Soothe sore muscles naturally with a warm bath and this aromatic fall spice homemade bath salt recipe. Perfect for a cool autumn evening.
Crisp, cool nights, cozying up on the couch with a flannel blanket and decorating the front porch with pumpkins and mums are all favorites when it comes to the fall season. Once the weather changes, trips to the corn maze and cups full of warm apple cider are activities that enviably welcome in autumn.
Now that it’s the end of September, my mind has started to switch from homemade sweet tea and popsicles to making apple pie and all things pumpkin spice. No longer are we outdoors weeding the garden or mowing the lawn. The fall season is a time of transition where one can begin to wind down from the busyness of summer.
I welcome the change of seasons.
How to Make a Fall Scented Bath Salt
After a long day of work, soaking away the stresses of life is just what the body needs. And what better way than with a fall scented homemade bath salt?
The warm aroma of cinnamon, ginger and cloves relaxes the mind, turning your thoughts from chores and responsibilities to falling leaves, pumpkin spice, pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread … okay maybe that’s just me. Either way pair this fall spice homemade bath salt recipe with some warm water to soak away all of your aches and pains.
This fall bath salt recipe is quick and easy to make. Simply grind up the calendula and oatmeal in a spice grinder. Combine the ground mixture with the epsom salt, spices and baking soda. Add the essential oil and you’re done. Scoop about 1/4 cup into your bath and enjoy!
If you don’t like taking baths (like me), try tossing the bath salt into a small bucket and soak your feet. Standing on your feet all day (at work or on the homestead) tires the toes. Give them some love with this bath soak recipe.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Easy to Make – In just 5 minutes, you can have a beautiful, personalized homemade bath salt that not only promotes relaxation and soothes aches and pains but also has a lovely fragrance of autumn.
Natural Ingredients – Nothing artificial in this recipe. Just real, simple ingredients that you may already have on hand or can easily obtain online.
Relaxing – the warm scents of cinnamon and clove and the comforts of epsom salt and oatmeal will help you to unwind and loosen up after a long day.
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Spice grinder or small blender
Ingredients
There are so many reasons to love bath salts. Here are just a few fall bath salts benefits that you are sure to love.
Epsom salt – Excellent choice to help relieve sore muscles.
Baking soda – Softens the water in this fall bath salts recipe.
Oats – Helps soothe dry, irritated or inflamed skin.
Dried calendula – A wondrous herb that helps decrease pain and inflammation as well as softens the skin. Don’t have any calendula on hand? Dried chamomile is a great substitute with excellent healing benefits.
Ginger, cinnamon and clove – These spices help to increase circulation, thus keeping you warm on those cool fall or winter nights.
Clove essential oil – Adds an aromatic scent to the essential oil bath salt recipe. Clove oil can help support skin problems including warts and wrinkles and is great as an anti-fungal.
DIY Bath Soak Recipe
Makes: Enough for 5-6 baths
Ingredients
1 cup (224 g) epsom salt
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 tablespoon old fashioned rolled oats
1/4 cup (2 g) dried calendula
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3-4 drops of clove essential oil
Directions
Using a coffee or spice grinder, grind the oatmeal and dried calendula until it becomes a powder.
In a small bowl, combine the epsom salt, baking soda, ground ginger, ground cinnamon and calendula and oats mixture. Mix until completely blended. Stir in the clove essential oil.
Store in a cool, dark area inside a sealed container such as a mason jar.
How to Use Homemade Bath Salts
To use, pour about 1/4 cup into your bath water or foot soak. Immerse yourself and enjoy the warming scents of cinnamon, ginger and clove.
FAQ
Where to Buy Dried Herbs?
The most cost effective way to get dried herbs to use in bath salts is to grow them yourself. A small backyard garden or even a few containers on a porch can produce several jars worth of dried botanicals. However, if you’d prefer to purchase the dried herbs, here are my two favorite places.
Why Add Baking Soda to Bath Salts?
Adding sodium bicarbonate to diy bath salts with baking soda not only softens the water but can also bring relief to common skin irritations thus promoting a detoxifying and relaxing bathing experience.
How Long Do Homemade Bath Salts Last?
DIY bath salts can last anywhere from 6 months up to 2 years of time. The shelf life can decrease if the salts are not stored properly or contain ingredients that decay or can go rancid easily such as oils.
This herbal bath salt recipe has been on my shelf in a sealed container for well over a year and still remains usable. As it ages, the benefits of the herbs begins to degrade and the fragrance of the clove essential oil will fade.
Can Bath Salts Get Moldy?
Yes, the biggest culprit of mold within something like this fall spice homemade bath salt recipe is moisture. Never add water to the salt container and I recommend storing the bath salt somewhere other than inside the bathroom since there is often moisture and humidity in restrooms.
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Fall Spice Homemade Bath Salt Recipe
Soothe sore muscles naturally with a warm bath and this aromatic fall spice homemade bath salt recipe. Perfect for a cool autumn evening.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (224 g) epsom salt
- 1 tablespoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon old fashioned rolled oats
- 1/4 cup (2 g) dried calendula
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3-4 drops of clove essential oil
Instructions
Using a coffee or spice grinder, grind the oatmeal and dried calendula until it becomes a powder.
In a small bowl, combine the epsom salt, baking soda, ground ginger, ground cinnamon and calendula and oats mixture. Mix until completely blended. Stir in the clove essential oil.
Store in a cool, dark area inside a sealed container such as a mason jar. To use, pour about 1/4 cup into your bath water or foot soak. Immerse yourself and enjoy the warming scents of cinnamon, ginger and clove.
I do enjoy baths and as a mom of four I can’t wait to try out this bath salt recipe!!
Simple and easy recipe! Hardest part will be to wait until the kiddos go to bed to enjoy a soak