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Welcome to Day 3 of our Gift Ideas in a Jar series!  Hope you’re enjoying the ideas we’ve had this week! Its a  DIY warm cocoa bath soak ! I am a bath lover. I prefer a bath over a shower any day.  One thing I love to do for “me time” is draw a nice (piping hot!) bath after I’ve put the kids to bed and just sit and do nothing. I love it. What makes it even better is when I have some yummy bath salts , fizzies, milk bath or yummy smelling bubble bath to add to the water. DIY Warm Cocoa Bath Soak " width="601" height="885" /> Today, I made the best one yet. This DIY Warm Cocoa Bath soak is a mix of DIY Cocoa bath salts and DIY Milk bath that will leave you (and your skin!) feeling incredible. I’ve got two simple recipes for the bath soak and I layered them in this jar. First we have the Cocoa Bath Salts . I also added the benefits of each ingredient below. I love how therapeutic this bath soak is. Cocoa Bath Salts 1 cup of Epsom Salt – great for injuries, c...

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