Then I wouldn't bother. And, bath salts are not just Mag Sulfate. They have all kinds of other "stuff" in them, you can read the label to see. Just use a good quality fertilizer formulated for citrus with micros. I think we've shared this with you, previously. Most of the container citrus growers prefer to use Dyna Gro's Foliage Pro, and some will also supplement with a time release product (Osmocote Plus - it must be the "Plus" formulation). There should be no reason to use Epsom Salts if you're fertilizing properly. Patty S.

I have an excess of lotions and bath salts which I do not use. They have been opened, but not used, and include; * Beaute' essentielle Creme Brulee scented body lotion 9.1 oz. * Beaute' essentielle Creme Brulee scented bath soak (salts) 7.0 oz. * Trader Joes Chamomile Dead Sea Bath Salts 10.5 oz. My seed want list is located at: http://www.gardenweb.com/members/exch/seedsnaughtweeds The shipping cost is more expensive then seeds, so please make a fair offer for trade. I also like anything garden related, mini shovels, garden deco, birdhouses, peat pellets, painted pots, candles, seed envelopes, homemade paper, gardening gloves, books...feel free to make an offer. This post was edited by seedsnaughtweeds on Fri, Jan 11, 13 at 20:51

paint_chips, baking soda is a water softener. tina, jasmine essential oil most certainly does exist, but it's one of the most expensive ones there is. That's one of the few products, along with rose and orange-blossom (neroli), where I relax my strictness and purchase diluted versions (must be diluted in jojoba or fractionated coconut oil and nothing else). Often it's available as an "absolute" rather than an "essential oil" and that is fine. It's just a difference in the way the end product is obtained. Just make sure you're not getting fragrance oil which is fake. And thank you for the compliment but I've never sold anything I've written (you could wallpaper igloochic's giant new house with the rejection letters), and when I've attempted to write to spec, it - to put it plainly - sucks. The funky phrases and things like that just come when they want to, not when I want them. mitch, you got your hands on an unusual one if you've got Ravintsara (Cinnamomum camphora) essential oil. Ravensara (Ravensara aromatica) is much more common. Camphoraceous fragrances are a BEAST to work with because they stomp all over other scents like an olfactory Godzilla, but I'd try Chamomile, citrus, or woodsy-ish fragrances like bay laurel, sandalwood or cedarwood. Lavender can be a good addition depending on the subtype - head for the sweeter varieties. cooperbailey, you actually made a "bath tea" rather than bath salts. Bath teas are fabulous, and a very good way to do oatmeal baths without gunking up the drains. I buy those iron-closed empty tea bags (the big ones, 4x5) in bulk packages of 50 or 100 - they're quite inexpensive - and package the filled tea-bags up in bags of 10 or so for a gift. I love the muslin bags but have personally found that herbs and other plant materials mold quickly in them if repeatedly wetted and dried and so were only usable a couple of times - so I use the muslin bags for things that would stay dry like stinky-shoe-savers, lavender dryer bags, sachets, etc. (Here's where I get that stuff, as well as herbs I use in large amounts like lavender. It's a wholesaler that sells to anyone as long as you can cobble up a $30 minimum, and with the range of things they have that's not difficult IMO!)

My grandmother used salt in another way. She was the dutiful wife of a sweet minister who, without consulting her, purchased and planted many various fruit trees in their back yard. Two were in the way of the wash line, or maybe the story was they were berry trees and the birds would stain the wash. Anyhow, she wanted them gone but did not have the heart to point out to her sweet husband the bad planning. So every time she went into the back yard, she put several handfuls of salt into her apron pocket and liberally sprinkeled the root zone of these two trees with salt. Before long, they died of some unexplainable blight, and grandma had her wash line to her liking.