One of America’s leading natural beauty experts recommends Epsom salt recipes to help relieve stress, soothe sore muscles, improve sleep, fight colds, exfoliate skin and prepare for pedicures.
Janice Cox’s passion for home beauty started out of necessity – growing up in a small Oregon town, natural bath and beauty products were difficult to find, and making them was an easy way to save money. Today, women across the country have discovered how Janice’s techniques and recipes are fun, easy and cost-effective.
“Epsom salt used to just sit in the bathroom cupboard, but now, it’s so popular, it’s out on the countertop,” says Janice Cox.
Bath salts are one of her favorite uses for Epsom salt, which she calls “the gateway to natural beauty.”
Here are 7 of her favorite recipes that you can test drive at home!
1)Super Muscle Soothing Salts
Soaking in a warm Epsom salt bath will make you feel calmer, reduce stress and soothe sore muscles and stiff joints, Cox says. This relaxing soak is ideal before bedtime, helping treat your tired body and help you sleep.
Ingredients:
1 cup Epsom salt
¼ cup sea salt
¼ cup baking soda
Mixing:
Mix all ingredients and pour into a clean container.
Directions:
Pour the salts under running water as you fill your bath. Allow the salts to dissolve. Doctors have said this helps boost your circulation, reducing inflammation and relaxing your muscles. Afterward, if you have dry skin, use a natural oil or body lotion.
2) Warming Mustard Bath
This is a popular recipe in England to reduce stress, relieve sore muscles and improve sleep. Try a bath or foot soak. The mustard’s warmth opens your pores, allowing you to sweat out impurities, Cox says. She also uses this recipe to help her sleep when she feels a cold starting, an idea doctors have recommended.
Ingredients:
1 cup Epsom salt
2 tablespoons powdered mustard
2 drops rosemary essential oil
2 drops eucalyptus essential oil
Directions:
Mix ingredients and pour into a clean, dry container.
Add a quarter cup to the bath under running water.
For a footbath:
Add 1 tablespoon of the bath powder to a basin of hot water, then soak your feet for 15 minutes.
3) Relaxing Lavender Oatmeal Bath
Lavender has a relaxing scent, and oatmeal calms the skin, even for people with sensitive and dry skin. Combined with Epsom salt, the bath is naturally refreshing, cleansing and soothing for both your body and mind, Cox says.
Ingredients:
1 cup Epsom salt
¼ cup dried lavender flowers
½ cup oatmeal (whole oats)
Directions:
Place the lavender and oatmeal in a food processor or blender and process on high until you have a fine mixture that resembles whole grain flour.
In a bowl, stir the lavender-oatmeal mixture with Epsom salt, and pour into a clean, dry container.
Add half a cup to your bath as you fill the tub. Soak for 15 to 20 minutes.
4) Colored bath salts
These make great gifts. Mix Epsom salt with two or three drops of natural food colors and place in pretty jars. You can also layer the colors for a striped effect.
5) Jet Lag
Take lavender and peppermint essential oil with you when you travel.
For energy, add a few drops of the peppermint to an Epsom salt bath. To help with sleep, use the lavender oil.
6) Pedicure soak
Before a home pedicure, soak in a footbath with a couple tablespoons of Epsom salt and white vinegar. This mixture softens rough skin and gets feet clean and smooth.
7) Salt rub/scrub for your arms, legs,, and back
To exfoliate, mix ½ cup Epsom salt with a ½ cup natural oil, such as almond or coconut.
It’s a deep cleanse to help your skin look healthier.
“People think of soaks as more of a luxury, because it sounds like it will take a long time,” Cox said. “It’s only 15 or 20 minutes. Take that time for yourself without any distractions and focus on relaxing.
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About Janice Cox
Janice Cox is America’s leading natural beauty and home beauty expert.
Cox is widely quoted in magazines such as Woman’s World and Woman’s Day.
She has also written four books:
Natural Beauty for All Seasons,
Natural Beauty from the Garden,
The bestseller Natural Beauty at Home.
The books are written cookbook style, making it easy for even beginners to instantly create their own natural beauty products and treatments.
Follow Janice Cox on her website: http://www.janicecox.com/pilot.asp
and these social platforms:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AtHomeBeauty
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Natural-Beauty-at-Home/78474862342?ref=ts
Thanks to Janice Cox for sharing these fabulous recipes to upgrade your bath and soak experiences.
Her books are available on Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble.com and other smaller bookstores.
Now that Easter is over and spring is moving in fast, this is the time to try these fantastic baths and soaks!
Stevie Wilson,
LA-Story.com
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