Instructions: Bath salts are easy and inexpensive to make. If you need some right now, just use good old sodium chloride (table salt) or magnesium sulfate (epsom salt). Add 1/2 cup to the tub and you are ready to soak. If you would like a foaming bath salt, add equal parts citric acid (I buy mine from www.chemistrystore.com) and sodium bicarbonate (baking SODA), about a 1/4 cup each. To make the bombs, Add a few drops of sweet almond oil to the 50/50 mix. Pack into a mold, such as a 1/4 cup measuring cup; immediately turn out onto wax paper. allow to harden overnight. Many web sites such as www.thesage.com sell the fragrance oils. These are the most expensive part of making bath salts, you dont need them to soften the water, but they smell good. Use only a few drops

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