Acne is one of the most common skin conditions out there and so many of us have searched for the perfect product that can battle this all too familiar problem.

Stress and hormone fluctuations are often to blame for the unsightly  breakouts that can occur on the face as well as other parts of the body.

You can treat acne naturally using Dead Sea Salts 2 ways:

1)     Add 2 cups of Dead Sea Salt to a warm bath and soak for 20 minutes, 3-4 times a week or daily!

Or

2)      You can use the Dead Sea Salt in the shower by taking a handful of fine grain Dead Sea Salt and massaging it directly onto prone acne areas, gently, in circular motions.  Rinse after.  You can use Dead Sea Salt on your face by first dissolving a small handful of salt in a cup of water- just be sure to avoid getting the salt in your eyes and mouth. Using dead sea salt on the face may slightly sting those with sensitive skin, so it's best the test on a small area of your face first.  You can make this part of your daily routine or a few times a week as needed.

 

How it works:

Dead Sea Salt is full of essential minerals which aide in overall skincare including:

Magnesium-  Necessary for cell metabolism.  This mineral also promotes the healing of skin tissue and gives skin’s surface anti-allergic elements.

Bromide- Soothes irritated skin.

Potassium- Moisturizes the skin.

Sulfur- Naturally disinfects while also working as a detoxifying agent.

Calcium- Cleanses pores.

Zinc- Helps protect the skin against elements such as sun and wind and is also an important factor for the enzymatic regulation of cell proliferation.

Himalayan Salt Blocks make the perfect gift for professional chef's or any culinary enthusiast! This all-natural Himalayan Salt Block, contains a reported 84 trace minerals and will add delectable flavor and essential minerals to a wide range of dishes. Our 8'' x 8'' x 1'' Himalayan Salt Blocks are just $29.95 each with FREE SHIPPING!

There are lots of ways to use a Himalayan Salt Block…



Presentation/Serving Tray for Cold Appetizers & Desserts*:

Place the Himalayan salt slab in the refrigerator overnight and then arrange sushi, cheese or other cold hors d’ oeuvres on the Himalayan Block to beautifully present appetizers to your party guests. You may also place the salt slab in the freezer ahead of time to chill it and then serve cold and frozen desserts on it.

Searing thinly sliced meats, fish, vegetables, seafood and more fast cooking foods*:

Grills & Gas Ranges: Begin heating on low flame, gradually increasing to low/medium (typically about 30-45 minutes) until ideal temperature is reached.

Electric Ranges: Place salt slab on heat-safe metal platform (so the salt slab is at least ½’’ above direct heat). Start on low heat, gradually increasing to low/medium (typically about 40-55 minutes) until ideal temperature is reached.

If using the salt slab to cook food in the oven, it is recommended to first heat the salt block on a grill or range before (carefully) putting the salt block into the oven that’s been preheated to the same temperature as the block (the salt block is commonly heated to temperatures between 300-400 degrees).

*First Things First - A few things to keep in mind before cooking on your salt block:

-Please keep in mind that moist foods will absorb more of the salt and its flavor than drier foods.

- Make sure salt block is completely dry before heating - allow at least 24 hours for salt slab to dry completely before heating on grill, range or in the oven.

- Use with Caution:  The Himalayan Salt Block retains heat when used for cooking and will become very hot. Handle with caution.

- Heating the plate may change the physical appearance of the slab by changing its color and bringing out flaws.

- Because Himalayan Salt Blocks are a completely natural product, its appearance as well as the maximum limit for high temperatures may vary.


Cleaning & Caring For Your Salt Block:

If you intend to use the Himalayan Salt Block for both cooking foods on and serving cold foods, we recommend purchasing two blocks so you have a designated block for each type of usage.

It’s quite easy to clean your Himalayan Salt Block. Simply scrub with a soft brush or wipe with a damp cloth, and pat dry. Then place on drying rack for a least 24 hours to allow the block to dry thoroughly. Never run the salt slab under water or submerge. Cleansers or soap are not needed to clean your salt slab as it is naturally antimicrobial.

You can expect to enjoy many uses with your Himalayan Salt Block. However, little by little the salt block will dissolve over time changing it size, shape and its surface. Once your salt becomes too small for cooking on or for presentation, there are still ways to get further use out of your salt slab. You can grate the salt over entrees to add amazing flavor or add it to your bath to re-mineralize your body, soothe muscle aches and pains and soften your skin.

DISCLAIMER:
Himalayan Salt Blocks are 100% natural. Because of this, each slab will be unique in its characteristics, including color and composition. Each block may also have a different limitation for temperature and pressure. San Francisco Salt Company is not responsible for damages, injury, or loss due to any use of Himalayan Salt products.

“Which grain size should I choose?” This is a question that is often asked, so to help you decide what's the best choice for you be sure to read this article.

 

Is there a price difference depending on grain size?  Generally, no.  Pricing is almost always the same no matter which grain size is selected.  The only exception to this is if there is a sale or special running on a specific salt and grain size.

I want to make my own salt scrub, which grain size should I use?  The fine grain (or extra fine if available) is best for scrubs.  This way you’ll create an exfoliating scrub but not one that is too abrasive for the skin.

Does the coarse grain contain a higher mineral content?  This is a common misconception as no matter what grain size you choose it will still have the same variety of minerals.  It originates from the same source and has the same quality as the coarse grain. The only difference would be that the finer grain sizes have been grinded smaller.

If I want to soak in a regular bath tub with salts which grain size should I use?  Any grain size is suitable for this so it’s really all a matter of preference of how quickly you want the grains to dissolve.  Fine grain is always going to dissolve faster.

I want to use the Himalayan Salt as a gourmet food salt.  Which size is best for this?  Our Himalayan Salts can be used for consumption.  The extra fine is a popular choice because it can go right in a salt shaker.  Any grain size that is larger would need to be put in a salt mill or grinder if it is to be sprinkled directly onto food.

Please check out this short video clip as CNN senior medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, explores the healing benefits of bathing with mineral rich Dead Sea Salts.  This segment includes a true testimonial from a psoriasis patient who has been bathing regularly with salts from the Dead Sea to treat his skin condition, with great results.  The film includes incredible photos that were taken before and after he began this completely natural bathing routine.

Why choose Dead Sea Bath Salts?
Dead Sea Salts carry many benefits, particularly when used as bath salts. Dead Sea Salts effectively treat many skin conditions, from eczema and psoriasis to everyday conditions such as oily or dry skin. Dead Sea salts are also known to soothe rashes, calm allergic reactions, minimize dandruff and treat acne. Dead Sea salts have been known to improve the appearance of cellulite, manage the appearance of swelling due to water retention, and even treat hair loss. In addition, Dead Sea salts detoxify your skin, drawing out dirt, pollutants and impurities from each pore.

In the chaos of today’s busy lifestyles we often become prone to cold and flu viruses that can leave us fatigued and uncomfortable. With the demands of our careers and families we don’t always have the luxury of taking a sick day to nurture our aching and exhausting symptoms. Often when it comes down to either going to work in a bit of misery or using up one of our treasured vacation days, we usually opt to drag ourselves out of bed and head to work.

 

A perfect way for those with a demanding schedule to combat the cold or flu virus is to pamper one's tired body with a Cold and Flu Bath Soak at the end of the day. 

Draw a bath to a comfortable temperature and add a couple handfuls of our Cold & Flu Bath Salts.  Post bath, enjoy a cup of your favorite tea to hydrate yourself and further help to comfort your symptoms.

 

Our Cold & Flu Bath Salts feature these therapeutic ingredients:

 

Vitamin C - To reduce the effects of the common cold, high in antioxidants

Lemon Essential Oil - Boosts the immune system and reduces inflammation

Eucalyptus Essential Oil - Boosts the immune system, relieves sore muscles

Tea Tree Essential Oil - A natural antiseptic, also boosts the immune system

Rose Hips - Packed with Vitamin C as well as A, D, and E

Hibiscus flower - High in antioxidants

Echinacea Root - Strengthens the immune system

Ginseng Root - Energizes the body

 

When you become run down, take care by lending 20-45 minutes of well deserved attention for YOU!

Storing your salts correctly is imperative to making sure that you get the longest shelf life out of your salts possible.

The packaging that we ship your salts in (whether it is our bulk re-sealable bags or PET jars with a screw top lid) are ideal for keeping the salts stored over a long period of time.

Salts scented with certain essential oils or fragrance oils can break materials down over time. We recommended the following materials for repackaging and storing your salts: PET, glass, or high quality polyester/polyethylene bags (this is the same type of bulk bags that we use).

Here are some other tips to storing and re-packaging salts:

DO:
-Keep salts well sealed in their packaging (air tight packaging is ideal)
-Store in a location that is dry
-Keep the salts out of direct sunlight

DON’T:
-Store salts in rooms/areas with high humidity or moisture
-Expose salts to undesirable odors as because of the porous nature of the salts, they will absorb the odor.
-Repackage salts and store in metal containers

About Clumping: We sell natural salts without additives and sometimes the finer grains may clump slightly over long periods of time. This is normal, if this happens simply break up the clumps and the salt should flow freely again and not clump for a long time. This is not an issue with medium or coarse grain salts.

Typical Shelf Life of Salts:

-Raw, Natural Salts (no color or scent) - If properly stored these salts don’t really have an expiration date, they’ll keep for years and years.

-Colored & Scented Bath Salts- These salts generally have a shelf life of anywhere between 6-24 months (color and scent may fade over time).

1.Tired achy sore muscles? Balance your mind and body with a cup or two of our Epsom Salt in a warm tub of water. Soak for at least 20 minutes to relax your body at and put your mind at ease. Spice it up with a few drops or Peppermint, Lavender or Eucalyptus Essential Oils, to make your bath experience a more therapeutic and sensual soak.

2.A simple extra step to cleaning your face: When cleaning your face at night, mix a half-teaspoon of Epsom Salt with your regular cleansing cream. Softly massage the mixture into your skin and rinse with cold water. This will kill germs, and unclog your pores for a more rejuvenated look and feel.

3.Hair treatment: Epsom Salt soaks up excess oil from your hair (oily hair can cause breakouts and acne when hair touches sensitive parts of the skin). Add 9 tablespoons of Epsom Salt to 1/2 cup of any hair shampoo. Apply one tablespoon of the liquid to your hair when it is dry. Rinse with cold water then apply your daily conditioner.

4.Fertilize your garden! Studies show that Epsom Salt can make roses bushier, pepper plants larger and lawns greener. You can either sprinkle 2 Tablespoons at the root or base of a plant/lawn or add 3 Tablespoons to a gallon of water, let it dissolve then saturate the roots of the plants/ lawn. This is a simple easy way to beautify your garden, why not try??

If you’re like me, I usually soak in a cool to luke warm bath, but on occasion I find myself yearning for that steamy hot soak, especially in the winter season.  Anytime you enjoy a hot bath it’s essential to drink water before, while and after soaking in the tub.

Studies have shown that soaking in a hot bath or hot tub/jacuzzi, is similar to exercising in some regards!  At a safe rate, soaking in hot water can increase circulation and blood flow, just as any typical exercise can do. So just as you would think to drink water before, during and after exercise, be sure to drink plenty of water during bath time!

The Romans knew it, as did the Victorians. Throughout the ages different cultures have all been aware of the importance of regular bathing. Bathing used to be a social event, where the great and the good relaxed together, discussed politics, the events of the day and even conspired to overthrow emperors. The ancients also recognized the health benefits of a good soak too. Of course, in today’s world we are far more private and bathing is a personal act, but it’s also becoming something that too few people do anymore.

In today’s busy world, the shower has become the preferred choice for people to get clean of a morning or evening. And why? Well, showers are quick of course. Turn on the shower, hop in, and within minutes you can be out and dry and racing to work. But getting clean is only part of the reason for bathing. Having a good soak in a bath with a good book and imagining you're on a cruise is not just good at getting rid of the daily sweat and grime, but it also provides plenty of benefits, both physical and mental.

Physical Benefits
Bathing provides many physical benefits that people who shower are simply not getting. A good long bath has great advantages for improving health and well-being. Unlike showering, a good soak opens the pores to the skin allowing the removal of toxins; this ensures healthier skin and can even providing relief from certain skin conditions. A good long soak in a hot bath also relaxes muscles, which helps to avoid injury when doing anything physical, while the heat from a warm bath is also good for the intestine, helping it to function properly and improving our digestion. This can help stave off the colonic conditions that are for too common in modern society.

Recent research has also shown other health benefits to bathing. A bath is highly effective at reducing blood sugar levels, essential for people suffering from diabetes. A ten minute soak has also been found to help stimulate blood circulation, which also keep us healthier. It also boosts the immune system, making us better prepared to stave off disease and infection. When we are ill, a good hot bath is one way of alleviating symptoms of various ailments. The steam helps decongest sinuses and can shorten the effects of cold and flu symptoms, while sufferers of arthritis and rheumatism find bathing relieves symptoms and eases pain.

Salts
If you use salts in a bath, you can further increase the health benefits, by ensuring your body is getting enough minerals. For example, natural minerals, such as magnesium and sulfate found in Epsom Salt, are not easily digested, but these are essential ingredients to keep our body healthy. Magnesium deficiency is responsible for high levels heart disease, stroke, osteoporosis and various other conditions. And according to the National Academy of Sciences, most of us are not getting enough due to our modern diets and lifestyles. Soaking in a bath that contains bath salts is the easiest way to boost intake of important minerals, which the skin easily absorbs.

Relaxing
As equally important to the physical benefits bathing provides us, is the advantages to our mental well-being. Stress is one of the biggest causes of serious health problems in the world, and we all suffer from it. Few other methods of relieving stress are as effective as taking a bath. Whether you are lying back for half an hour with some scented candles and dreaming of being on a Caribbean cruise, or relaxing with a good book and some music, the bath is the perfect place to unwind.

In today’s modern world, few people spend enough time alone and in private thought. Spending time to ourselves is essential for stress relief and mental well-being. The relaxation and tranquility of an uninterrupted bath enables us to get lost in our thoughts, which helps us work through our problems. Spending time relaxing alone, not only means we are more likely to be less stressed, but also it has other benefits.

It was in a bath that Archimedes first cried, “Eureka” at discovering his famous principle. A bath is the perfect place to think of new ideas, have creative thoughts or simply get lost in day dreaming. So many inventions, ideas and creative works were thought of in the bath. It’s the perfect place to think, and without it, many of the great works of literature, art and science would probably not have occurred. So before you hop in the shower, why not turn on the faucets and treat yourself - you deserve it.

Written by Isabella Woods for San Francisco Salt Company

Your poor skin. I mean, really – what other part of your body goes through as much as your skin does? You scrub it, you scratch it, you lather, rinse, and repeat. And the next day, you do it all over again. You’re not the only one picking on your skin – weather, sun exposure, pollution, and age itself, all take their toll on this delicate part of our bodies.

Our skin is our largest organ, and one that many of us take for granted. It regulates our temperature, protects us from the elements, and of course, it holds everything together. All too often, our skin is a reflection of poor diets, bad habits, and stress, creating fine lines and dry patches on otherwise youthful faces and bodies. During the course of each day, many factors contribute to unhealthy skin. Everything from central heating and air conditioning to dry winter weather depletes our skin of moisture and nutrients.

Most of us lead busy lives and seldom have the time to think about our skin.  We take quick, hot showers, wash ourselves with harsh soaps and follow up with a creamy moisturizer that promises to soothe and protect. We may actually be doing more harm than good: the hot shower actually robs our skin of moisture. Many soaps – even those that come in pretty packaging - strip away natural oils that keep our skin healthy. The moisturizer is a good idea, but not if you’re just putting the same moisture in that you just took out!

It’s the first thing we see each day, yet we seldom give it the pampering and attention it needs. For skin to be healthy, we must take the time to take care of it. So how can we make sure our skin is getting what it needs?

Bathing in sea salts, particularly Dead Sea salts, does wonders for the skin. Dead Sea salts are harvested from the southern end of the Dead Sea, where the water is filled with natural minerals. We all know that soaking in a hot bath makes us smell fresh, feel relaxed and leaves us feeling clean, but many people don’t know how baths with sea salts help restore, renew, and detoxify our skin from the inside out. A bath taken with Dead Sea salts can replenish these nutrients and restore moisture.

In addition to all this, Dead Sea salts contain minerals that have been proven to diminish the effects of aging, plumping up your skin’s outer layers just enough to minimize fine lines and creases. Dead Sea salts also increase your skin’s defense against the harsh effects of the environment while adding moisture, leaving your skin soft and supple with a healthy glow.

Try our Natural Spa Therapy line of bath salts, which are made from our exclusive Minera Dead Sea Salts – the highest quality of sea salts you will find. Minera Dead Sea Salts have not been processed, refined, or depleted of their natural minerals like many bath salts you’ll find. Don’t forget to drink plenty of water, eat lots of fruits and vegetables, and of course, pamper yourself! You’ll feel the difference immediately, and your skin will thank you for it.

SFSC announces new facility to accommodate their expanding food-grade salt division as the demand for natural gourmet sea salts continues to grow.

San Francisco, California (PRWEB)  August 21, 2011 -- Due to the increasing demand for quality food-grade sea salts, the San Francisco Salt Company, a leading sea salt manufacturer specializing in premium bath and spa products, has opened a second facility to accommodate storing and fulfilling orders for their growing gourmet salt division.

“I started the company in 2002, with a clear mission,” explains company Founder Lee Williamson. “To relax the world one bath at a time. Natural sea salt carries amazing benefits; bathing with them can relax sore muscles, relieve aches and pains, treat psoriasis, detoxify your skin, even elevate your mood and decrease stress. Many of these natural sea salts also provide incredible benefits when used in food as well. Due to the increasing requests of these salts from the gourmet industry and food enthusiasts alike, we have been expanding our line of gourmet salts over the last couple of years.”

Unfortunately, most table salts on the market today are stripped of their natural minerals and nutrients. However, natural sea salts contain trace minerals that are essential for the body’s functioning. The San Francisco Salt Company sells natural sea salts harvested around the world, such as Himalayan Salt, Fleur de Sel and Hawaiian Sea Salt among others from various exotic locations where salts are harvested. All their raw salts offered are 100% natural and do not contain any artificial additives.

When used in cooking, these mineral-rich natural sea salts are a healthier alternative to regular table salt. Williamson’s decision to expand his company’s product line to include gourmet salt seemed only natural, given he and his staff’s expertise in the salt industry. He notes, “There is a real shortage of high-quality food grade salts out there, they’re not easy accessible to the general public. Since we specialize in high quality sea salts for bathing, many of which happen to be food grade, it made sense for us to present customers with a new way to enjoy the benefits of natural sea salt.”

The San Francisco Salt Company now operates out of two separate facilities. The original bath salt lines are manufactured and shipped at their Union City facility. Their new Hayward facility is dedicated to the manufacturing and shipping of gourmet salts. They currently offer eleven types of gourmet salts and are continuing to expand their selection due to popular demand.

For more information about their gourmet salt products, the benefits of natural sea salt, and for a full range of bath products, visit San Francisco Salt Company online at: www.sfbsc.com, or call them at 1-800-480-4540.

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San Francisco Salt Company now offers a wide variety of gourmet, food-grade salts in retail size jars!

Each food grade salt is available in a variety of 3 different glass jars: 4oz Chic Jar, 4oz Shaker or 8oz Chef's Jar w/ wooden scoop (our product of the month!) to fufill your culinary needs!

Select from these fine Gourmet Salts:

Sherpa Pink Himalayan Salt
Fleur de Sel
Organic Celtic Salt
Pure Hawaiian Sea Salt
Alaea Hawaiian Salt
Black Hawaiian Salt
Pure Pacific Flake Salt
Pura Vida Guatemalan Salt
Mediterranean Sea Salt

And the best part?! All these great culinary salts are currently ON SALE + FREE SHIPPING (bulk too!)

Interested in larger wholesale discounts? Please give us a call at 1-800-480-4540 or email us at customerservice@sfbsc.com.

Fizzing, Foaming or Silky? Take your pick! San Francisco Salt Company offers the World’s largest selection of bath and salts.

Here’s a quick look at just 3 great bath soaks that offer a little something extra and stand out from the usual bath salts.

Fizzing Soak
Cool and fun! Add a handful (or two) of this effervescent bath soak to your bath and the water will become tingly. As you soak and enjoy this rejuvenating spa experience at home, the soak will help to soften your skin. Our Fizzing Soak is similar in effect to a bath bomb, but in a powder form.

Foaming Bath Salts
By adding a generous handful of our Foaming Bath Salts to a warm running bath, luxurious and fragrant bubbles will surround you in the tub sending you into pure bliss and deep relaxation. Ahh…..

Silky Soak Bath Salts
Adding a good handful of our Silky Soak to your bath will create the ultimate softening & silkening bath. Your bath water has never felt this good!

Click on the links above for more info on these great soaks and to see color and/or scent options for each so you can customize these products to your preferences.

