The Ultimate Guide To Making Your Own Bath Salts!

Today's tutorial is BATH SALTS! I’m showing you everything about scenting & coloring bath salts.
There are tons of different salts to choose from, but I find Epsom salts to be the perfect size, the easiest to scent & color, plus- they're cheap!
Always use a base to scent salts; this will keep them dry & clump free. You can use tapioca flour/starch, however, Natrasorb Bath, scents salts almost 4 times the amount. If you don't have this, simply scent a different base like baking soda or a starch beforehand, then let it dry completely before adding it to the salts. For HEAVILY-scented salts, 1 tablespoon of scented base (Natrasorb) PER 1/2 cup of salts is the maximum! Any more than this & salts will begin to clump & stick together. If adding mica or dry color, don’t forget to add 1 teaspoon (5 milliliters) polysorbate 80 to base or directly to the salts (per 1/2 cup salts).
Polysorbate 80 is an emulsifier. An emulsifier helps oils & powder colorants, like mica, mix in the water. With out it, oils & colors separate, float on top the water, & will likely cause a nasty ring around the tub. ** Always add scented base before or during coloring; if you add it after, it will dull the colors- especially if you’ve already added a coating of mica! There are several different colorants. If you choose liquid colorant, gel is the most concentrated! NEON: Neon mica is an extremely concentrated matte color powder that has no sparkle or shimmer. It only takes a little bit to color salts. JEWEL: Pre-color salts with base color, then coat salts with different colors of mica. METALLIC: Pre-color salts with liquid colorant (closest to metallic mica), then coat salts with metallic mica. SPARKLING GLITTERING: Pre-color salts with base color, then coat salts with sparling mica. Don’t use glitter for this; it wont work like you think & it won’t look good- only use glittery/sparkling MICAS. DARK: Pre-color salts with dark base color, then coat salts with dark mica. You can use activated charcoal as well. I was very surprised at how little color it took to achieve really dark salts. PEARL: Salts have a soft pearl shimmer, mild color, & a faint sparkle. Great choice for those who prefer muted, pastel, or delicate colors.
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0:00 - Salt Types
0:23 - Scent Bases
1:28 - Scenting Salts
2:14 - Recycling Colored Salts
2:50 - Coloring Salts (3 methods)
3:26 - Neon Salts
4:09 - Jewel Toned Salts
4:56 - Jewel Toned Micas
5:19 - Metallic Salts
6:10 - Sparkling & Glittering Salts
6:47 - Sparkling & Glittering Micas
7:40 - Dark Salts
8:46 - Pearlized Salts
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[@KittenBowl1]

Great information! Thank you Dora. Will certainly try all of these wonderful tips!! 💕

[@user-zm3wr4fs2z]

Love love love! TY :)

[@AGee2217]

I love all your videos!! You're so informative and have ideas I've never seen before.

[@CreativeBathLab]

Awesome! So glad you like them!!!! Thank you so much! 😉

[@TheLoveweaver]

You are AMAZING!!! That is ALL! Thanks you for explaining things so well!

[@CreativeBathLab]

My pleasure

[@stefaniamorelli9919]

I absolutely love your videos and I thank you for your confidence booster. Keep going, you are a blessing to all of us.

[@CreativeBathLab]

Thank you so much!

[@lakeshia_SoapCo.1]

Thank you very informational I'm gonna give it a try 💕

[@CreativeBathLab]

Have fun!

[@Lola-wb3vh]

Love this! I just got some natrosorb and I have all of the other ing. Can't wait to make an use in my bath! Thanks for sharing!

[@CreativeBathLab]

Awesome!! So glad to hear this!!! 😊

[@pamcolechadwell1302]

I learned a lot, Thank you, Dora.

[@CreativeBathLab]

That’s what I like to hear! lol thanks Pam! I always appreciate your support!

[@arisbel3718]

This is amazing and perfectly beautiful 😍.

