How to use bath salts

Run a warm bath, not a hot one, and stir two or three handfuls of bath salts into the water as it fills so they dissolve. Soak for fifteen to twenty minutes, then rinse with fresh water and drink a glass of water. A bath bomb goes in whole once the bath is full and fizzes away by itself.

Salts: two or three handfuls
Water: warm, not hot
Soak: 15 to 20 minutes
Afterwards: rinse, drink water

Salts, dust and bombs

Bath salts are coarse crystals, often Epsom salt (magnesium sulfate) or sea salt, mixed with oils and scent. Bath dust is a finer powder that clouds the water and leaves it soft. A bath bomb is pressed bicarbonate and citric acid that fizzes when it meets water and releases its colour and scent.

How much and how warm

For a full tub, two or three handfuls of salts or bath dust is plenty; follow the pack if it says otherwise. Add them under the running tap so they dissolve. Warm water around body temperature is kinder than hot, and twenty minutes is long enough to feel the evening slow down.

Afterwards

Rinse off with fresh water, pat dry and put on a light oil or lotion. Drink a glass of water. Wipe the tub while it is still warm so colour or glitter from a bomb does not settle.

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Questions people ask

How much bath salt should I use?

Two or three handfuls for a full bath, or what the pack suggests.

When do I add a bath bomb?

When the bath is full, so the fizz and scent stay in the water rather than going down the drain.

Should I rinse after a salt bath?

Yes. A quick rinse with fresh water and a little oil afterwards leaves the skin comfortable.