Since introducing our bamboo jar products last year, many customers have requested that we offer free shipping on this line of products….Well, the wait is finally over! Now through the rest of June, we’re offering Free Shipping on all Bamboo Jar products! Stock up now to take advantage of the savings!

Our Eco Friendly Bamboo Jars are:

Durable and long-lasting
Beautiful, with a modern design
And can be filled again & again with your favorite spa products

Everyone needs a Bamboo Jar
Perfect for retailers, salon & spa owners, and individuals who would like to have a nice way to store their bath/spa salts and scrubs at home. They also make great gifts!

This month is a great time for anyone to get a bamboo jar…and we’ll pay the shipping!

 

We’re offering 40% off on mixed bags of our gorgeous African Pearl Salts in a variety of pearl sizes while supplies last!

Available in a 10 lb or 20 lb bulk bag, each bag will contain a blend of various fine, petite and pearl sizes of this amazing salt.

10 lbs regularly $59.95, on sale now for $35.00

20 lbs regularly $99.95, on sale now for $59.00

We have approximately 6,600 lbs of premium mixed variety pearl salts on sale.

What's the catch? These salts are random sizes so if you need to sort out the different sizes you may use some kind of a kitchen or vegetable sieve. It's easy to do, worth the huge savings, and you'll end up with a few different sizes to use!

Extreme heat and other conditions of Lake Assal, Africa create Salt Pearls which form their smooth, round shape naturally as they tumble on the water’s edge in a variety of different sizes. It's an absolutely gorgeous sea salt, with its pearl shape different from any other salt in the world! This 100% natural salt is 98.5%-99.5% pure Sodium Chloride with a variety of beneficial trace minerals making it an ideal choice for skin care and relieving tired and aching muscles.

To learn more about these beautiful salts or to buy, click here: Natural Pearl Salts 

Please Note: We will be closed Monday, May 30th in observance of Memorial Day.

During this time, orders can still be placed online as usual.  Our regular business hours will resume the following day on May 31st at 9:00 am (Pacific Time).

We wish everyone a fun & safe holiday weekend!

Sincerely,

The Team at San Francisco Salt Company

There’s been a great response from our customers since offering the bamboo jar as an eco-friendly packaging solution for bath salts, scrubs and other spa products. Since we released the bamboo jars at the end of last year, many of our customers requested that we also offer a bigger bamboo container for storing a larger amount of bulk product.

Well, our customers spoke and we listened! Because of their growing popularity, in addition to our 20 oz bamboo jar, we are now also offering a 42 oz bamboo jar!

And now, for even more good news, ALL of our eco-friendly bamboo products are currently on sale in celebration of Earth Day this month! Now through April 30th, save up to 30% on our bamboo jars and other bamboo products.

Visit our Bamboo Bath Salts Page to view more info.

For larger volume wholesale pricing on the bamboo products not shown on the web, please contact customer service at 1-800-480-4540 or at customerservice@sfbsc.com and we’d be happy to work with you to offer you the lowest price possible!

Thank you for reading our Bath Blog!

We would be happy to ship to you, anywhere! 

If you live abroad and would like to place an order, please do so by emailing us at
customerservice@sfbsc.com  or by calling us at 1.800.480.4540.  This will allow us to provide you with a special quote for shipping based on your location and order details.  Please keep in mind that we are not set up for international web orders.

Typically, the most economical way for us to ship internationally is to use US Mail flat rate boxes which can hold up to 20 lbs.  Depending on the actual items you order, this may vary as multiple items may fill the box before the maximum weight is met.

General pricing for frequently shipped-to countries in US dollars (for each flat rate box)*:

Canada $27.95
Mexico $27.95
China $45.50
Philippines $45.50
England (Great Britain and Northern Ireland) $45.50
New Zealand $45.50
Australia $45.50

*These prices are subject to change with fluctuating postage rates.

Special Note About Free Shipping Specials:  If you are ordering products that are currently on a Free Shipping special we would be happy to offer you a discounted shipping rate for international orders.  What we’ll do is subtract what the shipping cost would have been had we shipped within the US and just charge the difference!

Here are some important things to keep in mind when having your order shipped internationally:

-We are unable to verify international addresses with our shipping software; therefore, we require the complete Ship-To address in a written statement from the customer (via email) for all international orders. The shipping label(s) will be created to match the exact address which is provided by the customer. The San Francisco Bath Salt Company is not responsible for shipments that are undeliverable because of an invalid, incomplete or undeliverable address.

 -Though we have never had an international shipment lost in transit, we cannot guarantee delivery or condition of product upon arrival.

-Any taxes, duties or other costs incurred on arrival through international shipping are at the customer's expense.

-All orders need to be paid in US dollars by credit card or Paypal.

For other customer service and bathing frequently asked questions, click here: FAQ

I often get asked if there is any way to incorporate Dead Sea Salt into the lotion that we use on a daily basis, to give skin an extra boost with all of the different healing properties and minerals that Dead Sea Salt offers, other than soaking the body in it. The answer is yes!
 
Below is an easy recipe that will only take minutes to create:
 
What is needed:
8 oz- unscented lotion
2 tablespoons hot purified water
3 tablespoons Fine Grain- Dead Sea Salt 
3 drops of your desired Essential Oil
Bowl with mixing utensil (your hands are the best tool)
Container/bottle/jar to store the finished product in
 
For additional skincare benefits, you can add in the following too:
1 Tablespoon Aloe Vera Gel
1 Teaspoon Almond Oil and or Coconut Oil
 
Instructions:
In a bowl- Add the Dead Sea Salt with hot water and mix until the salt has completely dissolved. You will notice that the solution will be thicker and off-white in color.
Then, add the lotion into the bowl and incorporate everything together until the mixture is equally mixed. Add the Essential Oil into the blend once all of the other ingredients have been added.
Store in a sealed jar, and enjoy the pleasures from the Dead Sea!

What Makes the Sea Salty?

Click the link above to check out this fun video from Yahoo News to find the answer to the question!

The ocean has gathered its salt over billions of years from rivers flowing into the sea, bringing salt as well as other minerals with them. This same phenomenon can occur inland creating salted lakes like the Dead Sea (yes, the dead sea is actually a lake!)

A lot of people still question: Why is salt being added to desserts & sweet baked goods? Well, just as salt is essential for cooking, it is essential for baking. If you are looking for a great tasting, sturdy, and a longer lasting pastry, a small pinch of salt is the way to go!

That small amount of salt can make the biggest difference and go a long ways, changing the intensity of flavor from chocolate to chocolate-ier, vanilla to vanilla- ier, or fruity to fruity-ier, etc. Salt doesn't only act with the sweetening agents in a recipe, but it also cuts through the bitterness that may be present and therefore makes the recipe sweeter.

For instance, if you weren't to use salt in baking your goods, a Brioche or Pie will be tough and dense with a hard crust, a puff pastry will taste flat and greasy and the color will not be as enhanced. If you ask any baker, it is almost guaranteed that salt is their number one rule of thumb.

Below are some great Gourmet Salts to lend a helping hand with your sweet delicacies:

-Fleur De Sel
-Sherpa Himalayan Salt- Fine Grain
-Grey Sea Salt- Fine Grain
-Pure Hawaiian Salt- Fine Grain

 

This month there are tons of sales on new and existing favorite products! 

To name just a few of our current specials... We have our new Natural Pearl Salts and French Fleur de Sel on special, with introductory pricing.  Our popular Muscle Soak Bath Salts, 16 oz Jars of Signature Bath Salts and Bamboo Jars are all on sale, too!

Check out our Specials page for a preview of our current deals and be sure to surf the entire website to find all sales, specials and free shipping offers! You can also get notification on new products, sales/specials and other cool bathing info by signing up for our email newsletter on our home page.

Please note:  We will be closed on Monday, February 21st in observance of President’s Day. Regular business hours will resume on Tuesday, February 22nd.

Bath salts and drugs labeled as 'bath salts' are two entirely different products. San Francisco Bath Salt Company re-visits this issue, distinguishing the differences between the two and explaining what makes a product a 'true' bath salt.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA (PRWEB) February 4, 2011 -- Adding bath salts to your bath is one of the most natural and inexpensive ways to treat yourself to a little “me time”. Concerned that the recent headlines from reports by the Associated Press associating bath salts with drugs could create confusion among the public, San Francisco Bath Salt Company, a leading manufacturer and supplier of bath salts, believes that it’s important to clarify that a bath salt is not a drug that can be abused as a method of getting high; bath salts and drugs that are being sold under the name of ‘bath salts’ are two completely different products.

“It’s important for consumers to know that you cannot get high on actual bath salts such as those offered by the San Francisco Bath Salt Company or any other reputable bath and body company. We want to make it very clear that what people are choosing to get high on are drugs made of designer chemicals that have merely been labeled as ‘bath salts’ by some unscrupulous companies attempting to manipulate the system. They are not bath salts at all. The media is having a hay day with this with headlines like ‘Bath Salts a Growing Drug Problem’ and ‘Bath Salts Pose Big Risk to Teens’. Bath salts are not the problem, bath salts are not being abused and bath salts are not ‘the new cocaine’. The chemicals found in these drugs would never be found in a legitimate bath salt or even used in a bath to provide any benefit,” says Lee Williamson of the San Francisco Bath Salt Company.

So, then as a consumer, how can you distinguish between what are actual bath salts and what are bath salt drugs? “If you are looking to purchase legitimate bath salts it is highly unlikely that you would ever even come across a drug that has been labeled as a bath salt. However, there are a few ways to spot these drugs. One of the most obvious signs that it is not an actual bath salt is that these drugs are usually packaged in extremely small amounts (milligrams), yet are outrageously expensive. There is a significant difference when comparing pricing to size between a legitimate bath salt and these drugs. As an example, a 16 ounce jar of actual bath salts typically retails for only $10-$20. Just some of the reported names of these drugs include Ivory Wave, Hurricane Charlie, Red Dove or White Lightning and they are often found at drug paraphernalia shops, adult stores and gas stations.

“Another important thing to keep in mind, when searching for a genuine and legitimate natural bath salt, is that it’s always best to select one where the first and foremost ingredient is some variation of salt, such as Sea Salt, Epsom Salt, or Dead Sea Salt. Choosing a natural bath salt where the main ingredient is salt is the best way to ensure you are getting a ‘true bath salt’ which is essentially harnessing the many therapeutic benefits of oceanic salt water. Any bath additive intended for bathing in, where the main ingredient is not some variation of salt, should really be considered a ‘bath soak’”, says Lee Williamson.

San Francisco Bath Salt Company offers the largest selection of bath and spa salts in the world. Their array of salts includes raw, natural salts like Dead Sea Salt, Himalayan Salt, Epsom Salt, French Sea Salt, Pacific Sea Salt, and many other salts from around the globe. They also have a wide variety of Signature Salts that have been infused with various essential or fragrance oils, natural herbs, extracts or vitamins and other beneficial and therapeutic ingredients. In addition to their unique line of Signature Salts they manufacture and private label for many companies in the beauty industry.

One of San Francisco Bath Salt Company’s most popular bath salts, ‘Muscle Soak’, contains just three ingredients: Epsom Salt, Eucalyptus Essential Oil and Peppermint Essential Oil. With nothing impossible to pronounce in this list of all-natural ingredients, this simple combination creates a bath salt ideal for helping to soothe tired and aching muscles. “Our motto here at San Francisco Bath Salt Company is ‘keep it simple’,” says Lee Williamson, “We strive to make affordable, high quality products while keeping the list of ingredients short, recognizable and safe.”

There are countless benefits for the skin, mind and body that can be achieved by adding bath salts to your bath. With such a wide variety of natural salts around the world, each is unique in mineral composition offering different advantages to bathing with the different salts. For more information on bath salts please visit San Francisco Bath Salt Company’s website at http://www.sfbsc.com where they have extensive information on each of their different salts and many articles about the benefits of bathing with bath salts. You may also contact them by phone at 1-800-480-4540.

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San Francisco Bath Salt Company sets the record straight on the differences between True Bath Salts and the 'Bath Salt' Drugs that have become cause for concern across the nation.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA (PRWEB) January 25, 2011 -- You may have recently heard about a growing problem with a product marketed as a ‘bath salt’ in the news as reported by the Associated Press that is being used as a legal way for teenagers and young adults to get high. Specializing in the manufacturing and selling of bath salts, San Francisco Bath Salt Company feels that it is important to respond to the reports that are circulating on behalf of the bathing community. They’re aiming to set the record straight for consumers, clarifying the differences between real bath salts and essentially drugs merely being labeled as ‘bath salts’.

The fake ‘bath salts’ being sold across the country can be extremely dangerous and addictive.  “These are not your typical bath salts, or really even bath salts at all,” says Lee Williamson of San Francisco Bath Salt Company.  With reported inconspicuous names like Ivory Wave, Red Dove, Bliss and Vanilla Sky, many of these so-called ‘bath salts’ causing concern contain Mephedrone and Methylenedioxypyrovalerone (aka MDPV) or other potentially harmful ingredients. Though the fake ‘bath salts’ are often labeled “not for human consumption,” they are being purchased with the intent to be snorted, injected or smoked by individuals, causing extreme effects, some of which are equivalent to abusing methamphetamine, such as hallucinations, paranoia, suicidal thoughts, agitation and increased heart rate.

News articles about this drug are being re-written again and again with ‘Bath Salts’ boldly in the headlines. With the term ‘bath salts’ being thrown around rather loosely, there seems to be confusion surrounding the difference between what are real bath salts and what are drugs. “What we would like to stress is that based on our knowledge and research so far, the substances being sold as bath salts that induce drug like behavior are not actually ‘bath salts’ at all. You would not find any of these ingredients in any legitimate bath salts. You would also not find any of these fake ‘bath salts’ being sold or manufactured by any reputable brand. What seems to be happening is that some company is putting together alarming designer chemicals to create a drug that is then simply labeled as a bath salt to get it into stores that sell drug paraphernalia and other related products,” says Lee Williamson.

“Oddly enough, we didn’t even find any evidence to suggest that these fake ‘bath salts’ even contain Sodium Chloride (Sea Salt), Magnesium Sulfate (Epsom Salt), or any combination of those two, which are generally staple ingredients of a typical and true bath salt. As the authority on bath salts, we believe this is terribly misleading. By labeling these products as ‘bath salts’ it appears that creators of these products are able to manipulate the system and that is just plain wrong,” says Lee Williamson.

There is much concern as the sale of these fake ‘bath salt’ drugs expands throughout the U.S.  These fake ‘bath salts’ have already been banned in the United Kingdom, Israel, Australia, Canada and other countries.  Here in the U.S., lawmakers are considering banning these types of fake ‘bath salts’ in several states and Louisiana has already succeeded in outlawing these fake ‘bath salt’ labeled products due to the high number of cases of exposure to these chemicals reported to the state’s poison center in the final months of last year.

San Francisco Bath Salt Company is concerned that all the media reports about the growing drug problem with ‘bath salts’ will create an unwarranted fear that all bath salts are dangerous. “There are legitimate companies, like ours, offering real bath salts that are completely unrelated to these fake bath salts and cannot not be used as a way to get high,” says Lee Williamson.

To set the record straight and put all the (real) bath salt enthusiasts mind’s at ease, San Francisco Bath Salt Company has and will always only use premium quality salts, fragrance and essential oils and other worthy ingredients in their products to ensure product safety for their customers. They do not use any illegal substances or any of the following potentially harmful substances in any of their bath salts or other bath and body products including:

3,4-Methylenedioxymethcathinone (Methylone)
3,4  Methyenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV)
4-Methylmethcathinone (Mephedrone)
4-Methoxymethcathinone
4-Fluoromethcathinone
3-Fluoromethcathinone

The intention of a true bath salt such as the bath salts that San Francisco Bath Salt Company offers (and their philosophy) is that by adding bath salts to the bath you are, in essence, re-creating ocean water and harnessing its power and its many beneficial minerals and properties right into your bath at home. Bath salts are great for skin care and can help those with skin conditions such as acne, psoriasis and eczema.  They can also detoxify the skin and remove impurities, making the skin soft and supple.  Soaking in a warm bath and adding some bath salts is also one of the most natural and cost effective ways to relax the mind and body and help soothe tired and aching muscles.

For more information about real bath salts and their benefits visit San Francisco Bath Salt Company’s website www.sfbsc.com or call 1-800-480-4540.

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Forget chocolates and red roses this year; give her something cleverly original this Valentine’s Day- Natural Pearl Salts!

New to SFBSC, the Pearl Salts are absolutely stunning. Unlike most sea salts, Pearl Salts form naturally in a round (pearl) shape. Harvested from Lake Assal located in East Africa, these salts obtain their unique shape due to the extreme weather conditions of this area.

This salt is 100% natural and contains a variety of trace minerals so the special someone who receives these wonderful bath salts will enjoy all the benefits that bathing with sea salts can provide for the skin as it helps to remove impurities by detoxifying and cleansing the skin, leaving it softer and more supple. Bathing with sea salts is also a great way to relax as it helps in relieving those tired, sore muscles.

Complete the gift by presenting it in one of our beautiful (and eco-friendly, too!) bamboo jars.

Most orders will ship same or next day (depending on the time the order is placed) so there’s still plenty of time to receive orders in time for Valentine’s Day (February 14th)!

We've been busy adding even more products to our website this week to offer to you all!

Just arrived, we have:

Natural Pearl Bath Salts
Unique to anything we've ever had before! Pearl Salts form naturally in a round shape in Africa's Lake Assal due to extreme hot & dry temperatures, wind and pressure.  We'll be offering 3 sizes: Fine, Petite, and Pearl. The Fine Grain is perfect for use in exfoliating body scrubs as it rolls on the skin gently due to its round shape. The Petitie (coming soon!) is beautiful and perfect for use as a bath salt and because of its shape & size it looks wonderful when displayed in jars. The Pearl size is breath taking due to its considerable size and looks amazing in retail jars, it dissolves at a much slower rate in the bath but its beauty makes it worth the wait. Select the fine grain for use in Jacuzzis or spas.

Fleur de Sel
French for "Flower of Salt" this exceptional gourmet salt is recognized as the "cavier of salts".  Fleur de Sel is hand hand collected from the Guerande Marshes in France where this salt is harvested by skimming only the very surface of the salt ponds, obtaining the salt crystals formed on the top layer. This salt is naturally formed in a fine grain and is never crushed or washed. Certified organic by Nature & Progres in France, a strict certification process to ensure purity and excellence.

Valentine's Day Bath Salts
Four new romantic soaks to share with someone you love (or treat yourself)! Choose from: For My Sweet Pea, Pomegranate Passion, Butterfly Kisses and Sweet Talk.  Pick your favorite Valentine's Day Bath Salts, as each salt is completely different. Available in bulk value sizes (on sale + free shipping right now!) or with our bamboo jar for a perfect gift (also on sale)... Plan ahead for this special day- Valentine's Day is February 14th.

Please Note: We will be closed Monday, January 17th in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday.  Regular business hours will resume on Tuesday, January 18th. 

 

You may have asked yourself, “I wonder if my dog can get the same benefits from soaking in bath salts, just as I would?” The answer is yes!  Carefully blended, Dead Sea Salt with a combination of Tea Tree and Eucalyptus Essential Oils can help to ease that itchy dry skin that your poor pup may be enduring over time.

Bathing your dog in this blend of Dead Sea Salt and Essential Oils is a great, all-natural remedy that helps relieve irritated skin, itchiness and one of the most pesty problems we deal with most, FLEAS and TICKS!

Tea Tree and Eucalyptus Essential Oils are in fact, more natural and a lot safer that many top brand flea and tick control products you find at many pet stores. The Dead Sea Salt is a double bonus to the blend, as this can help most skin conditions and soothe their tired achy muscles and joints.
 
Ingredients:
Bowl
Mixing utensil
1-2 cups- Dead Sea Salt- Fine or Coarse Grain
5 Drops Tea Tree Essential Oil
5 Drops Eucalyptus Essential Oil
 
Instructions:
Mix the above components evenly, pour into a warm tub of water. While bathing your dog, gently massage the bath water onto your dog’s body while having them soak in the tub for at least 10 minutes, (the longer, the better) then rinse.

Using Shampoo and Conditioner is optional, but not necessary.

In case you’re still working on getting a few last minute holidays gifts together or you’re ready to take advantage of some great year-end specials to treat yourself after these hectic past few weeks, we have many wonderful deals on popular products for you to choose from!

You can always get a quick overview of our current sales on our Specials page. For a quick reference, here is a little preview of just a few of our sales running now through January 1st:

Spa Therapy Closeout- Save 66%! Choose from a variety of great bath soaks
Spa Therapy- 16 oz jars now only $3.49 ea.
Spa Therapy- 2 lb bulk bags just $4.99 ea.

Holiday Bulk Bath Salts- Now 30% Off

Bamboo Jars & Products-
All currently on sale, plus save an additional 10% when you use coupon code “bamboo” at checkout.