[@CreativeBathLab]

😘

[@Amanda-qz7ep]

Hi from Scotland. Just found your channel and I'm addicted. Thanks for all the super helpful information. Also, I love your accent!

[@CreativeBathLab]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@rachelr3230]

Bless you for sharing this info. Very helpful for us newbies who want to get into this industry!💕

[@CreativeBathLab]

Glad it was helpful!

[@kathy4950]

So great loved it. You are talented God blessed you with this beautiful ability to teach thank you so much. Kathy from Cali😎

[@CreativeBathLab]

Love teaching, showing, & sharing!

[@cynthiasicurella4264]

New to your channel and am so inspired by all the detailed information that you present to us. Planning on making my first batches of bath salts and I'll say...it's going to be so exciting and colorful. Thanks so much for the wonderful ideas, projects and listings for purchasing products that will help us make beautiful creations. Greetings from Buffalo NY ❤️!

[@CreativeBathLab]

Welcome, so happy to have you! I'm so happy to hear that I inspired you!!!

[@SaltyMsMorton]

Dora!! I feel like I know you because I’ve been watching your channel so religiously!! I can’t even thank you enough for how much content and information you give us. I am now a bath bomb PRO, using different techniques I learned from you. Such deep appreciation!

[@CreativeBathLab]

Awe! Nothing but love right back at ya!!!!

[@SargentBubblescom]

Hey sweetie - Happy New Year! I've been catching up on your videos that I've somehow missed before. This is a really informative, great video! Tons of information. I hope you guys had a wonderful Christmas and a I hope 2023 is your year! May you be blessed with great health, prosperity, and unlimited happiness. You deserve it! And may people finally realize how much work you put into your videos! Ha I hope you are well - thanks for all you do to educate the bath and body supply world. You're one of a kind! Happy New Year, friend. ❤️

[@CreativeBathLab]

Happy new year love! I know I've spent the ENTIRE day just trying to play catch up on social media, comments, messages, emails, etc. It's for sure getting to a point where I won't be able to keep doing this!!!

[@SargentBubblescom]

@@CreativeBathLab You can keep doing it because you're Superwoman. Admit it - your chest is emblazoned with the large pink S! You just need to start charging for your stuff. I know you hear it all the time, but Patreon seems to be pretty popular amongst KZbinrs. You really should be earning money at this. Just sayin'.

[@CrystalHotSauce1]

Love these, gonna begin making bath salts for my store. Your tutorial gave me so many unique ideas 💜

[@CreativeBathLab]

You’re gonna open a store?!? You go girl!

[@CrystalHotSauce1]

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[@CreativeBathLab]

Oh awesome!

[@RockGirlMedia]

New sub & hooked. 🤘🏻💕

[@virginiasantillan2267]

Thank you

[@CreativeBathLab]

You're welcome

[@kasie680]

I love making salts with different sized grains, Epsom salt isn’t really a salt like sea or Himalayan, it’s magnesium sulfate

[@scrituras1]

GOD has blessed you with a gift!🙌

[@amitabliss1]

hi:) the base info is such good info, and ive been struggling with how much to add to 5 cups of salt. If I make 5 cups of salt, do I need to add 5 oz of mix (10 tsp tapioca starch with 20grm eo/fo)? sheesh hope you can help.

[@lindapiccotti3311]

Thank you! How much scent to dentritic salt?

[@godsbabygirl1697]

Thank you so much Dora for your channel I’m learning a lot from you and I’m going to start my store so a lot of your creations will help me make the products But will mica stain the tub?

[@CreativeBathLab]

You are so welcome

[@Signrmsigncs]

Do you know the percentage of poly 80 you use? Your saturated colors are great and i'd like to do similar products, but I'm struggling about what is the best usage rate. Thank you!

[@frenchandenglishsoap7488]

Hello, im curious in the video when adding the Poly 80 are you adding an additional 1/2 cup of base or are you adding it to the base that was already made with the fragrance?

