Bath Bomb Recipe
Learn how to make bath bombs. This bath bomb recipe is SO EASY to make! Pamper yourself with these bath bombs that look and smell amazing.
Yield: 7 bath bombs (2.5 inch diameter)
Cost: $5
Equipment
- Mixing bowl(s)
- Bath bomb mold
Materials
- 1 cup Baking soda
- 1/2 cup Citric acid
- 1/2 cup Epsom salt
- 3/4 cup Cornstarch
- 3 Tablespoons Sweet almond oil
- 10-20 drops Essential oils (scent of choice)
- 1/2 teaspoon Mica powder (total! add less if batch is divided into different colours)
Instructions
Step 1: Find what you need
- Gather your supplies and materials.
Step 2: Make bath bomb mixture
- Add 1 cup of baking soda, 1/2 cup of citric acid, 1/2 cup of Epsom salts, and 3/4 cup of cornstarch to a large bowl. Stir together until mixed well.
- Slowly pour in 3 Tablespoons of sweet almond oil.
- Add 10 to 20 drops of essential oil into the mixture.
- Stir this mixture together well, removing as many clumps as possible.
- The mixture will appear dry, but should stick together if you pick it up and squeeze it together.
Step 3: Add Colour
- If you want multiple colours of bath bombs, divide the mixture into several smaller bowls.Add about 1/8 teaspoon of mica powder into each bowl and mix well.
- We divided our mixture into 4 bowls so we could have 4 colours.The more pigment you add, the brighter the colours will be.
Step 4: Form bath bombs
- Spoon the mixture into one half of the mold. You can use one colour, or several. Use the back of a spoon or your fingers to press the mixture into the mold.
- When the mold is full, press down on the mixture to pack it in tight.
- Add another scoop on top of the packed mixture so that it's heaping out over the mold (don't pack it down).
- Repeat with second half of mold.
- Press the halves of the mold together carefully. Turn each half back and forth slightly while firmly pressing them together, allowing any extra mixture to fall out.
- Carefully pull the molds apart. If the bath bomb isn't coming out easily, gently tap the outside of the mold with a spoon.
- Unmold the second half of the bath bomb in the same way.
- Let bath bomb dry on a baking tray (or other dry surface) overnight.
- Your homemade bath bomb is complete!
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Notes
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