Rose Oil Bath Salts: The Perfect Gift

Bath salts are a great way to relieve some of that daily stress. I love to use this recipe as a gift to give to that special someone, and its fantastic for Mother's Day. All you have to do is add a teaspoon or two to your bath and the epsom salt and rose oil relieves tension. Epsom salt is also fantastic for removing toxins from the skin. Rose oil is a natural astringent which helps aid in creating beautiful skin. I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I do!

Ingredients

• Rose Petals about 7 roses worth
• Epsom Salt
• Pure Olive Oil
• 2 or 3 drops of Red Food Coloring

It takes about seven days to make the oil, but its well worth it! If you'd rather save time, you can pick up some essential oil at many health foods stores or herbal stores.

Start out by gathering some rose petals for the rose oil. The roses should be freshly picked, and roses will work, but those with the strongest fragrance work best. Wash the rose petals thoroughly with warm water. Make sure to strain out all of the other plant material from the mix as the other parts of the rose plant are poisonous. The rose petals should be free of pesticides, or any other chemicals. If you do not grow your own roses try asking your local florist for some organic ones.

Take about one rose worth of petals and put them at the bottom of a bowl. Pour about one and a half cups of olive oil over the rose petals and make sure to mix them in the oil thoroughly bruising the petals. Let the oil sit for about twenty four hours. After the rose petals have set in the oil for about twenty four hours strain the old petals out of the mix and add new ones. Repeat this process using fresh picked rose petals if possible. I like to use about seven batches of roses to create a strong fragrant oil.

Next mix the oil with about 4 cups of Epsom salt mix the product thoroughly and set it aside overnight. Mix once more and then add it to a decorative jar.

You can substitute rose petals in this recipe with other fragrant herbs such as rosemary or lavender.
I like to use decorative jars that I make myself to give the bath salt in. You can use some fake flowers or some magazine pictures and super glue them to the jar to add a commercial look to the product.