[@AAa-to2tz]

Hi..How do I pre color salts and add scent at another time. Do i use a unscented base and mica? When ready to scent add a scented base or just mix in the scent? Thank you..💖💐

[@annafalbo1804]

Great tutorial!! Is it possibile to use corn starch, instead of tapioca one?

[@CreativeBathLab]

Thanks. Yep, absolutely!

[@livingontheafoolsjourney7043]

Soooooi beautiful 😍

[@CreativeBathLab]

Ty 😘

[@cindyfraley8796]

What size jars do you use for your bath salts ? I love all your videos 💜

[@CreativeBathLab]

4oz mason jars. Thanks so much!

[@nancyblake7425]

How can i get a bright neon color that legal for bath water in the USA? Also, how can i achieve a deep red salt? Thaks!!! 😁

[@sagewyn8659]

I have a very sensative nose, but I like scents. Can I add less fragrance oil as long as I have the correct starch-to-salt ratio? Also love your channel, been learning a lot!

[@CreativeBathLab]

Of course

[@sakuratejina]

Great video and I learned a lot! Curious tho since it’s not mentioned in this video but doing all this, you can still mix in baking soda and citric acid to make it bubbly correct? Also do you add those things before the color as well?

[@CreativeBathLab]

Great. Yes, baking soda & citric acid make the tea fizz & bubble! You should add color to the base, or the “soda”, of the tea (baking soda & citric acid).

[@sakuratejina]

@@CreativeBathLab Thank you so much!

[@kevinmohd233]

With colour salt..is it safe to be used as bath/soak therapy? Wouldnt the colour stain the skin when dissolve in water?

[@Christianthegem]

So helpful! Thank you! Question though: I’ve been watching your foaming bath recipes: I noticed you use sodium laurel sulfoacetate in some recipes which creates foaming bubbles and is said to be an emulsifier as well (do I still need it if using baking soda, citric acid {for fizz} and polysorbate80 as emulsifier for dyes? Is there any point when you use them all together? What’s preferred?

[@CreativeBathLab]

No u don’t neeed it then.

[@layalsh3000]

Thanks for this great video, but I want to know, if you please, the amount of emulsion if I will prepare for large quantities? Excuse me, but I don't know how to speak English perfectly, this means that we only need emulsion, colors, baking soda and essential oil, right?

[@lakeshia_SoapCo.1]

Thankyou I have a question if Im making salt without scents what do I use to give if that fizzy or bubbly affect & do I still use a base . I really appreciate you & I love all your videos 🥰

[@CreativeBathLab]

if youre not adding fragrance oil then no base is needed

[@lakeshia_SoapCo.1]

@@CreativeBathLab thanks you ❤️

[@HisGoldenGirl]

Thanks for sharing! I have a question. Am I to put 1tbsp of the natasorb/FO mix to every 1/2 cup of epsom salt? Example, if I am using two cups Epsom salt, will I need 4 tbsp of the natasorb/FO mix?

[@CreativeBathLab]

No problem! Yes! 1 tbsp mix per 1/2 c salts!

[@justl7122]

Hello Dora this was so awesome u wan tti try to new adventure 🥰, I wanted to ask you were can I find the natrosorb I've look on that website you post and it's not avail .. thank you so much

[@CreativeBathLab]

I’m sorry! That’s the only site I know of.

[@pamcolechadwell1302]

I wanted to ask what you do with all those beautiful salts?

[@CreativeBathLab]

Well I made them specifically for this tutorial so mostly they just sit on a shelf in case I need them for a project... I’ll use them as salts for a bomb bowl, to make bubbling salts, to recycle to make new salts, etc. but like I said, they mainly just sit on a shelf! lol

[@zullyaleman17]

Thank you for sharing! Love the all the colors! , I would like to ask you what’s the purpose of polysorbate 80?, I’m planning on making fizzy bath salts , the first time I made it they got so hard !:(

[@CreativeBathLab]

Polysorbate 80 is an emulsifier. An emulsifier helps oils & powder colorants, like mica, mix in the water. With out it, oils & colors separate, float on top the water, & will likely cause a nasty ring around the tub (instead of mixing in with the water & going down the drain).

