  
In between trips to your local day spa you
can create the ambience of 'spa' in your own home
and pamper yourself with simple items from the kitchen cupboards. The healing powers of water and its ability to restore even the most weary are well known. Transform your bathroom into a santuary and immerse in a long and pampering soak with this recipe for BATH SALTS that you can make for yourself or give as gifts.
- 2 cups Epsom salts — to ease aching limbs, draw toxins from the body and reduce stress.
- 2 cups baking soda — This ingredient soothes itchy skin, clears blemishes, softens bathwater and eliminates foot odour.
- 1/2 cup sea salt — is relaxing when added to baths, is a nutritious exfoliator and improves condition of skin.
- 1/4 cup cornstarch — this lends a particularly silky and luxurious feel to bathwater, making skin feel smooth and soft.
- 2 TB almond oil — This carrier oil is good for normal, dry and mature skin types and has cleansing, moisturizing and conditioning properties.
- 1/2 tsp vitamin E oil — to act as a preservative, prevent scar tissue and to reduce anxiety.
- 20 drops essential oils — Choose according to your preferences, fragrance families and therapeutic effects. Try going with 5 drops each of lemon, grapefruit, mandarin and ylang ylang.
Method: In a large bowl, combine Epsom salts, baking soda, sea salt, and cornstarch. In a separate jar, shake together essential oils, almond oil, and vitamin E. Pour the liquid drop by drop into the salt base. Gradually mix and blend until any clumps disappear. Store in jars.
Manner: Add a few tablespoons of salts to your bathwater when you bathe. That's all there is to it — a really easy way to relax and simplify your life.
Recipe Courtesy of Maria Koropecky shows how everyday items can be used for a gentle, safe and de-stressing spa at home. "I have found hundreds of ideas just like the bathsalts in my research that help people pause and take care of themselves — both physically and spiritually. And I would love to share my knowledge with others"
Would you like to share your home spa recipe?
email: spas@spasincanada.ca
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