Soaking in a hot bath is a great way to fight the winter chill. These Wild Rose Bath Salts are a simple recipe of Dead Sea salt and pink sea salt, which are known for their skin-loving properties. Learn more about salt in your bath and beauty products here.
The salts are scented with Wild Rose Fragrance Oil, which is a fresh take on a classic rose scent. Pink rose petals and jasmine flowers are mixed into the salt for an elegant appearance. The Wild Rose Fragrance Oil is part of our Modern Floral Collection, which includes four new scents, extracts, dried botanicals, and more. Click here to see all the new products.
If you’re concerned about the flowers clogging your drain, place a spoonful of salt into muslin bags or sealable tea bags before each use. We packaged the salts in glass jars that we found at Ikea and local thrift stores. A classy container is the perfect finishing touch for this recipe.
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16 oz. Pink Sea Salt, Medium
16 oz. Medium Grain Dead Sea Salt
7 mL Wild Rose Fragrance Oil
Pink Rose Petals
Jasmine Flowers
Dropper
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ONE: In a large mixing bowl, combine 16 ounces of the pink sea salt and 16 ounces of the medium grain Dead Sea salt.
TWO: Using a dropper, add 7 mL of the Wild Rose Fragrance Oil. If you prefer a stronger scent, you can add more according to the Bramble Berry Fragrance Calculator. Use a spoon to thoroughly mix the fragrance oil into the salts.
THREE: Stir in pink rose petals and jasmine flowers until you’re happy with the look. We used several tablespoons of each, but you can add more or less depending on your personal preference.
FOUR: Transfer the bath salts to your containers. To use, add a handful of salts to a hot bath and enjoy.
- 16 oz. Pink Sea Salt, Medium
- 16 oz. Medium Grain Dead Sea Salt
- 7 mL Wild Rose Fragrance Oil
- Pink Rose Petals
- Jasmine Flowers
- Dropper
- In a large mixing bowl, combine 16 ounces of the pink sea salt and 16 ounces of the medium grain Dead Sea salt.
- Using a dropper, add 7 mL of the Wild Rose Fragrance Oil. If you prefer a stronger scent, you can add more according to the Bramble Berry Fragrance Calculator. Use a spoon to thoroughly mix the fragrance oil into the salts.
- Stir in pink rose petals and jasmine flowers until you’re happy with the look. We used several tablespoons of each, but you can add more or less depending on your personal preference.
- Transfer the bath salts to your containers. To use, add a handful of salts to a hot bath and enjoy.
I’m loving this recipe! Thank you for this. Do you all sell the jars as well? I’ve been looking for some similar to the ones you’re using
We do not currently sell those jars but they are very nice! Maybe try a store that has Kitchen Supplies and they might have something similar!
Can the Wild Rose fragrance be used on the skin to make lotion?
Thanks!
Yes all of our fragrance oils, including the Wild Rose FO, are skin safe for lotions. Find out how much to use in lotion with our Fragrance Calculator.
Fragrance Calc: https://www.brambleberry.com/Pages/Fragrance-Calculator.aspx
So happy to have found your site. I have been making a food product for years with wild roses…so many wonderful things to make with them. 🥀
Judy
Hi, I use a recipe similar to this but add dendritic salt and epsom salt too. My epsom salt always seems to turn bright white in the poly tube I package in, is this due to moisture? If so/not, how do I avoid that? It’s not horrible but also doesn’t look as pretty as when freshly made. Also saw the brown flower conversation, is that always a result of moisture? Are they considered “bad” at that point or it’s just natural to expect?
Thanks!
Hello, you mention putting into a tea bag each time you use. Could I package them in tea bags and sell like that? or is there an issue I am not seeing?
We normally drop these salts directly in the tub. We just recommend using a tea bag if you’re concerned about the flowers clogging your drain.
You could try packaging these salts in tea bags to start with though they would be more prone to moisture in that packaging and may clump together more.
Do the rose and jasmine flowers need to be dry?
Yes, the flowers need to be dry for best results. If the petals aren’t dry they may turn brown faster.
Could bath salts like this be used to decorate the tops of cold process soap?
Yes, these salts would look really pretty on top of cold process soap.
