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By now, you ve probably had your last seaside jaunt for the season, but who says you can t bring the benefits of the sea home? A salt-infused bath soak channels the ocean s energy while being a surprisingly practical self-care ritual you can implement all year long. Just ask holistic blogger Shiva Rose, who unwinds each evening by lighting a candle and running a bath infused with sea salts. “I like to soak for at least 20 minutes, imagining the stresses of the day dissolving and evaporating with the steam,” she says.
Ocean mineral salts yield a slew of health benefits from the outside in. “They not only deep cleanse the body of the dirt, but nudge the lymphatic system to flow and balance,” explains Rose. In addition to drawing out toxins and boosting circulation, salts infused with essential oils—such as anti-inflammatory rose or relaxing lavender—supply sense-stoking, mind-harmonizing aromatherapy.
If forest bathing is more your thing, consider woodland-inspired bath formulas, like True Botanical s new soak inspired by the majestic forests that surround founder Hillary Peterson s Northern California home. Harnessing the skin-soothing benefits of jojoba oil and aloe vera, the elixir also offers a sensorial experience by ways of its woody aroma, balanced by bright citrus and a hint of warm clove. "One of the many things that I love about spending time in nature is disconnecting from technology, which can be so overstimulating," explains Peterson of how her bathing ritual helps her unwind and unplug. “And when I take a bath, I try to replicate that experience by leaving my phone behind, shutting the door, turning out the lights, and letting the warm water envelop me like a cocoon.”
Palm Beach superstar facialist Tammy Fender, who just unveiled a new quartet of beautiful, botanical-powered bath milks, takes a similar multi-faceted approach to enhancing time in the tub. “You can set an intention for your time, light a candle, play music that makes you feel beautiful, apply a lavish face mask, and soak deeply in your tub, finishing with self-massage with body oil, and even doing a little journaling," she says. "[It s] a beautiful way to restore, refresh, dissolve tension, soothe the system, and celebrate life’s beauty.” After the year and a half we ve had, drawing a warm bath in that spirit is always a good idea. “We’ve all seen over the past year and a half how interlinked emotion, health and wellness can be,” she adds.
Here, the best element-derived bath salts and soaks for an indulgent dip, from a French girl-inspired formula that buffs skin to the softest finish, to CBD-laced variations that deliver head-to-toe therapy.
True Botanicals Nature Bathing Forest Bath Soak
True Botanical s transportive, dreamily scented Nature Bathing Forest Bath blend is powered by calming and moisturizing aloe powder, jojoba oil, and lemon eucalyptus.
Shiva Rose Moon Sea Salts
L.A.-based wellness expert Shiva Rose s rose-colored salts are drenched in warm and grounding frankincense, healing rose oil, and calming cedar essential oil.
Tammy Fender Herbal Clarity Bath Milk
The superfacialist calls her Herbal Clarity blend "fresh, cleansing, and green" with its soothing hemp oil and detoxifying birch bark and thyme.
Ahava Natural Dead Sea Bath Salts
Going straight to the source, Ahava s mineral-packed bath salt crystals are derived from the Dead Sea, offering benefits that range from relieving sore muscles to conditioning rough and dry skin.
Lord Jones High CBD Formula Bath Salts
Lord Jones s luxurious yet robust soak marries botanicals like arnica and calendula with detoxifying salts and 240mg of CBD for the ultimate wave of calm.
French Girl Menthe / Romarin Sea Soak
Consider French Girl s refreshing soak the ultimate Gallic self-care strategy: It blends aromatic lavender and peppermint oils with a mix of different salts, including Himalayan and French gray.
Herbivore Detox Soaking Salts
Supplying a thoroughly refreshing cleanse, Herbivore s pale seafoam Detox treatment teams salts with purifying blue clay, and is naturally scented with eucalyptus and lavender oils.
Spice Beauty Milk Rose Salt Soak
Spice Beauty s muscle tension-melting soak combines naturally relaxing CBD and deeply moisturizing goat milk with epsom and Himalayan salts.
Ensō Apothecary Shavasana Bath Soak
Designed to help you find your zen, Ensō combines different salts, like Himalayan and Hawaiian black lava, with eucalyptus and clary sage oils, to draw out toxins and balance the body.
Costa Brazil Sal De Banho
As luxurious as it gets, Costa Brazil s Sal De Banho salts feature a lush set of Brazilian ingredients, including white clay and vetiver oil, and CBA, a natural compound derived from a proprietary complex of copaiba and passion fruit oils, an alternative source of cannabinoids not derived from hemp or cannabis.
Maude Hydrating Coconut Bath
To boost blood flow and keep the body free of stress, Maude s soak combines Southern Dead Sea salts, coconut milk powder, and other crushed-up minerals that nourish the skin.
Odacité Mood Cleansing Ayurvedic Bath Soak
Inspired by mind-and-body-balancing Ayurvedic medicine, Odacité s soak is made from Himalayan salt, turmeric, lemongrass, and grapefruit.
Susanne Kaufmann St. John s Wort Bath
Susanne Kaufmann s delicate, baby pink crystals are a gentle and calming cocktail of cocoa butter, milk protein, and St. John s wort.