If you're bath salt has caked up, or you can't seem to make it as scented as you like, read this article about the "secret ingredient," dendritic salt. This inexpensive, but special, version of sodium chloride, may be all you need to make your salts highly scented.

Not all bath salts have the same benefits, even though they may all look similar. Each type of salt has a different mineral composition. It's imporatant to know the basic differences between them so that you can choose the best bath salt for you.

What does Dead Sea salt do that other bath salts don't? It has many more minerals than Epsom salt or regular sea salt, though those are mineral-rich as well. In addition to sodium chloride, Dead Sea salt contains magnesium chloride, potassium chloride, calcium chloride, and bromium, which are said to promote tissue healing, relieve muscle cramps, balance body fluid levels, and increase circulation.

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How To Make Popular Bath and Body Products includes chapter on making your own Creative Bath Recipes. Produce the same quality luxury bath treatments as The Thymes, Shi'Kai, Aura Cacia, and other high-end companies (but for much less money.)