With the nights getting cold and dark nothing beats a
long hot soak in the tub and the bath bomb is definitely the icing on the cake
as they say. Lately I have developed a new found love of LUSH bath bombs – the smell,
the way they leave your skin feeling sooo soft
and the fizzing / whizzing they do in the bath is an addictive
combination! However the price tag (I am on a savings mission) does not excite
me. So I decide to have a go at making my own and they turned out surprisingly well!
Why not have a go or make them for little stocking fillers as Christmas approaches.
- perfect Sunday afternoon craft session or what?!
Homemade
Bath Bombs (makes two large size or 3-4 "Easter
Egg" size depending on your mould (you can easily double or triple)
4 oz. baking soda
2 oz. corn starch
2 oz. citric acid
2 oz. Epsom salt
1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons water
1 teaspoon essential oil (I love otto rose)
1 1/4 teaspoon oil (I like coconut or olive oil here)
1-2 drops food colouring (optional)
How To -
1 - In a bowl combine the dry ingredients (the first four
listed above).
2 - Whisk to remove any clumps, corn starch tends to be
clumpy.
3 - In a small glass jar stir together the wet
ingredients (the last four ingredients listed). If you're using coconut oil,
give it a quick melt in the microwave or stove top first so it will more easily
combine with the other ingredients.
4 - Slowly pour the liquid mixture in with the dry
mixture, whisking as you go. If you see the mixture fizz or foam, you may be
adding the liquid too quickly.
5- Once all the wet ingredients are combined with the
dry, take a small amount in your hand and squeeze it together. It should stick
together fairly well in one or two big chunks. If it's still too powdery to
hold together, just add a tiny bit more water and mix until it does hold
together.
6- Then fill each half of your bath bomb mould with the
mixture until it's just overflowing a little. Press together, then gently
remove one side of the mould.
7- Place the bath bomb on a tray and allow to dry out
just a little (10-12 minutes) before removing the other side. Once you are
ready to remove the other side, gently invert the bath bomb so the uncovered
side is facing down, then gently remove the other half of the mould from the
top.
8- The key word, if you haven't noticed, is gently. These
can fall apart on you very easily if you're not careful. If a bath bomb does
crack in half while you're removing it, you can gently press it back on top of
the other half, or remove all the mixture back to the mixing bowl and start the
moulding process again. I had this happen to a few, so don't fret, it's easy to
fix.
9 - Once they are completely out of the mould, allow them
to dry out for 8 hours or overnight. Once very dry, you can wrap them in
plastic wrap and store in a dry place until you're ready to use them, or you
can gift them to friends. Enjoy!
You can add dried flower buds, like lavender buds, to
these pretty easily. Just remember to use food grade dried flowers to avoid
flowers that might have been grown with pesticides as you don't want to soak in
a bath with that. No thanks! Do keep in mind that after using a bath bomb with
dried petals, you will have to remove these from your tub. So if that bothers
you, then leave the buds out.