[@taygenanajones]

Question for the base. Am I able to pre make it and store it? The tapioca starch powder and scent? So for example my mango Papaya scent. Add it to the starch, let it set until I need it one day. Is that ok?

[@CreativeBathLab]

Absolutely!

[@oscarmoga8983]

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[@CreativeBathLab]

¡Gracias!

[@SneakersandForks]

Do you know what causes white specs in the salts after they’re made?

[@CreativeBathLab]

No... never had that happen

[@tekeyiaparker8867]

What fragrance did you use? And where did you get it from?

[@CreativeBathLab]

Hey hun, I shop at a few different websites for fragrances. Right now, my favorites are www.theflamingcandle.com, www.naturesgardencandles.com, & www.rusticescentuals.com

[@thaiscavalcante464]

Honey, can I replace the mica with powdered food coloring?

[@CreativeBathLab]

Sure

[@foragedarts2037]

where do you get black soap dye? i've found black candle dye but otherwise, nothing

[@CreativeBathLab]

Hey sweetie! Not soap dye! I simply use liquid colorant (like for food). I’ve linked the set I purchased on Amazon in the description at the bottom: 12 liquid gel colors! Thanks for watching!!

[@Signrmsigncs]

Do you ever encounter problems with too much color staining tubs or skin? Is there a limit to how much you should use?

[@CreativeBathLab]

Great question! If there’s a color limit, Ive never hit it! Ive never had a problem with staining anything (& I’ve used obscene amounts of color). But, I FIRMLY believe this depends on the type of tub you have. My last house I had an old porcelain tub (bf I even made bath products) & I rem it stained easily. I have a plastic(I think) jacuzzi tub now & Ive never had a problem. QUICK TIP: I have had problems when adding color powder or mica & not enough emulsifier in that the color will leave rings in the tub (but these can be cleaned off & doesn’t stain!)

[@shamelesssheamis545]

How do you prevent the mica from making a giant mess in the tub? Did I miss that? I used very little in two different samples and all the mica separated and didn’t dissolve

[@CreativeBathLab]

You must've missed it- its in there. polysorbate 80!

[@thaiscavalcante464]

Thanks for sharing! I have two question: 1 - To mix starch, will I need 1tbsp of the starch, 1tsp de FO? 2 - Am I to put 2tbsp of the starch/FO mix to every 1/2 cup of epsom salt?

[@CreativeBathLab]

I’ll check I don’t remember

[@ericahayes5101]

Do you have to do anything differently if the Epsom salts you use are already scented? I.e. coconut oil and lavender Epsom salts.

[@CreativeBathLab]

Not at all!

[@laurenpearson3317]

Hello! If I want to just colour salts with no scent- do I still use the starch and add the polysorbate 80?

[@CreativeBathLab]

If you use a color that doesn’t dissolve in water like mica or lake, then polysorbate is a must!

[@laurenpearson3317]

@@CreativeBathLab Thankyou for your reply !! Is the starch needed then? Or can I just use salt, mica and polysorbate 80? Thankyou :)

[@moonsmoons6215]

the mica powder color not stick to our skin when we use the salt for bath?

[@CreativeBathLab]

nope

[@ravenbradli5439]

Do you know of an alternative to tapioca starch?

[@CreativeBathLab]

Any starch

[@fataldivine8079]

How much grams of mica should I add to epsom salt without scent? It doesn’t make it darker. Will it make stains?

[@CreativeBathLab]

There isn’t a set amount to add… just add little by little until desired color is achieved. If adding a dark color, you should add an emulsifier as well so that the mica mixes with water & doesn’t get caught on sides of tub. I’ve never had an issue with staining

[@fataldivine8079]

@@CreativeBathLab so I add poly 80 to my mica with epsom salt already mix? If so by how much?