Sherpa Pink Himalayan Salt-
50 lbs Fine Grain $99 + Free Shipping
25 lbs Any Grain $54.99 + Free Shipping

Minera Dead Sea Salt-
20 lbs $36.99 + Free Shipping

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Wishing you all a Happy New Year! From the team at San Francisco Bath Salt Company

Please note that our office will be closed on Friday, December 31st and as always we are also closed on weekends. During this time orders may be placed over the web. We will be back in the office and resuming our normal business hours on Monday, January 3rd... but remember, the last day of this year end special is Saturday, January 1st!

Our bamboo product comparison can help you decide which bamboo product best suites your needs.

Empty Bamboo Jar - Ready to Fill:
Description: Empty Bamboo Jar. Salt and belly band* not included.
Choose this option if you already have salt to fill the jar or you'd like to select your own bulk salt from the hundreds of options available. This jar is not only great for storing your bath salts, it's perfect for scrubs, muds and so much more!
*Add a belly band for that finishing touch once you fill your bamboo jar for $1.00

Retail & Gift - Bamboo Jar with 22 oz Signature Salts:
Description: Bamboo Jar filled with 22 oz of salt.  Choose from 7 different popular Signature Salts. Includes belly band around jar.
Choose this quick option for a retail product or to give as a gift.

Special - Empty Bamboo Jar with 2 lb Bulk Refill Bag:
Description: Empty Bamboo Jar that includes a 2 lb bulk bag to fill the container with.  Choose from 17 different Signature Salts. Includes belly band around canister.
Choose this option for a larger selection of salt choices.  Great for a retail product or to give as a gift.

Variety Pack 3 - Empty Bamboo Jar with 3 x 2 lb Bulk Refill Bags:
Empty Bamboo Jar that includes 3, 2 lb bulk bags for refilling the canister. Select from 17 different Signature Salts (all 3 can be the same salt, or you can choose up to 3 different salts). Includes belly band. Choose this option for more salt choices and multiple refill bags of salts. Great for those who love taking baths often and/or like to try a variety of different bath salts!

Use coupon code: bamboo at checkout for 10% off bamboo products, for a limited time.

For larger, wholesale orders of quantities higher than shown on the web, contact us at 1-800-480-4540 for volume pricing.

 

A few Gift Ideas for the Holiday Season
 
Can you believe that it's that time of year again?! Are you wondering what you're going to do for gifts this year?

Fortunately, we have put together a gift guide to help you decide what to buy for those who could benefit from receiving a gift that will help them to relax, unwind and finally enjoy a little alone time.
 

Gift Ideas for Him:
Spa Therapy: Muscle Soak- Ideal for soothing muscle aches and pains
Acai Berry Infused Dead Seas Salts- Helps to rid the body of harmful toxins and is great for skincare.
Sendai Spa- Namaste Salts- Great for relaxation with a wonderful Rosemary Mint essential oil blend.
 
The scents of these bath soaks are popular choices among men but are great for women, too!
 
 
Gift Ideas for Her:
Sleep Lavender Bath Salts- Great for a before bed bath to ensure a peaceful night's sleep
Silky Soaks- Leave the skin silky smooth and are available in 24 colors & scents!
Skin Nourishing Milk Baths- For a skin nourishing and calming soak.  3 scents to choose.
 

To complete the gift package you can add a Re-fillable, eco-friendly bamboo jar with the bulk salts. The bamboo jar is decorative and practical way to store the salts, keeping the salts fresh and readily available to use. 
 

Creative Gifts:
Give a more personalized and fun gift by layering our famous Artisan Salts in a clear jar/bottle. Customize it just for them using their favorite colors and scents!
 
Still not sure on which bath salt to choose?

Bath Salt Bouquet:
Surprise them with more than one type of bath salt with our Bath Salt Bouquet! Our Bouquet comes with samples of a 10 different bath salts from our Spa Therapy line, ensuring they will find the salts that best suite their preferences.
 
Sendai Gift Set:
Our Sendai Spa Line, Namaste Gift Set is great for him or for her. With a variety of products from our most popular scent from our Sendai Line: Rosemary and Mint. A relaxing aroma for the mind and body. This Gift set includes bath salts, an exfoliating scrub, a body wash, and a skin nourishing body lotion.

Place your order no later than Monday, December 20th to receive your order by December 25th!
 
   

San Francisco Bath Salt Company's innovative new packaging reduces plastic consumption, makes taking a luxury bath more affordable and fills the missing void between bulk and retail bath products.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA (PRWEB) November 24, 2010

The San Francisco Bath Salt Company, with the largest online selection of bath, spa & shower salts in the world, introduces innovative custom bamboo jars as a modern and Eco-friendly solution to packaging and storing bath and spa products.

"Our business has become very successful in manufacturing and supplying quality bath salts and scrubs in bulk value sizes to both retail and wholesale clientele. However, although we excel in our choice and quality of bath salts, we have always been missing an innovative retail option that stood out from the crowd." says Lee Williamson, Founder and CEO of San Francisco Bath Salt Company. "With our new reusable custom bamboo jar, our retail and spa customers now have the perfect option that compliments our hundreds of bath salts."

Customers will not only reduce their cost per bath by purchasing salts in bulk and having a single container to refill continuously, they will also be doing their part to help the planet. With the growing number of environmentally conscious consumers, bamboo has gained recognition as a sustainable alternative to plastics and other materials which negatively impact the environment. The custom bamboo jars are very earth friendly and have the additional advantage of refilling with, many other bath and body products such as scrubs, muds, and soaps.

"Because of the natural beauty of the bamboo jars, and potential to use with so many other products, we have been getting many requests in the last month from other companies to purchase our bamboo for their own use," says Williamson. "With the amount of plastic that is used in the bath and body industry, many green thinking companies are now looking for other packaging options and our bamboo jars have been the answer."

There are a variety of products now available in the bamboo jars on SFBSC's website, just in time for the holiday season. "Whether for personal use, to give as gifts, or for retailers, salons and spas there is a bamboo product for everyone," says Williamson. "One of our most popular products is actually the empty bamboo jar which customers then use to fill with any one of our products."

San Francisco Bath Salt Company was founded in 2002. They are passionate about spreading the word on the countless natural benefits of bathing with sea salts. In addition to their online store which offers all of SFBSC's products, including Dead Sea Salt and Himalayan Salt, they also have a retail store located on the famous Pier 39 in San Francisco which hosts 24 bath salts in an interactive "create your own concept". All products are manufactured in Union City, CA. Their customer base includes large hotel chains, top brand name retailers, professional day spas, small business enterprises and the general public.
For more information and to view their new bamboo bath salts visit San Francisco Bath Salt Company's website at http://www.RelaxTheWorld.com or call 1-800-480-4540.

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Our biggest sale of the is here! Most items are on sale 5%-50% off!

Be sure to place your order during these next few days to take advantage of HUGE SAVINGS and FREE SHIPPING on many of our products now through Tuesday, November 30th.

Visit our Specials page to view most sale items and surf the website to find all items that are on sale or have free shipping!

Please note:  Our office will be closed on Thursday, November 25th and Friday, November 26th for the Thanksgiving Holiday and as always we are also closed on weekends. During this time orders may be placed over the web. We will be back in the office on Monday, November 29th if you'd like to place your order over the phone. Remember, the last day of the big sale is Tuesday, November 30th!

A selection of our most popular Signature Bath Salts are now available in 16 oz retail/gift jars!

Just in time for the holiday season, these jars of bath salts make perfect gifts for that special someone who deserves some relaxation!

For retailers: Interested in wholesale pricing for larger quantities of these jars?  Contact us at customerservice@sfbsc.com or 800-4804540 for volume pricing.

Our 16 oz jars are now available for the following Signature Bath Salts:

Skin Nourishing Milk Baths in Luscious Lavender, Green Tea Fusion or Dulce de Leche

Pure Organics Bath Soaks in Lavender Bliss, Eucalyptus & Peppermint, or Grapefruit Mandarin

             Acai Berry Infused Dead Sea Salts                                  Cold & Flu Bath Soak

                     Sleep Lavender Salts                                                    Muscle Soak

10% Off All Bamboo Products This Month!

We're having a special introductory sale on our 4 new eco-friendly bamboo products.  Now through the end of the month, save 10% off the regular price.

Use coupon code: bamboo at check-out for the discount.

For questions about wholesale or large volume orders of any of our new bamboo products please give us a call us at:
1-800-480-4540 or email us:  customerservice@sfbsc.com

We now have TONS of options for low volume private label, available for order right over the web!

Our quick & easy, low volume private label option, which starts at just 50 units, was created to accommodate our customers looking to purchase pre-packaged/private label bath salts who are not quite ready to meet our minimum order for custom manufacturing projects (typically a 500 piece minimum).

How it Works:

1. Choose Your Salt- We have a great selection of wonderful and popular bath salts for you to choose from for this low volume private label option. Select from: Calpsa Deluxe, Minera Deluxe, Calspa Foaming, Epsoak Deluxe, Silky Soaks, Scented Worldspa, Artisan Salts, and a selection of our Signature Salts!

2. Choose your container: 4 different jars/sizes to choose from.

3. We will then fill your selected salt in the container of your choice and ship the jars of bath salts to you without labels so that you can apply your own labels once you receive them.

Speedy Turnaround: 

Most orders will ship within 3 days after you order!

To order, or for more information on this low volume private labeling program and for pricing, visit our Low Volume Private Label Bath Salts page.

Have questions about this new program? We’d be happy to help you! Feel free to email your questions to us at customerservice@sfbsc.com or give us a call at 1.800.480.4540.

This question comes up from time to time and in our 8 years of being in the bath salt business we've never heard of any issues arising from using bath salts with septic tank systems nor have we any data that would suggest that using bath salts with septic tanks would be a problem.

There are many different septic systems out there so we can't 100% guarantee that frequent or prolonged use of bath salts wouldn't affect certain septic systems. If you have any concerns we recommend you doing further research on this based on your specific septic system.

Our French Grey Sea Salts are organic, hand harvested, and 100% natural and unrefined...

We are currently offering our lowest price yet on our authentic Le Guerande Grey Sea Salts from France!  Now 30%, you won’t find these salts at a better price anywhere else in the U.S.!

Our gourmet food-grade Grey Sea Salts are now as low as $2.27 per pound when you buy 60 pounds or more! Plus, get Free Shipping when you purchase 10 or more pounds of this amazing salt!

For more wonderful Gourmet Food Salts and specials click here:  Gourmet Food Salts

“Take the salt mill. Use it. A small amount goes a long way.”  Chef Gordon Ramsey, from the show MasterChef America, Season 1, Episode 1

It’s true! A pinch or two of a great salt can turn an average dish into an amazingly tasty and satisfying meal.

The San Francisco Salt Company has a variety of wonderful and unique gourmet food salts from around the world! 

Our Gourmet Salt Selection:

Sherpa Pink Himalayan Salt       Light Pink Himalayan Salt

French Grey Sea Salt        Ibiza European Sea Salt

Alaea Hawaiian Salt       Black Hawaiian Salt

                                           Utah Red Salt

Each of these delectable salts is available in a variety of grain sizes.  Choose the smallest grain available for a salt that will work right in your salt shaker.  Or, select the larger grain sizes to put the salt into a mill or grinder.

We are excited to announce the latest addition to our gourmet salt selection- two very unique salts from Hawaii!

 Alaea (pronounced “a-LAY-a”) Hawaiian Red Salt

Traditional Alaea Hawaiian Red Sea Salt’s unique flavor is ideal for seasoning a variety of foods, especially when it comes to meat. It is widely used in Hawaii as a key seasoning for many of their native dishes including the kalua pig, poke, and Hawaiian jerky.  It’s also used commonly for preserving.

Hawaiian volcanic clay called “alae” is added to this salt to enhance the salt with iron-oxide which gives the salt its extraordinary red color. Though adding the alae clay does not affect the taste of the salt, it does increase the health benefits of the salt by providing a source of digestible dietary iron.

Black Hawaiian Lava Salt

The smokey flavor of our Black Hawaiian Lava Salt is great for seasoning salads and vegetables, sushi, seafood, meats and more! It also makes a beautiful presentation for entrees when used as a garnish.

This salt obtains its natural and dramatic coloring from the activated charcoal added to the salt which is a known antitoxin and digestive aid.

Both of these salts are currently on FREE SHIPPING for the 10lb or 25lb bag sizes.

 Visit our Gourmet Salt page for more information on these two wonderful new salts.

Right now we have tons of great sales, specials and free shipping offers going on!  Whether you prefer raw, natural salts or bath salts with color and scent, we have great deals for you!

Here is a preview of just a few of our products on sale now:

 
Bulk raw, natural salts

Sherpa Pink Himalayan Salt Overstock
Small Grain (1-2mm)
25 lbs now $44.99 + FREE SHIPPING
50 lbs now $79.99 + FREE SHIPPING
100 lbs now $139.99 + FREE SHIPPING

Minera Dead Sea Salt
Coarse Grain
20 lbs now $39.99 + FREE SHIPPING

Signature Salts

Muscle Soak
20 lbs now $42.99!

Organic Lavender Dead Sea Salts
20 lbs now $49.99 + FREE SHIPPING

 Artisan Salts

Choose from 24 scents and colors!
25 lbs now $39.99 + FREE SHIPPING

Visit our Specials page to view more of our current specials and check the rest of the web too for sales and free shipping on even more products that may not appear on the specials page! Hurry and place an order for your favorites now as these specials are for a limited time only…

We will be closed Monday, September 6th in observance of Labor Day.

During this time, orders can still be placed online as usual.  Our regular business hours will resume the following day on September 7th at 9:00 am (Pacific Time).

We wish everyone a fun & safe holiday weekend!

Sincerely,

The Team at SFBSC

We now offer our 100% pure Sherpa Pink Himalayan Bath Salts with your choice of scent!

Choose from 5 popular scents (more choices to be available soon!):

Lavender Essential Oil
Eucalyptus & Peppermint Essential Oil Blend
Ocean Breeze Fragrance
Lemon Essential Oil
Gardenia Fragrance

Add a scent for only $5.00 for ANY size bag of Sherpa Pink Himalayan Bath Salt!

FREE SHIPPING for a limited time on all raw, natural Dead Sea Salt quantities of 10 lbs or more!

Plus, additional savings right now on select sizes of the Coarse Grain (we have a lot of the coarse grain in stock!)  

Dead Sea Salt- Coarse Grain
20 lb Bulk Bag
on sale now for $39.99 ($2 per pound)
with FREE SHIPPING 
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Dead Sea Salt- Coarse Grain
Full Pallet of 2,310 lbs
on sale now for $1,899.99 ($0.82 per pound)
with FREE SHIPPING

 
Visit our Dead Sea Salt Page for current pricing on all quantities.

Getting ready to place an order but not sure just exactly what you want to order?  You can get sample sizes prior to placing a large bulk order right over the web!

We know how helpful samples can be in deciding what grain size, color, or scent you are looking for- especially if you are looking to start carrying bath salts for your business or need salts for a special event that you are planning, so we’ve made a variety of our samples readily available for you to order at a small charge.

Our available samples can be found under Sample Products on our home page:

Raw Natural Salt Samples

Color Samples

Scent Cards

Signature Salt Samples

Scrubs & Mud Samples


Need further assistance on putting together an order?  Contact us and we’d be happy to help.  You can reach customer service by phone at 1-800-480-4540 or by email at customerservice@sfbsc.com

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Our Spa Therapy bath salts have been great sellers over the last few years but it’s time for a change!  The current spa therapy line as we know it is coming to an end, allowing for an updated Spa Therapy line with a new look and feel along with other fresh new signature salts to take their place.

We’ll continue to sell the existing spa therapy salts until we run out of labels... Stock up on your favorites now while they’re still here!

Spa Therapy 16 oz Jars - Qty 8  on sale now for $31.92, just $3.99 ea!

Spa Therapy 2lb Bags  -   Qty 8  on sale now for $47.92, just $5.99 ea!

The 16 oz jars and 2 lb bags available make great gifts for friends and family (don’t forget the holidays are just around the corner!). 

Or, retail them in your stores!  Suggested retail price for the 16 oz jar is $11.95.  The 2 lb bag can retail for $14.95.

Choose 8 of all one scent or get 1 of each!

Moondreams
Citrus Crush
Rosemary Mint
Rose Garden
Skincare
Detox
Tranquility
Rainforest

Find a description of each of the salts here (continue to click on each different salt for ingredients list):  Spa Therapy Details

Hurry!  We’re now down to 5 scents on our Production Overstock Special Blends

All overstock salts are an uncolored (natural white) blend of Pacific Sea Salt, Dead Sea Salt, Epsom Salt, and European Salt with the scent of your choice. The 5 Remaining Scents:

Lavender (Essential Oil)
Magnolia (Phthalate-Free Fragrance)
Ocean Breeze (Phthalate-Free Fragrance)
Mango (Fragrance)
China Rain (Fragrance)

Still just $29.99 for 20 lbs of Salt + FREE SHIPPING!  This unique blend of salts has been selling fast and won’t be available for too much longer!

We have a huge overstock on some of our popular in-house blends of bath salts!

This special production overstock blend contains a unique assortment of Pacific Sea Salt, Dead Sea Salt, Epsom Salt, and European Sea Salt. On sale now: 20 lbs for just $29.99 + Free Shipping!

... with 11 Great Scents to Choose From:



Lavender (Essential Oil)

NEW! Hampton Beach (Phthalate-Free Fragrance)

Green Tea (Fragrance)

Magnolia (Phthalate-Free Fragrance)

Ocean Breeze (Phthalate-Free Fragrance)

Mango (Fragrance)

China Rain (Fragrance)

Lemon (Essential Oil)

Gardenia (Fragrance)

Rose (Phthalate-Free Fragrance)

Oatmeal Milk & Honey (Fragrance)

Stock up on your favorites now while supplies last!

We’re often asked which essential oils are used to make up our array of natural EO blends. This information can be found on the custom bath salt pages by clicking on the link “Essential Oils and/or Fragrance Oils” in the ingredients list. 

For a quick reference, I have noted each blend below, too!





100% Natural Essential Oil Blends

Citrus Crush ~  Tangerine & Ginger

Consciousness ~  Rosemary & Peppermint

Detox ~ Grapefruit & Juniperberry

Lime Tang ~  Tangerine & Lime

Mint Cooler ~ Eucalyptus & Peppermint

Moon Dreams ~  Lavender & Chamomile

Passion ~  Lavender, Lime, & Ginger

Relax ~ Eucalyptus & Ylang Ylang

Rose Garden ~  Geranium & Rosemary

Skincare Plus ~  Lavender, Rosemary, & Bergamot

Tranquility ~ Lavender, Eucalyptus, & Ylang Ylang

We have special pricing available to wholesalers or individuals looking to purchase the Spa Therapy products in larger quantities. Click on the link below for more details!

 

5 oz Spa Therapy- Qty 12 (for 12, 5 oz packets of the same salt) $28.80 (that’s $2.40 ea!)

 

16 oz Spa Therapy- Qty 6 (for 6, 16 oz jars of all the same salt) $35.70 (that’s $5.95 ea!)

 

2 lb Spa Therapy- Qty 6 (for 6, 2 lb bags of all the same salt) $44.70 (that’s $7.45 ea!)

 

20lb Spa Therapy Bulk Bag- $49.99 (some spa therapy salts may have additional charges)

 

Spa Therapy Sample Set- (10, 5 oz packets of salt- one of each spa therapy blend) $39.99

Bath Salt Bouquet- (all 10 spa therapy salts, 5 oz each, packaged in a gift basket) $24.99 ea when you purchase 10 baskets or more. $34.99 ea when you order 9 or less.

We will be closed Monday, July 5th in observance of Independence Day.

During this time, orders can still be placed online as usual.  Our regular business hours will resume the following day on July 6th at 9:00 am (Pacific Time).

We wish everyone a fun & safe holiday weekend!

Sincerely,

The Team at SFBSC

Our huge sale on Dead Sea Mud and Dead Sea Salt will soon be ending.  Order by June 30th to take advantage of the savings!

Dead Sea Salt
20lb Bulk Bag of the Fine Grain
on sale now for $39.99 + FREE SHIPPING!

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Dead Sea Mud
14oz, 2.5lb, 12.5lb, and 50lb sizes
on sale now 30% off + FREE SHIPPING on the 12.5lb and 50lb sizes!




Click to learn more about these wonderful products of the Dead Sea: Dead Sea Salt  Dead Sea Mud 

Great gifts for those who could use some time for themselves and to feel pampered-

Spa Therapy Line
Our Spa Therapy assortment consists of 10 of some of the most popular bath salt blends. Mix and match to create the perfect gift for that special someone!

Tranquility  Moon Dreams  Rosemary Mint  Detox  Rose Garden    

Rainforest   Muscle Soak  Skincare  Dead Sea Salt  Citrus

 Available in 5 oz sample bag ($4.99), 16 oz jar ($7.95), or 2 lb bag ($14.95)

Or, let them try them all with our Bath Salt Bouquet.  Each bouquet consists of a gift basket full of 5 oz samples (one of each Spa Therapy Bath Soak) and comes packaged as a complete gift finished with raffia, cello wrap and ribbon.

