MIY day #1: Bath stuff

Ok! I'm scheduling my first MIY day on Jan 17, at 2pm. The agenda? Bath Stuff. All the easy guys, so no worries. It is our first time after all.

Bath salts (of varying colors and scents)
Sugar or salt scrubs (those with ants may want to avoid the sugar)
Bath bombs (or bath fizzies) and their variant
Bath melts, and
Milk and honey bath mix

So fun so fun! and so luxurious! The point is to learn to make some really great bath stuff, without spending a ton of money. All the ingredients will be stuff you can pick up at the drug store, except perhaps the scents. I'll be splitting up the shopping list between everyone, so be sure to RSVP by Jan 10. And if there's a particular scent you would like, let me know so we can make sure its there.

Here's the details on each product:

Bath Salts can be made with any type of salt, though some are definitely better than others. We'll be using a mix of epsom salts, sea salt, and rock salt, as those are the easiest to come by, and are the base of all bath salts. Epsom and sea salts are the most theraputic for the skin and muscles. There are other types of salt that hold fragrance better, but as these don't need to sit on store shelves for two months, why worry about it?

Sugar/salt scrubs will simply involve mixing various oils good for the skin with our course ground sugar or salt. Sugar tends to be a bit gentler as an exfoliant, but as mentioned before, can be a disaster if anyone has ants, so depending on who attends, we may make both types, or just the salt scrub.

Bath bombs (fizzies) are so easy, but seem so mysterious. We're going to take the mystery out. Made with baking soda and citric acid, these are fun, and very impressive when you mention to someone that you made them yourself. You'll never pay $5 for a bath bomb again.

Bath Melts are the silky, oily cousin of bath bombs. We take the basic bath bomb recipe and add shea butter and cocoa butter, and if you like, even some dark chocolate. Instead of fizzing everywhere, they slowly foam and melt into your bath, creating a soft, moisturizing experience.

Milk and Honey bath mix is pretty simple too. There are a zillion variations on dry milk baths, and this is one. Dry milk, honey, oatmeal and some bubbles and viola! A milk and honey bath with yummy relaxing bubbles. If you want, leave the bubbles out, and just use the mix. Also works as a bath bomb, and hey! Since we've got the ingredients already, why not go wild. ;)