DIY Bath Salts | Gift in a Jar

So, I was at Michael's last week, and happened upon a huge jar of mineral/sea salt, it was cheap so I had to buy it. I knew it would come in handy at some point. It did.  I decided to make a homemade bath soak. Super easy. Super Yummy! Perfect for handmade gift giving!

What you need:

• jar (I used the Ball jelly/jam jars measuring 250ml)
• mineral and sea salt
• essential oil (or in my case extract)
• food coloring
• small piece of fabric

How to make it:

1. Pour enough salt to fill a jar, or two. (Honestly, I didn’t measure) and add a few drops of essential oil to fabric.
   If you’d like your salt to have color, just add a few drops of food coloring to the fabric before stirring.
2. Stir the fabric into the salt for a few minutes, making sure to get the salt well coated.

That’s it! Just make sure that the fabric is in dripping wet, you don’t want it to dissolve your salt.

You can use any scent you prefer. I used peppermint, with it being the holiday season, peppermint just seems fitting. Remember though, peppermint is an energizing scent. Have fun with it, add a drop or two of a few different scents to make your own custom scent. Add some burlap, twine and lace. A tag would be nice, but I think most of us now know how to use bath salts, so it’s not a MUST but would add a nice décor element.

 

# kristanlynn
xoxo  

This post was sponsored my Little Miss Momma.

Mud Scrub: DIY

What is Mud Scrub you ask?? Well... basically it’s a sugar and coffee scrub. I love it! Especially because the coffee has such great benefits for your skin. 

Coffee and Caffeine are showing up all over in beauty products due to their tightening and antioxidant effects on the skin. Caffeine, works on skin in the three primary ways: as a vasoconstrictor, an antioxidant, and a diuretic. Applied topically caffeine helps to redistribute fat cells and decrease the formation of cellulite. It also acts as a vasorestrictor, tightening and shrinking blood vessels thereby helping eliminate varicose veins.

Guess what! It can make you feel more alert too, this is because you associate the smell with the invigorating effects of drinking coffee (it's a learned response).

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What you will need:

1 C Sugar (white, brown, cane) 

5 TBSP Coffee grounds 

1/4 C oil 

(veggie oil, almond oil, extra virgin olive oil, baby oil…) 

1 tsp Peppermint Extract 

1 tsp Vanilla Extract

Mix:

Mix sugar and coffee. 

Add small amounts of oil to the sugar/coffee mix until everything is coated. 

(You may not need the full 1/4 C, I didn’t use all of it) 

Add any fragrance you like. I chose to use Peppermint and Vanilla and they blend well with the coffee aroma. 

Mix well. and You’re done. 

If you find it a little watery from the oil, just add more sugar and or coffee.

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This recipe can be tweaked to your liking.

A few tips:

◦ If you have sensitive skin, do not add coffee grounds and use brown sugar (as it is less abbrasive) 

◦ If you would like a coarser scrub, try 1/2 C of sugar and 1/2 C of coffee grounds.

You can see pictures from our our Spa Day here. We had a blast! 


** for those that have inquired, my handmade dolls are available @ stitchedvintage.com

DIY Citrus Salt Scrub

 

It’s that time of year. Where you need all the exfoliation you can get! Everyone wants fabulous beach-ready skin! And lets be real, if you’re anything like me… exfoliating just didn’t seam important when you’re all covered up in winter clothing. Well, now it’s time to peel of those layers of clothing AND skin! Here is a fantastic recipe and I just know you will have all the ingredients in your kitchen.

What you will need:

• 1 cup sea salt
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  (or olive, almond or coconut oil) 
• 1/2 tsp lemon juice (or zest) 
• 1/2 tsp orange zest (not necessary)

 

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MIX:

• First mix the oil and sea salt together. (Add a bit of oil at a time, you may not need all that is called for! I've made a few batches, each time it's taken different amounts.) 
• Add orange zest. 
• Drizzle the lemon juice over the salt and oil mix.(you do not want too much lemon juice, or else your mixture will become a watery consistency.)
• Mix well. Store in a air tight container.

 

 

How to exfoliate: Clean body as normal in shower.  Just before getting out, apply salt scrub in a firm circular motion all over body.  Concentrating on those knees and elbows! Rinse and pat dry with towel.

Now I’m ready for the beach.
If only there were beaches in Tennessee!!!

# kristanlynn
xoxo

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