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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...

Gwyneth Paltrow and Victoria Beckham bathe in Epsom salts for flat stomach £1.25 tub has a host of beauty benefits By Charlotte Kemp for the Daily Mail Published: 22:57 BST, 17 July 2013 | Updated: 20:12 BST, 21 July 2013 e-mail 195 View comments For years they’ve been a trusted cure for aches and pains. But thanks to Gwyneth Paltrow, Victoria Beckham and Elle Macpherson, Epsom salts are fast becoming a beauty staple. Costing a fraction of the price of designer potions - you can pick up a tub for £1.25 at your local chemist - they’re being hailed as a miracle fix for everything from greasy hair to a bloated stomach and lacklustre skin . The salts’ healing properties were discovered in the early 17th century when a farmer living near Epsom, Surrey, discovered a spring rich in magnesium sulphate .   Victoria Beckham swear by Epsom salts for a flatter stomach" class="blkBorder" /> Victoria Beckham swear by Epsom salts for a flatter stomach" class="b...

I can recall vividly — and count on one hand — the migraine headaches I’ve had in my life, all of which were before age 10. Once I turned double digits , I outgrew them ... until a couple of months ago. With no warning at all, there I was back to my 8-year-old self, flat on my back with a raging migraine. Why now, after all these years? In reading up on the latest findings, I discovered how important magnesium is to our overall health. Turns out that 80 percent of the U.S. population suffers from magnesium deficiency causing all kinds of health issues, one of them being migraine headaches. And here’s the problem with that: Magnesium supplements are not necessarily the answer because it is not easily absorbed through the digestive tract. You could have knocked me over with a feather when I read how Epsom salt is rich in magnesium, which just happens to be easily absorbed through the skin — as in soaking in it in a nice warm bath . You can be sure Epsom salt soaks are now part of my ro...

I can recall vividly — and count on one hand — the migraine headaches I've had in my life, all of which were before age 10. Once I turned double digits , I outgrew them ... until a couple of months ago. With no warning at all, there I was back to my 8-year-old self, flat on my back with a raging migraine. Why now, after all these years? In reading up on the latest findings, I discovered how important magnesium is to our overall health. Turns out that 80 percent of the U.S. population suffers from magnesium deficiency causing all kinds of health issues, one of them being migraine headaches. And here's the problem with that: Magnesium supplements are not necessarily the answer because it is not easily absorbed through the digestive tract. You could have knocked me over with a feather when I read how Epsom salt is rich in magnesium, which just happens to be easily absorbed through the skin — as in soaking in it in a nice warm bath . You can be sure Epsom salt soaks are now part ...

Anne Shirley Anne Shirley studied journalism at Northwestern University and has been writing professionally online since 2010. She writes website copy , press releases, blogs and marketing materials for cycling advocacy nonprofits , professional cycling teams and individual athletes. A Boulder transplant by way of Chicago, Shirley can often be found writing in coffee shops that offer her a view of the Flatirons. Magnesium sulfate heptahydrate , more commonly known as Epsom salt, is a water-soluble, bitter tasting white or colorless compound widely available for purchase at grocery stores and pharmacies. Both magnesium and sulfates, key components in Epsom salt, perform important functions in the body. Magnesium ensures proper muscle , nerve and enzyme functions, assists cells in properly using calcium, reduces inflammation , relieves pain, and plays a role in the prevention of heart disease and stroke. The body uses sulfates to stimulate the pancreases, flush toxins, and form brai...

Where detoxification is concerned, I am of the ilk that slow and steady changes lead to the most lasting results.  Detoxifying baths a few times a week can be a small ritual that can add tons of vitality to your life! If more of us had an awareness that our skin was an actual organ there would be a lot less chemical nonsense in the beauty stuff we slather all over ourselves filled with carcinogenic chemicals,  allergens and other toxic pollutants.  The fact that we have this giant organ called our skin that can absorb and also expel pollution in our bodies shines a light on the fact that things like baths can actually affect our health. There are a few baths I like to alternate when I am feeling tense, exhausted or run down. **Before you start, make sure to scrub your skin a bit with a loofa or other coarse washcloth or a soft brush when you begin the soak so that you can maximize the effects. **Always keep water beside you in the tub and drink tons while you soak **Never use water t...

I'm not an athlete, I'm not a bath person, and I'm not an 82-year-old, so I've never really felt the need for Epsom salts in my life. But it turns out there are a ton of other ways to use them beyond the standard sore- muscle bath soak . So if you're in need of a little R & R in this post-Christmas-pre-New-Year's (but still stuck in your hometown) lull, here are five at-home treatments you can make using the Epsom salts lurking in the medicine cabinet at your parents' house. (Or you could go out and buy some—we like Dr. Teal's Rosemary Mint Epsom Salt Soaking Solution . ) Sunburn reliever. If you're lucky enough to be spending the holidays somewhere sunny, hopefully you listened to that motherly/ Allure voice in your head and wore tons of SPF 50. But in case you did somehow get a sunburn, Epsom salts can help inflamed skin. "I mix a couple of spoonfuls into a cup of water and use a spray bottle to mist it onto the affected area," say...