Bath Salt Bouquet: Sale Price $34.99 ea


Dead Sea Mud
100% pure Dead Sea Mud for their own at-home spa experience.

Now available in a 14 oz jar, the perfect gift size!  Sale Price $8.99 ea

Sendai Spa
Our line of Sendai Spa line consists of 5 relaxing and harmonizing Bath Salts neatly packaged in a recycled paper tube.

Namaste   Buddha   Meditation   Lotus   Dharma 

Size 16 oz  Sale Price $6.99 ea

Gift Certificates
Let the bath enthusiast choose their own gift with an SFBSC Gift Certificate. 

Available for $5 - $500.  You choose the amount.

Now through the end of this month, we’re having our biggest sale on our Dead Sea Mud EVER! 

Save 30% through June 30^th.

We also now have MORE SIZES OF MUD TO CHOOSE FROM, TOO!

14 oz  regular price $12.99 on sale now for $8.99

2.5 lb  regular price $19.99 on sale now for $13.99

12.5 lb  regular price $59.99 on sale now for $39.99

50 lb  regular price $229.99 on sale now for $139.99

Our 100% Natural Dead Sea Mud (also known as Black Mud) is a wonderful way to create your own spa experience at home.  Obtained from ancient sedimentary clay of the Dead Sea, Dead Sea Mud can be used as a mask on the body, face and hair.  Dead Sea Mud has been recognized as a therapeutic beauty treatment for centuries because of its many benefits. 

Dead Sea Mud/Black Mud Benefits for the skin:
-Naturally cleanses and disinfects skin while removing toxins
-Exfoliates, and gently removes dead skin cells
-Tones and softens the skin while unclogging pores
-Stimulates circulation
-Replenishes essential minerals such as Magnesium, Potassium and Calcium
-Improves overall complexion of skin by removing impurities

To learn more about Dead Sea Mud and usage suggestions, or to buy click here: Dead Sea Mud

Our customers often ask for recommendations on helping them choose the most popular and wonderful smelling scents for their bath salts.  In light of this, I went around to find out the favorites aromas of some of us here at SFBSC... 

Employees Choose Their Favorite Scent:

Daquari- Cool Citrus Basil

Sirro- Sweet Baby

Elizabeth- Oatmeal Milk & Honey

Leo- Green Tea

Savannah- Lemon

In addition to these top picks, we’re also loving Sweet Pea & Ivy right now.  This scent is soft and subtle and lovely all year round.

We will be closed Monday, May 31^st in observance of Memorial Day.

During this time, orders can still be placed online as usual.  Our regular business hours will resume the following day on June 1^st at 9:00 am (Pacific Time).

We wish everyone a fun & safe holiday weekend!

Sincerely,

The Team at SFBSC

Simply just smelling certain essential orders can have therapeutic benefits for your state of mind.

Taking a nice, relaxing soak with bath salts scented with one of these essential oils can help uplift your mood whenever you’re feeling a little down or stressed out.

Bergamot, Chamomile, Sage (Clary), Clovebud, Lavender, Lemon, Orange, and Ylang Ylang


Bath Salts with these essential oils:

Spa Therapy: Moondreams             Himalayan Salt with Lavender & Chamomile essential oils

Sleep Lavender Salts                      Pacific Sea Salt with Lavender essential oil

Pure Organics: Lemon Squeeze       Grey Sea Salt with organic Lemon essential oil

Minera Deluxe                                Dead Sea Salt with the uplifting scent of your choice

Calspa Deluxe                                Pacific Sea Salt with the uplifting scent of your choice

 Minera Dead Sea Salt FINE grain

20 lbs $39.99 + FREE SHIPPING
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Sherpa Pink Himalayan Salt MEDIUM grain

25 lbs $44.99 + FREE SHIPPING


100% Pure and Mineral Rich Salts 
Certificate of Authenticity included with each order

Learn more about the amazing charateristics and therapeutic benefits of these salts:

Minera Dead Sea Salt

Sherpa Pink Himalayan Salt

SFBSC has a wide variety of bulk salon & spa quality products to pamper your customers from head to toe!  With economical prices and so much to choose from you won’t need to look any further to find your source for foot soaks, body and pedicure scrubs and more!

For those of you with a retail section in your salon or spa in which you sell the same great products that you use in your treatments, we also offer private labelling, starting at just 50 units.  You may also re-package any of our products for individual sale.  Check out our packaging page.


Wholesale/Bulk Spa Products available:

Pedicure Foot Soaks ~ UPDATED- check out what’s new! Luxurious soaks for pedicures (and manicures, too!) with strong colors & scents.
 
Pedicure Foot Scrub ~ An abrasive foot scrub to smooth even the roughest heels. 

Salt & Sugar Body Scrubs ~ Gentle, exfoliating scrubs for the body.  You choose your scent.

Fresh Sorbet Scrubs- NEW ARRIVAL- 100% natural, juicy scrubs with all natural colors and scents.

Dead Sea Mud ~  100% pure Dead Sea Mud from Israel.

Nourishing Lotion ~ Moisturizing, non-greasy lotion.  Available scented and non-scented.

Visit our archive files of past blogs to find more information on these products, usage suggestions, and recipes.

FREE SHIPPING now through Monday on our entire line of signature salts (on orders of 5 or more pounds)!

Artisan Salts

Sleep Lavender Salts

Rose Dead Sea Salts

Skin Nourishing Milk Bath

Pure Organics Soaks

Acai Berry Dead Sea Salt

Muscle Soak Spa Therapy

Cold & Flu Bath Soak

Visit our Signature Salts page for more info on each of these premium bath salt blends.

Our flagship store on Pier 39 in San Francisco will be closed for 3 weeks for renovations and because of this temporary closure, we have overstock of all of our freshly made Artisan Salts which are on sale now for 30% off!

About our Artisan Salts: All of our Artisan Salts as seen on the famous Pier 39 are made of Pacific Sea Salt (fine grain) with essential or fragrance oils and color. Choose from 24 of our most popular scent and color combinations!   

Please note:  We will be processing all orders placed online and over the phone as usual during this time as our production facility and offices in Union City will be open during our renovations.  So, if you place your order before noon (pacific time) you order will still ship same day!

Use this guide to help you choose which bath salt is right for you!

If treating your mom to a day at the spa this year isn’t quite in your budget, then we have a solution for you!  Bath Salts make the perfect gift for Mom- and they're affordable too!

Our Signature Salt Collection is a great place to look to find Mom a luxurious bath soak that will melt any stress away while softening and soothing her skin.

Find the perfect bath salt (or salts) for Mom:

Artisan Bath Salts- As seen on the world famous Pier 39 in San Francisco

Sleep Lavender Salts- Our #1 selling bath salt! For a perfect night’s sleep… ZzzZz

Rose Dead Sea Salt- Luxury pure Dead Sea Salts with premium Rose fragrance

Pure Organics Soaks- 100% Organic French Salts.  Your choice of 4 organic essential oils

Skin Nourishing Milk Bath- For amazingly silky soft skin.  Choose from 3 scents.

Acai Berry Infused Dead Sea Salts- Mineral rich, pure Dead Sea Salt with Acai Berry extract and more!

Cold & Flu Bath Soak- Feeling under the weather?  This soak is packed with immune boosting ingredients

Muscle Soak Spa Therapy- Relieve tired and achy muscle with Epsom Salt blended with Eucalyptus & Peppermint essential oils

Create a gift set for her with our unique packaging options.

Our “udderly” fantastic Skin Nourishing Milk Bath introductory sale is coming to an end…  Stock up on your favorites, or give ‘em a try if you haven’t already while they’re still on special!

Choose from 3 great scents, each scent providing a unique bathing experience…


Luscious Lavender    Dulce de Leche    Green Tea Fusion

Skin Nourishing Milk Bath quantities on sale now- 15% off

2lbs regularly $15.99 on sale now for $13.59

5lbs regularly $28.99 on sale now for $24.64

10lbs regularly $39.99 on sale now for $33.99

20lbs regularly $64.99 on sale now for $55.24

INTRODUCTORY SALE FOR THE NOURISHING MILK BATH ENDS MAY 1^ST


Don't miss our other Signature Salts currently on sale:

Cold & Flu Bath Salts

Pure Organics Bath Soaks

Artisan Bath Salts- As seen at our flagship store on Pier 39 in SF!

You can purchase samples of our salts and scrubs before making a bulk purchase. This can be key to making sure you’re purchasing the right product, grain size, color, or scent before committing to a large order.

We’ve just added to our sample selection so that our new and signature products like the Nourishing Milk Bath, Pure Organics Collection, 100% natural Sorbet Scrubs and more are now available.

All Salt Samples & Scent Cards ship for free at this time.  All Scrubs, Muds or other misc. samples will have a small shipping charge.

About our samples:  Please note that the products found on our sample page are for sampling purposes only and are not intended for resale or personal use.

Whether you are an individual planning an event or you are starting your own bath salt business, our website has some resourceful links to get you on your way.

Bath Salt Calculator:  This can be a great guide to figuring out just how much salt you’ll need to get the job done.  By plugging in your container size (in fluid ounces) and how many of these containers you need to fill, this handy machine will work out an estimate of just how much salt is required.  There are also common conversions noted on this page to make further calculating quick and easy.

Recipes:  You can find lots of recipe ideas right here in our blog! Check the archive section and click on the Recipes category to see all past postings. You can find even more recipes under Community.

Frequently Asked Questions: Most of the usual questions asked about bathing and bath salts are answered here.  For further information, you may want to refer to our Bath Forum & Message Board or, of course, our Bath Blog.  Still stumped with a question? Contact us directly at 1-800-480-4540 or customerservice@sfbsc.com

20 Pounds of Coarse Grain Dead Sea Salt- $38.99 + FREE SHIPPING!

Just 3 more days left of this special! Hurry, sale ends Monday…

We only sell Dead Sea Salt that is 100% pure and every order of our
Minera Dead Sea Salt comes with a certificate of authenticity.

This mineral rich salt has amazing therapeutic properties- it’s ideal for overall skincare and detoxing the body.

Learn more by visiting our complete Guide to Dead Sea Salts and the Miracle of the Dead Sea.

100% Natural Salt Scrubs

No Parabens, No Sodium Laureth Sulphate, No Artificial Coloring, No Funny Business

Our delightful, All-Natural Sorbet Scrubs burst with a collection of rejuvenating ingredients to get your skin back to tip-top shape. Each Sorbet Scrub is made of pure Epsom Salt for a gentle, yet effective way to exfoliate your skin, with Soybean Oil and Jojoba Oil for maintaining soft and supple skin with a lustrous glow. All sorbet scrubs are also enriched with Vitamin E and Vitamin C and Aloe Vera.

Every scrub is finished with its own bonus ingredients. Check out each sorbet scrubs ingredients to find out the rest!

3 Scents to Choose From:

Lemon Drop

Pomegranate Splash

Acai Berry

Special introductory rate- Sorbet Scrubs are 20% off for a limited time!

Whether your business is large or small, we can accommodate you and everyone in between when it comes to fulfilling your bath salt needs. 

We offer the largest selection of bath and spa salts in the world!  The San Francisco Bath Salt Company was founded nearly 10 years ago now and as we continue to grow, our company is still based on three key principals- Quality, Value, and Customer Service.

WHOLESALE
If you are a re-seller looking to purchase our products in bulk at wholesale prices, then look no further!  All of our pricing listed on our website is already considered wholesale.  You can save more by buying in bulk because the way our pricing works, the more you purchase of any one product, the less per pound it becomes!


CUSTOM MANUFACTURING & PRIVATE LABELING
In addition to our products available through the web, we also offer contract manufacturing for custom formulations.  Your custom formulations can be ordered in bulk (we also offer a wide variety of packaging solutions) or can be private labeled from small volume runs (some starting at just 50 units) all the way up to high volumes in orders of thousands of units at a time. Learn more about custom manufacturing and private labeling.


In addition to our bulk custom bath salts (with color and scent) and raw natural salts, including some gourmet food salts, we also offer other products such as salt and sugar scrubs, dead sea mud, and an array of other bulk bath salt supplies needed to create your own salts.

Contact us with your questions and inquiries at customerservice@sfbsc.com

For a limited time we are offering FREE SHIPPING on some of our most popular items. Place an order for your favorites before this special ends!

Custom Bath Salts:  
Calspa Deluxe                            Quantities shipped for free: 10lbs, 25lbs, 50lbs
Minera Deluxe                            Quantities shipped for free: 10lbs, 20lbs, 50lbs
Calspa Herbal                            Quantities shipped for free: 10lbs, 25lbs, 50lbs, 100lbs
Minera Herbal                            Quantities shipped for free: 5lbs and up to 2,200lbs

Natural Salts:
Minera Dead Sea Salt                 Quantities shipped for free: 10lbs to 240 lbs
Sherpa Pink Himalayan Salt*       Quantities shipped for free: 10lbs and up to 2,200lbs
Light Pink Himalayan Salt*           Quantities shipped for free: 50lbs, 100lbs, 500lbs, 1,000lbs
Organic Grey Sea Salt*               Quantities shipped for free: 5lbs, 10lbs, 20lbs, 60lbs

*Gourmet, food grade salts!!!

Signature Blend Bath Salts:
Rose Dead Sea Salt                    Quantities shipped for free: 20lbs
Acai Berry Dead Sea Salt             Quantities shipped for free: 5lbs, 10lbs, 20lbs
Muscle Soak Bath Salt                 Quantities shipped for free: 10lbs, 20 lbs

Seasonal Bath Salts:
Valentine’s Bath Salts                  Quantities shipped for free: 2lbs, 5lbs, 10lbs, 20lbs

Samples:
Scent Cards                               Quantities shipped for free: ALL

Shipping Specials as of Friday, March 19th

*Free Shipping Special applies to all orders shipped within the US.  To discuss international shipping options please contact customer service at customerservice@sfbsc.com

Calspa Deluxe, Minera Deluxe, Calspa Foaming…These are just a few of our bath salts that are made custom, just for you.  First you choose your salt and the quantity (our custom bath salts start at just 5 pounds).  Then, you get to choose your grain size, color and scent.  Now, when you scroll down our long list of scents you’ll notice some of them mention “Essential Oil” next to the name of the scent. 

So, what is the difference between essential oils and fragrance oils?

If you select an Essential Oil, this means that the scent you have chosen is completely natural.  Essential Oils are naturally derived from plants, herbs, flowers, fruits, leaves or gums.  We also offer a few Essential Oil Blends which consist of two or three Essential Oils combined to create unique, natural scents.

If you select any scent that does not mention Essential Oil next to it, this means that you have chosen a Fragrance Oil.  Fragrance Oils are synthetic scents that mimic the aromas of natural elements.  We only use premium quality Fragrance Oils in our salts.

Making your own bath salts or other bath and body products? We offer most of our Essential Oils, Essential Oil Blends, and Fragrance Oils separately in ½ oz, 2 oz, 4 oz, or 8 oz sizes under Make Bath Salt Supplies.  Contact us for pricing and availability on larger bulk sizes of these oils.

Remember, you can always purchase sample scent cards before placing a bulk order for custom salts.  This way, you can smell scents before placing a bulk order.

Long ago, Cleopatra was known to take frequent baths in milk as part of her beauty regimen. Today, we’ve taken this notable beauty secret from the past and gave it a make-over! Our luxurious Milk Bath Soaks are made with pure milk powder along with a collection of other fine ingredients for a nourishing and calming soak. 

Each Skin Nourishing Milk Bath features these essential ingredients which soothe and soften the skin:

Milk Powder- Soothes the skin. Mineral & vitamin rich.

Coconut Milk Powder- Moisturizes the skin.  High in proteins.
Ginseng Root Powder- Reduces inflammation and aides in skin repair.
Bamboo Powder- Cleanses and exfoliates the skin.
Honey Powder- Cleanses pores and softens skin.

Choose from three scents: Dulce de Leche, Green Tea Fusion, or Luscious Lavender- each delivering a unique bathing experience.

Dulce de Leche- Light and sweet, the smell of our Dulce de Leche Milk Bath will warm you from head to toe while you drift off to pure bliss.

Green Tea Fusion- Let the invigorating, herbal scent of green tea fill the room as you immerse yourself in our Green Tea Fusion Milk Bath.

Luscious Lavender- Everyone loves Lavender, so this is a must for our Milk Bath selection!  Pure Lavender Essential Oil accompanies this milk bath blend for an all natural, therapeutic soak.

 

The following article posted today on News-Medical.net explores The Dead Sea and its unique characteristics and conditions that make it one of the most healing places on the planet.

Dead Sea resorts introduce world-renowned treatment for people with dermatological diseases

The Dead Sea is the only place in the world that combines year-round hot weather, an oxygen-enriched atmosphere, therapeutic UVB solar radiation, a mineral-rich salt sea, world famous mineral-rich mud, thermo-mineral hot springs and luxurious spas.

Research has shown that the combined climatic factors have a long-lasting therapeutic effect on dermatological diseases such as psoriasis and eczema, as well as on rheumatic or degenerative joint diseases.

Dead Sea resorts are now introducing their world-renowned treatment for people with dermatological diseases.

A unique combination of natural resources having therapeutic effects has turned the Dead Sea area into a healing center unparalleled anywhere else on the face of the earth.

The salty seawater, with its unusually high concentration of minerals, the natural hot springs rich in minerals and sulphur, the therapeutic black mud and the extraordinary climatic conditions – including uniquely filtered sun rays and oxygen-rich dry air, due to the high barometric pressure prevailing in the lowest spot on earth (417 meters below sea level) – all combine in providing the basis for the successful effect of the Dead Sea therapies. These natural resources have been shown to have a beneficial effect on various illnesses, including chronic incurable diseases, and have led to the reputation of the Dead Sea area as a natural spa promoting health and improving quality of life.

The Dead Sea resorts are offering these treatments along with a fun vacation, where you can enjoy the best of both worlds.

SOURCE Dead Sea
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Article from:

Dead Sea resorts introduce world-renowned treatment for people with dermatological diseases. 2 March 2010. news-medical.net

For a limited time, many of our recently added specialty bath salts are on sale!  Visit the "What's New" link under Shop Categories to view the latest additions to our website.

Just arrived... Our Pure Organics collection of Certified Organic Grey Sea Salts infused with pure organic essential oils. Four blends to choose from: Lavender Bliss, Grapefruit-Mandarin, Eucalyptus & Peppermint, and Lemon Squeeze. Our Pure Organics Salts are now 30% off their regular price- a special introductory rate.

Acai Berry Infused Dead Sea Salt- These mineral rich salts packed with antioxidants are currently on our FREE SHIPPING SPECIAL.

Cold & Flu Rx Bath Salts- Full of immune boosting ingredients like Vitamin C, Ginseng Root, Rose Hips and more, this bath salt blend is the perfect addition to your winter bath.  On Sale Now with savings of up to $10.00.

Muscle Soak- A deluxe blend of Epsom Salt with Eucalyptus & Peppermint essential oils. FREE SHIPPING on our 10 lb and 20 lb bulk bags.

Valentine’s Day Blends- By popular demand our Valentine’s Bath Salts are still available. Stock up on your favorites before they’re gone!  4 Romantic Blends ON SALE + FREE SHIPPING!

Our "Pure Organics" collection features organic Grey Sea Salt certified by the famous "Nature et Progress" institution in France. The salt is hand harvested, using methods over a thousand years old, and the strictest quality control practices are observed. Each luxurious "Pure Organics" bath salt is handmade fresh with your selection of pure organic essential oils certified in the U.S.A.

Choose from these four completely natural scents:

Lavender Bliss
Because of its mildness and healing properties (not to mention its wonderfully soft and sweet smell!) this is our most popular essential oil, and for this one of a kind collection, it’s certified organic. Lavender’s antiseptic qualities help to treat skin conditions such as acne and can reduce inflammation. It also relieves muscle aches and pains and can remedy headaches. Simply smelling the aroma of this essential oil calms and relaxes ones mind and promotes restful sleep.

Grapefruit & Mandarin
An evening soak with our delightfully citrus Grapefruit Mandarin blend will improve your overall mood before sending you off to dreamland. This blend is not only good for the mind, it’s good for the body too as Mandarin and Grapefruit essential oils can aide with digestion and also reduce water retention.

Eucalyptus & Peppermint
We use the purest natural organic oils in this therapeutic bath soak blend to bring you a tried and proven remedy for soothing tired & aching muscles. Spend 15 minutes in a tub with this blend and you'll be ready to take on the world....

Lemon Squeeze
The stimulating scent of freshly squeezed lemons will fill the room when you bathe with this salt blend. Ideal for an early morning bath, the lemon aroma will truly awaken you and prepare you for the day ahead by leaving you focused, alert and in an overall more pleasant mood.

The amazing salts are available now at a special introductory rate.

Shop our Pure Organics Collection

If you haven’t done so already, we invite you to subscribe to our E-mailing list!

