Just draw a hot bath, but not so hot as to make your skin red. Add a generous amount of bath salt, and take a nice long soak. Before you know it, you will feel your muscles and joints beginning to loosen up.

Other health benefits include stimulating circulation, helping to fade bruising and minor scars, reducing the inflammation and pain of arthritis, relieving back and leg pain, and relaxing muscle spasms.

Bath salts are also wonderful for healing feet. Whether you stand on your feet for several consecutive hours per day and simply want to soak them, or if you suffer from foot ailments such as corns and calluses, bath salts will make a big difference. Simply prepare a pan of warm water, and add a handful of bath salts. Soak your feet until the soreness subsides, or until the skin is softer and suppler, depending on what kind of healing your feet need.

Bath salts work great for exfoliation of the feet as well as many other areas of the body. You should also soak your feet before exfoliating. Soak them in the preparation described above then apply more salt with a cloth dampened with warm water. Gently rub thickened and dried areas of skin until smooth, and rinse thoroughly. Apply to hands, elbows, and knees in the same way to invigorate and restore the skin (exfoliating should be done before bathing).

While bath salts may help remove excess oil and toxins from your skin, they will not dry out your skin. If your skin is already dry or cracked, or if you suffer from itching and irritation due to dryness, bath salts will help heal these problems. They are also helpful in reducing the discomfort and unsightly appearance of skin diseases such as psoriasis.