Bath Salts & Flakes

How is a bath with magnesium flakes different from a bath with Epsom salt? The flakes are magnesium chloride, and Epsom salt is magnesium sulphate. Both flakes and Epsom salt go into a full bath, and our scented bath salts suit an evening soak. Dip into the details while the water runs!

Magnesium flakes vs Epsom salt

Our magnesium flakes are made by BetterYou and NOW Foods, and Soul Farm makes our Epsom salt. BetterYou flakes come in sizes from 250 g to 5 kg. Their Revive version pairs magnesium chloride from the Zechstein seabed with the scents of grapefruit and eucalyptus. NOW Foods bath flakes are 100% pure magnesium chloride, free from additives, fragrances or preservatives. Body care can be as simple as a warm soak with flakes or salt.

Customers in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland get free Royal Mail 48h Tracked delivery when an order includes at least £69 worth of products.

Scented Ayurvedic bath salts

Sattva makes our Ayurvedic bath salts, each in a 300 g pack. Energize & Recharge mixes Epsom, Himalayan and sea salts with bergamot, neroli and geranium oils and with chamomile, turmeric and annatto extracts. Stress Less, a sea salt blend, softens the skin, and Jungle Bloom leaves skin silky smooth. None of them contains animal ingredients. Energize & Recharge and Stress Less are marked safe even for sensitive skin.

How do you use bath salts?

You dissolve salt or flakes in warm water, using the amount given on the pack. BetterYou flakes need 250 g, roughly 2 cups, per bath and 20 minutes in the water. NOW Foods recommends 4 cups per tub and a 20–30 minute soak. With Soul Farm salt, add 2 cups, wait until it dissolves completely and bathe for 15–20 minutes. For foam, try the Farmona Herbal Care Himalayan Pine gel with pine oil and manuka honey, which leaves the skin pleasantly smooth.

Which bath salt works for a foot soak?

Farmona Professional Smooth Feet is a grapefruit salt for a foot soak before a pedicure, especially on dry skin, with a refreshing citrus scent. Farmona Professional Podologic pearls soften the skin of the feet before podiatry or a pedicure. Dissolve 2 scoops in 3 l of warm water, soak your feet for 10 minutes, then dry them thoroughly, especially between the toes. Soaking like this is the easy part of foot care at home.

A bath routine worth making time for

A home stock of our magnesium flakes or Epsom salt covers a full tub, and a scented salt is there for the evening. A foot bowl holds far less water than the tub, so it needs less salt. After the bath, smooth body oils and lotions onto your skin straight away.