Since I made my homemade candy corn sugar scrub, I had to keep the fun going and make more similar recipes! So I whipped up these DIY candy corn bath salts as well.

I’ve been making bath salts for a few years now, starting back when we were still in our apartment and I was looking for easy, affordable ways to work herbs and oils into our routines without needing any special equipment.

Bath salts were one of the first things I ever made and they still feel like a win every time. This candy corn bath salts version is purely a seasonal treat, more about the fun of it than anything medicinal, but there’s still some real goodness packed in here 🙂

Plus they look SO cute layered in a jar. Like actual candy corn but for your bathtub, and made the BEST gifts for fall!

Benefits

Again, this homemade candy corn bath salts recipe is more a fun fall recipe to enjoy, but here are some of the benefits:

Epsom salts are the workhorse here. They’re magnesium sulfate, which is absorbed through the skin during a warm bath and can help muscles relax and ease that low-grade tension that just kind of accumulates by the end of the week.

I’ve been reaching for Epsom salt baths since before I even knew much about herbalism. They’re one of those things that just WORK.
Polysorbate 80 is a little ingredient that does a BIG job. It’s an emulsifier, which means it helps the oils actually disperse into the bathwater instead of floating on top in little slick puddles.

If you’ve ever used bath salts that left an oily ring around the tub, polysorbate 80 is what was missing. It helps the mica pigments disperse too, which is a bonus!
The mica powders are just for color and joy. They’re cosmetic-grade and skin-safe, and they’re what makes this look like an actual layered candy corn when you spoon it into a jar.
I used a candy corn essential oil blend that smells SO good and is so uplifting!

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DIY Candy Corn Bath Salts Recipe

Makes: 1 cup (enough for 2 baths)

Ingredients

1 cup Epsom salts
1 teaspoon polysorbate 80
20 drops candy corn essential oil blend
Orange and yellow mica powders

Instructions

Add the essential oils to the polysorbate 80 and swirl to combine.

Pour the mixture into the Epsom salt and stir until evenly coated.

Split into 3 containers. Keep the white as is, and only add a bit to the bowl.

Add some mica powder to the other 2, yellow and orange until you get your desired colors.

Spoon into a jar, starting with yellow,

then orange, and a small white bit on the top.

Notes

Use ½ cup per bath. May leave some stains on the bath, but it will scrub off.
If you don’t have the candy corn essential oil blend, you can use 12 drops orange essential oil with 8 drops vanilla!

How to Use It

Use half a cup per bath, scattered under running warm water so it dissolves evenly. This is a nice one to use in the evening when you want to wind down but still feel a little festive about it.

Store in an airtight jar away from moisture. Since there’s no water in this recipe it keeps well, a few months at minimum. Just make sure you’re using a dry spoon when you scoop it out.

A note on the tub: the mica can leave a faint colored ring, but it wipes or scrubs off without much effort. It’s not a permanent situation, just something to know going in so it doesn’t startle you.

DIY Candy Corn Bath Salts

Yield: 1 cup (enough for 2 baths)

A festive, layered bath salt blend colored to look like candy corn, scented with sweet orange essential oil and vanilla oleoresin. Makes enough for 2 baths and is simple enough to make with kids.

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Ingredients

1 cup Epsom salts
1 teaspoon polysorbate 80
12 drops sweet orange essential oil
8 drops vanilla oleoresin
Orange and yellow mica powders

Instructions

Add the essential oils to the polysorbate 80 and swirl to combine.
Pour the mixture into the Epsom salt and stir until evenly coated.
Split into 3 containers. Keep the white as is, and only add a bit to the bowl. Add some mica powder to the other 2, yellow and orange until you get your desired colors.
Spoon into a jar, starting with yellow, then orange, and a small white bit on the top.

Notes

Use 1/2 cup per bath. May leave some stains on the bath, but it will scrub off. Store in an airtight jar away from moisture; keeps for a few months at minimum. Use a dry spoon when scooping to preserve shelf life.

Final Thoughts

I already have a couple of these jars set aside for teacher gifts. Wrap them in a little piece of fabric, tie it with twine, done. They’re genuinely pretty and they smell incredible and nobody needs to know how simple they were to make. I’m also thinking about a peppermint candy cane version for December because clearly I have a theme going now.

If you make these, let me know how your layers turned out!