Salts are a deposit of nature, in water, in the soil, and nature has even accumulated salt in our bodies. Salts from water and from the soil contain nutrients and minerals similar to those that are used in our bodies for sustaining life. Without salt, our bodies would not hold water needed in reproduction of cells, for digestion and for growth among other things. Salt is a staple of our lives now and through history, and to include it in your bath does appear natural!
Natural ingredients are those that are found in nature, in a setting that has not been tampered with or added to by humans or manufacturing processes. Many types of manufactured beauty products, and manufactured spa products contain additives such as alcohols, chemicals, and colorings.
If you are allergic to any of these ingredients you may want to find some substitutions for the ingredients used in this book. Not all recipes in this book are ‘all natural’, but can be substituted using all natural ingredients by visiting your local health or herb retailer.
Some oils, and ingredients used in the recipes of this book are detailed on the packaging when you purchase from the retailer or wholesaler where you obtain your ingredients.
Using All Natural Bath Salt Ingredients
Natural ingredients can be a little more difficult to find, only because our modernized world has been manufacturing, changing and using many materials that are found naturally. In this book, we will provide you with ideas, tips, and information on how to find the best all natural ingredients for creating your own bath salts if this is a method that you prefer.
The best results of a salt bath are going to include those that are all natural for the body that does suffer skin problems, allergies and for those who consider their selves to be sensitive to certain types of ingredients that are not all natural.
Who Uses All Natural Ingredients?
Anyone who wants to experience the abilities and the benefits of bath salts without preservatives, additives or coloring will seek natural alternatives to any ingredients in their own bath salts. Putting yourself and your personal healing needs first; natural ingredients are always the best alternatives.
Finding Natural Ingredients
All natural ingredients are not going to be difficult to find. In this section we want to tell you a bit more about where and how to find those products, ingredients, and substitutions you may want to add to your own bath salts, or your own home spa creations. Substituting ingredients can lead you to create bath salts you will cherish.
Don’t forget, reading the ingredients on bottles, learning the terminology of what manufactured products / ingredients are will aid you in your quest for all natural ingredients. Never rely only on the word of the salesman in the retail store.
- Yellow pages are a great start for finding all natural product retailers near you. Grabbing your local telephone directory, look under the headings that include natural therapy, natural foods, naturopaths, aromatherapy, health foods, holistic medicines, grocery, and supermarkets and under headings that include organic, supplement and wholesale.
Making telephone calls to the stores local to you will help you understand more about the products they sell instead of you running out to see what natural ingredients they carry so you save time and money in finding suppliers locally.
From the writer: I found a local health food supplier who only supplies products and ingredients that are natural under health foods in my local yellow page directory. You may also try your surrounding larger malls. Malls are known for holding a wide variety of stores with health foods and natural foods being found in these types of directories.
The advantage of a local supplier is you can read, touch, smell and investigate any product before purchase. The draw back of purchasing locally is that you have no price comparisons, and you have to take the time to visit the store.
- Online directories, stores and suppliers provide you with many more choices than what you might find locally. Using your favorite search engine you can find suppliers by typing in the words, natural foods, health products, or you can type in the specific ingredient you want to purchase for a more centralized listing of findings.
For example, if you were considering purchasing scents in bulk, type in the words ‘jasmine oil scents’ and a wide variety of suppliers would be listed. Now you could search within these listings for the suppliers that sell only those that are all natural without additives.
The advantage to ordering online from a supplier is that you can compare costs, but in draw is that you can’t read the labels on products that you are considering to purchase so you must rely on the descriptions of the supplier. Ordering from online suppliers is very convenient as it saves you time in finding a particular ingredient.
Finding Natural Ingredients
What you will find is that not all products are going to be used in only making bath salts, but for a large variety of products, foods and such that we do use daily. In your search for natural ingredients you can use in your bath salts or in your other home spa needs, you will find these links will help you find a great multitude of organic and natural ingredients to choose from.
Also, note, we are not affiliated with any of the websites or companies that are included in this book. These links are provided to help you find your way to where to purchase and learn more about natural and organic ingredients for your personal use. All natural products can be purchased from
- http://www.naturalhealthweb.com/topics/subtopics/organic_produce.html
- http://www.greenpeople.org/seeds.htm
- http://www.uk250.co.uk/OrganicFood/
- http://dmoz.org/Business/Food_and_Related_Products/Organic/
- http://www.fairfieldfarmkitchens.com/cms/viewPage.cfm?pageId=45
- http://www.greenpeople.com/
- http://www.wellnessgrocer.com/
- http://www.business.com/directory/food_and_beverage/specialty_and_gourmet/organic_and_natural/
- http://www.shopnatural.com/
- http://www.organic-gmfree.co.uk/
- http://recipes.cn.com/organic-food-distributors.html