By signing up for our email newsletter you’ll be kept up-to-date on the latest news in bathing and you’ll also be one of the first to get word of sales, specials and new products.

Click here to hop into the tub today:  SFBSC Newsletter

*The San Francisco Bath Salt Company respects your privacy and will never share your information with anyone.

If you placed your order today (Friday, February 5, 2010) before 12:00 Pacific Time for the Valentine’s Day Salts or the Heart Shaped Decorative Bottles you should receive your order before Valentine’s Day!

If you are placing your order for Valentine’s Day products after this time and want to ensure that you receive your items in time for the holiday, please feel free to contact customer service for estimated transit times to your area and we’ll let you know if your order will arrive before the holiday.

*Some areas can take up to 5 business days (once shipped) to arrive to your door, so if you are unsure if you’ll have enough time please don’t hesitate to give us a call- we’ll be happy to offer you quotes for expedited shipping if necessary, too.

Contact Customer Service: Mon-Fri 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (Pacific Time)

via email at customerservice@sfbsc.com
via phone at 1-800-480-4540

For a limited time we are offering FREE SHIPPING on some of our most popular items. Place an order for your favorites before this special ends!

Custom Bath Salts:
ALL Quantities are shipping for free on all of our custom (colored and scented bath salts):
Calspa Deluxe, Minera Deluxe
Calspa Foaming
Silk Soaks
Fizzing Bath Salts
Calspa Herbal, Minera Herbal

Natural Salts:
Minera Dead Sea Salt               Quantities shipped for free: 5 lbs to 240 lbs
Sherpa Pink Himalayan Salt*     Quantities shipped for free: ALL Quantities
Organic Grey Sea Salt*             Quantities shipped for free: ALL Quantities

*Gourmet, food grade salts!!!

Seasonal Bath Salts:
Valentine’s Bath Salts               Quantities shipped for free: ALL Quantities

Signature Blend Bath Salts:
Rose Dead Sea Salt                 Quantities shipped for free: 20lb
Lavender Dead Sea Salt           Quantities shipped for free: 20lb
Acai Berry Dead Sea Salt          Quantities shipped for free: ALL Quantities
Muscle Soak Bath Salt              Quantities shipped for free: 10 & 20 lbs

Salt & Sugar Scrubs:
Almond Oil Salt Scrub              Quantities shipped for free: 5lb, 10lb, 50lb, 250lb
Non-Oily Salt Scrub                  Quantities shipped for free: 5lb, 10lb, 50lb, 250lb
Shea Butter Salt Scrub             Quantities shipped for free: 5lb, 10lb, 50lb, 250lb
Himalayan Salt Scrub               Quantities shipped for free: 5lb, 10lb, 50lb, 250lb
Brown Sugar Scrub                  Quantities shipped for free: 5lb, 10lb, 50lb, 250lb
White Sugar Scrub                   Quantities shipped for free: 5lb, 10lb, 50lb, 250lb

Samples:
Scent Cards                             Quantities shipped for free: ALL

*Free Shipping Special applies to all orders shipped within the US.  To discuss international shipping options please contact customer service at customerservice@sfbsc.com

If you're moving to a new place, this is yet another perfect time to take a bath… it can be the cause for a lot of extra stress and sore muscles from all the heavy lifting.  To relax and unwind at the end of these straining moving days, why not take a bath?

Taking a 20 minute bath with bath salts at the end of your day can reduce stress and tension while soothing tired and aching muscles.

Adding any type of bath salts to your tub will help you achieve true relaxation.  Epsom Salt is ideal for muscle replacement and our Spa Therapy Muscle Soak made of Epsom Salt with the essential oils of Peppermint and Eucalyptus is our most muscle relieving blend. Add two handfuls to your tub for a truly therapeutic bath.

You may also want to try our Epsoak Deluxe- Epsom Salt with your choice of fragrance or essential oils.

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner…

Place your order today for our special Valentine’s Day Bath Salts to receive before the holiday- on sale now + free shipping! 

Choose From:

V-Day Bouquet
For My Sweet Pea
Raspberry Romance
Chocolate Truffle

These salts make the perfect gift when filled in our 6 oz or 2 oz Heart Shaped Bottles.

Want to fill multiple bottles to give as gifts but not sure how much salt you’ll need? Use our Bath Salt Calculator to determine what bulk bag size you should get.

We would be happy to ship to you, anywhere! 

If you live abroad and would like to place an order, please do so by emailing us at
customerservice@sfbsc.com or by calling us at 1.800.480.4540.  This will allow us to provide you with a special quote for shipping based on your location.  Please keep in mind that we are not set up for international web orders.

Typically the most economical way for us to ship internationally is to use flat rate boxes which can hold up to 20 lbs.  Depending on the actual items your order this may vary as multiple items may fill the box before the maximum weight is met.

General pricing for frequently shipped to countries in US dollars (for each flat rate box)*:

Canada $27
Mexico $27
China $43.50
Philippines $43.50
England (Great Britain and Northern Ireland) $43.50
New Zealand $43.50
Australia $43.50

*These prices are subject to change with fluctuating postage rates.

Special Note:  If you are ordering products that are currently on our Free Shipping Special we would be happy to offer you a discounted shipping rate for international orders.  What we’ll do is subtract what the shipping cost would have been had we shipped within the US and just charge the difference!

Here are some important things to keep in mind when having your order shipped internationally:

 -Though we have never had an international shipment lost in transit, we cannot guarantee delivery or condition of product upon arrival.

-Any taxes, duties or other costs incurred on arrival through international shipping are at the customer's expense.

-All orders need to be paid in US dollars by credit card.

 For other customer service and bathing frequently asked questions, click here: FAQ

These lovely bath salt blends for you or your sweetie are available now and will ship for free!

Our four Valentine’s Day Bath Salts are all made with a special blend of Pacific Sea Salt & Dead Sea Salt and are infused with ylang ylang and jasmine oils for a truly sensual soak in the tub. Choose from V-Day Bouquet, For My Sweet Pea, Raspberry Romance or Truffle Delight. 


Our Valentine’s Day soaks are perfect for gift giving

or

to share a romantic bath with your true love. Stock up on these salts to keep the romantic baths going even after Valentine’s has passed…

V-Day Bouquet
The newest way to give someone special a bouquet of roses! Rose colored pacific sea salts with an essential oil blend of Rosemary and Geranium. The perfect bath soak for a romantic evening in the tub. With the added help of these pure essential oils, these salts will calm and relax while doing wonders for the skin.

For My Sweet Pea
Share our Sweet Pea & Ivy scented bath salts with someone you love! This fragrance is a light, sweet scent, reminiscent of luscious gardens in the springtime. Pacific Sea Salts, lilac in color.

Raspberry Romance
Immerse yourself in the sweet smell of freshly ripened raspberries with our Raspberry Romance bath salts. A pleasant scent, sure to instantly boost your mood. Pacific Sea Salts, pink in color.

Truffle Delight
Treat yourself to the warm, sweet scent of delectable truffles when you bathe with our rich, chocolate scented bath salts. Pacific Sea Salts in a light brown/beige color.

Present these salts as a gift by packaging them in our decorative glass heart-shaped bottles. For more packaging options see our Bath Salt Packaging page.

Valentine’s Day is February 14^th.

Answers to your most frequently asked questions when comparing these two great salts.

What is the difference between these two salts?

Both the Light Pink Himalayan Salt and the Sherpa Pink Himalayan Salt are 100% natural salts from the Himalayas.  The Light Pink Himalayan Salt still has the 84 trace minerals that the Sherpa Pink Himalayan Salt is reported to have, the difference between these two salts is the amount (or concentration) of the minerals which give the salt its unique, dark pink coloring. Since the Light Pink has less of certain minerals (such as iron) it is able dissolve better, leaving less particles behind in your tub.

Which is better for bathing?

This depends on what you are looking for in a bath salt. They are both suitable for bathing but some prefer the Light Pink since it is able dissolve better (because of the difference is mineral concentration) leaving fewer particles behind in your tub. However, if you are looking to re-mineralize the body you may want to consider the Sherpa Pink as it will be more mineral rich.

Which is better for cooking?

The Light Pink Himalayan Salt and Sherpa Pink Himalayan Salt are both food grade.  You can decide for yourself which you think tastes best by trying samples of these salts first.

What grain sizes are available in these salts?

Light Pink Himalayan Salt available in Fine (suitable for salt shaker) or Coarse

Sherpa Pink Himalayan Salt available in Extra Fine (suitable for salt shaker), Fine, Medium, or Coarse

Our Epsom Salt is now available in 3 different grain sizes (Fine, Medium and Coarse) and is on sale now! Right now our Epsom Salt can be purchased for as low as $0.49/ per pound!

Studies have shown that bathing with Epsom Salts can relieve tired and achy muscles, ease stress and promote relaxation, help you get a good night’s sleep, remove toxins from the body… and more!

There are many other ways to use Epsom Salts- see our article Epsoak- Premium Epsom Salts for more information on the benefits of Epsom Salts including tips and usage suggestions for health, beauty, and even helpful hints for using Epsom Salts in your own garden.

Now through December 31^st  save big on some of our most popular salts!

Shop SFBSC Specials

French Grey Salts-  Now is the perfect time to try our most recent addition to our selection of salts. Our grey salt is available Certified Organic and is suitable for bathing AND culinary use.

Light Pink Himalayan Salts- 100% Natural Himalayan Salt. Great for a food grade salt or as an alternative Himalayan Salt that dissolves easier than our Sherpa (darker pink) Himalayan Salt.  Add a scent to this salt for free for a limited time- or if you plan to use this salt strictly for culinary use, just select “No Scent” and it will remain completely food grade.

Artisan Bath Salts- As seen at our famous flagship store on Pier 39 in San Francisco.  Choose from 24 top selling scents and colors.  All Artisan Salts are made with Pacific Sea Salt in fine grain.

Holiday Salts- If you haven’t tried our holiday bath salt blends (or maybe you have tried them and have found a favorite) you still have a couple more days to place an order! There are 8 Holiday Blends to choose from to keep you in the holiday spirit.

Cold & Flu Salts- Flu Season is here!  Boost your immune system this winter with our unique Cold & Flu Soak.  Pacific Sea Salt with Vitamin C, Lemon Essential Oil, Eucalyptus Essential Oil, Tea Tree Essential Oil, Organic Rosehips, Organic Hibiscus flower, Organic Echinacea Root, Organic Ginseng Root.

 

All of these salts and more are currently 50% off!  Check out our Specials page for a complete list of all clearance salts.

Happy Holidays from all of us at the San Francisco Bath Salt Company!


Special Holiday Hours:

December 23, 2009 9:00 am – 2:00 pm (PST)

December 31, 2009 New Years Eve 9:00 am – 12:00 pm (PST)


We will be closed on the following days:

December 24, 2009 Christmas Eve

December 25, 2009 Christmas Day

January 1, 2010 New Years Day


Thank you to all of our customers for your continued business! 

Customize your bath salts with a relaxation promoting essential oil.  Drawing a nice warm bath and adding a large handful of salts will help to ease stress and anxiety, uplifting your mood.  The salts will also soothe tired and achy muscles and make your skin feel amazing.

Our stress relieving essential oils:
Bergamot
Chamomile
Lavender
Lemon


Any of these oils can be ordered with our custom bath salts.

We recommend:

Light Pink Himalayan Salt-  For a limited time you can customize this salt with your choice of scent at no additional charge!

Calspa Deluxe- Pacific Sea Salt with your choice of color and/or scent

Minera Deluxe- Mineral rich Dead Sea Salt with your choice of color and/or scent

Calspa Foaming- Custom Pacific Sea Salt that foam. It would be difficult to not instantly be in a better mood with this fun bath soak!

Just a few days left to receive your order by Christmas!  All orders placed before 3:00 pm EST on Friday, December 18^th will make it to the door before Christmas.

Need Suggestions?
Gifts to create yourself!

Choose from our 8 festive soaks or flu season salts in bulk and package them in our decorative bottles and jars.
Quick links:  Holiday Bath Salts, Flu Season Soaks, Plastic Jars, Glass Bottles

Gifts all ready to go!
-Bath Salt Bouquet- Our bath salt sampler gift set includes 10 of some of our most popular bath soaks in a decorative basket.  A perfect way to experience a variety of scents and salts from around the world
-Namaste Gift Set- Truly pamper that special someone with our Namaste Gift Set.  Includes Bath Salts, Body Wash, Body Scrub, and Body Lotion all scents with refreshing Rosemary and Peppermint Essential Oils.

Gift Certificates: Available from $5 - $500.  Perfect for the bath lover in your family.

Remember we can drop ship the gift directly to the recipient- simply tell us during check-out (in the extra information box) that this is a gift- so that we do not include an invoice in the box.  We would be happy to include a handwritten gift card at no extra choice with your own special message!

This year for Christmas I decided to give bath salts as gifts to my family and friends.  I wanted to get them excited about bathing rather than rushing to take a quick shower.  I wanted everyone to experience all the benefits of bathing, especially when adding therapeutic bath salts into their baths.

I chose a couple of the most popular and unique types of salt known for their benefits, the Dead Sea Salt and Himalayan Salt.  I also thought it would be nice to have a festive salt for the holidays so I got some of the Candy Cane bath salts.

For the holidays I thought the candy cane salts would be perfect for gift giving because of their beautiful appearance- coarse pacific sea salt in a natural white and red color.  Not only did they look great when I packaged them in jars but the smell was wonderful, too (peppermint essential oil).

I had to try the candy cane salts myself!  I drew a nice warm bath and sprinkled a cup full of the salts into the tub.  I was surprise by how quickly these coarse salts dissolved!  The bath was fabulous as the aroma of peppermint softly filled the room without being too strong.  It was the perfect treat to the end of a long day.

I’m looking forward to giving these gifts and knowing how good they’ll feel once they take a time out for themselves to relax and enjoy all that bathing has to offer.

For all you early birds as wells as our customers over on the east coast we are extending our customer service hours during the holidays!

Starting Monday, December 7^th and continuing through the holiday season we will be open from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (pacific time)  Monday – Friday.

Two ways to contact our customer service team and get a fast response:

By Phone at 800.480.4540
or
By Email at customerservice@sfbsc.com

Get ready ‘cause it’s almost here! Our 4-Day Black Friday Mega Sale starts Friday, November 27^th!

Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Monday only.  Be sure to place your order during these 4 days to take advantage of HUGE SAVINGS and FREE SHIPPING on many of our products!!!

Please note:  Our office will be closed on Friday, November 27^th for the Thanksgiving Holiday and as always we are also closed on weekends. During this time all orders may be placed over the web. We will be back in the office on Monday, November 30th (the final day of the Black Friday Sale) and on this day you can either order over the web or we can take your orders over the phone if you prefer.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM SFBSC!

As our gift to you, we are offering a free Spa Therapy Sample* with every order!  Choose from a selection of seven different Spa Therapy products.  It's our way of saying thank you for your business while giving you the opportunity to try another one of our popular bath salt blends.

Choose from:

Rainforest ~ Pacific Sea Salt in medium grain.  Color: green  Scent: Rainforest fragrance

Rose Garden ~ Pacific Sea Salt in medium grain. Color: pink  Scent: Rosemary & Geranium Essential Oils

Rosemary Mint ~ Pacific & Dead Sea Salt blend in coarse grain. Color: natural white  Scent: Rosemary & Peppermint Essential Oils

Citrus ~ Pacific Sea Salt in medium grain.  Color: orange  Scent: Mandarin & Ginger Essential Oils, fragrance

Skincare ~ Pacific & Dead Sea Salt blend in coarse grain. Color: natural white  Scent: Lavender, Rosemary & Bergamot Essential Oils

Muscle Soak ~ Epsom salt. Color: natural white  Scent: Eucalyptus & Peppermint Essential Oils

Moon Dreams ~ Himalayan Salt in coarse grain. Color: natural pink coloring from mineral content.  Scent: Lavender & Chamomile Essential Oils

 
*Each sample is 5 oz.  Enough salt for 1-2 baths.

 

Just in time for the Holidays 8 New Seasonal Bath Soaks!

Perfect for gift giving or to treat yourself to a festive bath.  All bath salts blends are available in 5, 10, and 25 pound bulk bags and will SHIP FOR FREE for a limited time!

Choose From:

Winter Pine ~ Take a trip through the snow covered woods by soaking in the tub with our Winter Pine bath salts. An invigorating, tranquil scent that will send you to pure bliss relieving any stress that you might be carrying. Medium Pacific Sea Salts with Spruce Essential Oil in a medium/dark green color.

Candy Cane ~ Taking a bath with peppermint essential oil bath salts can energize and uplift your mood, soothe tired and achy muscle and helps to promote healthier skin. This salt is a fun blend of naturally white and red colored Pacific Sea Salts in a beautiful coarse grain.

Frankicense & Myrhh ~ An earthy, herbal scent that helps to to ease tension and stress.  Soaking with this blend can help calm the nerves during this hectic time of year. Medium Pacific Sea Salts with Frankicense & Myrhh Fragrance Oils in natural white color.

Holiday Spice ~ A warming holiday bath salt blend of apple and cinnamon fragrance that almost smells good enough to eat. Sweet & spicey it's the perfect bath treat for the winter season. Medium Pacific Sea Salts in a light green color.

Pumpkin Pie ~ Get the aroma of freshly baked pumpkin pies anytime by soaking with our Pumpkin Spice bath salts. Medium Pacific Sea Salts with Pumpkin Spice fragrance in a burnt orange color.

Sugar Plum Fairy ~ A sweet holiday treat for the bath scented with Spiced Plum fragrance. Aesthetically beautifully with its light plum color in coarse grain pacific salts.

Cranberry ~ Experience the festive, sweet and tangy scent of fresh cranberries with our Cranberry Bath Soak. Medium Pacific Sea Salts with Cranberry fragrance in rose color.

Warmth for the Holidays ~ Enjoy the sweet smell of freshly baked cookies with this bath salt that is sure to warm you from head to toe even on the coldest of days.  Fine grain Pacific Sea Salts with Oatmeal & honey fragrance with a hint of vanilla in beige color.

Looking for ways to package the salts for gifts?  Check out our selection of plastic and glass bottles and jars here:
 Bath Salt Packaging

Another gourmet food salt is now available from SFBSC. We are very excited to be bringing you a new great salt that is favored by top chefs in France and all around the world!

Grey Sea Salt is formed as the sea water flows into the Guerande marshes during high tides.  The water is then directed to a vasiere, or a settling pond, where the water is evaporated leaving behind a naturally organic, crystallized salt.

The Grey Sea Salt gets it name from its natural coloring that occurs from the salt crystallizing on clay.  This contact with the clay provides the salt with its high mineral content that includes magnesium and many other trace minerals.

Grey Sea Salt has a much more delicate and richer taste than Mediterranean Sea Salt. It is 100% natural and unrefined and is certified organic.  We will be offering this salt in both fine and coarse grains in order to suite your gourmet salt needs.

Organic Grey Sea Salt will be joining our family of gourmet food salts which includes:

Sherpa Pink Himalayan Salt
Light Pink Himalayan Salt
Utah Red Salt
Ibiza European Salt

What is Sole?

Sole (pronounced so-lay) is a completely saturated solution of water and Himalayan Salt.

What are the benefits of Sole?

Drinking a solution of sole can:
-Re-mineralize the body of key elements that occur naturally in our bodies and that are essential to our over all well-being

-Balance the PH levels in our bodies
-Provide the body with electrolytes
-Promote healthy body function and balance

How do I make my own Sole?

1)      Take a glass jar (with a matching lid) and place about a 1 inch layer of Sherpa Pink Himalayan Salt (coarse grain works best) to the bottom of the jar.  Then add 2-3 inches of pure spring water to the jar, allowing the water to completely cover the salt.

2)      Allow the solution to sit overnight.

3)      The next morning, if all the salt has dissolved add a little more salt to the water.  Continue to add salt until the salt can no longer dissolve and the water is completely saturated with salt.  You should be able to visibly see the particles of salt in the jar still.

To use:

First thing every morning before breakfast, add 1 teaspoon of the sole to a full glass of pure spring water- then drink.

To store:

Keep lid on jar to keep sole from evaporating.  The sole will not spoil, so it will keep until it has been used up.

In addition to our blogs twice a week, we also have an interactive customer message board under our Community tab.

We’d love for you to share your experiences in bathing with bath salts, recipes for creating your own, tips, hints, questions, and all things related to bathing here.  It’s a great place to see what other people are saying and to get answers to some of the questions you may have.

And of course, if you have a particular question for us that you need answered right away you can contact our customer service department at 800.480.4540 or email us at customerservice@sfbsc.com.

Thanks for reading our blogs!

SFBSC has a wide variety of bulk salon & spa quality products to pamper your customers from head to toe!  With economical prices and lots of options to customize your products you won’t need to look any further to find your source for foot soaks, body scrubs and more!

If you also have a retail section in your salon or spa in which you sell the same great products that you use in your treatments we also offer private labeling, starting at 50 units.  Give customer service a call at 510.477.9600 or email customerservice@sfbsc.com to inquire on options and pricing.

