Bath Salt Splendor
Bath Salt Splendor
What are Bath Salts?
Hi! My name is Michael and I would like to thank you for stopping by!
If you are here, it is pretty certain that you are having some difficulties with your stress level and are looking for possible ways to relax and enjoy your bath. I am here to help!
It can be a daunting task to find the right information to help solve your Bath Salt and find the proper steps and treatments and options to improve the situation.
While there is no one simple fix all solution or standard treatment for your relaxing soak that I can recommend, I can tell you from my own experience that most likely the problems are related to eczema, dermatitis, dry skin and stress relief.
I’ll save the actual discussions for specific articles, but do want to urge you to start by looking at the kind of benefits to a bather your bath salt blend contains.
The term bath salts refers to a range of water-soluble, usually inorganic solid products designed to be added to a bath. They are said to improve cleaning, improve the experience of bathing, serve as a vehicle for cosmetic agents, and some even claim medical benefits
Bath salts have been developed which mimic the properties of natural mineral baths or hot springs.
Such salts include:
* magnesium sulfate (Epsom salts)
* sodium chloride (table salt)
* sodium bicarbonate (baking soda)
* sodium hexametaphosphate (amorphous/glassy sodium metaphosphate)
* sodium sesquicarbonate
* borax
Although, chemically speaking, many organic substances commonly used in bath water (such as soap and many other surfactants) are salts, these are not referred to as “bath salts”, as they are not used in the form of hard, crystalline granules. On the other hand, some organic salts such as sodium citrate can be used in bath salts.
Fragrances and colors are often added to bath salts, and one purpose of salts is as a vehicle or diluent to extend fragrances, which are otherwise often too potent for convenient measurement or use. Other common additives to bath salts are oils (agglomerating the salts to form amorphous granules, the product being called “bath beads” or “bath oil beads”), foaming agents, and effervescent agents.
Although bath salts are often packaged for retail in boxes or bags, the more attractive versions may also be displayed in transparent glass or plastic containers. For example, the needlelike appearance of sodium sesquicarbonate crystals makes them attractive for such display.
Bath salts provide a variety of benefits to a bather. Salts change the osmotic balance of the water so that less water is absorbed by the skin via osmosis.
More on bath salt coming soon!