Salt Bathing

Soaking in a hot bath is so simple and easy, but can be profoundly helpful for many reasons. Minerals in sea salts or epsom salts are absorbed by the skin and make it into the tissues of the body while denser waste is excreted at the same time! Not only will a soak be detoxifying, but softens the skin, balances the nervous system, and calms the spirit. To add aromatherapy, I recommend adding 2-3 drops of your chosen essential oil to the dry salts first, stir, and then add this to the bathwater as it is running. When using epsom salts, which is a magnesium and sulfur blend, add 2 full cups to each bath. This will be the saturation needed to create “osmotic pressure” which stimulates the transfer of minerals in, and waste out of the skin. Magnesium in a natural tranquilizer, so this evening ritual will put you right to sleep. Salt baths are a perfect way to help your rhythms to reset after traveling, or to keep your immune system working well during times of stress.

Bathing additives to try:

  • Dead Sea Salts - skin health & pain relief

  • Marine Minerals & Seaweeds - skin softening, pain relieving & deeply remineralizing

  • Himalayan Pink Salt - deep remineralization

  • Epsom Salt - Magnesium for loosening muscles & improving sleep

  • Boron - nano-detox, anti-inflammatory…

  • Sea Salt - ocean water mimics our blood plasma, balancing and remineralizing

  • Essential Oils - add a few drops to the dry salts first, then add the mixture to bath water

  • Dried milk - softening and soothing for skin

  • Oats - soothing for dry irritated skin, be sure to place in a muslin tea bag or sprouting bag so you don’t clog your tub drain.

  • Clay - detoxifying clays such as bentonite, kaolin, rhassoul, or pink/ green clays from around the world are wonderfully healing and detoxifying.

  • Citrus slices - easy aromatherapy, adding slices citrus fruits to your bath is a beautiful way to bring nature into your self care routine

  • Flowers or petals - untreated flowers and petals floating in the bath with you is a sweet loving way to connect with the essence of these healers

Sea Soak

Marine Minerals