Wholesale Spa Products available:

Pedicure Foot Soaks ~ Perfect soak for foot spas- Sea Salt with strong color & scent

Pedicure Foot Scrub ~ An abrasive foot scrub to smooth even the roughest heels. 

Salt & Sugar Body Scrubs ~ Gentle, exfoliating scrubs for body.  You choose your scent.

Dead Sea Mud ~  100% pure Dead Sea Mud from Israel.

Nourishing Lotion ~ Moisturizing, non-greasy lotion.  Available scented and non-scented.

Please look through our archive of past blogs to find more information on these products, usage suggestions and recipes.

 

Please click on the links below to learn more about these 3 great soaks now available at a special offer with free shipping on most quantities!

Acai Berry Infused Dead Sea Salt 
Dead Sea Salt with antioxidant rich Acai Berry extract and vitamins C, E and A.

Muscle Soak Spa Therapy
Espom Salt blend with eucalyptus and peppermint essential oils.

Cold & Flu Soak Rx
Pacific Sea Salt with a long list of added health promoting ingredients.

The evenings and just before bed aren’t the only good times to take baths!  Taking a bath as part of your morning routine can truly awaken you so that you can be energized, alert and focused for the day ahead.

The trick is to take a cool bath.  Make it comfortable, but still try to keep the water as brisk as possible because too warm of a bath will only relax you.  The second vital part to keeping it refreshing is to choose a scent, whether it be a fragrance or essential oil, that will also help to perk you up in the AM. A vibrant and cheerful colored bath salt can also help to set the tone of your day.

Recommend Morning Bath Soaks:

Calspa Deluxe or Minera Deluxe with your choice of one of these essential oils:
Eucalyptus, Juniperberry, Lemongrass, Orange, Peppermint, Spearmint or Lime.

Always rushing around in the morning?  Take a cool shower and use one of our exfoliating salt scrubs in one of the suggested scents above. 

To promote our most recent addition to our salt selection, the Light Pink Himalayan Salts, we are offering savings of up to 30% off , FREE SHIPPING, AND the option to add any one of our scents (choose from over 60) to these salts for FREE.

This amazing deal will be available for a limited time, so place your order today.  Now is a great time to try this beautiful, mineral rich and naturally light pink salt with an added fragrance or essential oil for the bath for the best price around.

Using this salt as a gourmet food salt and not a bath salt?  Keep it completely food grade by selecting “No thanks, I want to keep this as a pure natural salt.” You’ll still get the sale price and free shipping…

Learn more about these salts here: Light Pink Himalayan Salt

For a limited time we are offering FREE SHIPPING on some of our most popular items.  A great time to stock up on bath salts for the Holidays! Place an order for your favorites before this special ends!

Custom Bath Salts:
ALL Quantities are shipping for free on all of our custom (colored and scented bath salts)
Calspa Deluxe, Minera Deluxe
Calspa Foaming
Silk Soaks
Fizzing Bath Salts
Calspa Herbal, Minera Herbal

Natural Salts:
Minera Dead Sea Salt               Quantities shipped for free: 5 lbs to 240 lbs
Sherpa Pink Himalayan Salt*     Quantities shipped for free: ALL Quantities
Light Pink Himalayan Salt*        Quantities shipped for free: ALL Quantities

*Gourmet, food grade salts!!!

Signature Blend Bath Salts:
Rose Dead Sea Salt                  Quantities shipped for free: 20lb

Overstock:
Lavender Dead Sea Salt           Quantities shipped for free: 20lb
Ocean Breeze Dead Sea Salt    Quantities shipped for free: 20lb

Salt & Sugar Scrubs:
Almond Oil Salt Scrub             Quantities shipped for free: 5lb, 10lb, 50lb, 250lb
Non-Oily Salt Scrub                Quantities shipped for free: 5lb, 10lb, 50lb, 250lb
Shea Butter Salt Scrub            Quantities shipped for free: 5lb, 10lb, 50lb, 250lb
Himalayan Salt Scrub              Quantities shipped for free: 5lb, 10lb, 50lb, 250lb
Brown Sugar Scrub                 Quantities shipped for free: 5lb, 10lb, 50lb, 250lb
White Sugar Scrub                  Quantities shipped for free: 5lb, 10lb, 50lb, 250lb

Samples:
Scent Cards                             Quantities shipped for free: ALL

*Free Shipping Special applies to all orders shipped within the US.  To discuss international shipping options please contact customer service at customerservice@sfbsc.com

Planning a party or event? Bath Salts or Chef Salts make great favors for special occasions whether it be a baby shower, bridal shower, birthday celebration or just a girls night in for a spa party.

There are endless ways to package bath salts to create your own memorable favors.  SF Salt has many packaging options available right on the website.  No matter what you are using to put together these favors we have a helpful tool for you- it’s our bath salt calculator.

The bath salt calculator will estimate just how much salt you’ll need in order to fill your favor bottles, jars, boxes, and more!

All you need to know is how many fluid ounces* it takes to fill your container and how many favors you’ll need in all.

If your container is an odd shape and you’re not sure just how many fluid ounces it holds, simply fill it with water and then pour the water into a measuring cup to determine its capacity in fluid ounces.  Our bath salt calculator will do the rest.

Keep in mind that there may be slight variations in how much salt you’ll actually need depending on the type of salt and its grain size, but this will surely give you a good estimate.

*Remember one fluid ounce is equal to 1.125 ounces of salt weight.

Need further assistance with your favors?  Give us a call 1-800-480-450 and we’d be happy to help!

Hello to all you happy bathers! 

We are currently working on improving our website and expanding our product line to include more retail size and gift set product options.

We would like to get your feedback if you would like to share your ideas with us!  If you have some suggestions on how we can improve our website or maybe you have a certain product in mind that you’d like to see become available please let us know! 

Please send all emails with your feedback to customerservice@sfbsc.com

Don’t forget that you can also send all of your questions/inquiries and more to this same address and receive a fast response from one of our bath experts.

Thanks again for visiting our bath blogs and for being a customer of ours!

Sincerely,

The Team at the San Francisco Bath Salt Company

Fall has arrived!  To get you in the mood for the change of season we are re-introducing our Pumpkin Bath Salts.  This is our signature Autumn blend of Dead Sea and Pacific Sea Salts, smelling of fresh pumpkin with jasmine, butter scotch and hints of brown sugar and vanilla bean.  And as always, our salts will be made to order to ensure you receive the freshest salts possible. Our Pumpkin Spice Salts will be available throughout the season at their sale price.

Want to customize your own seasonal bath salts?  We offer many fragrances and essential oils that are perfect for this time of year.  You can even experiment by blending different fragrances together to create your very own bath salt blends.

Autumn Scents to choose from:

Apple Green, Banana Nut Bread, Cinnamon, Clove Leaf, Cranberry, Ginger, Honey Almond, Oatmeal Milk Honey, Rosemary, Sandalwood & Amber, and Vanilla

We also offer salt and sugar scrubs (we recommend the Brown Sugar Scrub for Fall) as well as lotion and which can be scented with any of our fragrances or essential oils.

Happy Fall to you all from SFBSC!!!

All of our custom bath salts are now 25% off through the rest of September.



We create every bath salt blend just for you, so your bath salts will always arrive fresh! Take your pick of salt and make it your own by choosing your favorite color, scent or herbs.

 

Custom Bath Salts On Sale Now:

Calspa Deluxe- Pacific Sea Salt with your choice of 16 colors and over 70 scents

Minera Deluxe- Mineral rich Dead Sea Salts with the color and scent of your choice

Calspa Foaming- Foaming Pacific Sea Salts in your pick of color and scent

Epsoak Deluxe- Custom Epsom Salts

Silky Bath Soak- Pacific Sea salt with sodium sesquicarbonate for a silky smooth soak

Fizzing Bath Salts- Wonderfully effervescing salts, the latest edition to our bath salt family

Calspa Herbal- Pacific Sea Salt with the essential oils and herbs of your choice

Minera Herbal- Dead Sea Salt with the essential oils and herbs of your choice

 

If you are new to SFBSC or have used our products before but would like to try out some of our most popular soaks, our Spa Therapy line is a great place to start. Spa Therapy consists of 10 different soaks created to suite the specific benefits or mood you are looking to obtain.

They’re the perfect choice if you are trying out a particular salt for the first time as they are available in 5 oz sample sizes, 16 oz jars or 2lb bulk bags- and if you find a few that you absolutely love we also offer them in a 20lb spa therapy bulk bag.  Save More, Buy in Bulk.

Some of the Spa Therapy Soaks:

Want to drift off faster and get a better night’s sleep? 
Try our Moondreams- A Himalayan Salt blend with lavender and chamomile essential oils.

Tired, achy muscles?
How about our Muscle Soak? An Epsom Salt blend with eucalyptus and peppermint essential oils.

Looking to cleanse and purify your skin?
Our Detox formula of Dead Sea Salts, Kelp Powder, grapefruit & juniperberry essential oils with green tea works wonders.

Check out these and all the other exclusive Spa Therapy Line blends under Gift Ideas.

Have we peaked your interest?  Try them all! We offer a spa therapy sample set of all 10 soaks.

Floatation Tanks, also known as Isolation Tanks were created by John C. Lilly in the 1950s. These tanks are used for a variety of reasons including meditation, relaxation and natural healing.  How it works- A person will lie inside the tank while floating in salt water.  Subjects are completely isolated and undistracted from the rest of the world as the tanks are soundproof and completely dark.

 
Most tanks require about 800 lbs of Epsom Salt to allow subjects to be buoyant.  The Epsom salt also benefits those floating in the tank by detoxing the body and relieving muscle aches and pains.  

San Francisco Bath Salt Company has large quantities of Epsom Salt for floatation tanks readily available, so whether you’re an individual with a floatation tank at home or have your own floatation tank business, we can help.

We only sell the highest grade pure Magnesium-Sulfate Epsom Salts. To find out more about Epsom Salt and its many benefits and uses, read our article:  Epsoak – Premium Epsom Salt

Contact us to get the best possible shipping rate for high volume orders to your area.

Thank you for reading our blog on Epsom Salt for Floatation Tanks.

We now have gift certificates* available so you can share your favorite bath salt company with those you love!

 
A SFBSC gift certificate makes a wonderful gift for anyone who could use some time to themselves and much needed relaxation.

When you order a gift certificate you will receive a unique coupon code via email once your order has been processed (1-2 business days).  You can then forward this code via email to the gift receiver or write it in a card.

This coupon code will be valid as long as there is a balance on the gift certificate. There are no fees and no expiration dates.

Gift Certificates can be redeemed online by entering the coupon code during checkout or by phone.  To place an order by phone please call us at 1.800.480.4540.

*Sold in $5.00 increments.  Click here to purchase:  Gift Certificate

Are bath salts safe for Jacuzzi’s and Hot Tubs?  This question comes up often and the short answer is yes, however, we do have a few recommendations on how to choose the best salts that won’t interfere with the mechanisms of the spa as well as a few other helpful hints to assist you in getting the best results possible.

 

Selecting the type of salt:

Choosing the right type of salt is very important. We only suggest using salts that will dissolve completely in the water. Some salts which are highly mineralized will leave particles behind that will not dissolve completely. Bearing in mind the safety of the mechanics of the hot tub as well as the fact that water in these systems is not as frequently changed, we recommend the following salts in Fine Grain.

Minera Dead Sea Salt
Epsoak Epsom Salt
Calspa Pacific Sea Salt

Scents & Colors:

Many of our customers do use scented and/or colored salts in their Jacuzzi’s though our recommendation would to be to use one of the regular, raw salts listed above.  If you do choose to use color and scent it’s best to clean the hot tub and change the water often to prevent a build-up of over colored and over fragranced water.

Herbs:

We offer Dead Sea Salt and Pacific Sea Salt with mixed-in dried herbs.  We suggest using these particular salts exclusively in your bath tub and rather than in your Jacuzzi.

*Since all Jacuzzi’s, hot tubs, whirlpools, etc. are built differently, we strongly recommend checking with the supplier of your spa prior to using bath salts. 

For more frequently asked questions, visit our FAQ page.

Have you been ignoring your feet?  If so, think of this- our feet are constantly supporting our body’s weight while taking us everywhere we need to go, keeping up with us and our busy day to day schedules.

Give your feet the much needed attention that they deserve!  You can easily create a foot bath at home by trying one of the recipes below.  It’ll only take a few minutes and your feet will surely thank you for it.

First you’ll need a foot spa. This can be a large bowl, container or pale- whatever is large enough to allow you to fully submerge your feet (your ankles and lower legs, too!) in water.  Foot baths are convenient, too. You can place your foot bath in front of your favorite chair of sofa and relax while sitting down to read a novel or watch some television.

For each recipe below, fill your foot spa with medium warm water (for the Refreshing Foot Bath use cold water).  Next, simply measure out the ingredients and add them one at a time to your foot bath.  Each foot bath recipe calls for the perfect amount of ingredients for one therapeutic foot soak.  Finally, place your feet in the bowl and allow them to soak for at least 10 minutes.  When you’re finished soaking, pat your feet and legs dry with a soft towel and put on your comfy slippers (have these next to you before you start your spa treatment).

Repairing Foot Bath
½ cup Dead Sea Salt
3 drops Bergamot Essential Oil
2 drops Peppermint Essential Oil
1 teaspoon Sea Kelp Powder

If you’ve just stepped out in your favorite new pair of shoes and are feeling the effects of breaking them in- tired, achy feet and perhaps a few painful blisters, try the Repairing Foot Bath.  The Dead Sea Salt will cleanse and quicken the healing process of any broken skin.  The Bergamot & Peppermint oils and Sea Kelp Powder will aide in the skincare and healing process as well.

 
Detox Foot Bath
½ cup Dead Sea Salt
3 drops Grapefruit Essential Oil
2 drops of Juniperberry Essential Oil
1 teaspoon Ginger Root Powder

For the ultimate purifying foot treatment try the Detox Foot Bath.  All of the ingredients for this recipe are ideal for ridding your feet, ankles and legs of toxins and impurities.

 
Refreshing Foot Bath
½ cup Himalayan Salt
3 drops Lime Essential Oil
3 drops Orange Essential Oil
1 teaspoon Ginger Root Powder

A great morning foot bath, the Refreshing Foot Bath will wake up and re-energize your tired tootsies.  Soaking your feet with mineral rich Himalayan salt will uplift you and by adding the refreshing citrus oils you’ll truly awaken and be ready for the day ahead of you.  The ginger powder will provide a detoxing element to your foot soak.  Remember to use cold water for this recipe.

 
Bedtime Foot Bath
½ cup Pacific Sea Salt
3 drops Lavender Essential Oil
1 drop Ylang Ylang III Essential Oil
1 teaspoon Mustard Powder

As you're winding down to the end of the day, soak your feet in a wonderfully calming foot bath.    The blend of salts and essential oils will help fight insomnia so you can be on your way to a pleasant night’s sleep.  Mustard powder is also added in this recipe as another calming and sleep promoting ingredient.

To better assist you with your creations of handmade bath and body products, more items have recently been added to our site. 

Please click on the ingredients below for pricing and available quantities. Feel free to give us a call for more information on these products, or to get volume pricing.  Contact customer service.

White Kaolin Clay
Inci: Kaolinite

Benefits: A cleansing clay that stimulates circulation and exfoliates without drying out skin.  Suitable for normal and dry skin types.

Uses: Cosmetic. Add to Body Scrubs or Body Wraps.

Walnut Shell Powder
Inci: Jugland Regia

Benefits:  Natural exfoliating properties.

Uses:  Add to scrubs and other body products to gently exfoliate your skin.

Sea Kelp Powder
Inci: Ascophyllum Nodosom

Benefits: Aides in skincare (including acne, sunburns and fine lines and wrinkles). Sea Kelp Powder also has amazing detoxifying properties.

Uses: Add to bath salts, bath tea soaks, body scrubs, body wraps and soaps.

 
Bentonite Clay
Inci: Bentonite

Benefits: Helps to remove impurities on skin.  It’s an absorbent clay making it ideal for oily and acne prone skin.

Uses: Cosmetic. Great for shaving soaps.  Can also be added to hair and scalp to absorb oils.

Ginger Powder
Inci: Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Powder

Benefits: Detoxifying properties. Acts as an anti-inflammatory and can also soothe cramps and headaches. 

Uses: Add to bath salts, bath tea soaks, body scrubs & wraps and soaps.

 
Mustard Powder
Inci: Sinapsis Alba

 
Benefits: Soothes tired and achy muscles, removes skin impurities.  Also a calming ingredient that promotes sleep.

Uses: Add to bath salts.

 
Green Tea Powder

Inci: Camellia sinensis

Benefits:  High in antioxidants, making it ideal for overall skincare.

Uses: Add to bath salts, bath tea soaks, body scrubs & wraps and soaps.

Fortunately, there are ways to enjoy our products even if you don’t have a bath tub at home!

In the Shower

Any of our bath salts in an extra-fine or fine grain can be used as scrubs in the shower by simply massaging the salts directly onto your skin in gentle, circular motions with your hands, washcloth or loofah.  You can also sprinkle some scented bath salts onto the shower floor for an aromatic shower- the steam from the shower will help fill the bathroom with a pleasant scent. 

We recommend our Artisan Salts. Or choose custom Calspa Deluxe or Minera Deluxe (these custom salts can be ordered scented but without color).

Salt & Sugar Scrubs- Use our scrubs to exfoliate your body- leaving you with healthier, more radiant skin that is incredibly soft to the touch.

To use:  While showering, simply take a small handful of scrub and gently massage onto skin in circular motions.  Rinse.

Other products ideal for showers (ON SALE NOW!):

Namaste Body Wash, Namaste Body Scrub, Citrus Shea Body Polish, and Citrus Body Wash

 

At Home Spa Treatments

Pedicure Foot Soak- Just a large bowl or foot spa is needed to treat your feet to a relaxing soak. 

To use: Add a small handful of the Foot Soak to your foot spa to soothe your tired, achy feet by soaking them for 10 minutes.

Other products ideal for your spa at home: 

Dead Sea Mud- See our article on benefits and usage suggestions: Dead Sea Mud Masks

Lotion- Moisturize Dry Skin with our nourishing lotions.

 

In the Kitchen

We have a selection of gourmet, food-grade salts for consumption, too!

Sherpa Pink Himalayan Salt
Light Pink Himalayan Salt
Utah Red Salt
Ibiza European Salt

 

Right now we are offering FREE SHIPPING on many of our products!  Place an order for your favorites before this special ends!

Natural Salts:
Minera Dead Sea Salt                 Quantities shipped for free: 10lb, 20lb, 40lb, 60lb, 120lb
Sherpa Pink Himalayan Salt*       Quantities shipped for free: 10lb, 25lb, 50lb, 100lb
Light Pink Himalayan Salt*          Quantities shipped for free: 5lb, 10lb, 25lb
Utah Red Salt*                          Quantities shipped for free: 10lb, 25lb, 50lb
Ibiza European Salt*                  Quantities shipped for free: 10lb, 25lb
Pacific Sea Salt                          Quantities shipped for free:  10lb, 25lb
Epsom Salt                                Quantities shipped for free: 10lb
Dentritic Salt                              Quantities shipped for free: 10lb, 25lb

*Gourmet, food grade salts!!!

Custom Bath Salts:
Minera Deluxe                           Quantities shipped for free: 10lb, 20lb, 40lb

Signature Blend Bath Salts:
Rose Dead Sea Salt                   Quantities shipped for free: 20lb

Overstock:
Lavender Dead Sea Salt             Quantities shipped for free: 20lb
Ocean Breeze Dead Sea Salt      Quantities shipped for free: 20lb

Salt & Sugar Scrubs:
Almond Oil Salt Scrub                Quantities shipped for free: 5lb, 10lb, 50lb, 250lb
Non-Oily Salt Scrub                    Quantities shipped for free: 5lb, 10lb, 50lb, 250lb
Shea Butter Salt Scrub               Quantities shipped for free: 5lb, 10lb, 50lb, 250lb
Himalayan Salt Scrub                 Quantities shipped for free: 5lb, 10lb, 50lb, 250lb
Brown Sugar Scrub                    Quantities shipped for free: 5lb, 10lb, 50lb, 250lb
White Sugar Scrub                     Quantities shipped for free: 5lb, 10lb, 50lb, 250lb

Samples:
Scent Cards                               Quantities shipped for free: ALL

You can purchase small samples of our salts and scrubs before making a bulk purchase. This can be key to making sure you’re purchasing the right product, grain size, color, or scent before committing to a large order.

Shipping on orders less than 2lbs is $6.95.  Just need one or two samples and the shipping seems too high?  Feel free to give us a call so we can try work up a better shipping rate based on your order and location.

Natural Salt Samples

Color Samples

Scent Samples

Scrubs & Mud Samples

To view our samples go to Bulk Products then click on Bath Salt Ingredients.  Here you will find a link to samples as well as other products you may need to customize your bath salts such as:

Citric Acid and Baking Soda ß for bath bombs

Lathanol ß to create foaming bath salts

Sodium Sesquicarbonate ß add to bath salts to create soft and silky soak

Click on the links above for usage information on these ingredients.

