Mew~!

Hi loves! Sorry for the delay. Life has been so busy lately. We’ve been super busy with church functions and I recently applied to be an assistant dance team coach! Fingers are crossed that I get the position. In any case, I thought I’d bring a fun little DIY. Here is how to make bath bombs!

What you need:

1 cup Baking Soda

½ cup Epsom Salt

½ cup Citric Acid (or cream of tartar)

½ cup Corn Starch

2 tsbp lavender essence (or any scent of your choice)

2½ tbsp. coconut oil

Food color or soap dyes of your choice

Gloves

2 bowls – 1 dry ingredient bowl, 1 wet ingredient bowl

Bath bomb mold – I used a soap mold

Spray bottle

Optional:

Additional bowls for multiple colors

Dried flowers

Step 1:
Start by combining dry ingredients in one bowl. Make sure everything is completely mixed.

Step 2:
Combine essence and coconut oil. Your coconut oil might need to be melted so I suggest taking a hot bowl of water and putting a smaller bowl inside it. It will act as a double boiler. Coconut oil melts at 76 °F (24 °C ) so just stir your oil for a bit and it will become liquid fairly quickly. Be sure not to splash any water inside your oil bowl.

Step 3:
Very SLOWLY add wet ingredients with your dry ingredients. (NOTE: The reason why you want to add your wet ingredients slowly is so the dry ingredients don’t start the chemical reaction! This will render your bath bomb useless.) Be sure to stir constantly! I’ve seen people whisk ingredients but I find it easier to knead the dry ingredients together while spooning in the wet ingredients. Continue mixing until completely mixed. If you want white bombs, start step 4.

Step 3a:
For colored bombs, separate your mixture into as many bowls as needed (one bowl per color). In my demonstration I only used lavender as an additional color. Continue kneading your mixture and start dropping in your color. The amount of color will vary depending on what shade you’re looking for and what product you use. Keep in mind that this is a wet ingredient and you want to use a little at a time. Using too much all at once will cause the mixture to react!

Step 4:
You are looking for the consistency of wet sand. This means when you squeeze the mixture, it will form a shape. If your mixture doesn’t hold when you squeeze it together, you need more water. Use a spray bottle with water and spray the mixture. Do this a little at a time! You don’t want your mixture to get too damp. Your mixture should be able to crumble if you apply pressure to it.

Step 5:
Start filling your molds! In my examples you can fill one mold, create a hole for a different color, then fill the top with your starting color. You will do this for both molds. (NOTE: You need to over fill your mold so that the mixture will stick together easier.)

Other ways you can make your bath bombs is by filling one side with one color and the other with another. You can even fill the middle with flowers, create flower designs on the bottom of the molds or even colored designs. It’s completely up to you! Have fun and be creative here.

Step 6:
Press molds together. It’ll take a while to firmly get them to close but once you close it, the mixture should be compacted enough that it will have a nice hold.

Step 7:
Slowly remove the mold. If it’s not ready, you will see it crack. Do not force it out. Press the molds together again. Tap the outsides of the mold and try again. This time it should come out nice and neat.

Step 8:
Let your bath bomb dry at least 24 hours before handling further. For best results, when I waited 48 hours they were hard as rocks. Waiting longer also helped the bomb float instead of sinking to the bottom of the bath.

Storage:
I keep mine in cling-wrap. It’ll help keep water out and they stay fresh. You can then display them or keep them in a handy place for when you want to enjoy a luxurious bath.

I hope you enjoy and have fun making these bad boys! There’s nothing more satisfying than jumping into the bath to relax and knowing you made some really cool bath bombs. Enjoy!

XO Monie