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.
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, constipation relief, body aches and muscle cramps
- 1 cup of coarse Sea Salt – great for insomnia, eczema, stress reduction
- 1 Tablespoon of Unsweetened cocoa powder – helps to keep skin clear and hydrated
– Combine all ingredients in a glass or stainless steel bowl until mixed thoroughly.
Creamy Milk Bath
- 2 cups of powdered milk (whole milk is best)
- 1/2 cup of cornstarch – soothes and relieves dry, itchy skin
- 1/2 cup of baking soda – natural skin softener
– Combine all ingredients in a bowl until mixed thoroughly.
Now for a gift, you could simply add either the Cocoa Bath Salts or the Creamy Milk Bath to a jar. If you do just the milk bath, I’d suggest adding a couple drops of your favorite essential oil (like lavender) to the jar and shake to combine. You definitely want to experience the scent of the soak and if you don’t use the Cocoa salts, the milk bath alone can be a little bland but will still have awesome benefits to your skin.
I wanted to do both so I decided to layer the Cocoa Bath Salts and the Milk Bath. Just layer the two until you like the look of it. Then, seal it with your jar lid. Store in a cool, dark place or give to a friend! You can download this free Bath Soak printable here.
You can also right click and save the above printable to your computer. I printed mine on sticker paper and cut it out and stuck it on the jar. Easy!
This would be an awesome gift for Mother’s Day with a cute little bath sponge! I am giving this to a friend, just because. I love “just because” gifts. Don’t you?
Don’t forget to check out Day 1 and Day 2 of our Gift Ideas in a Jar series.
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23 Comments
Brittany
February 22, 2014 at 1:00 amI really really love the designs of your labels. So sophisticated and chic. Love this!
Sherrie Miller
March 2, 2014 at 4:50 pmI was so excited to see this post, I love chocolate and to bathe in it is even better. This recipe smelt so good in the tub, the milk bath was rich, combined well with the salts, I was in heaven, thanks.
Mallory & Savannah
March 2, 2014 at 9:51 pmSo glad you enjoyed it! I really loved my cocoa bath too!! Thanks for commenting and stopping by again! xoxo
Samantha
June 5, 2014 at 8:08 pmCan I leave out the cornstarch and just double the baking soda? Corn allergy here.
Becky
June 23, 2014 at 7:20 pmI’m doing the layered affect for a gift…and wondering how much should go in a bath? Thanks!
Rhonda
July 5, 2014 at 12:19 pmLove this! So glad I found your site!! Looking forward to more DIY recipes
cristina
October 22, 2014 at 6:10 amhello! I love your idea and think it’s so brilliant and generous of you to share labels and all.
I am writing a blog featuring possible homemade gifts for Christmas and was wondering if you would let me write about your post and add the link to your site.
if you are happy with this, I was wondering the suggested dose/bath.
if not, thanks anyway and I shall try it myself, thanks.
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November 16, 2014 at 9:01 pmI love this! I’m loving all of the mason jar gift ideas 🙂
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Abbe
December 2, 2015 at 8:54 amThe soak sounds delish —I’d like to make it for gifts. I need 7-8 jars total. Can you give me an idea of the quantity of each ingredients I’d need to fill that many jars? Thanks!
Jess
September 10, 2016 at 10:02 amHow much should go in a bath? Thanks
Mallory & Savannah
September 19, 2016 at 6:34 pmAbout a 1/2 cup!
Gloria Vogt
October 16, 2016 at 7:49 pmHi, My name is Gloria and I am completely new at this, so please bear with me. Money will be tight this Christmas and I’m thinking of making the bath salts to give as gifts. How much does one recipe make? Is it just for one jar or more, just wondering.
Mallory & Savannah
October 18, 2016 at 8:40 amIt will make between 1-2 jars! When using it in the bath use approx. 1/4 cup! Thanks for stopping by xo
Lozerette
December 21, 2016 at 5:04 pmI know this is a pretty old post, but I have a question. Your milk bath mix only lists powders, but in the layered photos it appears to have salt or something mixed in. (It looks to be the same texture as the cocoa salts.) Is there some additional ingredient not listed?
Mallory & Savannah
January 3, 2017 at 4:19 pmHi! There are more ingredients listed above the powders! Here they are! Thanks for stopping by!
1 cup of Epsom Salt – great for injuries, constipation relief, body aches and muscle cramps
1 cup of coarse Sea Salt – great for insomnia, eczema, stress reduction
1 Tablespoon of Unsweetened cocoa powder – helps to keep skin clear and hydrated
Letika Montanez
May 18, 2017 at 7:37 amIs there a link available for the bath soak label?
sylvia
November 13, 2018 at 7:26 pmhow does this work? Do you pour in the entire jar when you take a bath or do you use a spoon?
Mallory & Savannah
November 16, 2018 at 10:09 amJust sprinkle some in! 🙂
Bridget
February 12, 2019 at 10:13 pmI make my own bath salts and I cross stitch the label to go with the jar. I enjoy making these salts and soaks!