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"Bath Salts," Dunedin There are two kinds of bath salts, effervescing and non-effervescing l , and it is a simple matter to make your own from the following recipes:—Effervescent Bath Powder: Mix well together 10 parts of tartaric acid, nine parts of carbonate of soda, and six parts of rice flour. A few spoonfuls of this may be stirred into the bath, but it is more convenient to prepare as tablets. Damp the mixture with enough methylated spirits to allow its being moulded, mix in a small quantity of oil of lavender or other suitable scent, and make it into tablets about the size of a two-shilling piece, storing in an airtight tin. Non-effervescent Bath Salts: The basis of all these is powdered soap and borax, which should be well mixed in equal parts. The powder may be scented as desired by mixing in a few drops of perfume. A suitable recipe is given: One dram of oil of lavender, one dram of oil of rosemary, quarter of an ounce of oil of bergamot, half an ounce of oil of lemon, seven minims of oil of cloves.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22041, 25 August 1933, Page 14
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