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Detoxifying Salt Soak Formula
Inspired by Home Enlightenment, by Annie B. Bond (Rodale Press, 2005).
This marvelous soak relaxes muscles, draws toxins from the body, and contains a natural sedative to help your nervous system relax and unwind. It is also a natural emollient and exfoliant–and it reduces swelling. All this in one simple formula!
You may want to keep some of this magic mixture on hand. Try it here:
INGREDIENTS
1 cup sea salt
2 cups baking soda
1 cup Epsom salts
1 to 2 tablespoons pure vegetable glycerin per bath (available from your local health food store)
4 to 6 drops essential oil per bath (lavender, sandalwood, or ylang ylang would be nice choices)
1. Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl, stirring to blend. Add 1/4 cup to your bath while the tub fills.
2. Add the glycerin to the bath to prevent drying (feel free to use less if your skin is oily, or more if your skin is dry) and the drops of essential oil.
3. The dry mixture will keep indefinitely in a glass jar with a screw lid.
Makes 4 cups (enough for 16 baths).
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i have done this and wow what a difference to my skin felt so clean and then when i put on a mixture of johnsons baby gel lavender and handful of palmers lotion and rub all over i feel so soft and it lasts awhile too ! very relaxing also
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Where is a good place to buy essential oils? I can't find any that are truly pure or that aren't eucalyptus-based. I prefer fruity scents such as grapefruit, orange, lemongrass, etc. And what other oils are good for diuretic and detoxifying purposes?
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Try putting both salts in a blender to break them down a bit.
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huh... Cool; I'm gonna have to try it!
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So you don't recommend adding the pure essential oil to the dry mixture as it might congeal improperly?
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Careful with the sea salt or rock salt, these granules tend to be larger then epsom salts and therefore take longer to dissolve. It's very uncomfortable and hard to relax with little rocks all around. Typically I use oils like, grapefruit, eucalyptus, and geranium for their strong diuretic and detoxing properties.
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