I like a good bath. It’s the best way for me to unwind, escape the dishes, catch up on a little pop culture in the way of an US Weekly or a thick People Magazine, and deal with my ongoing pain. I’ve written about how to make homemade bath salts, and how to make homemade sugar scrub, and today I’m going to show you how to make homemade bath bombs. They’re the bomb.
Ha ha, I slay myself.
Bath bombs are little balls of fizz that dissolve in hot water and add a little scent, moisture, and effervescence to your bath time. Doesn’t get any better. Plus, they’re so easy to make at home.
Here’s what you need:
-Cornstarch 1/2 cup
-Epsom Salt 1/4 cup
-Baking Soda 1 cup
-Citric Acid 1/2 cup
-3/4 tablespoon water
-Essential Oil {optional}
-Olive Oil 2 3/4 tablespoons
{optional, but you know I love me some Olive Oil}
Finding the Citric Acid was the hardest part of this project. I ended up buying some from my local pharmacy, but I’ve read that you can buy Citric Acid at Whole Foods or any other natural, granola type store {the kind my parents keep in business}.
You’ll also need something to shape the bath bombs. I used my cookie scoop, but half a plastic Easter egg would be perfect to use. I’ve seen bath bombs in the shape of small muffin tins or candy molds as well, so use whatever you have on hand instead of buying supplies.
Ahead of time I ground up the Epsom Salt until it was a really fine powder. You don’t want chunks of salt in your bath bombs, that’s just tacky.
Mix together your dry ingredients. If you want to get really fancy and sift them, it will work even better.
Now get out a separate bowl to mix up your wet ingredients. You can’t mix them into the dry mix yet or everything will start bubbling and fizzing. We don’t want that.
I decided at the last minute to add essential oils, just to give my bath a little kick. I need all the energy I can get so I picked the Laundry Tree essential oil ‘Energy’.
