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Fragranced aromatherapy bath salts and water have been considered a therapeutic treatment for many generations. Even today, health spas, salons, clinics, and natural health centers make use of aromatherapy bath salts to soothe, heal, and relax. It has long been believed that the combination of bath salts, warm water, and essential oils together creates a formula that can reduce anxiety and stress, ease muscle and joint pains, and even provide relief from skin conditions such as eczema, psoriasis and dry skin conditions.

Spas often tout the benefits of aromatherapy bath salts for cleansing pores, soothing away worries, and detoxifying the body. Clinics and natural health practitioners also tout the benefits of aromatherapy bath salts. Some studies have suggested that Dead Sea aromatherapy warm bath salt reduces the pain of psoriasis and osteoarthritis in as much as 80% of patients studied. Other studies have suggested that aromatherapy bath salts can help ease itching, skin scaling, and can even help cure sleep disturbances.

Aromatherapy bath salts have no known side effects but obviously have many benefits, so it really is no wonder that so many bath salts and bath salt treatments are available at spas, clinics, and salons. You do not have to go outside your home to experience all these benefits, however. You can create your own mini-escape in your own bathroom, and indulge in the luxury of aromatherapy bath salts any time you wish.

To create a haven for yourself, first carve out some time when you can relax. If you have a busy home life, consider scheduling an hour or so on the family calendar or in your own personal planner. Once the date has been set, make sure that nothing intrudes. Before your date with yourself, gather up all that you will need. You will need relaxing aromatherapy candles, aromatherapy bath salts, fluffy towels or bathrobe, a bottle of water, body lotion, and perhaps some soothing music you can listen to in the bathroom.

Once you’re ready, pour yourself a bath, pouring in the aromatherapy bath salts as you pour in the water. Set your music — being careful that any plugged in appliances are far from the bathtub — and light your aromatherapy candles. Turn out the lights and step into the bath. Relax for as long as comfortable, taking a few sips of your bottled water. When you’re ready to emerge, slowly step from their bath and briskly to towel down with your bath towels. Apply a soothing lotion to help soothe skin even further.

This sort of treat is within the range of almost everyone. Everyone can carve out about a hour or even 30 minutes once a week in order to take a relaxing bath that soothes the body, mind, skin, and soul. Do not be afraid to hang a “do not disturb” sign on the bathroom door, and make it clear to everyone else who lives with you that you are not to be disturbed during your bath. Make sure that the phone is off or that the answering machine is on when you step into the bath so that you will not be disturbed. See how often you can get away with taking a bath. You may have uncovered a delicious new ritual.

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