[@Christina-dq3qh]

Have u ever used eazycolours? If so, which colors the water more? Eazycolours water soluble mica vs MARBLERS mica?

[@CreativeBathLab]

Never have! I’m gonna go look it up now tho!!!

[@Christina-dq3qh]

@@CreativeBathLab Awesome. They have A couple videos on KZbin is showing how well they’re colorants dispersed in water and I’ve watched a lot of your videos and I’d appreciate your input.

[@Christina-dq3qh]

@@CreativeBathLab I got the warblers colorants today just a couple different ones and OMG what a difference between those and the easy colors as far as dispersing in alcohol, glycerin and water!

[@CreativeBathLab]

Ok girlee- I had a hell of a time finding this! lol I searched & searched on Amazon (every possible spelling) couldn’t find it!, then went on the web & typed it in & finally found some eazycolours on Etsy!!! So, first- they look great, highly pigmented... but, they’re not micas. They’re dyes (dyes & lakes are more pigmented - minus the sparkle). They remind me of my DIY color powder actually!!! I was going to purchase some but @ 13$ an ounce- it’s a bit high. But back to your question- even though I haven’t tried eazycolours, based on the fact they are dyes (more pigmented), id assume that they’d color the water more than marblers micas. How much more... I don’t know. Also, some of marblers micas, neon pink, for ex, can’t be beat in concentration (in my opinion). This stuff is VERY concentrated, far more concentrated than I’ve ever been able to achieve & at less than $4.00 an ounce, that’s my kind of buy!!

[@CreativeBathLab]

Which colors did u get? Marblers in alcohol & glycerin dispersal should’ve worked great, don’t know about water without an emulsifier. Ps: I wrote u back (up top) for eazycolours!

[@wendyblair8755]

Can you use polysorbate 20 instead of 80?

[@CreativeBathLab]

yes

[@crystaltodd6906]

Where do you get you micas and colorants?

[@CreativeBathLab]

Look in the description at the bottom!

[@tammyhoward7960]

Very informative video. :) Recipes?

[@CreativeBathLab]

😉

[@kathleensouthworth6172]

Can I use dendritic salt instead of natrasorb?

[@CreativeBathLab]

natrasorb is to absorb fragrance oil so it cant be subbed for D salt. However, you can sub natrasorb for tapioca flour & starch!

[@mariamartens8672]

@@CreativeBathLab so tapioca starch can be subbed for the natrasorb? In the same amounts? Total newbie here!

[@gwendolynmccreight8249]

Could I use arrowroot powder

[@CreativeBathLab]

yep

[@nikitareese86]

So if i just wanted to color the salt just use the polysorbate .

[@CreativeBathLab]

If using mica for sure use poly

[@nikitareese86]

@@CreativeBathLab ok thank you and only add the tapioca when im scenting it

[@CreativeBathLab]

U got it!

[@ebereyvilla4042]

How do i stop my salts from creating small clumps of tapioca in the tub. They're almost jelly like

[@CreativeBathLab]

I honestly don't know because I've never had this issue. But, one possible reason is it may not be mixed in with the salts well enough

[@ebereyvilla4042]

That’s what I was thinking either not mixed well enough or too much fragrance causing clumps

[@CreativeBathLab]

Yeap, you got it! Exactly right. Only 2 issues that it can be!

[@franciscomachuca1840]

Thanks Dora, you’re AMAZING. Reading all posts looking for my qestion I found your conversation and maybe has relation. Here in Granada, Spain, the tapioca starch I found is very small granulate, as a very little salt seems but once you put in water it start growing size. I thought: ok Dora shows something as thik as the cornstarch, and mine tapioca is bigger, should I grinder it? What do you think? Sorry about my English, I do my best. Kisses Thanks