Homemade Aromatherapy
Author: Angel Estrella

Aromatherapy is the process of enjoying certain scents, which
are commonly used in scented candles and bath salts. Many do
not realize this, but certain scents have calming effects and
enable the individual to feel more relaxed and free of stress.

Creating your own bath salts is a terrific way to enjoy
aromatherapy at home. Surprisingly, bath salts are very
affordable to make and require no harsh ingredients. In fact,
the main ingredients in bath salts include baking soda, table
salt and epsom salt. Each of these are commonly found in a
local grocery or retail store and are safe to use. Certain bath
products, which are found in the world of retail, may contain
harsh ingredients that could irritate the skin. The advantage
to creating your own bath salts to use as aromatherapy,
however, will ensure that you know which ingredients are going
into a product and the peace of mind in knowing that they are
safe to use.

Individuals can make their own aromatherapy bath salts by
starting with a large mixing bowl and a spoon or other similar
utensil. The next step is to add 3 cups of epsom salt, 2 cups
of baking soda and 1 cup of table salt into the mixing bowl.
Once each of the ingredients are added, begin mixing them with
your hand or the spoon. Once mixing is complete, slowly add
food coloring to the mixture. Normal food coloring will work
fine and should be added according to the color that you prefer
your bath salts to be. Adding more drops will darken the color
and adding fewer will make it softer. Some individuals enjoy
mixing the colors in order to get a unique hue, but this
mixture should be done prior to placing the coloring into the
mixing bowl with your other ingredients.

The final step is to add essential oils until the desired scent
is achieved. The best way to determine when the scent is perfect
is simply by using your own judgement. Bath salts should be
strongly scented in order to allow for less salts to be
required for each bath, which will enable them to last longer.

Using the steps and ingredients as noted above, you can also
use a bowl with a lid and shake the mixture, food coloring and
essential oils until it is perfectly blended. This will save
you time from stirring but, otherwise, the procedure to
creating your own aromatherapy bath salts is the same.

Another common form of aromatherapy is the use of scented
candles. Popular fragrances include vanilla, lavender,
cinnamon, etc. These candles are commonly found at any retail
store, online specialty shop and at craft fairs. Depending on
the size of the candle, scented aromatherapy candles may last
for up to one week with limited burn time. It is recommended
that individuals select a candle that is jarred in order to
avoid hot wax runoff and/or the potential for flames coming
into contact with nearby items.


About The Author: To find out more about aromatherapy, please
visit our website at http://www.aromatherapyreport.info . It
contains tons of free aromatherapy articles, resources and
tips.