desirable for flaky skin. It has a smoothing effect. I've also used starch to make sizzling bath bombs.
What options have you tried?
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Homemade gifts are a subtle joke; clumsily created hygiene and household items usually do not touch the recipient unless you are three years old, which is what it is. But this does not mean at all that you need to be a jack of all trades in order to show your attention and love by investing your time and warmth into a gift!
There are many possibilities and very easy to implement ideas that will help you make a truly personalized gift that will please your heart and soul.
NEW YEAR'S GIFTS WITH YOUR HANDS
Here are a few rules that will help you make really good gifts:
- They don’t skimp on handmade stuff - if you can’t buy good ingredients, then it’s better to find a simpler recipe or idea, but make it from good ingredients. A composition of acorns and laundry soap will still be perceived accordingly, even if, when donating, you inform that you put all your creative soul into its production.
- packaging matters a lot - well packaged homemade gifts look very cool! Even the simplest bath salts in a beautiful or unusual jar or box will bring twice as much joy.
- The meaning of handmade is individuality, it is a way to show your attentiveness and creativity, it is a way to let a person know that you know him well and understand what will give him pleasure. If you give someone whose feet are always cold some hand-knitted, imperfect wool socks, it will warm both their feet and their soul. If you hand the same socks to a colleague according to the principle “I’ve already knitted them anyway, don’t let them go to waste!”, then it will be a completely different story...
If you follow these rules, your gifts will not disappoint anyone, see for yourself. And for starters, here’s the first and most simple idea– bath salts!
AROMATIC BATH SALT
Bath salt is an excellent basis for aromatic creativity. You can make regular bath salts, you can make effervescent bath salts, you can add different ingredients to your salt, you can make different aromatic compositions, you can pack them in different cool jars, come up with different labels - in general, there is plenty of room for imagination.
Such gifts are made in an elementary way, and if you guess the composition (and this is not difficult when you think about who exactly you are giving your salt to), then the gift will be received with a bang!
As a base, you can take regular white sea salt (sold in pharmacies), and if you want to make a chic gift, take dead sea salt and make a luxury mixture based on it. Additional ingredients will be: vegetable oils– they care for the skin, nourish, soften it, after a bath with such salt there is no need to use body milk.
You can also add baking soda (softens the skin), milk powder, flower petals, citrus zest, dried herbs, etc., etc. to your salt.
EFFECTIVE BATH SALT
In essence, this is the same salt as regular salt, the only difference is that when added to water, a reaction begins and the aromatic composition is released more actively. Two tablespoons of this salt per bath already give the desired SPA effect. This salt is made simply, in three steps, and such a gift can easily be made together with children - as practice shows, they are delighted with both the production and the use.
Proportion:
- 2 ½ parts sea salt
- 1 part baking soda
- ½ part citric acid.
First, essential oils are ground with sea salt, then soda and lemon acid, then dry dyes, flower petals, herbs and other components. Everything is poured into a beautiful jar with a tight-fitting lid, tied with a beautiful ribbon on which you can attach a cute card, and presented with a big smile and best wishes! The lid of the jar must be of good quality; if air gets in, the salt will turn into a fragrant cobblestone, and every spa procedure will begin with quiet fury - “this is disgusting, but come on, pick yourself out!” If moisture gets into the jar, a reaction will immediately begin and the gift will be spoiled.
Here’s an example of a set of two salts: relaxing salt with lavender and sage and aphrodisiac salt with rose (especially for cases when there is an urgent need to feel like a goddess). They were made especially for one of my friends, for whom I traditionally make bath stories every year.
RELAXING EFFERKING BATH SALT WITH LAVENDER AND SAGE
- sea salt
- dried lavender flowers
- simple aromatic composition: 10 drops lavender, 2 drops sage, 2 drops mint (per 400 g salt)
A bath reduces blood pressure, calms you down before bed, and removes stress. It's very hard to get into the bath hot water, then add 2-3 tablespoons of effervescent salt, then it’s better to go out for about 5 minutes and close the bathroom door tightly - during this time the composition will open completely and the water will gradually cool down to comfortable temperature. After which you can climb into the water and let go of all the worries of the past day.
SALT-APHRODISACIC WITH ROSE OIL
- sea salt
- soda and citric acid in the specified proportion
- rose petals
- simple aromatic composition - 6 drops of ylang-ylang essential oil, 6 drops of rose essential oil, 4 drops of sandalwood essential oil, 4 drops of nutmeg essential oil per 400 g of salt (borrowed the recipe from T. Litvinova’s book “Aromatherapy for Professionals”). The salt can be slightly tinted with lingonberry powder or red clay.
