Rose Bath Salt Recipe

This rose bath salt recipe is easy to make with only 4 all natural ingredients. Soaking in this blend of pink salt and sea salt is just what you need to relax your muscles and soothe sore joints. Make an extra jar of these pretty bath salts to give as a gift!

Self care is one of those things that is just so hard to make time for when you’re a mom with little kids. A great way to squeeze self care in is to take regular mundane parts of your day sometimes, and make them into something relaxing or enjoyable.

Have you tried making your own homemade makeup remover wipes yet?

Adding soothing salts to a warm bath is one of the best ways I’ve found to destress without having to leave my house. Soaking for just 15 minutes in an Epsom salt bath relaxes my sore mom body and also helps me to detox after a long day.

Rose bath salt is one of my favorite kinds to make since it just feels more like self care to have the added bonus of pretty rose petals and the sweet scent of roses in the air. It can almost drown out the sound of my kids wanting me just outside the door, haha!

These pretty pink salts make the perfect DIY gift too. Combine them with a beeswax candle, homemade body butter, lip balm and handmade rose scented perfume to make a sweet spa gift box any mom would love to receive!

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Why You’ll like making this rose bath salts recipe:

all natural ingredients

Making your own bath soak salts is best because that way you know exactly what’s in them. This recipe is made with sea salt, Epsom salt, baking soda, pure rose essential oil and organically grown rose petals, so there’s no need to worry about synthetic fragrance oils and chemicals going into your bath water.

easy to make

This recipe has one step: combine the ingredients. And you’re done!

soothing and detoxifying

Each of the ingredients in this rose bath salt has many qualities that are beneficial to use in your bath:

Pink Himalayan salt and Epsom salt

• soothes sore muscles and achy joints
• can improve sleep habits
• beneficial for treating certain skin conditions
• restores minerals in the body
• antibacterial and antiseptic properties
• provides a detox
• gives your skin a deeper clean
• exfoliates
• shrinks pores

Rose Essential Oil

• reduces stress and anxiety
• relaxes the nerves
• immune boosting
• reduces inflammation
• calming and relaxing

Baking soda

• balances the PH levels of your skin
• detoxifying
• helps relieve itching and irritation
• great for treating eczema

Dried Rose Petals

• hydrating
• anti-bacterial
• detoxifying
• relieves feelings of anxiety

make great gifts

Rose bath salts make the perfect gift for Mother’s Day or Valentine’s Day since they-re such a pretty pink color. I like to make an “at home spa” gift set by adding homemade body butter, lip balm or lip gloss, essential oil perfume spray and a handmade beeswax candle.

what you need for this rose bath salt recipe:

supplies

• coarse pink Himalayan salt – Pink Himalayan salt has so many health benefits from improving your sleep habits to regulating your blood sugar. Using pink salt in rose bath salts makes them extra pretty too.
• Epsom salt – Adding Epsom salt to your bath can help relieve stress and sore muscles and joints. Epsom salt is also known for it’s therapeutic properties. You can find Epsom salt at your local grocery store for just a few dollars.
• baking soda – Baking soda helps to detox your skin and balance your PH levels as you soak in the bath. It’s soothing and can relieve itching and irritation. Baking soda is helpful if you’re dealing with eczema too. I buy baking soda in bulk at Sam’s Club since I use it for some of my homemade cleaning products.
• rose essential oil – Aside from smelling heavenly, rose essential oil is known as an antidepressant and for it’s antiviral and antiseptic properties.
• dried rose petals – You can leave the dried rose petals or rose buds out if you want but they do make these bath salts so pretty and your bath feel like a spa treatment.
• glass jar – to store the bath salts in. I love these cute glass jars with wooden scoops for gifting bath salts!

FAQ about this rose bath salt recipe:

what are rose bath salts good for?

There are many benefits to using rose bath salts!

• gives your skin a deeper clean
• shrinks pores
• exfoliates
• soothes stiff joints and achy muscles
• balances the PH levels of your skin
• helps repair damaged skin
• reduces inflammation
• has anti-bacterial and anti-septic properties
• detoxifying
• reduces stress and anxiety
• relaxes the nerves
• immune boosting
• restores minerals

is it safe to put rose petals in the bath?

Yes! It’s best to use organically grown rose petals since conventionally grown grocery store flowers are usually sprayed with pesticides and fungicides that would not be good to add to your bath.

If you’re worried about the petals clogging the drain, collect them with a mesh strainer before you empty the tub.

how often should you bathe in bath salts?

It’s perfectly fine to soak in bath salts every other day if you want to! But once a week is a more common practice.

Healthline recommends soaking for a good 12 minutes to really get the most out of using bath salts.

should you rinse off after using bath salts?

It’s a good idea to rinse with warm water after soaking with bath salts, that way the salt doesn’t leave a residue on your skin.

how to dry rose petals for bath salts:

Drying rose petals is really simple and much less expensive than buying pre-dried petals:

1. Choose fresh rose petals that are blemish free.
2. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees F.
3. Remove the rose petals and lay them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, evenly spaced.
4. Let the petals dry in the oven for 10 minutes. Check to see if they’re crisp.
5. If they’re not dried after 10 minutes, continue baking the petals, checking every few minutes until they’re done.

How to make rose bath salt:

Combine – In a medium bowl, combine the salts, flower petals and baking soda. Sprinkle in the essential oils and stir well to combine.

tips for success:

To Use – Add a 1/2 cup of bath salts to a hot bath and soak to your heart’s content.

To Store – Homemade bath salts can be stored in an airtight glass container for up to 6 months.

In very rare cases, baking soda that is sealed in a glass jar can become activated in a humid environment. If this happens the jar can explode. To be safe, you can poke a hole in the lid.

Variations – Try other floral bath salts by swapping out the dried petals and essential oil for another type of flower.

Substitutions – Coarse Kosher salt can be used in place of the Epsom salt.

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I hope you love this recipe for DIY rose bath salts! If you make it, I’d love for you to come back and leave a comment and rating so that I know how you like it!

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