Did you know that our prices are set-up so that the more you purchase of any one item, the less per pound it becomes? And the best part is anyone can take advantage of these volume discounts!

 
Here is an example of the money you’ll save by buying in bulk:

Calspa Deluxe- Pacific Sea Salt with Color & Scent
5 lbs     $20.99     $4.20 per pound
10 lbs   $29.99     $3.00 per pound
25 lbs   $44.99     $1.80 per pound
50 lbs   $74.99     $1.50 per pound
100 lbs $135.00   $1.35 per pound

Another thing to keep in mind is that we typically ship out orders using flat rate boxes.  This means that no matter how heavy your order is, if it fits in one box, it’s one flat fee of $9.85*! 

Want to calculate your shipping costs before checking out?  Simply fill your cart with the products you wish to order then enter in your zip code at the bottom of the page.  This will provide you with a quick quote.

*This is usually the most cost efficient way for us to ship to you.  Depending on your location and the contents of your order we may be able to get you an even better price by using an alternate shipping method.

Happy Savings!

Don’t forget another important family member that can also benefit from bathing with natural sea salt.

Bathing your dog with Dead Sea Salt can help them get relief from skins conditions like eczema.  These salts can also reduce itchiness and dandruff and draw out toxins from their body while softening their skin and coat.

 

The How To For Lucky’s Bath:

-In the tub, thoroughly wet his coat with warm water.
-Gently massage him with and handful of fine grain Minera Dead Sea Salt. Work the salt through the fur (or hair) and onto the skin.
-Thoroughly rinse off the salt, allowing the salts to remain in the tub of water so he continues to obtain the benefits of the salt.
-Follow by bathing him with his favorite ph balanced doggy shampoo.

 
You can also try using our Minera Deluxe Salts.  With these salts you can choose to add an essential oil to the salts to obtain the extra benefits of aromatherapy and to keep your dog smelling great (we recommend selecting natural white so there is no added coloring).  Be sure to choose an essential oil that is safe for dogs.  Here is a list of some of the essential oils that are dog friendly: 

Sage Clary, Geranium, Lavender and Peppermint.

 

The weather has been getting better and better as we head toward summer.  It’s the start of another beautiful day and you’re eager to break out your favorite strappy shoes that have been tucked away in your closet all year.  You try them on only to notice the state of your feet – worn polish and dry, rough heels, yikes!  And with the way things have been going, a regular visit to your favorite spa for a pedicure may not be an option.  You have another option though; you could give those tired feet a make-over at home.

We have the perfect products for you to treat yourself to a pedi without breaking your wallet- Pedicure Foot Soak and Pedicure Foot Scrubs.  You can use one or both products together to get your feet back in to tip-top shape- you’ll then be confident in wearing those flirty shoes!

 
Pedicure Foot Scrubs- This scrub has been formulated just for feet with its slightly coarser salt that will remove dry skin and smooth those heels.  This scrub contains other ingredients including Mineral, Grape Seed, Apricot Kernel and Jojoba Oils which will work to soften your feet and toes.

To use:  Apply scrub to wet skin and massage gently in circles, then rinse.

10 lbs for $29.99 Plenty of scrub for many, many foot treatments.

 
Pedicure Foot Soak- Made with Pacific Sea Salt (medium grain) with strong color and scent specifically for feet.  Also contains Aloe Vera and Vitamin E.  Use alone or after exfoliating with the pedicure foot scrub for a true spa experience.

To use: Add a small handful (4 oz) of these salts to a foot spa or large bowl filled with hot water and soak for 10 minutes.

On Sale Now 25 lbs for $19.99 Enough to soak your feet 100 times!

An economical priced salt with so many uses!

 

Our Epsoak is a pure mineral compound of magnesium sulfate and we only sell the highest quality (USP grade).  You may know that by bathing with Epsom Salt you can relieve muscle aches and pains- but there’s so much more that you may not have heard.  Below are some suggested uses for this multi-purpose salt.

Glamour Tips:
Epsom Salt works wonder on the skin as it gently exfoliates.  It has perks for your hair, too!

 
Salt Scrub - For a stimulating body scrub, mix equal parts of salt and olive oil and gently massage onto skin with long upward and inward strokes, then rinse.
Body Wrap - Include Epsoak salts as a layering product in a body wrap.
Facial - Mix 1/2 teaspoon of Epsoak into cleansing cream for a deep-pore cleansing. Massage onto face and neck. Rinse with cool water and pat dry with wash cloth.
Hair Care- Flat Hair: Add volume to hair by mixing equal parts of Epsoak and conditioner. Heat the blend in a microwave safe container for 15 seconds or less, just long enough to slightly warm up the mixture. Massage the salt/conditioner mixture into your scalp and leave on for at least 10 minutes before rinsing thoroughly. Oily Hair: To purify your hair, removing any oil, dirt and toxins add a teaspoon of Epsoak to a shampoo for oily hair (make sure your shampoo is PH balanced) and work into your scalp. Rinse well with cool water. Condition your hair focusing on the ends and not the scalp.

Suggested Usages for your Well-Being:
Studies have shown that bathing with Epsom Salts can relieve tired and achy muscles, ease stress and promote relaxation, help you get a good night’s sleep, remove toxins from the body and more!

 
For a relaxing soak - Add two cups of Epsoak to a hot bath (for a standard size tub) and soak for at least 12 minutes.
Relieve tired feet – In a large bowl or foot spa, add a handful of Epoak to warm water. Soak aching feet for at least 10 minutes, then rinse in cool water.
Remove dry skin - After bathing, and while still wet, give yourself a massage with dry salt, then rinse. This will remove dead skin cells and increase circulation.

Help your garden grow:
Research has found that Epsom Salts can help your plants thrive.  The magnesium and sulfur in the Epsom Salt are essential to produce chlorophyll. These minerals also help absorb phosphorus and nitrogen which are important to fertilization. The Magnesium also plays an important role in seed germination.

Indoor Plants: Once a month give your plants an extra boost by adding 2 tablespoons of Epsoak for each gallon of water.
Tomatoes: Every two weeks, add 1 tablespoon for each foot of the plant height onto the soil at the base of the plant.
Roses: Every two weeks, add 1 tablespoon for each foot of the plant height onto the soil at the base of the plant.  You can also spray a water/Epsom salt solution onto the roses to repel pests.
Lawns- Apply 3 pounds (for every 1,250 ft) of Epsom salt to your lawn using a spreader or by mixing with water in a sprayer.
Trees-Use Epsom salt three times a year, apply 2 tablespoons for every 9 square feet on the root zone.

 

We would be happy to ship to you, anywhere! 

If you live abroad and would like to place an order, please do so by emailing us at
customerservice@sfbsc.com or by calling us at 1.800.480.4540.  This will allow us to provide you with a special quote for shipping based on your location.  Please keep in mind that we are not set up for international web orders.

Typically the most economical way for us to ship internationally is to use flat rate boxes which can hold up to 20 lbs.  Depending on the actual items your order this may vary as multiple items may fill the box before the maximum weight is met.

General pricing for frequently shipped to countries in US dollars (for each flat rate box)*:

Canada $25
Mexico $25
China $40
Philippines $40
Great Britain (UK) $40
New Zealand $40
Australia $40

*These prices are subject to change with fluctuating postage rates.

 
Here are some important things to keep in mind when having your order shipped internationally:

 -Though we have never had an international shipment lost in transit, we cannot guarantee delivery or condition of product upon arrival.

-Any taxes, duties or other costs incurred on arrival through international shipping are at the customer's expense.

-All orders need to be paid in US dollars.

 For other customer service and bathing frequently asked questions, click here:  FAQ’s

Moving Sale

We’re all settled in our new building and very soon our moving sale will be ending- Don’t miss out on these great deals!

Popular choices:

2lb Spa Therapy – Qty 6   $34.99  (regular price $44.70)
That works out to just $5.83 per bag. You choose your scent!

Pedicure Foot Soak – 25 lbs $19.99 (regular price $29.99)
Perfect to get your feet ready for summer.

Dead Sea Mud – 10 lbs $39.99 (regular price $49.99)
Create your own spa experience at home.

Sleep Lavender Salts – 25 lbs $29.99 (regular price $44.99)
Our most popular bath salts.  Get them with or without lavender herb buds.

There is a whole lot more on our sale page so check it out for savings up to 65%!   

 

Fizzing Bath Salts

We are excited to offer the 1^st fizzing bath salts with zero clumping. Similar to the well known bath bombs, adding a handful (or two!) of this blend into your bath will give you the same tingling wonder.  

Enjoy your soak in the tub while surrounded by effervescing water, sending you to complete bliss while softening and soothing your skin.

Customize your very own by choosing from 6 colors and over 60 scents.  These fizzing bath salts will arrive to you ready for enjoyment in an extra fine grain.

We hope you will enjoy this new product!

San Francisco Bath Salt Company can help with your packaging needs!  Whether you need to put together a few special gifts or need to repackage your salts for resale, we’ve got plenty of options to help!

To view our selection of jars select the Bulk Products link at the top of the sit, click on Bath Salt Ingredients then Packaging.

Plastic Jars
4 oz round
8 oz round
8 oz oval
8 oz napa
12 oz round
12 oz apothecary
16 oz round - On sale now for just $1.35 ea
16 oz square
16 oz oval
16 oz napa

Glass bottles
3 oz favor
8 oz wave

Please take a look our scoops which have recently been added to our website.

Small Scoop
Medium Scoop
Large Scoop
5 oz Aluminum Scoop

Special bulk pricing available for packaging.

Not sure how much salt you’ll need to fill your jars?  Check out our bath salt calculator under “Community”.

Bath Quote of the Week:

“I think a lot of contemplation happens in bathtubs. It does for me. Nothing like a hot bath to ease the tension and think about what's going to happen next.”
Sarah McLachlan

San Francisco Bath Salt Company’s manufacturing facility and offices have relocated!  The business has grown and we are very excited to be in a bigger building that will better suite our production needs!

Our new address:

33231 Transit Avenue
Union City, California 94587

If you are local to the Bay Area you may visit us at the above address to pick-up your orders and visit our show room.  We still encourage you to place your orders in advance so that we can prepare your order ahead of time so that it’s ready for you when you arrive.  Most orders placed in the morning can be picked up that same afternoon. Pease feel free to place your order by phone if you need your order in a hurry.

If you are placing an order online that you would like to pick up you can enter the coupon code: willcall . This way, you will avoid shipping charges being added to your order.  Please also include a note in the extra information box that mentions that you will be picking up.

Our Flagship Store in San Francisco is still on Pier 39, but at a new location as well!  You can find our summer location for our retail store toward the back of the Pier, near the carousels.  We hope to see you there!

Though our company’s namesake is in bath salts, we also have a selection of gourmet food grade salts from around the world! These raw, 100% natural salts are a tasty substitute for the ordinary table salt.

The typical table salt goes through a chemical process which “cleans” the salt. This treatment often strips the salt of its minerals and nutrients leaving sodium chloride behind. This somewhat unnatural form of salt is difficult for our bodies to utilize and digest. The following food grade, gourmet salts are in their natural, pure form and contain many minerals and nutrients which are essential to the overall health and well being of our bodies. To find out more information about our gourmet food salts please click on the links below. More information on these salts to follow soon on our website!

Sherpa Pink Himalayan Salt - From the heart of the Himalayas this salt contains 84 trace elements that provides us with the minerals our body needs to be replenished of including Calcium, Magnesium, Potassium, Copper and Iron. These salts have a beautiful pink coloring to them which occurs naturally because of its high mineral content.

Utah Red Kosher Sea Salt - Derived from a prehistoric salt deposit in Redmond, Utah this salt contains over 50 trace minerals including Calcium, Magnesium and Potassium. Color is a reddish-pink, naturally occurring from the minerals.

Ibiza European Sea Salt - From the Mediterranean Sea. This salt contains Calcium, Magnesium and other trace minerals. Ibiza’s crystals are pure white in color.

Choosing your grain size - The Sherpa Pink Himalayan Salts is available in extra-fine which can go right in your regular salt shaker. The other grain sizes of these salts: fine, medium and coarse will require a salt grinder or salt mill, which you can find at gourmet food markets and kitchen supply stores.

Please do not confuse these salts with our other natural salts, as not all of our salts are for consumption.

We now have samples available of our selection of over 70 scents!

These scent samples are cards scented with your choice of essential oil, essential oil blend or fragrance oil. You will receive each scent card in a sealed packet (the scent will last for a couple days once opened).

They are just $1.50 each and the shipping is FREE!

Our Top 10 Most Popular Scents:

1. Lavender Essential Oil
2. Tranquility Essential Oil Blend
3. Detox Essential Oil Blend
4. Eucalyptus Essential Oil
5. Rose Garden Essential Oil Blend
6. Vanilla Fragrance
7. Mint Cooler Essential Oil Blend
8. Moon Dreams Essential Oil Blend
9. Ocean Breeze Fragrance Oil
10. Skincare Essential Oil Blend

 Check out our other samples available:

Natural Salt Samples*:  Choose from our 6 natural salts and available grain sizes
                                    Each sample is approx. 4 oz and are $1.25-$1.50 each

Scrub & Mud Samples*: All of our Salt and Sugar Scrubs available for sampling
                                    Each sample is approx. 3 oz and are $1.50-$2.50 each

Pedicure Sample Kit*:    This professional spa kit contains 2 of our most popular foot soaks and 2 scrubs  
                                    Each item is approx. 3 oz. The complete kit is $12.50

Color Samples*:           Select from 16 of our standard colors
                                   Each sample is approx. 2.5 oz and are $1.50 each. Complete set of 16 is $19.50

*A small shipping charge will be added to these samples.

Our entire Sendai Spa line is still on sale. Save up to 50%!

Inspired by Japanese Bath House these unique blends were created to soothe, relax and nourish the mind and body.

Bath Salts
Five scents to choose from: Namaste (rosemary mint), Dharma (lime & ginger), Lotus (narcissus), Buddha (lime & orange), and Meditation (tranquility-lavender). These are beautifully packaged, 16 oz containers each filled with a blend of Dead Sea Salt, Epsom Salt, essential and fragrance oils, jojoba oil, and sweet almond oil.
On sale now for $12 (regular price 17.99)

Namaste Products
Our most beloved scent from the Sendai Spa Line, Namaste (rosemary mint) is also available in a Lotion, Body Wash and Scrub.

Namaste Lotion (8 fl oz)
Namaste Body Wash (8.5 fl oz)
Namaste Scrub (12 oz)
On sale now for $12.99 each (regular price 17.99)

Namaste Gift Set
A great way to get all your favorite Namaste items at a great price! You get the Namaste Bath Salts, Lotion, Body Wash and Scrub packaged in a spa bag at 50% off.
On sale now for $36 (regular price $72)

Orders ship same or next day. While supplies last. Please visit our Sendai Spa page for more information on these products.

There are so many bath salts to choose from, so the question is: Which salt is best for me? The answer depends on the benefits you are looking to achieve.

If you are looking to take a nice, relaxing soak in the tub to ease the stresses of the long day, while softening your skin, you can choose from any of our custom bath salts. With salts like our Calspa Deluxe or Minera Deluxe you can choose your own scent and color. In our Elements line, we’ve put together a blend of our most soothing colors & scents- Sleep and Relax. Adding a handful to your tub and soaking for 10-20 minutes will help you to have a better night’s sleep.

For a more therapeutic bath that will detoxify your body, our Minera Dead Sea Salt is a great choice. We even have a Detox formula in our Spa Therapy line that has some extra detoxifying ingredients such as kelp powder, bentonite clay and an essential oil blend of Grapefruit Oil, Juniperberry Oil and Green Tea. To relieve tired and achy muscles, try our Minera Dead Sea Salt, Sherpa Pink Himalayan Salt or our Epsoak Epsom Salts. In our Spa Therapy line we also have a special Muscle Soak blend which is Epsom Salt with eucalyptus and peppermint oil. Whether you want to detox or relieve muscle aches and pains, you will want to add two large handfuls to your bath, allowing 20 minutes of soaking time.

When looking for relief from skin conditions like Psoriasis or Eczema we recommend our Minera Dead Sea Salts. We’ve gotten a lot of feedback from customers who've had great results using the Dead Sea Salt for help with their skin conditions. The natural salt on its own can be very effective. You may also want to try our Skincare from the Spa Therapy line as well. This is a blend of Dead Sea Salt and Pacific Sea Salt and also contains essential oils, vitamin e and aloe vera. You will want to use a larger amount of salt than usual to aide skin conditions- add one to two pounds of this salt to your bath and soak for at least 20 minutes.

Remember to keep the temperature of your bath water warm but not too hot, the benefits will be greater this way. Ultimately, you are trying to mimic the water of the Sea!  Keep in mind, it’s a good idea to speak to your doctor before beginning any therapy routines.

It makes sense that we are drawn to water when experiencing stress of anxiety. We know that nothing feels better than soaking in a tub full of warm water at the end of a long workday. What many people don’t know, however, is there are scientific reasons behind our natural inclination towards water as a healing agent.

Water makes up 70% of the human body and performs valuable functions, including flushing toxins from our cells, softening our skin, hydrating and lubricating our organs and systems so they function smoothly. Humans have been enjoying the benefits of bathing since the Middle Ages, when bathing was not only recognized as a social and stress-relieving past-time, but as a powerful therapy for a full range of illnesses and conditions.

Freshwater, also known as tap water, carries many benefits when we soak in its luxurious waves – but seawater is turning the heads of many scientists and medical specialists, for its vast health benefits and therapeutic properties. Seawater so closely approximates the water naturally residing in our bodies that our own white blood cells have been proven to survive in it!

Seawater is rich in trace minerals that aren’t found in our water at home, including iodine, magnesium, sodium, potassium, fluoride, sulfur and carbonates. These minerals are essential to our bodies’ functions and readily absorbed through the skin, which makes a seawater bath an important tool for our overall health.

All you have to do is add some of our sea salts to your bath. Hot water opens up our pores and creates “room” for the minerals to enter through our skin, thereby delivering powerful benefits to every part of us. These minerals are known to strengthen our immune system, eliminate harmful toxins, promote gland health and function, heal wounds and skin injuries, and reduce stress.

There are many creative ways to get the most out of your bath. Aromatherapy, for instance, does a lot more than make you and your bathroom smell good – combining different essential oils and scents to your bath can do wonders for a variety of issues, including stress, aches and pains, mood, and much more.

Browse our website to learn more and purchase what you need for your perfect, custom-made bath. And most importantly, have fun!

What if someone told you that a simple bath could relieve common skin disorders, alleviate painful aches and swelling, reduce stress, cure insomnia, and make you look and feel younger?

You’d probably take baths more often, right?

A plain bath is sure to feel good no matter what, but the magic ingredient that delivers all of these benefits is dead sea salts. Harvested from the mineral-rich southern end of the Dead Sea, dead sea salts provide proven theraputic effects and benefits.

The most obvious benefit to taking a long, luxurious bath is stress reduction. We all know how good it feels to emerge from a steaming, warm bath at the end of a hard day – you feel flushed, rested, and clean. Our sea salts – either added to your bath or applied with a mud pack – increase your circulation and reduce the level of toxins in your body, freeing your cells from the by-products often caused by stress. So a bath with dead sea salts is a bit of a double whammy – relaxing you from the inside out!

Many of us suffer from insomnia – a whopping 25% of Americans can’t seem to fall asleep! Insomnia is more than an annoyance, it makes us more susceptible to colds, flus, and more serious conditions – not to mention irritability. The stress-relieving properties of dead sea salts mentioned above also apply to insomnia, relaxing you and making it easy to enjoy good quality sleep.

As if all these benefits weren’t enough, dead sea salts do wonders for your skin. Adding dead sea salts to your daily bath has been proven to diminish the effects of aging by softening the skin and increasing your skin’s defense against environmental elements and chemicals. Wrinkles will be less noticeable, your skin will be soft and supple, and a natural glow will be restored. All of these benefits, combined with a lower stress level,  lead to a more youthful appearance.

All of us have had to contend with rashes, sores, hives, itching, and other skin problems. Dead sea salts contain large amounts of magnesium and bromide, which cleanse and disinfect your skin, making you less susceptible to skin-related allergies.

Even arthritis and back pain can be relieved with the help of this amazing addition to your bath – the minerals in dead sea salts help your body defend against swelling and join pain by acting as a muscle relaxant and detoxifying agent.

When you purchase dead sea salts from The San Francisco Bath Company, you are buying salts of the highest quality. Unlike salts sold elsewhere, ours are unprocessed and raw. If you purchase salts that have been washed or processed, many of the key minerals have been removed – and so have the benefits mentioned above!

So skip the shower for a week and take a bath with our dead sea salts. See how you feel! You’ll be surprised.

