How To Make A DIY Bath Bomb

Bath bombs, on the other hand, fill your bath with soothing suds and add a punch of moisturizing elements that have you leaving the bath with baby-soft skin. You can easily stockpile these beauty products when you go to the drug store or your favorite cosmetics shop. There's also a sense of pride you can get from making a bath bomb yourself. In fact, a DIY bath bomb gives you full control over the ingredients and scents that go into your bath.

How to Make a DIY Bath Bomb

There are some key ingredients in a do-it-yourself bath bomb that make it fizz in your bathtub. These components are non-negotiable:

• Baking Soda
• Citric Acid
• Epsom Salts
• Oil (preferably olive oil or coconut oil)
• Water
• Cornstarch

To add scent and color, you can use variations of these ingredients:

• Essential oils (or perfume)
• Food Coloring

For each ball, you're going to need these measurements:

• Baking Soda: 1 Cup
• Citric acid: 1/2 Cup
• Epsom Salts: 1/2 Cup
• Water: 1 Tsp
• Essential oils: 2 Tsp
• Cornstarch: 1 Cup
• Oil: 3 Tsp

First, you need to decide what kind of bath bomb you want. What scents and colors do you want to use? Combine the dry ingredients in one bowl and the wet ingredients in another. When both are fully blended, you can then mix all ingredients in a bowl with a whisk. The final step is to pack as much as you can into a bath bomb mold, then remove the ball from the mold to let it dry.

If you don't have one on hand, you can try to roll everything into a ball and wrap it tightly with cling wrap. The shape may not be regular as with a mold and the form may not be as perfectly round, but you can still get a functional bath bomb. You can also pack in the ingredients on a cutting board and cut it with a cookie cutter to make fun shapes. Be sure to form the balls quickly before the ingredients dry out and become difficult to work with.

Fun Bath Bomb Ideas

• DIY bath bombs can be great gifts that you can innovate on. You don't have to go with an ordinary circle mold either. You can also experiment with other shapes and designs.
• Make your DIY bath bomb contain a surprise! Enclose a gift in the center of the bath bomb in a water-tight plastic capsule. As the bath bomb fizzes away, the gift will be revealed! Some perfect things to throw in are:
  • Jewelry, which makes a nice romantic surprise!
  • A love note: It's like a message in a bottle, but better!
• Make an explosion of color: who says you have to use just one dye?
• Add glitter. Nothing makes a bath more glamorous than a bit of sparkle!

Essential Oil Safety

Before you start making your bath bomb, you should put safety first. Check to see which essential oils are safe for your skin. EOs (essential oils) are highly powerful concentrates and extracts from natural sources, and not all EOs are meant to be in direct contact with the skin.

For example, Basil, though it smells wonderful, should be used sparingly to prevent skin irritations. Essential oil safety is crucial when creating a bath bomb because you're the only person regulating its manufacturing process. Here are some generally safe oils to add:

• Rose
• Lavender
• Ylang Ylang
• Rosemary
• Hibiscus
• Green Tea

Whenever you're in doubt, do your research online to see if the oil you want to use is a common skin irritant. If the bath bomb is a gift, make sure the recipient isn't allergic to any of the EOs you are using.

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