Candy Cane Bath Salts
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Yields:
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12 jars
ingredients
- 2 (4 lb) cartons epsom salts (approximately 16 cups)
- 4 lbs sea salt (approximately 6 cups) or 4 lbs kosher salt (approximately 6 cups)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon glycerin, divided
- 12 -15 drops peppermint oil
- 12 -15 drops red food coloring
directions
- You will also need: 12 mason jars with lids and rings and 3 pieces cardstock (for tags).
- Start with clean and *dry* mason jars.
- Empty one carton Epsom Salts into large mixing bowl or batter bowl.
- Add 3 cups of the sea/kosher salt and stir well.
- Stir in 1/4 teaspoon glycerin and 6 to 8 drops essential oil.
- Mix well.
- In second large mixing bowl, the other carton of Epsom Salts, and the remaining 3 cups sea/kosher salt.
- Stir well.
- Add 1/4 teaspoon glycerin, 6 to 8 drops essential oil, and food color.
- Stir until completely blended.
- Color should be reasonably even.
- Holding canning jars at an angle, layer salts in jars, alternating white and colored mixtures.
- Make up three labels for your candy cane bath salts and attach to the jars.
- Trim the jars with ribbon, fabric whatever.
Reviews
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This is a great idea! I think I will use some grape juice or strawberry juice to color and I dehydrate strawberry slices so that would be great to add! I love all these wonderful ideas! Thank you, thank you! And I am thinking sea salt!?! What do you think? Maybe with some dried mint or rose petals! Where do you buy your essential oils? I like to shop around! Jelly
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Kids and I made this for Christmas for Teachers etc last year. It was great. Looked beautiful in the tubes and easy for the kids (8&6) to do. Only problem we had, was that some people were leery of the red colour. We used powdered colour from the local soap making shop, but it still turns the bathwater pretty red!