Here is a Friday Flashback about making bath bombs.

Bath bombs  make the perfect Valentine’s Day gift when packaged to look like a bomb along with a tag that says, “You’re the ‘bomb’!”

They would also make cute teacher appreciation gifts!

Homemade Fizzy Bath Bomb Recipe

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How to make  foaming 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) (I am also thinking the bottoms of two large Easter eggs could be used)

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.

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Mix baking soda and citric acid in large mixing bowl. Mix very well! You can use an electric mixer if you like.

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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.

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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.

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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)

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Fill one half of your mold. Pack it tightly.

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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.

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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.

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Cut out about a 10 inch circle of black tissue paper.

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Wrap tissue up around your bath bomb and trim if necessary.

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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.

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The bath bomb worked great. It provided fizz, bubbles and fun for my daughter’s bath.

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Enjoy!


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Comments

  1. Great read and easy to understand. I have created my own bath bombs and some have been failures. But when I’m on a crunch I buy them from SimplyOrganico.com. I found they make with theirs with lot of butters which leaves me skin very soft.

  2. I actually make these, but there is a commonly well known secret that if they float, you may as well just watch them from a boat or a moat but if they sink, be sure not to blink, because they sink deep, and are not that cheap. Because if they float, you CAN buy in bulk at a very cheap price both of the ingredients that make them fizz the most, which is the bicarb and the acid. I have seen these in specialty stores, the ones that are HUGE and also filled with loads of soap safe or food safe colorant, that really put on an impressive show, only to have a whole lot of work for the one who cleans that bath when it is all over. But, these so called “Bath Bombs” really don’t have too many good benefits at all, when it comes to bathing, actually with this one I just talked about, this child needed a very long soapy shower after to get all of the colorant off. I do make “Bath Bombs” They do fizz, but not like these, they fizz very slowly and gently, and as well they do sink. They have many good healing and wellness properties as well, like magnesium, Jojoba oil, (depending on which type of BB you want) they have all different types of essential, that oils, like my favorite is my relaxation Bomb, has eucalyptus spearmint and lavender. I do use imported sea salts in them as well as other ingredients that are al good and natural, and is a long list as well. I also make a “BIG HOT TUB BOMB” That is safe for hot tubs, and is my biggest bomb, made from an actual old Tupperware Jello mold, that I have had for many years, that has interchangable designs I can change for different decor, or the holidays for a really nice gift! They are quite pricey, but they do take a lot of product to make. I have doubled my batch, to make 5 large balls, and about 7 med. seals (the animals) as well as about 20 square and round 3.5 oz bombs that to me are the perfect size for my bath, to soak in for at least 20 min. to get the full benefits. I also use a fine mist bottle and witch hazel for dampening, in place of water. I do not use water, until I am ready to take my bath. If Herbs and Oils World allows, I don’t give out my trade secret for the products I sell, but, I do have another recipe for good health bath bombs, that I will share with all, that are better and have magnesium, as well as other good benefits for your baths. Sincerely ~Jo~ Owner of J. Lynn’s Naturals

  3. I agree with #19. I think the fizzies would make a great teacher gift, but dressing them up like a bomb and bringing them into a school setting is a very bad idea in light of all the recent tragedies. That said, thanks for the cool idea about the fizzies.

  4. Careful using colorings unless from a natural source. Even food dye/colorings has some of the dangerous Red 40 and Yellow 5 & 6 that more and more people are finding allergies and negative reactions to.
    Same goes for baby oil (mineral oil aka petroleum product). I’d stick with a natural skin helping oil such as olive oil or coconut oil.

  5. Danielle, I don’t see why not. I would use a gel paste instead of a liquid coloring so it doesn’t dilute the mixture. I would keep the color very light. Since the amount of water the bath bomb goes into I don’t think there would be a problem with dying the skin. If you try it would you please let me know? Thanks!

  6. Can you add color to these? If so what would you use? Food coloring?

  7. I am making these for my bridesmaids as gifts. The wedding isnt for another 5 weeks. If I go ahead and make them will they last or will they lose their fizz?

  8. I used witch hazel to mist them instead of water….worked very well. I made these for gifts and for personal use many years ago, and they were a big hit.

  9. mine lost their shape if I wasn’t super careful handling them, any tips? do you dry it after you form them? thanks in advance

  10. I love this! I am definitely going to be making these! Thank you so much for sharing your recipe! 🙂

  11. Thank you! I’ve needed this info!
    And btw, to Kay, comment # 32, are you British? I’m pretty sure Skip to my Lou is a US Blog:) FYI:
    This is from Webster’s.
    mold 1 |mōld| ( Brit. mould)
    noun
    a hollow container used to give shape to molten or hot liquid material (such as wax or metal) when it cools and hardens.
    • something made in this way, esp. a gelatin dessert or a mousse : lobster mold with a sauce of carrots and port.
    • [in sing. ] figurative a distinctive and typical style, form, or character : he planned to conquer the world as a roving reporter in the mold of his hero | the latest policy document is still stuck in the old mold.
    • a frame or template for producing moldings.
    • archaic the form or shape of something, esp. the features or physique of a person or the build of an animal.
    verb [ trans. ]
    form (an object with a particular shape) out of easily manipulated material : a Connecticut inventor molded a catamaran out of polystyrene foam.
    • give a shape to (a malleable substance) : take the marzipan and mold it into a cone shape.
    • influence the formation or development of : the professionals who were helping to mold US policy.
    • shape (clothing) to fit a particular part of the body : [as adj. ] ( molded) a shoe with molded insole.
    • [often as adj. ] ( molded) shape (a column, ceiling, or other part of a building) to a particular design, esp. a decorative molding : a corridor with a molded cornice.
    PHRASES
    break the mold put an end to a restrictive pattern of events or behavior by doing things in a markedly different way : his work did much to break the mold of the old urban sociology.
    DERIVATIVES
    moldable adjective
    molder noun
    ORIGIN Middle English : apparently from Old French modle, from Latin modulus (see modulus ).
    mold 2 ( Brit. mould)
    noun
    a furry growth of minute fungal hyphae occurring typically in moist warm conditions, esp. on food or other organic matter. • The fungi belong to the subdivision Deuteromycotina (or Ascomycotina).
    ORIGIN late Middle English : probably from obsolete mould, past participle of moul [grow moldy,] of Scandinavian origin; compare with Old Norse mygla ‘grow moldy.’
    mold 3 ( Brit. mould)
    noun
    soft loose earth. See also leaf mold .
    • the upper soil of cultivated land, esp. when rich in organic matter.
    ORIGIN Old English molde, from a Germanic base meaning ‘pulverize or grind’ ; related to meal 2 .

  12. I love this idea, and hope to make some. I would prefer to use organic baking soda. Thanks for your wonderful ideas!

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