The Dead Sea is mystical. The concentration of minerals in its rich, black mud and water is ten times higher than those of any other sea on Earth. Bath salts made from Dead Sea salt act as a relaxant, rejuvenator, skin healer and bactericide. This unique combination of minerals allows damaged skin to recreate a healthier appearance and a more maintainable surface. The most effective elements are the richness in bromine, calcium, magnesium, and potassium. These minerals have a positive influence on germs that live on the body’s skin and helps prevent infection and inflammation. They regenerate skin, alleviate itchiness and allow damaged skin to recreate a healthier appearance and maintainable surface.

Today, life is filled with stress. Daily tensions are taking their toll on mankind, both mentally and physically. Tension headaches, anxiety attacks and muscular aches and pains are ways that our body tells us it’s had too much of a bad thing. If you are feeling the effects of life’s hustle and bustle, take a daily, half-hour bath using Dead Sea bath salts. Your daily bath will give you the benefit of complete body relaxation, due to the bromine in the salt. This mineral is known world wide for its tranquilizing effect and is particularly beneficial in reducing anxiety, tension, stress and migraines.

Finally, you can start with a clean slate. The holidays are over, the new year has begun. You have made many promises to yourself: you will exercise more, put more effort into your relationships and your work, you will finally organize your closets and clear out your filing cabinets. You’ll learn a new language, take an art class, spend more time with your children. You’ll be more romantic, you’ll be more confident, you’ll be more happy.

The new year is still very new, and you are already very, very tired.

You made your list in a fit of self-assuredness (and maybe after you had some champagne). With each item on your list you felt as if you were already changing, a better person just for having written each resolution down. But now, you look at your list and wonder how you will summon the energy to actually keep those promises you made to yourself.

Hopefully, one of your resolutions was to take a bath at least twice a week. Bathing is not only good for relaxation, however - bathing can be energizing and can give you the strength you need to keep the rest of those resolutions.

For a truly energizing, uplifting bath, you can add essential oils to your bath salts. Citrus scents such as Tangerine, Orange, and Lime will uplift you. Ginger and grapefruit are wonderful as well. Minty scents such as Peppermint and Spearmint help to increase your circulation. Chamomile, Lavender, and Ylang-Ylang promote tranquility.

Color is a powerful energizer as well. Combine the scents above with the right colors to fit your mood (or the mood you would like), for instance: Orange, Tomato, Lime, and Yellow are warm, uplifting colors. Combine these with some citrus scents and you’ll have the energy for the new year to finally tackle your most daunting tasks.

Here’s to a fresh start, and a wonderful year!

We're at Pier 39!

We have set up shop again this winter in the bustling and colorful Pier 39 in San Francisco. We're excited to bring a vast array of our high-quality bath salts to the waterfront, so that folks from around the world can see them up close and choose the bath salt that's right for them.

The bath salts are displayed in large, farmers-market style bins and are available in over 24 different scents and colors. When you get here, you choose a bottle and fill it with the bath salts of your choice. We encourage you to mix and match, and fill it to not only smell great but to look beautiful by the side of your tub. The salts are made from real Pacific Sea Salt, and we do not wash or treat the salts. This ensures that the salts you take home are filled with the natural minerals and nutrients found in the Pacific ocean.

There are many reasons to visit Pier 39. It's one of the hottest tourist attractions in the city, with more than 110 shops and 12 restaurants featuring great food and glorious views of San Francisco Bay. When you arrive at Pier 39, you'll be greeted by magicians, musicians, and other street performers. At the Aquarium of the Bay, you'll be able to get up close and personal with upwards of 200,000 creatures who call the San Francisco Bay their home. You can choose from many different tours, on both land and sea. There is a huge arcade, a carousel, and don't forget to see the sea lions that hang out in the West Marina.

Pier 39 is also known to sell the largest variety of souvenirs anywhere in the city. You'll find hats, t-shirts, keychains, stuffed animals, and much more. But we all know that most souvenirs are bought on a whim and then forgotten. Souvenirs can make a fun gift, but your family and friends would surely appreciate something a bit more personal. Our bath salts are the best souvenir you'll find at Pier 39. In addition to serving as a nice reminder of your time spent in San Francisco, our bath salts make a great gift. You can choose the bath salts that best fit your friends and choose scents and colors that will energize, calm, and beautify those you love.

Our bath salts are beautiful and unique, and they also offer a wide variety of benefits.  When you take a bath with our bath salts, your skin's condition will improve (our salts balance and moisturize all skin types), your stress level will decrease, you'll get a better night's sleep, and you'll enjoy a more youthful glow. They will deliver results that will make you feel like you've been to the spa - for a fraction of the price.

Stop by our store at Pier 39 and fill a bottle with your favorite bath salts, and take a piece of San Francisco home with you!

We are located at:
PIER 39
Beach Street & The Embarcadero
San Francisco, CA 94133

When people think of taking a bath, they generally only think of taking one at night. Baths are extraordinarily relaxing and often make you feel sleepy, so it’s logical that we think of bathing before bedtime.

But did you know that bathing can also be invigorating, and even energizing? If you find yourself groping for your coffee in the morning and taking a quick shower only to show up at work tired, you should consider taking a bath before you go.

For an energizing bath, keep the water warm but not necessarily hot, and mix in some bath salts infused with essential oils from energizing sources. Orange, lime, tangerine, and ginger are all good choices. Color, believe it or not, is also important - choose a bright color such as yellow, orange red or even green to lift your spirits. You’ll save money on coffee, you’ll look radiant, and you’ll feel mentally sharp - so tomorrow, take your bath in the morning and start the day right!

 

Tri-City Voice Newspaper
Bathing in Success

By Brittney Hansen
Photos Courtesy of Lee Williamson

In this fast-paced, modern lifestyle that most of us live these days, the simple things in life are often overlooked. Schedules are filled with dozens of responsibilities, and getting ready for the day often means a quick douse in the shower and a meal on-the-go. Bathing was only for the younger years, when there was time for bubbles and toys. But if you ask Lee Williamson, founder and CEO of the San Francisco Bath Salt Company, we should all take time out of our week for a soothing bath, no matter what our age or what our to-do list says.

Lee Williamson moved from England to America nearly twenty years ago, where he eventually settled in the Silicon Valley. Because of his work, Williamson was forced to commute four hours each workday; long commutes make for sore bodies. It was during this time that he remembered relaxing childhood baths in England and on a visit to Pier 39, he spotted a woman selling scented, colored bath salts at a kiosk. The interesting thing was that there always seemed to be a crowd attracted to her bath products every time Lee went by. He put two and two together and realized that here was a great opportunity that he could not pass up. It was in the year 2002 that things really came together, and the San Francisco Bath Salt Company (SFBSC) was founded.

"We like to say that we're re-inventing the art of bathing," said Lee, a resident of Union City. "Bathing really is a lot better than taking a shower; it helps to draw impurities from the skin, and it's great for muscle aches and pains." When salt minerals and essential oils are added to the bath water, the benefits are even greater.

At SFBSC, dozens of different salt combinations can be mixed and matched, from amount and salt grain size, to colors and scents. Salts are gathered from locations all over the world, from the Himalayan Mountains to the Dead Sea; these salts are naturally packed with minerals that soothe, clean, and restore skin. When you use good-quality bath salts and minerals, it is like "you're bringing the ocean right into your bath," said Williamson. "We stay as natural as possible."

The bath salts are available in over sixty scents as varied as ginger, pear, and citrus crush, lavender, eucalyptus, and rose garden. Over a dozen colors are available as well, so there truly is a bath salt for everyone; whether it be a relaxing bath before bedtime to welcome sleep, or a soak to refresh and invigorate both mind and body.

Also available at the SF Bath Salt Company are scrubs, body washes, and lotions, plus many other bath and shower essentials. If you would like to see some displays of bath products, be sure to visit the SFBSC "outlet store" warehouse in Hayward.

The other way to view the many varieties of bath salts, body scrubs, and other fine products from SFBSC, is to visit their website at www.sfbsc.com. There you will find not only many great products and deals, but also great information such as the "Top 10 Reasons to Take a Bath," Customer Testimonials and FAQs, and "Tips for the Perfect Bath," so that the ultimate bathing experience can be achieved.

The San Francisco Bath Salt Company Warehouse
30997 Huntwood Ave., Suite 102, Hayward
Monday-Friday
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
(510) 477-9600
www.sfbsc.com

Choosing the right salt texture and grain size is important when choosing your bath salt or salt scrub product - salt comes in many textures and sizes and each carries specific benefits. Different grain sizes can be chosen depending on how you intend to use the salt. Because of all the choices, it can get confusing! To reap good results, you must choose the right type of salt.

When choosing salts, you have to consider how you will use them. Finer salts are usually used for salt scrubs, while larger grain sizes are more suitable to dissolved in water as a bath soak.

Another thing to consider when choosing salt grain sizes is that each size and texture dissolve differently. If you want the salts to dissolve quickly, you should choose finer salts. Just remember that the finer the salts, the faster will it dissolve, which is ideal when you use the salt as a scrub or exfoliating product. For variety, you may want a combination of fine salts mixed with large salt chunks. That way the salt can be used both as a soak and as a scrub.

Fine-grain salt is wonderful for exfoliation and best for those of us with sensitive skin. Finer salts are gentler and not as harsh as the larger size salts. At the same time, you don¢t want your scrubbing salt to be too fine, since you would want your salt scrub to have some texture in order for it to actually scrub your skin and be effective. With the right grain size, your skin will be smooth, soft and clean - without irritation. When you prepare for a long, decadent bathing session, it's also OK to choose larger chunks (or mix some into the finer salt) so it takes a little while to dissolve.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA (Vocus/PRWEB ) June 9, 2008 - "It's simple, affordable, and enjoyable and is rapidly gaining widespread popularity and attention: bathing in natural bath salts. Offering a wide range of natural healing and therapeutic benefits, many people are starting to spend more time in the bath to enjoy the benefits of a relaxing soak. Leading this new trend is the San Francisco Bath Salt Company, a Bay-Area based company who over the last 6 years has re-invented the forgotten art of bathing.

Our daily lives are becoming more fast-paced

“The benefits of bathing in sea salt are incredibly far-reaching,” says Lee Williamson, Founder and CEO of the San Francisco Bath Salt Company. “When you add sea salts to your bath, you are essentially bathing in the ocean, which has long been known to promote skin health and general well-being”. Williamson grew up in the UK, where bathing in sea salts was a part of his daily routine. It has been his mission to bring his appreciation and love for bathing to the United States.

Bathing has always been a popular way to decrease stress and soothe muscle aches and pains, but most people aren’t aware of the many other valuable benefits of bath salts. Individuals with common skin conditions such as psoriasis, dry skin, or acne are now turning to bathing as a natural, lower-cost alternative to expensive and often ineffective treatments.

Many cosmetic companies are now selling new lines of bath salt products designed to soften the skin, slow the aging process, decrease stress and even cure insomnia. The salts are harvested around the world, mainly from the Pacific Ocean, the Himalayan Mountains, and the Dead Sea. They can be sold plain or infused with a variety of herbs, fragrances and essential oils to increase the therapeutic effects. The San Francisco Bath Salt Company recently launched a new innovative “Spa Therapy” line of bath salts, which capitalizes on the many benefits of natural sea salts from around the World.

Established in 2002, The San Francisco Bath Salt Company, is a known leader in the bathing industry, and offers retail, bulk, and private label products. All manufacturing is done in California and their website www.sfbsc.com is the largest resource for bath salts in the world. “Our daily lives are becoming more fast-paced,” says Williamson, “and we need the benefits of bathing more than ever before. Bath salts are indeed becoming the newest trend in skin care and relaxation.” 

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PRWEB - PRESS RELEASE

Bath salts are nothing new - you’ve probably seen them on the shelf in the bath and beauty aisle of your favorite supermarket or drug store. You’ve probably received bath salts as a gift and they are still in your cupboard, gathering dust.

Not all bath salts are created equal. Most bath salts look pretty, but are void of all the minerals and nutrients that make bath salts beneficial. Here at the San Francisco Bath Salt Company, we offer only the highest quality bath salts, carefully chosen for their high mineral content and left untreated for maximum benefit. Our salts hail from all over the world, from the majestic peaks of the Himalayas down to the ancient waters of the Dead Sea, across the ocean to the shores of the beautiful San Francisco Bay.

We offer the largest variety of bath salts you will find anywhere on the web or otherwise. You can choose between an astounding variety of colors, scents, and grain sizes, not to mention essential oils and herbs. We have salts for everyone, to match every need. We offer the lowest prices and shipping cost out there, and we ship all orders within 24 hours of fulfillment.

Most importantly, we are the leading authority in the bath salt world. We have a knowledgeable staff and strive to provide our customers with the latest, most up to date information and research regarding bathing. We have a true passion for and love of bathing and this drives us to make the best bath products in the world.

Bathing has been a ritual and popular pastime for hundreds of years. Centuries ago in Rome and Greece, stately bathhouses were considered a place to for the elite to congregate, to socialize and be seen. These gorgeous structures were built in all the major city centers, complete with marble pillars and large, often colorful communal tubs. Food and drink abounded, servants hurried between bathers offering massage, towel service, and therapy. Music and dance offered entertainment for those inside, and only the most affluent were allowed to pass through the doors.

Later, after a decline in communal bathing (mostly due to religious groups who regarded bathing as a pseudo-sexual and, ironically, an unclean activity), bathing became private. Bathtubs of all shapes and sizes were soon found in private residences but still considered a privilege reserved for the upper class. Private bathing increased in popularity as a way to cleanse the mind, body, and spirit. Soon bathtubs became a fixture in homes throughout the world. In Europe and Asia, the practice of bathing continues to thrive. In England in particular, large clawfoot tubs are quite popular and in the US, the demand for larger, more comfortable tubs is on the rise.

In a culture where quick showers and efficient personal hygiene reigns, more and more Americans are turning to bathing as an alternative. This modern age presents us with endless activity - constant communication via new technologies and gadgets, longer workdays, larger families, thousands of television channels, video games, and consumer electronics. We are constantly busy, easily distracted by the newest, fanciest shiny object. To create some hint of balance in our lives we take meditation classes, yoga, or tai chi; we read self-help books, pop pills and pay professionals to help us simplify our lives. We are on a constant race towards the impossible goals of perfection, of endless youth and boundless energy. We want to be the richest, thinnest, youngest, happiest, and most successful, and we spend thousands of dollars in our quest to get there.

It’s obvious - we need to slow down. Bathing offers an unmatched respite from all the noise mentioned above. It is a miracle for your mind and your body - it is the true fountain of youth, as it smoothes your skin, tightens pores and lifts out  toxins. Bathing increases circulation, lowers blood pressure and alleviates stress. Bathing can treat the ailments which plague our pores, help our skin defend against harsh climates, pollution, and the effects of aging. It is inexpensive, relaxing, and can be done any time.

Bathing is a universal healer. It gives us a chance to take time out from our busy lives, to indulge our spirits and our bodies. It’s a much-needed excuse to unplug the phone, turn off the television, shut down the computer. Bathing offers us solitude in a society where we are each, constantly, on call. We can close the door and enjoy tranquility and quiet, if only for a few stolen moments before returning to the outside world. But we will return with new energy, resilience and beauty.

Welcome to the New Age of Bathing.

Salt has long been used in a bath due to its therapeutic properties. People traveled across the world to bathe in salt waters such as the dead sea. Hippocrates encourages his patients to bathe in salt water in a therapy called thalassotherapy.

Since then, many more benefits of using salt in baths has been discovered. Using salt can increase moisture retention, improve circulation, detoxify your skin, helps dry dry skin. Bath salt contains numerous minerals, which helps to restore our body's mineral balance.

Make sure you use them in your next bath!

Benefits Of Bath Salt 
Bath salts are very good for detoxifying your body. It can ease your sore muscles, aching feet, back pain, muscle tensions and even suppresses athlete's foot and corns.

Bath salts are also known to rejuvenate your skin and add radiance by removing dirt and toxins. By removing these impurities, it can often "cure" common skin problems like eczema, psoriasis and itching. It can also be used to minimize scars while at the same time retains moisture in the skin.

You can mix bath salt and essential oil for a soothing session of aromatherapy. Aromatherapy can induce calmness, helping to ensure you will have a sound and relaxing sleep.

Not All Salts Are Made Equal. 
Sea salt. These salts are also known as "all-purpose"salt. They are high in minerals and often use to detoxify skin and soothe muscles. Very inexpensive.

Dead sea salt. These have higher minerals than ordinary sea salts but are more expensive. Dead sea salt has all the benefits of ordinary sea salt but more potent.

Epsom salt. These are the cheapest of them all. Used to soothe muscles aches and joint discomfort.

Exotic salts. These salts has unique texture that are highly sought after, and therefore they are are more expensive than normal sea salt are.

Dendritic salt. These are used to retain fragrance. Essential oils are often added to these salt and subsequently these are added to normal salts.

Different Ways To Use Bath Salt 
Although they are called BATH salt, they can also be used for other purposes.

1. It can dissolved into water and you can use that water to relieve your tired feet or soak in it for a relaxing bath.

2. You run bath salt on your body, while wet, to remove dry skin and help restoration.

3. Male salt scrub. Mix salt with olive oil and you have your very own true all natural facial scrub.

4. You can add salt into your conditioner to add more body to your hair.

Article coutesy of Squidoo

Generally, Himalayan salt are used in the same way as ordinary table salt. They are used in bathing purposes, as well as culinary purposes. More recently, large crystal rocks dug out from the Himalayan region are also used as lamps.

Brine uses
One of the more common use of drinking salt brine is to cleanse the body, normalize alkaline/acidity levels in the body, and a source of natural energy for the body. Salt brine are also used in tooth brushing for soothing gum bleeding and reduces periodontal disease and other mount problems. Brine baths are also made using Himalayan salts using the concept of osmosis. Aside from above-mentioned uses , the salty solution can also be used to remedy certain skin conditions like acne, foot fungus and psoriasis.

Food
Himalayan salt are also used the same way as regular salt, food seasoning and some drinks. Himalayan salts are also used as Kosher salt due to having a much larger grain size. It has a subtle difference in taste than regular table salt that some say makes it taste better.

Salt lamps/Tea lights
Himalayan salt crystal rocks are used in making lamps. These large crystal rocks are carved into their desired shape and size. The final shape of the crystal rock are then mounted on a wooden base for stability and an electrical bulb is fixed within the crystals hollow area illuminating the whole rock when it is lit. Health practitioners believe that these lamps are beneficial saying that the gentle heat from the bulb allows the crystal salt to emit negative electrical charges which removes positive ions.

Bath Additive
Its high mineral content makes Himalayan salts ideal to be used as an ingredient in making bath additives such as bath salts, bath bombs, and other related products like scrubs. Results in bathing water with Himalayan salts are believed to be beneficial to dry, oily, or combination skin and other skin related problems. Himalayan bath salts have also believed to treat PMS symptoms and can help people with sleeping problems.

Reference from Wikipedia Himalayan Salt

 

We have been noticing more and more listings on E-BAY recently for companies or people (it's hard to tell these days) selling Dead Sea Salt for unusually low prices. There can really only be one reason for this, and that is - Fraud.

Buyers selling for unusually low prices
Wholesale Pricing, out of Israel, when purchasing by the container load is a relatively set price so when buyers on E-Bay and on the Web post their prices for less than or close to the container price it obviously raises our suspicions. Over the period of one year, we purchase many many containers of Dead Sea Salt (43,890 lbs per each container), have special contract pricing out of Israel and know the Dead Sea Salt industry inside and out. It is very easy for us to spot a fake, even just based on pricing and data from the company that is selling the supposedly "Dead Sea Salt".

We have tested many salts and verified them to be FAKE
To validate our suspicions, over the last few months we have actually purchased from Various buyers mostly on e-bay, that were selling salts at what we know to be cost or less than costs from Israel. We have tested these salts in our lab and ALL the salts tested have been verified to be Sea Salt, but not DEAD SEA SALT. They do not have the appearance of Dead Sea Salt or the chemical structure that Dead Sea Salts are famous for. The Salts we tested were ALL atlantic or pacific salts, with one exception that was sea salt with a 5% Dead Sea Salt mix in there. None of these salts contained the high mineral content that quality dead Sea Salt has - not even close to it. Not to say that these salts are bad, just that they are not Dead Sea Salt from Israel as advertised.

We are taking action
With our data now in hand, we have started to take action against some of these companies. We feel that it is morally wrong, very deceitful, and especially unfair to the buyer to be selling fake Dead Sea Salt. It also impacts the Dead Sea Salt industry by artificially devaluing what is a premium quality product.

Help us to identify the Impostors
If you feel you have purchased imitation Dead Sea Salt, please fell free to contact us and let us know who and where you purchased from. We will add it to our list of suspicious accounts and follow up if we fell it is necessary. In the meantime, if you need pure raw premium quality Dead Sea Salt, please feel free to visit our Minera Dead Sea Salt page.

Sincerely,
Lee Williamson
Dir. Business Development
San Francisco Bath Salt Company
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