And don’t forget to write on a beautiful card step by step instructions By using your gift, in the end you are giving not just bath salts - you are giving a wonderful half hour of home SPA!
AROMA RECIPES FOR YOUR HANDMADE GIFTS
You can make themed bath salts that will perfectly warm you up and lift your spirits during the Epiphany cold. Here are some simple aromatic Christmas recipes just for a base that you can develop further yourself. The proportion is given for 1 glass of prepared salt:
NEW YEAR'S SALT:
- 3 drops orange EO,
- 2 drops EM ginger
- 1 drop EO cinnamon
A very warm and cozy aroma, with this salt you can give a fluffy terry towel, it will fit perfectly.
SALT “STAY UNTIL VACATION”:
- 3 drops grapefruit essential oil
- 2 drops cypress essential oil
This is one of my favorite winter compositions, it reminds me of summer and the Mediterranean, and really lifts my spirits. This mixture also works as an immunomodulator; such baths are good to take when everyone around you is sneezing and coughing.
GEISHA SALT
- 3 drops bergamot essential oil
- 1 drop neroli essential oil
- 1 drop jasmine essential oil
A tart warm aroma that perfectly fights winter depression. Neroli is a very expensive oil, but it has many excellent properties, as does jasmine oil - these two acquisitions will definitely not be superfluous in your cosmetics business.
Such salts must be packaged in glass containers; natural essential oils do not mix well with plastic. Please remember that working with essential oils requires caution and that only 100% natural essential oils should be used for cosmetic purposes.
Happy handmade!
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What could be more pleasant than to pamper yourself after a hard day at work? warm water and forget about all the troubles? And it would be even better to be on the seashore... But if it’s a long way to get to it, then why not arrange sea bath at home?
Recently, bath salts, like salts, have rapidly entered the cosmetic routine of many women. Today we will tell you how to make bath salts with your own hands and create a real cocktail of healthy oils, flowers and active ingredients.
Sea bath salts have been used since ancient Sumeria and Ancient Egypt. Queen Cleopatra loved her very much. Besides that salt baths- This is a pleasant activity, it is also very useful. Iodine, which is part of the salt, has an anti-inflammatory and disinfectant effect, has a positive effect on the functioning of the thyroid gland; bromine – relaxes and calms. Depending on the oils and additives included in the finished product, salt acquires additional beneficial features.
How to make bath salts, and what components are needed for this
The base is always salt. It can be maritime, English or from the Dead Sea. The latter contains significantly more useful microelements than regular sea food, but it is more expensive and more difficult to obtain. Epsom salt is used for healing baths, it is present in the waters of mineral springs. You can use a mixture of the presented salts or take one in its pure form.
Knowing how to make bath salts, you can add your favorite scents and ingredients.
You can add powdered milk, dried herbs, flower petals, fruit powder and even dried fruit pieces to the salt. These components are part of expensive bath salts presented in store windows. Milk will make the skin soft, and herbs will give water their beneficial properties. Rose petals, lavender, hibiscus, and calendula are very popular.
If desired, you can flavor the bath salt using (orange, lemon, grapefruit, lavender, etc.), perfume, artificial or food (vanilla, mint) additives.
Natural salt can be white, with a gray tint, or even pink. You can use food coloring to add a different color. Subsequently, the water in the bathroom will also be slightly colored by salt.
To make bath salt endowed with medicinal properties, add various oils and extracts. Salt with the addition of extracts of lavender, mint, tanderine and lemon copes well with fatigue, stress and excessive excitability of the nervous system.
Oil tea tree will help with chronic fatigue and fatigue, rose oil will relieve tension, tones the skin and speed up the healing of wounds.
Salt with blood orange or grapefruit oil is an excellent addition when fighting cellulite. Lavender or rosemary oil will help with colds.
Don’t forget about the beneficial properties of herbs. You can add ground birch buds and leaves to the salt; they will be effective against inflammatory processes, and for skin diseases it is better to prefer pharmaceutical chamomile. Salt with oregano will be a good assistant in the treatment of neuroses and menstrual disorders.
You can store prepared salt in various containers. The glass contents will be visible, but keeping such dishes in the bathroom may be unsafe, since they can easily break in a humid environment. Transparent plastic containers are best for storage.
Homemade bath salts make great gifts. Pack it in special plastic bottles(they are sold in stores for handmade cosmetics). Decorate the top of the bottle with a ribbon or other decorative elements.
Another option is to pour salt into the bottle. different colors layers. The result will be a very beautiful and interesting effect!
To package single-serving portions, use small paper envelopes or cloth bags. They can be of different colors, in accordance with the flavors of the salt (for strawberry - a red envelope, for lavender - purple). Seal the envelopes, tie them beautifully with a ribbon and decorate with dried flowers. Original gift ready!