Fragrant Bath Salts
I continue my Fair Friday feature. I tuned up my nutrition this year and I am paying more attention not only to what I put in my body, but also what I put on my body. I've started using more natural products in my beauty routine. So each week I'm going to share different products I've made.
Today's entry can be made from ingredients you probably have around the house. It is easy and inexpensive to make. I made a few of these for Christmas this year and made the ones pictured for myself.. If you don't want to use them in the bath, you can leave some in a bowl to add fragrance to any room.
Today's entry can be made from ingredients you probably have around the house. It is easy and inexpensive to make. I made a few of these for Christmas this year and made the ones pictured for myself.. If you don't want to use them in the bath, you can leave some in a bowl to add fragrance to any room.
Bath salts made with Epsom salts are great for athletes with sore muscles or muscle cramping.
2 cups Epsom salts
1 cup baking soda
2 tablespoons glycerin
10 drops l fragrance oil of choice
5 drops of colorant
Mix the salt, and soda together in a large mixing bowl. Mix well. Add the glycerin, color and fragrance. Mix until the glycerin and color are well distributed in the mixture.
1 cup baking soda
2 tablespoons glycerin
10 drops l fragrance oil of choice
5 drops of colorant
Mix the salt, and soda together in a large mixing bowl. Mix well. Add the glycerin, color and fragrance. Mix until the glycerin and color are well distributed in the mixture.
Cover the bowl with plastic.
Stir the mixture and work to break up any clumps that have formed. After a week, package in jars.
To use put ½ cup in bath as the water is being run.
I used Cool Water's fragrance and English Rose. You can leave out the color if you want to go completely natural. I added a few dried rose petals to the rose one, but you can leave them out if you don't want them floating around the tub or clogging up the drain.
These make great gifts when packed into jars. Vintage pieces would also be great like, old canning jars. Just be sure to keep it tightly sealed.
Both of the main ingredients are great for your skin.
Epsom Salts: Great for inflammation and muscular aches. The salts are a compound of magnesium and sulfate. Both can be absorbed through the skin when bathing with Epsom salts. Some of the health benefits include:
- Relieve pain and muscle cramps.
- Help muscles and nerves function properly.
- Reduce inflammation
- Improves absorption of nutrients and helps to flush toxins.
Baking Soda: Is soothing to the skin and softens the skin. It helps to absorb the fragrance, that is then released when the mixture hits the warm bath water.
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| Chris Wodke representing Team USA at Dallas PATCO 2014 |
Chris
Wodke
Founder
& Manager Team CMT
www.run4cmt.com
Chris is
a triathlete and long distance runner. She is a three time participant of the
Boston Marathon. In 2012 she finished 2nd
at Boston in
the Mobility Impaired Division. She was on the course in 2013 when the bombs
exploded.
She has
appeared three times at the Paratriathlon National Triathlon Sprint
Championship. She was the 2012 and 2014 National Champion Paratriathlon Open
Division Champion.
In 2014 she was the PC Open Champion at the Duathlon National Championship. She has qualified to represent TeamUSA
at the Aquathon ITU World Championship in Chicago
in 2015.
In 2014 she was the PC Open Champion at the Duathlon National Championship. She has qualified to represent Team
In 2014 she represented the U.S.
as a paratriathlete at the Pan-American Triathlon Championship in Dallas , Texas
She
travels around the country raising awareness of CMT.
She is
the author of the book, “Running for My Life” that details her experience as a
CMT affected athlete.
Team CMT
is a group of athletes and supporters working to raise awareness and to find a cure
for CMT. We have 159 members in 30 states. We also have members in Australia , Scotland ,
Canada , Vietnam , Turkey ,
Finland and Iran . If you
wish to join us visit our web site; www.run4cmt.com
or www.hnf-cure.org
CMT or
Charcot-Marie-Tooth is the most commonly inherited peripheral neuropathy. It
affects over 155,000 Americans (as many as MS). It is a disease of the
nerves that control the muscles. It is slowly progressive, causing loss of
normal function and or sensation in the lower legs/feet and arms/hands.
Symptoms
include; muscle wasting in the lower legs and feet leading to foot drop, poor
balance and gait problems Atrophy in the hands causes difficulty with manual
dexterity.
Structural
foot deformities such as high arches and hammer toes are common.
Poor
tolerance for cool or cold temperatures and many people have chronically cold
hands and feet.
Additional
symptoms may include fatigue, sleep apnea, breathing difficulties and hearing
loss.
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