When it comes to Christmas gifting, nothing can bring a bigger smile like DIY gift, especially when you make your own package as well. Today, I am back with another SwiftHomeHack with SwiftCover and I’ll show you how to make DIY homemade bath salts with rose and lavender. It’s a great looking gift but also it has fantastic health and beauty benefits, so it’s a perfect gift for literally anyone!
You will need:
1. Epsom salt that can benefit your skin. It’s useful with muscles aches but also can be a great exfoliant and even treat sunburn.
2. Himalayan salt is another great salt that detoxes your body, prevent muscle cramps, reduce the sign of ageing and help with sleep patterns.
3.Rose petals & lavender can smooth your skin, calm your body and it’s a great source of antioxidants and vitamin C.
4.Relaxing essential oil. I have chosen relaxing oil to complete the circle of health benefits.
5. Old jars with crew cap. (even the mayonnaise ones!)
6. Pieces of linen in any colour.
7. Food colourant in pink
8. Spoon and mixing bowl.
9. Glue
10.Twine & label
The method.
Filling the jars. Start with measuring equal amount (half and a half) of each salt to your chosen jar leaving a small gap at the top. This is where you will add your rose petals and lavender.
Mixing salt. Pour your salt from both jars into mixing bowl and stir, until all the salt its mixed together.
Food colourant. Add 3-4 drops to your mixed salt. Mix slowly and if you feel the colour is not strong enough add additional 2 more drops. Depends on of colour you want to achieve, I wanted very pastel pink shade (obviously!)
Essential oil. Sae as with food colourant, as essential oil about 4-5 drops. You can do more, but let the petals and lavender do the job as well, so don’t go over the board with it. Mix everything together until you have with the mixture.
Adding petals and lavender. Take a good handful of petals and lavender and mix with your salt. Give a good stir of everything and put on the side.
Filling. Feel your jars with salt, again remember to leave a gap on top then take a handful of rose petals and lavender again and fill the gap on top.
Making packaging. Cut the square shape of linen and put on the side. Glued your screw cap and stick your cloth onto it.
Closing. Close the cap and screw it and just tight around with your twine. Write the name and ingredient on the label and baby, you were done it!
Easy wasn’t it? I am back with another SwiftHomeHack soon, so watch out for more ideas!
* I have again team-up with Swiftcover to create you Swifthomehacks but as always everything I do, make and write it’s entirely my own.Pinterest friendly pin:)
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Fabulous post lovely, I've nit done that for a while. You've given me the incentive to make myself some in the new year! Gorgeous blend and lovely photos..your recipients will love you when they're relaxing in their bath!
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wow I love this post. It's so easy to make and results looks stunning! R
This is just so adorable! I love DIY gifts. Thanks for sharing 🙂
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This is such a beautiful idea. Definitely something I would try to make. And I love rose & lavender scents!
I cant believe how easy these are to make! They would make the perfect gifts for anyone this christmas!
Love this! I am a huge fan of home made xmas gifts – I make my own vegan soap, so I've got that this year for xmas gifts. Last year I did face scrubs and also jars of hot choc with choc chips and marshmallows xx
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zgapiaj zgapiaj :)) nic tylko idea to steal jak nic! 🙂 po to jest 🙂
This is very thoughtful. Love the packaging too. Very simple and chic.
As usual the pink theme is fab, I honestly can't believe ( well I can its you and you are awesome) that you made this by hand it looks so professional!
Friends and family will be lucky to have this under their tree on Christmas day, these look great and made with love and care.
It is! all my love <3 :))
This is beautiful, I'm trying to make something similar for a Christmas present.
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It's so easy to make it! You should do it! let me know how it goes!
That's such a lovely gift idea, I really like personal gifts like these that really show the effort, also it must smell heavenly!
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It actually smell so nice! I have a little urge of keeping one to myself <3
Aww, the packaging and the gift itself look absolutely cute and touching! You're absolutely right, the gift made with love is the best one ever! <3 Great post, dear!
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Aww babes, I am so glad you like it! exactly, and you can make something very personal 🙂