Homemade Chocolate Bath Salts Recipe!

There is a homemade bath salts recipe that I think will fool others into craving sweets and chocolate. It is a chocolate-scented bath salts recipe! Not only will this type of bath smell rather yummy, you may also accidentally think that you can eat the salts. But, you have to remind yourself as well as everybody else, that this is still basically an Epsom salt bath. So, do not eat the contents of that jar!

A benefit to making this homemade bath salts recipe is that the health-conscious who cannot eat chocolate can instead bathe in the scents, all the while improving heart circulation and removing toxins. Already, it sounds like a win-win situation, except if the bath makes you want to eat chocolate that badly. *wink*

Here is what you will need to make these homemade bath salts:

2 Cups of Epsom Salt
1 Cup of Sea Salt
1/2 Teaspoon of Glycerin
A bottle of Chocolate Essence/Fragrance Oil
Brown Food Coloring (optional)

You can purchase a bottle of regular milk or dark chocolate fragrance oil from any aromatherapy shoppe. They can range from $4 to $10 for a 0.5 oz bottle. If you find any better deals, please let me know!

Epsom Bath Salt and Sea Salt can be purchased at just about any convenience store. There are also many convenience stores that have websites where you can purchase from the comfort of your own home. I myself enjoy this particularly as I like to avoid traffic and the crowds of the other stay-at-home moms that seem to fill the stores at any given time of the day.

Jars can be purchased in bulk online, or you can walk into an arts and crafts store (like Michael's) to buy just a handful.

In order to combine all of the ingredients, you will need a large-sized bowl. Add the first two items in the bowl, and mix it all around. Then, add the Glycerin. The Glycerin is actually optional, but from my experience it adds a nice moisturizing effect for my skin. As for the Chocolate Essence/Fragrance Oil, start off with only 3 drops. Then, take a wonderful sniff and decide at that point if you want the fragrance to be stronger. The same goes for the brown food coloring. If the oil does not provide a deep enough of a tone, you can start off with 2-3 drops of the food coloring and mix again. Just remember, the color and the scent will be diluted when the homemade bath salts will be placed in the bath water, so give this bath salts recipe a try and see how wonderful it will be!

Benefits of Homemade Bath Salts

I used to think that there was no particularly good reason to use store-bought or homemade bath salts to bathe in. The colorful packages were nice to pass by at the convenience store, but I honestly did not have the education to teach me about the benefits of using such a thing. It always seemed to be a product of luxury or leisure.

That is, until I started learning about natural remedies (including aromatherapy) and their effects on the mind, body and soul. Did you know that using homemade bath salts actually improves circulation in the body? These bath salts are quite similar to stepping into a natural mineral bath or a hot spring in a canyon. And, like natural mineral baths and hot springs, homemade bath salts that consist of epsom salt, dead sea salt, or regular sea salt provide great skin exfoliation while restoring moisture.

Because homemade bath salts provide such awesome skin exfoliation as it opens the pores, a lot of sweat and dirt gets removed! And we all know that bacteria, sweat and dirt are what lead to pimples on the face. Just imagine the rejuvenating feeling the skin on the rest of your body is wonderfully experiencing as it's free of all that gunk. And because the pores are open and cleansed of all that said gunk, our skin can heal so much more quickly. And just imagine combining the bath with an amazing shampoo hair product to massage into the scalp for an ultimate body pampering experience. Talk about treating ourselves well from head to toe!

In addition to bacteria, sweat and dirt, there can also be instances where you have been bitten by insects, or where you have a minor skin rash or infection, or even a simple case of dry skin. There have also been cases where Athlete's Foot, Eczema, and Psoriasis...all of which has been alleviated by a simple Epsom salt bath.

But, this is not the last beneficial property of homemade bath salts. In addition to the external benefits, there are also internal benefits as well. For example, these baths help alleviate tenderness in the muscles. Muscle tension is a common issue that many of us have, especially with the daily stresses of life, and a simple epsom salt bath massaged into our joints, tendons and muscles helps out with relaxing them all.

And, what's more--a lot of these bath salts recipe incorporate wonderfully smelling fragrances from natural aromatherapy oils. From peppermint, to lemongrass, to juniper, to even chocolate, we can alleviate a lot of common ailments by breathing in the natural scents. Ailments like stress, anxiety, tension, loneliness can transition into relaxation and ease of mind with scents like lavendar and cinnamon.

Do you know how your fingers get so prune-like and wrinkled when you are in the shower for too long? That is due to the act of water being lost from the body! When you bathe with Epsom bath salts, the salts actually change up the composition of the water and provide a protective layer that prevents the water from entering/leaving our body.


Who would have guessed that a little jar of colorful handmade bath salts could provide multitudes of benefits for us? What is fantastic about this home remedy is that it smells great, feels great, and actually does great things for our body, period. It is so cheap, easy and fun to make.

Homemade Bath Salts

Hello! Hopefully you have found this homemade bath salts blog in time for the holidays, as these are easy to make, inexpensive to gather the essential ingredients, and are great to give to just about anybody!

The major benefit of homemade bath salts is that they combine the wonderful aromatherapy fragrance of essential oils with the fantastic soothing effects of natural minerals. So, you can create an entire variety of bath salts recipe that pertain to whichever scent or effect you want to create for your (or your loved ones') bath experience.

Do you want to alleviate a bit of anxiety for the impending Christmas shopping madness? Try for Bergamot, Cedarwood or Lavendar. Or how about a bit of a stress-releasing epsom salt bath with Chamomile and Sandalwood? My personal favorites have been Peppermint, Juniper and Ylang-ylang.

You also may not need to buy brand new jars (or other nice clear containers) to hold the homemade bath salts. That is the beauty of recycling! Just think about what Martha Stewart would do. I think she would do the same!

If you are in a very giving mood, and you do not have enough existing recycled jars, you can always buy in bulk and the price of each jar would be much cheaper. I know I've ordered a few times from eBay. You can also buy the epsom salt bath in bulk along with sea salt.

Baking soda is also an essential bath salts recipe ingredient.

A festive gift would not be complete without decorative ribbons and strings. Be sure to get them in corresponding colors that match the color you want to make the homemade bath salts. As for coloring the salts, some colors will be easier than others to achieve. For example, an orange colored bath salt will require just a few drops of orange food coloring. However, lavendar will require a bit of mixing of red and blue food coloring. However many drops you add is totally up to you!

When adding the essential oils, you should start off with just a few drops (about 3-4), and gauge how fragrant you would like the bath salts recipe to be. Again, it is totally up to you. If you feel that the scent may be too strong, just keep in mind that both the color and the scent of the homemade bath salts will be diluted in the amazing bath that you and your loved ones will be enjoying!

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About Me

Hi, I'm Sydney. I'm a live-at-home mom who finds enjoyment in healthy living and all things arts-and-crafts, and that includes making homemade bath salts! Not only are they cute and festive to put in decorative jars, they also are much better on the skin and great for aromatherapy. I hope you enjoy using these bath salts recipe in time for the holidays!

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Welcome to Homemade Bath Salts. This site provides tips and bath salts recipe on how you can make your very own bath salts, whether it is for a hobby or for family and friends to enjoy in their personal baths. Personally, I enjoy making my own homemade bath salts and feeling so great after bathing with them. Not only is it organic, it's easy peasy and a lot of fun! If you have questions not covered in Homemade Bath Salts please feel free to email your questions to homemade.bathsalts@gmail.com.