Bath salts

Bath salts is a granular or pressed into tablets bath additive consisting of inorganic salts such as sodium chloride, sodium phosphate or borax as well as bath tablets additionally binders such as starch or talc substantially. Bubbling Bath Salts for example, contains sodium bicarbonate and citric or tartaric acid. Next, small amounts of surfactants, fragrances and dyes may be included.

Effect

Bath salts alters the osmotic balance of the water. This has the result that the body can be withdrawn through the skin and thus the salts less wrinkling of the skin is reduced.

Some bath salts (for example, phosphate-containing ) have a cleansing effect, make the skin soft and act like a scrub.

From some bath salts, the water is softer.

Salts increase the relative density and thus the buoyancy of immersed in water bodies. The body thus feels lighter in the water.

Bath salts are often used to mimic the composition of natural mineral baths or hot springs.

Dosage

For a normal bath a small cup or three or four large tablespoons ( about 100 grams ) are recommended the granular bath salts.