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Desert Sands Bath Salt Recipe
by Pioneerthinking.com

Ingredients:

5 drops yellow food coloring
2 drops red food coloring
4 drops musk fragrant or essential oil
3 drops Jasmine fragrant or essential oil
3 cups epsom salts
1 cup baking soda
2 teaspoons liquid glycerin (skin moisturizer) (optional)

Directions:

Combine baking soda, epsom salt and glycerin until well blended, add scents stirring until there is no clumps just a fine powder. Divide the mixture evenly into 3 separate bowls. In the first bowl add 3 drops yellow food coloring, in the second add 3 drops red food coloring and in the 3rd bowl add 2 drops yellow with 1 drop red food coloring...stir each bowl until the color is well mixed. Allow the air to dry it for a few hours before placing in a bottle. Once dried, layer the colors...red first, then orange then lastly yellow.

Note: Liquid glycerin used as a skin moisturizer. Glycerin can be found at health food stores, some drug stores, or major department stores depending on where you live. Its also readily available on the internet as well.