Aphrodite Salt

Yes, there are salt pans in several other locations around the world but these are rarely known so far, handmade harvested in small quantities according to weather and climate conditions. The history of Gozitan salt pans goes all the way to Phoenician times! When the Maltese islands were under the rule of the Order of St. John, the Knights held a monopoly on the salt production and those who harvested salt without a permission could face heavy penalties.

Perfect for cooking delicious meals and for rehabilitation purposes.

1-2 Cups Gozo sea salt

A pinch of baking soda

If you are a person who uses essential oils, add 3-5 drops of essential oils as you wish

Most people simply offer that to do a detox bath you add these ingredients into the bath and that’s it. They missed the whole point of the detox bath! Even as I went through the internet sites, these healing offerings missed the secret behind a detox bath. It’s a good thing you have me here.

The detox is not just sitting in salt. It’s what you do following the bath that counts. Here is the trick and if you do it, you will thank me for this. Do not do this in the daytime, only at night before bed as it will make you feel depleted and tired. Sit in the bath with the salts for 10-15 minutes as hot as you are able to take it. Personally, I do blazing hot for the first little part of the water and add the salt in at that time to dissolve it into the water. Once the salt dissolves, I begin adding in the cold water and get it to a temperature that I can now enter the bath. Do not enter the bath with burning water. Sit in the bath for as long as you are able (10 minutes minimum in my opinion). Keep a glass of water nearby so that you can hydrate as you are likely to sweat even in the bath; especially given the humidity levels no matter the month here in Malta.

After the Bath is the big-ticket item. Wrap yourself in the towel, do not wash off the salt. Get under your bed covers with the towel wrapped around you. Pull both the sheets and the comforter up until it’s just under your chin and put your arms under the covers as well. Allow your body to sweat. Let the toxins leave through the pores of the skin instead of telling someone to drink a gallon of water so it can only release through the urine.

When I say this, it won’t really make sense until you actually try it but here it goes: You can’t put a time on the detox part of this process. You will know when you are finished because there will be a moment when you kick off the covers and have to get out of the bed and the towel. You simply can’t handle anymore! That is when you are finished with the detox process. This is the most important part of doing a detox bath. Sweat it out. The sea salt pulls the heavy metals from the body and the Epsom salt relaxes and soothes the muscles. Together they are a stronger combination. However, if you don’t have one you can do this exact same bath and detox with all sea salt or all Epsom salt and still have huge results.

I do not use this exact recipe on my children. I do not exceed 1 cup per salts and I do not make them sweat it out unless they are actually sick and don’t mind lying down and sweating. Instead, I simply put them under the shower to rinse the salt off their bodies following the bath and know that the salts were helpful even if they didn’t sweat it all out. I also double their fluid intake and do this earlier than bedtime.