If I wanted to add a colorant to a recipe like this, what option is probably best to use that wouldn’t leave a color ring around the tub? Mica? Liquid colorant, etc?
Micas are a good option. You can add them right to the scrub and mix to fully incorporate. Start with about 1/8 tsp. per pound and go from there.
Micas: https://www.brambleberry.com/Micas-C46.aspx
You may also want to add polysorbate 80 to the scrub at 1-5%. It’s an emulsifier that helps the oil and color mix into the tub rather than pooling on top of the water. That can help prevent some of the color transfer.
Polysorbate 80: https://www.brambleberry.com/Polysorbate-80-P4438.aspx
Hi,
I love bath salts and have started creating different variations in line with the moon cycles and people have started to ask me if they can buy some. I would like to start selling but would bath salts need to adhere to the same regulations as cosmetics??
Thanks
Yes, bath salts are considered cosmetics so you’ll want to follow those regulations. That includes using skin-safe fragrances and colors, not making drug claims, etc.: https://www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/default.htm
Hi! About how many bail jars (like the ones used in the Blueberry Scrub) would this recipe fill. Just a rough estimate. I think it’s about 4 or so, but would like confirmation. Thanks!
This recipe makes about 2 pounds of salt, which is 32 ounces. If you use the 8 ounce bail jars, 32 divided by 8 would give you about 4 jars.
8 oz. Plastic Bail Jar: https://www.brambleberry.com/Short-8-oz-Plastic-Bail-Jar-P5592.aspx
Hi bramble berry I want mini silicon column mold plz tell from where I can get .sorry for messaging here.but not understanding wat to do.i m from India.
You can find silicone molds on our website, BrambleBerry.com: https://www.brambleberry.com/Silicone-Molds-C548.aspx
We do ship to India. Learn more in our international shipping policies: https://www.brambleberry.com/International-Shipping-Policies.aspx
HI!
How do you prevent roses from rusting with salt?
Eventually the flowers in these salts may turn brown. It helps to store the salts in a cool, dry place in between uses. You can also add a silica packet into the salts to help absorb moisture.
Thank you!
I love bath salts!
Us too, they’re so easy to make.
Do you let salt to dry before put it in the containers? If so, how much time. I have found my salts sweat in the container if I dont let dry them. So, what do you do?
Salt naturally absorbs moisture from the air, which causes the sweating. We usually pour the salts right into the jars when they’re mixed, then store them in a cool, dry place in between uses. You can also add a silica packet into the salts to help absorb moisture.
How much does 7 ml’s of this fragrance weigh? Checking the fragrance calculator amounts are not given in ml’s.
So it looks like the amount of fragrance is about 1/2 ounce for every 16 ounces of salts depending on the fragrance chosen .
The mL is a volume measurement. We use those often with smaller measurements, as they can be difficult to weight on a scale. The 7 mL is about 0.2 oz. You can weigh that on your scale, or type “0.2 oz. in mL” into a search engine like Google to convert it. Then, measure it out with a dropper: https://www.brambleberry.com/Droppers-With-Suction-Bulb-P3802.aspx
Wouldn’t this muck up the bath drain with all the flowers and such?
If you’re concerned about the flowers clogging your drain, place a spoonful of salt into muslin bags or sealable tea bags before each use.
Muslin bag: https://www.brambleberry.com/Muslin-Herb-Bag-3×5-10-tea-bags-P3193.aspx
Sealable tea bag: https://www.brambleberry.com/Tea-Bag-Sealable-Large-P4180.aspx
This is so pretty. I can’t wait to try it.
Have fun!
Can you tell me how to make it so the salts don’t stick together and can flow easily out of the container? For some reason, mine need to be stirred to break it up a bit.
Try adding some dendritic salt to your batch, it helps keep it from clumping.
That’s a great idea, thanks Kay.
Dendritic salt: https://www.brambleberry.com/Dendritic-Salt-P4879.aspx
You can also store the salts in a cool, dry place with a silica packet inside. That helps absorb some of the moisture that makes them clump.
For this recipe, how much dendritic salt should I add to the batch?
We haven’t tried adding Dendritic Salt to this recipe ourselves so you will want to make a small test batch to test your amounts. I would recommend starting with about 4 to 8 oz.