HERB - Projects/Bath Salts and Lotions

[LANA JANE SWIFT]

Cecille here from the Kingdom of the West, Principality of Cynagua.
l have a recipe for "Bath Salts".  I am not sure if it is "period"
however...

2 cups of borax (Yes that's right, the box with the mules on it) , .
1/8 cup sea salt.
1/8 cup white clay.
essential oil of choice to scent.

1.  Combine borax, salt, and clay.
Use a wire whisk to mix all the ingredients evenly.
Scent with essential oil ( the mixture will absorb a lot of oil).

2.  Cover with a porous cloth and let sit several hours to dry.
Blend well with the wire whisk again.
Add 4-6 tablespoons of the salts to bathwater, allowing the salts to
dissolve
in the water before bathing.

Some people are surprised and offended to learn the major ingredient in most
bath salts is borax.  Borax is a wonderful substance.  A natural mineral
salt found only in a few places in the world.

-----Original Message-----
From: Carl/Anne Adamczyk <ladygrania at juno.com>
To: herbalist at Ansteorra.ORG <herbalist at Ansteorra.ORG>
Date: Tuesday, November 09, 1999 11:41 AM
Subject: Re: HERB - Projects/Bath Salts and Lotions


>Basic bath salts consist of epsom salts, sea salt, color and fragrance
>(essential oils).  Try Jojoba oil (expensive) or almond oil to liquefy
>your lotions.  Bees wax and lanolin make a "great for the skin" base.
>
>Grania
>
>On Mon, 8 Nov 1999 11:12:39 -0500 meaduewolf at juno.com writes:
>>Hi!
>>I'm looking for recipes for both bath salts and hand/body lotions.
>>I've done some soaps for Christmas presents and thought it would be
>>nice to have these others to complete the basket.
>>I've been trying to figure out how the lotions a kept from turning
>>hard.
>>I would be most grateful for recipes.
>>Rhiannon
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