Everyone loves baths. Bath bombs—those delightful chunks of good-smelling stuff that explode into colorful fizz in your bathtub—are therefore an awesome gift on any occasion. But they can get a little pricy. If you buy ingredients in bulk and make a mess of bath bombs yourself, you can get a lot more bang for your buck. Plus, you can customize color, scent, and shape to perfectly suit the holiday—or the lucky bath bomb recipient. And no one will know if you save a couple dozen for yourself. You've heard of conceptual art, you've heard of the Performing Arts, but have you heard of bath art. Bath bombs have become a form of artistic expression is solid bicarb structure which explosion to visual show in …show more content…
Me, too! I’ve recently been obsessed with Lush bath bombs, Customize your bath bombs with your own fragrances and colors, too! This homemade bath bomb recipe can include your favorite essential oils, perfumes, fragrances and/or colors. This recipe makes about 12 bath bombs, but the exact count will depend on the size of the silicone molds you use. Now here is the items you will need to make a bath bomb, you'll need 8 oz of baking soda, 4 oz of Epsom salt, 4 oz of corn starch, 4 oz of citric acid, a Large bowl, a Whisk and if you want you can use Biodegradable glitter or dried flower petals, 2.5 tablespoons of coconut oil (or any other veggie oil), About 1 tablespoon water, About 2 teaspoons essential oil (for scent), 4-6 drops of food coloring, a Small jar or bowl, and 12-18 silicone molds. First, mix the dry ingredients (baking soda, Epsom salt, corn starch, and citric acid) together in a large bowl. Use the whisk to make sure the mixture is clump-free. If you want, you can add visual decorations like biodegradable glitter into the mix. Just don't use regular-old craft glitter, because it's no good for our friends in the …show more content…
The easiest way to get this party started is to put them in a jar and shake them up. This is the step where you need to make some important decisions about scent. You can tweak quantity to suit your taste, but you should use about two teaspoons total of essential oil or perfume. Try cinnamon, cocoa, peppermint, or coffee scents for the winter holidays (or a combination of all four to make a mocha-licious bath). Or go with something classic, like a spa-like eucalyptus and lavender mix or a straight-up sugary hit of vanilla extract. The possibilities are truly endless. It's also time to make decisions about color. Id recommend sticking to a single hue to avoid accidentally muddying the bath waters. Stick to something like 4-6 drops of food coloring total, but feel free to mix up different pigments. Slowly add the liquid to the dry mixture. Really slowly. Like a teaspoon at a time. Whisk as you go, and slow down if things start to look fizzy. You should end up with a mixture that just barely clumps together, like damp sand. Know Stuff that stuff into your silicone molds, ASAP. You don't want the mix to dry out while it's still in the bowl, which is why you should make sure you have enough molds to make a dozen or more bombs at once. Press the mixture down firmly into your silicone molds of choice. Let the bath bombs dry. If your mold has a lot of details in it, you might just want to give them a