This easy-to-make DIY only requires a little mixing, some gentle spritzing, and a short period of molding, and by the end, you’ll have dozens of bubbling bath bombs in a variety of shapes and colors, which will smell and soften bath water as they bubble.
No matter who is on your list, they make wonderful presents. Play around with colors and scents; for instance, combine yellow and red to create orange, or try mixing lemon and lavender.
Bath bombs have become a hugely popular product to brighten at-home self-care. They make bath time fun for kids and relaxing for adults. This DIY bath bomb recipe allows you to enjoy the luxury bath at home without the expensive price tag.
Using common, budget-friendly ingredients, I’ll show you how to make these DIY Bath Bombs at home.
What You’ll Need
-Baking soda (aluminum free is best)
-Cornstarch
-Citric acid
-Spritzer bottles
-Food coloring or you can use Mica powder which is a natural soap colorant that is safe for use in bath bombs.
-Essential oils
-Baking molds
-Epsom salt (magnesium sulfate)
-Coconut oil or Argon oil
How To Make Bath Bomb
Step 1
Sift 1 3/4 cup baking soda, 1 cup citric acid, 1 cup of Epsom salt, and 2 cups cornstarch to make a powdered mixture and run it through a sieve to remove chunks. To make different tints, fill small spritzer bottles with water and add about 6 drops of food coloring to each.
Or if you’re using mica powder you’ll mix that in with the dry ingredients.
Step 2
Pour 1 cup of powdered mixture into a glass bowl. Then lightly spritz, stirring after each spritz, until the powder is your desired color. Add water slowly, so the mixture does not fizz. If mixing two tints, alternate colors as you spritz. You will do this with only water and no food coloring if you’re using mica powder.
Check the consistency of the powder with your fingers; when it can be tightly packed or shaped, stop spritzing—this may take a little while.
Step 3
Select an essential oil. Add 5 drops if it’s one of the stronger scents—like peppermint or lavender—6 if it’s a weaker one—like lemon or grapefruit. You can choose different scents based on what you need for that day. Also, take this time to add about 10 drops of coconut or argon oil to the mixture
Mix it well before firmly packing the mixture into small baking molds. I like to use 1/4 cup for each fizzy, which is good for one bath. Allow the mixture to set for two hours, then pop out carefully. Repeat with different tints and essential oils for the remaining powder.
Step 4
Store in an airtight container for up to six months. You can also wrap them in plastic wrap. If you want to get really fancy, you can use shrink-wrap sleeves to wrap your bath bombs. Heat them with a blow dryer or heat gun to shrink the wrap around your homemade bath bombs.
When you’re ready to use the bath bomb, simply drop it in your bath water and let it fizz and dissolve. It should take about 30 seconds for it to dissolve completely.
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