These are great not only for yourself but for gifts!
What you'll need:
Course Salt ( I used Epsom for it's inflammatory relief but sea salt is fine)
Food Coloring
Glass Jars (I used left over baby food jars. Empty glass jars are surprisingly expensive. It's way cheaper to reuse or to just buy cheap baby food and dump it than to buy jars at a hobby store.)
Essential Oil of your choice (I used lavender and it smelled amazing)
Ziploc bags
First you will put 2 cups of your salt into a bag. You will use one bag for each color so do this with as many as you'll need. Then drop in your food coloring into each bag. The tutorial I read said to use four drops but I found this to be wildly insufficient. I used at least eight and then added more if necessary. It really depends on how deep you want your colors. After your coloring is added then seal your bags and shake rigorously until color is evenly distributed. Last you will add one drop of your essential oil into each bag and repeat the shaking process. You can then funnel your salts into the jars (make sure jar is dry!). I did not use a funnel because I did not have one. I made a huge mess but I found that it made the layers very uneven (in the jars with more than one color) which I actually really liked so its up to you.
When I was done I cut out a little paper circle which I used to label my jar. I attached it with washi tape for a decorative touch but you could just paint the lids as well. I also placed each of my jars inside an origami box (tutorial is coming!).
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