bath salts
plural noun
1
: a usually colored crystalline compound for perfuming and softening bathwater
2
: any of various synthetic illicit drugs with stimulant and sometimes hallucinogenic properties that are used (as by being injected or snorted) typically in the form of a white or brown crystalline powder
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Outfit a freestanding shower bench with a washcloth, scrub brush, or bath salts for a resort-worthy display. 
Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2022 Shower gels, body lotions, hand creams, perfumes, bath salts, hand soaps, and more in Molton Brown's beloved (and royal-approved) scents. Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 8 July 2022 Thanks to a unique blend of essentials oils, these bath salts strive to help relieve fatigue, soothe sore muscles and joints. Annie O’sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 15 Apr. 2022 This gift set, complete with great-smelling bath salts, balms, and soap, is all your mother-in-law needs for a much-deserved weekend of rest and relaxation. Martha Sorren, Woman's Day, 29 Apr. 2022 After the fire station was decommissioned and the firefighters moved out, the 1946 building was used by a limousine service company and as a bath salts factory and flea market. oregonlive, 18 Jan. 2022 Featuring 25 of Acqua di Parma’s signature scents, easily transition your bathroom to a spa with their Arancia di Capri Shower Gel, Colonia shampoo, conditioner, and bath salts. Julie Tong, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2021 Beauty essentials make for the perfect stocking stuffers, and Amazon is chock-full of everything from bath salts to shampoos to hot tools, that the beauty lover in your family would be so ecstatic to receive. Eva Thomas, PEOPLE.com, 17 Dec. 2021 The shop has its own line of men’s products – or muscle soaks – that include bath salts, body salts and beard oil. cleveland, 13 Dec. 2021 See More
Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2022 Shower gels, body lotions, hand creams, perfumes, bath salts, hand soaps, and more in Molton Brown's beloved (and royal-approved) scents. Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 8 July 2022 Thanks to a unique blend of essentials oils, these bath salts strive to help relieve fatigue, soothe sore muscles and joints. Annie O’sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 15 Apr. 2022 This gift set, complete with great-smelling bath salts, balms, and soap, is all your mother-in-law needs for a much-deserved weekend of rest and relaxation. Martha Sorren, Woman's Day, 29 Apr. 2022 After the fire station was decommissioned and the firefighters moved out, the 1946 building was used by a limousine service company and as a bath salts factory and flea market. oregonlive, 18 Jan. 2022 Featuring 25 of Acqua di Parma’s signature scents, easily transition your bathroom to a spa with their Arancia di Capri Shower Gel, Colonia shampoo, conditioner, and bath salts. Julie Tong, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2021 Beauty essentials make for the perfect stocking stuffers, and Amazon is chock-full of everything from bath salts to shampoos to hot tools, that the beauty lover in your family would be so ecstatic to receive. Eva Thomas, PEOPLE.com, 17 Dec. 2021 The shop has its own line of men’s products – or muscle soaks – that include bath salts, body salts and beard oil. cleveland, 13 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
bath salts
noun plural
1
: a usually colored crystalline compound for perfuming and softening bathwater
2
: any of various synthetic, illicit, stimulant drugs that contain derivatives of cathinone (such as MDPV) and are typically sold as white or brown crystalline powders
Los Angeles County health officials warned Tuesday against the use of bath salts—the designer drug involved in a series of bizarre incidents and arrests—just one week after a new study charted a skyrocketing number of calls to U.S. poison control centers about the drug. Wesley Lowery, The Los Angeles Times
—sometimes singular Wesley Lowery, The Los Angeles Times Although the man was later proven to not be under the influence of bath salt, the incident nonetheless brought the drug national attention. — Lauren McGaughy, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, Louisiana)