We thought bath bombs would make the perfect Valentine's Day gift when packaged to look like a bomb along with a tag that says, "You're the 'bomb'!"
DIY Bath Bombs
Supplies:
2 Cups Baking Soda
1 Cup Citric Acid
4 teaspoons massage oil ( or 2 teaspoons essential oil and 2 teaspoons olive oil)
Spray bottle with water
mold (60 mm 2 part plastic ball)
This amount only made 5 bath bombs. If I was making more I would buy the citric acid online in bulk. The small bottle you see pictured (1/2 cup) was $2.50. I purchased it from my local health food store. You can buy citric acid online for $2.25 per pound. BrambleBerry is offering all Skip to my Lou readers 10% off citric acid, use LOU10 at checkout to receive your discount!
Mix baking soda and citric acid in large mixing bowl. Mix very well! You can use an electric mixer if you like.
Add in 4 teaspoons of scented massage oil (or other combination of skin safe essential oil for scent and another oil for moisturizing the skin). The scent is personal, so start with a teaspoon or so and add more until you are satisfied. Mix well.
This next step can be a bit tricky because you don't want your bath bomb to start fizzing. Start by adding a couple of fine mist sprays of water to your mixture and mix well.
You will continue spraying until the mixture will clump in your hand when squeezed. (I used 5-8 sprays, however this will depend greatly on your local climate)
Fill one half of your mold. Pack it tightly.
Fill the other half of the mold and place them together---don't snap together. I slightly overfilled each half. When I pushed the two halves together they became a ball.
Gently remove the ball from mold. If I had problems with the ball coming out easily I dumped the mixture back into my bowl, added a mist of water (carefully), mixed well and then tried again.
Cut out about a 10 inch circle of black tissue paper.
Wrap tissue up around your bath bomb and trim if necessary.
Place a silver pipe cleaner in the center and then wrap a shiny red pipe cleaner around the the tissue paper and silver pipe cleaner. Add a tag and you are finished! You might want to write instructions for using the bath bomb on the back of the tag.
The bath bomb worked great. It provided fizz, bubbles and fun for my daughter's bath.
Enjoy!
These were very simple bath bombs. If you are interesed in more recipes and detailed instructions, the internet is a great resource. Try Teach Soap for loads of bath and body recipes!
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now that is not only cute, but useful…and i just might have to make a few of these to try out! hmmmm. thanks!
That is so cute and useful!!! I want to make these!
What a cute and simple gift idea! Thanks for posting. I’ll have to try it out.
What a adorable packaging concept to really make a simple bath bomb pop! Your photos are great too.
Thanks a lot.
My son loves to make this kind of stuff.
You are just so AWESOME! These bath bombs are… WOW! I adore you!
That is an awesome gift idea. I will defiantly try this, on the gift tag I will put your blog address!
I love this. Where did you get the molds? A craft store?
Love the ideas!!
You are awesome. You have the cutest ideas.
Coco
OMG….I can’t wait to try these! My 3 year daughter is going on 45 (I swear). She insists on stopping at the Lush counter at Macy’s to smell all the bombs. This is a much more economical indulgence!! Thanks!
I love this idea! I’m going to make these for teacher gifts this year. Do you have a link where we can find those cool molds?
This is so adorable! I just spent almost two hours looking at all the great ideas and tutorials! I am hooked for sure.
HAA! That is awesome!! I love it!
Wow…those are cool.
I am definately going to try and make them.
Great idea! I think we’ll make these for the kids teachers! Where did you get the plastic molds? Thanks!
I do believe I could call this a science experiment and kill two birds with one stone! LOL
Oh my goodness – this would save me so much money that I spend at Lush (where their bath bombs are $3-6.00 each)!!
I think I’ll have to try this.
I just did the lollypop butterflies last night. So simple and cute!
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Okay curious minds are wondering where you got that great mold? Please do tell lol.
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This is a great idea! I can’t wait to try it!
My friend makes these for me and I loooooove them, she uses the olive oil and they are wonderful..I now know how to make them now so I can have them all the time….WHOO HOOO…thanks for posting.
WOW – how cool is that!!
Wow, great idea. Thank you.
I think these would make great Teacher appreciation gifts as well. I got suckered into helping plan that week so I’m definitely putting this on the list!
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I just love your ideas! I just discovered your site and I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your simple directions. You are my hero!
I love your ideas. Thanks for sharing.
I love this and have wanted to try it for a few years now, but still have not found the molds. I will have give up and go online I guess!
How fun, you always have such great ideas.
Yet another GREAT idea. Thanks!!
great idea! I’m going to try making it but replacing the red pipe cleaner with red electrical tape or red masking tape. VERY cute! I forwarded it to my sister
Awesome idea! I wonder, do you think you could use a candy mold to make other shapes? There are some pretty great ones out there… Oh, and if you wanted to color the bath bomb, I wonder at what point you could add coloring and not make the bomb fizz. Have you tried that? So cool. I love the bomb packaging, it makes it twice as clever.
Packaging idea is brilliant!
I was wondering if I could use the B&B massage oil I have for making bath bombs, woohoo!!!! You have some great projects posted! =^.^=
Great idea. I am thinking of doing these for a women’s get away retreat we are having in march and packaging them someway to look like a flower or something. Thanks for sharing.
I made this recipe and it was great! I made a couple of additions though; when i added the oils i also added some food colouring and sparkles to give them some pizazz! i didn’t have the proper moulds so i used the smaller end of a kinder surprise container and the weren’t spheres but they we’re cute anyways. Thanks for the great idea!
Thanks so much for this timely ‘recipe’.
I will definitely make for some of my friends in time for Valentine’s Day
thank you SO MUCH for telling me where to buy citric acid. I saw on Martha Stewart how to make bath fizzies using a silicone mold and looked everywhere to buy citric acid and couldn’t find it, so had to give up on that project. This idea is fabulous and i’m going to give it a try. LOVE your blog!!!!!!
What great packaging! Love these!!
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GREAT IDEA…… IF I MAKE A FEW DOZEN I KNOW I’LL BE IN BUSINESS BIG TIME
I was just wondering if the moistness of the bomb will stain it black from the black tissue paper. Has anyone that made these found that to be a problem?