How To Make Bath Bombs
My family loves bath bombs! I have finally found a recipe that works (yes, there were several attempts with some big failures). I’m ready to share this recipe with you – easy to personalize, great gift idea, and easy to make with most household items right in your home.
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start with the dry Bath Bomb ingredients first.
In a large bowl, add 1 cup of baking soda.
Next you’ll add 3 Tablespoons of Citric Acid. You can find this at your grocery store or purchase it online. Citric Acid is what makes your bath bomb “fizz”.
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Add 3 Tablespoons cornstarch.
Mix these ingredients together. A whisk works really well for this project. It helps to break up any lumps in this first step and will help with the next set of ingredients as well.
Next move onto the Bath Bomb wet ingredients.
I am making the basic recipe here so you can add the wet ingredients separately for this version – I call it the snowball version, no color, no scents.
Add 3 Tablespoons of any oil of your choice. (Almond, Coconut, Olive, Canola, etc.) and whisk.
If you are wanting to add scents and color – add a few drops of food color, and for scents add a few drops of essential oil. Mix with the oil first and then whisk into the dry ingredients.
After the above is mixed together well, check the consistency. Does it stick together or does it need a little more liquid. You should be able to press it together and it’ll stick if it’s ready, not crumble.
Most likely you’ll need some water. Whisk as you add about 1 Tablespoon or less of water. Whisk while you pour the water in as you don’t want the citric acid to react.
Whisk all the ingredients together until the mixture is evenly mixed together.
You’ll need a mold and there are lots of choices. You can purchase a mold from a store or online, you can use ice cube trays or silicone trays, and what I’m using are 2 small bowls.
Pack your bath bomb in the mold.
You can stop there to make a bomb tablet or fill up a second mold/bowl.
Take the 2 half molds/bowls and press them together.
You’ll need to let your bath bombs set for 2 days. You can either leave them in the mold that long, or carefully take them out to dry.
When taking them out of the mold, lightly tap the outside of the mold with a spoon to help them release.
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How To Make Bath Bombs
Equipment
- None
Ingredients
- Baking Soda
- 3 Tablespoons of Citric Acid
- 3 Tablespoons cornstarch
- 3 Tablespoons of any oil
- **Optional** Food coloring & essential oil
- Water
- Mold
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add 1 cup of baking soda.
- Add 3 Tablespoons of Citric Acid.
- Add 3 Tablespoons cornstarch.
- Mix these ingredients together with a whisk.
- Add 3 Tablespoons of any oil of your choice.
- Add a few drops of food color and essential oils if you choose.
- Whisk as you add about 1 Tablespoon or less of water.
- Whisk all the ingredients together until the mixture is evenly mixed together.
- Pack your bath bomb in the mold.
- You can stop there to make a bomb tablet or fill up a second mold/bowl.
- Take the 2 half molds/bowls and press them together.
- Let your bath bombs set for 2 days.
- Lightly tap the outside of the mold with a spoon to help them release.
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Hi! Just watched this for the first time. 7/25/23. Love this. My sister-in-law had a new walk in tub put in her bathroom. These bombs will be a hit.
A Thanksgiving memory for me was when my mother made the turkey and it was fantastic. She was never known for being a great cook. However, my aunt took the leftovers and made some kind of soup. It was so bad that our dog sniffed it and took off to the basement. No one touched it except my mother and aunt.
Thank you so much for sharing, and I hope your sister likes them.
What a fun idea for a gift, or to use for me. Love this Chas!
Thank you so much, Kim, I love that they’re all natural too.
I am wondering if my granddaughters are old enough to tackle these. The problem with baking with them is how they want to taste everything. Maybe this would be an alternative until they are a little older. They do love their bath bombs!
Oh I love that idea to make them with them. There aren’t any harmful ingredients too if they do try them. I want pictures too!
Thanks for sharing your discovery!
Thank you so much Michele
Chas, thank you for your easy to follow, straight to it videos! My daughter and I are going to….errr plan on?? making all homemade Christmas gifts this year. Your “bombs” & “scrubs” are definitely on our to do list! Thank you, blessings to your family this holiday season.
Heidi
Thank you so much Heidi and I LOVE that you and your daughter are going to make homemade gifts together. What fun memories you’re building!
This recipe makes sense to me. Except for the oil, it even looks like it could be adapted for toilet bombs. Do you have a good recipe for toilet bombs?
Thanks Melanie, and I have heard of people making these for their toilets but I have not made any yet. I have used alka seltzer tabets to clean my toilets though.
Thank you for sharing at #OverTheMoon. Pinned and shared.
Thanks for the Pin and sharing Marilyn, that’s so very kind of you 🙂
Thank you for sharing at #ThursdayFavoriteThings. Pinned and shared.
Thank you so very much Marilyn, and thanks for all the support and help 🙂
You make that look ridiculously easy and I love “all things Bath”!
I have the luxury of an Epsom Salt bath each week (mostly) but
yours is an added “easy” bonus. Thanks for sharing – keep experimenting!
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Thank you for sharing, and I love that you have a luxury bath each week… sounds delightful.
I always wondered what went in bath bombs. Thanks!
Thanks Michelle, they’re so easy and fun to make.
Great idea for gifts. I am pinning and will try as soon as we have our house on the market. I am looking forward to some real play time.
Happy Mother’s Day, Kippi
Thank you so much Kippi and thanks for the Pin. I absolutely love that you’re wanting to give it a try.