Make Fun Grinch Bath Salts for Christmas
These fun Grinch Christmas bath salts are a WOW-worthy DIY gift for the holidays. And the best part is how easy this all-natural spa gift is to make with kitchen essentials.
You will need only a few ingredients and can package this in so many ways: test tubes, single serving jars, and so much more. Keep reading for this Grinch DIY, tips, and tricks.
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Grinch Christmas Bath Salts – Such a Fun DIY
Here at Ruffles and Rain Boots, it’s no secret I LOVE making our my bath products – from shower fizzies to bath bomb recipes, I tend to create them all year round. And because it’s officially after Halloween, it’s Christmas crafting time and I couldn’t wait to share these with you!
Whether you start a bit early like me this holiday season or you’re looking for a great last-minute Christmas gift idea, these Grinch Christmas bath salts are the perfect WOW-worthy gift. They make a great presentation and who doesn’t love to get a gift of self-care and pampering?
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Supplies for an Easy Grinch Bath Soak
This bath soak is an easy DIY that packs a huge Christmas gift-giving punch. If you paired it with our Grinch Christmas Shower or Bath Bombs, you’ll probably make a heart grow at least two sizes…
- 1 cup Epsom salts
- 1/2 cup Kosher salt
- 1/4 cup baking soda
- 10-12 drops of peppermint essential oil
- 4-5 drops green soap colorant
- 2 tablespoons heart sprinkles (both mini- or jumbo-sized hearts will work)
- airtight jar (we used these hermetically sealed jars from Amazon – Gotta love these hermetically sealed jars!)
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How to Make Grinch Christmas Bath SaltsÂ
Get ready, friends. You’re about to be done in just minutes with this Grinch themed recipe. If you have a playlist on YouTube to which you’d like to add this project, here is our Grinch Christmas bath salts video tutorial.
Easy Grinch Christmas Bath Salts
Make a batch of these fun Grinch Christmas bath salts and put a smile on even the grumpiest of holiday faces.
Materials
- 1 cup Epsom salts
- 1/2 cup Kosher salt
- 1/4 cup baking soda
- 10-12 drops of peppermint essential oil
- 4-5 drops green soap colorant
- 2 tablespoons heart sprinkles (both mini- or jumbo-sized hearts will work)
- airtight jar (I used hermetically sealed jars from Amazon - Gotta love these hermetically sealed jars!)
Instructions
- Add the Epsom salts, Kosher salts, and baking soda into a mixing bowl. Whisk to combine.
- Add the essential oil and stir well before adding soap colorant. Mix in the heart sprinkles.
- Store in an airtight glass container and store in a cool, dry place.
Notes
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How to Use This Grinch Bath Soak
It’s easy to use (or give) this fun Grinch craft idea! Just add about 1/4 cup of the bath salts to a warm bath (or foot soaking bin). Mix it around in the water by gently swishing the water with your hand.
More Grinch Craft and Recipe Ideas
- Grinch Shower Bombs – The bath bomb’s little cousin, shower bombs are great for smaller ones and those who never take baths.
- Grinch Fudge Recipe – Pair this fun bath gift with a delicious (and SO easy) Grinch inspired fudge.
- Grinch Hot Cocoa Bombs – Hear me out: the viral sensation went viral for a reason. These are SO easy to make and only take you about 10 minutes of hands-on time.
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Just wanted you to know, I’ve made this exact recipe twice using soap colorant and the color turned out beautifully!!
Thanks!
I have made two batches of this and cannot get it to turn the right color green. I’ve tried both lime colorant AND green colorant. I’ve had to use more than 10X your recommended amount of colorant to even get the color I’ve managed so far. The best I can get is a faint green- and that was after 55 drops of green colorant. It is very disheartening. I’m honestly questioning the honesty of this post and the pictures you’ve included.
Wow, Danielle, I’m taken aback at the accusation but setting that aside for a moment… I’ve made this at least three times over the years and it’s come out every time. I am thinking it might be your colorant and not the process. Here’s the process – seeing exactly how many drops I am using: https://youtu.be/_m5FqnZ2Ee4
I added a bit of olive oil to the mixture and kind of turned clumpy and hard in a few days.
Would it be because of baking soda or the olive oil, any idea?
Can you use the mica coloring? Or does it need to be liquid?
I would actually use the liquid with these as the mica can just shake off the salt crystals.
Would regular green food coloring work?
It will work, however, food coloring has a chance of staining tubs and skin.
Love your Christmas gift ideas.
I just was wondering were can I
Get the green soap colorant at.
I got it on Amazon in a small pack but this time of year, Michael’s craft stores has a soap and body DIY section which might have it.
How long can this be stored if in an airtight jar?
If stored in a glass (or PET plastic) air-tight jar, these will remain “good” and at potency for the life of the essential oil (between 1 and 3 years) if stored in a cool, dry, dark place.
However, the sugar sprinkles used in this one might break down before that and the salts will definitely get clumpy. I would say no longer than 6 months, so you’re good to make them now if preparing for Christmas. :)
This is so cute, I wish I’d seen it before Christmas. I might leave it white with the red hearts for “Galantines.” Can you store it for a while without the red hearts bleeding and staining the bath Salts?
Michelle – that is a seriously cute idea! The colors didn’t run for us BUT we kept it in airtight, sealed containers. The red would likely run (it’s just sugar) if you got the mixture wet. I would recommend test tubes for single-use (like a bouquet of them for Valentine’s day, perhaps) or a hermetically sealed jar with a scoop.
Where do I find the miniature hearts? Do they dissolve? Love this idea. Thank you.
Susie,
They DO dissolve because they’re just made of sugar. We used these from Wilton (got them on Amazon), but any thin sprinkle heart will do. https://amzn.to/2zMFAmT