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Bath Salts
are essentially sea salts which are increasingly devised and designed to turn a leisurely bath into a relaxing and decadent experience. To start of, these are inorganic and most definitely water soluble salts. Some salts are formulated even to provide medical benefits.
Sea salts have been used since ancient times for bathing purposes. It carries many minerals which can give a clean and glowing skin. Such salts are harvested and sold as it is or it is chemically processed to add on more properties. Some of them even claim to simulate the benefits of a bath in a mineral or hot spring.
Features of Bath Salts
Varieties
- Sodium Chloride (Plain Table Salt)
- Sodium Bicarbonate ( Baking Soda)
- Magnesium Sulfate (Epsom Salt)
- Sodium Hexametaphosphate (Salt or an ester of metaphosphoric acid)
- Sodium sesquicarbonate
- Borax
Color
- Natural color of the salt grain varies and depends on its origin.
- The salt found in the Himalayas is naturally pink or reddish in color.
- The salt obtained from the Dead Sea is pure white and clear.
- Salts can be dyed in any color without almost any loss of characteristics.
Size and Texture
- A salt crystal can come in many sizes and textures.
- Naturally they are found in larger and coarser crystals.
- They could be sized depending on the need. Finer salts are generally used in scrubs and masks. They do a great job in exfoliating the skin and restoring the glow.
- Coarser grains which take time to dissolve are more suitable for a relaxing time in the tub.
Benefits of Bath Salts
- Unlike plain water, salts on being added to water changes the osmotic balance in it. What that does is reduce the wrinkling or sagging effect the skin generally has when it is exposed to water for a prolonged duration. So such salts are a must when you are planning to spend some time in the tub.
- Epsom salts, of all is also known to relax muscles and nerves and improve their functioning.
- Phosphates in bath salts helps in exfoliating, that is, remove dead cells from the surface of the skin. This rejuvenates dull looking skin and brings back the glow. It opens pores and removes the dirt, sweat and toxins from them.
- Some salts can actually act as water softeners, Very often hard water does not set the foaming action in soaps and leaves behind an unclean and sticky feeling. This is especially true for hair. Using certain salts can change the water from hard into soft chemically and ensure that you get the lather when you bathe. It can help skin feel smooth and soft afterward.
- Salts can increase the buoyancy and density of water and help the body feel and light and supple after the bath.
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