I recently trialled a range of bath salts and I was very pleased with the results. I sold them at That Dapper Market and people seemed to respond to them well.
In making the salts, I considered what I wanted out of a bath product - something luxurious and indulgent - something which softens the water (sheesh, Adelaide water is hard!), leaves the skin gently moisturised and provides a wonderful scent (gentle and not over-powering).
So, I used high quality, mineral-rich salts - Dead Sea mineral salt and pink Himalayan rock salt - mixed with skin-softening epsom salts and added a splash of shea oil. I chose shea oil because it feels particularly nice on the skin. The shea oil and the essential oils I added needed to be anchored (oil will eventually seep to the bottom so something needs to keep it suspended around the salt throughout the jar), so I used a blend of arrowroot and bicarbonate soda (again, great for softening water).
I made three, if I might say so myself - amazing - all-natural scents:
The Violet Hour - a complex yet sweet blend of violet leaf essential oil and vanillin;
West of the Moon - a super-rich floral blend of rose geranium and ylang ylang and;
Evening in Capri - a sophisticated dry citrus blend of kaffir lime and bergamot.
Each jar of bath salts is accompanied by a cute little wooden spoon (made from plantation wood) and is beautifully labelled ready for gifting or indulging! The 200g jars of salt will be $16.00 and postage will be $7.00. The salts will be ready in the Shanghai Lil and The Scarlet Fez store about mid-January.
