How to Make a Sea Salt Bath Soak for Sore Muscles
- 1). Get a small glass bowl out and put 1 cup of Epsom Salts in the bowl. The Epsom salts (Magnesium Sulfate Heptahydrate) help to reduce inflammation to relieve the aches and pains from muscle cramps and works as a muscle relaxer. Epsom salts also works to remove the toxins from your body and is a natural emollient for your skin.
- 2). Next add a 1/4 cup of Sea Salts to the bowl. The sea salts are loaded with natural minerals and nutrients. Soaking in sea salts helps to remove the latic acid build up that occurs in sore muscles.
- 3). Next add a 1/4 cup of Baking Soda to the bowl. The baking soda works to neutralize the acids in your skin and washes away the oil and perspiration.
- 4). Stir the Epsom Salts, Sea Salts and Baking Soda together.
- 5). Finally add 15 drops of essential oil to the mixture. I would suggest 11 of lavender and 4 of peppermint as the peppermint tends to overpower the lavender. The lavender has anti-inflammatory properties and the Peppermint is used to treat sore muscles.
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To finish Pour the mixture into a wide mouthed jar and get ready for your bath. Fill the bath with hot water and put half of the salt mixture in under the facet as it is filling. Save the other half for another use.
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