Candy Cane Bath Salts
Put these bath salts in a pretty container with a festive bow and a few real candy canes and you'll have a great holiday gift to give or to keep. Peppermint tends to be stimulating, so these bath salts are best for the morning or a mid-day pick-me-up rather than for use before sleeping. To use the salts, toss a handful into the bath.
Yield 20 ounces
Time 15 minutes
Tools
* 2 mixing bowls or sealable plastic bags
* measuring cups
* spoon
* large jar or bottle
* ribbon or other decoration (optional)
Ingredients
* 2 cups Epsom salts
* 1/2 cup rock salt or sea salt
* 4-5 drops peppermint oil
* 2-3 drops red food coloring [may substitute natural red color (e.g., pickled beet juice) if desired]
Directions Mix 1 cup of Epsom salts and 1/4 cup of rock/sea salt in a bowl or baggie.
Add 2 or 3 drops of peppermint oil and mix well.
Mix 1 cup of Epsom salts and 1/4 cup of rock/sea salt in the other bowl or baggie.
Add a drop of red coloring to the second bowl or bag.
Mix well and continue to add color and mix until the desired color is achieved.
Add 2 or 3 drops of peppermint oil to the red salt mixture.
Mix the scented red salt mixture.
Pour a layer of red salt into the bottom of the jar or bottle.
Add a layer of the white salt mixture.
Layer alternating bands of red and white salts to create a candy cane stripe effect.
Seal the container and decorate it as desired.
Put these bath salts in a pretty container with a festive bow and a few real candy canes and you'll have a great holiday gift to give or to keep. Peppermint tends to be stimulating, so these bath salts are best for the morning or a mid-day pick-me-up rather than for use before sleeping. To use the salts, toss a handful into the bath.
Yield 20 ounces
Time 15 minutes
Tools
* 2 mixing bowls or sealable plastic bags
* measuring cups
* spoon
* large jar or bottle
* ribbon or other decoration (optional)
Ingredients
* 2 cups Epsom salts
* 1/2 cup rock salt or sea salt
* 4-5 drops peppermint oil
* 2-3 drops red food coloring [may substitute natural red color (e.g., pickled beet juice) if desired]
Directions Mix 1 cup of Epsom salts and 1/4 cup of rock/sea salt in a bowl or baggie.
Add 2 or 3 drops of peppermint oil and mix well.
Mix 1 cup of Epsom salts and 1/4 cup of rock/sea salt in the other bowl or baggie.
Add a drop of red coloring to the second bowl or bag.
Mix well and continue to add color and mix until the desired color is achieved.
Add 2 or 3 drops of peppermint oil to the red salt mixture.
Mix the scented red salt mixture.
Pour a layer of red salt into the bottom of the jar or bottle.
Add a layer of the white salt mixture.
Layer alternating bands of red and white salts to create a candy cane stripe effect.
Seal the container and decorate it as desired.
