These bath bombs are a perfect gift for any girl! I love getting bath bombs and bubble bars from lush but you can make them for so much cheaper at home with ingredients that you probably already have at home. I put this recipe in parts so that it's easy to customize it to whatever amount you would like!
What you will need:
- 2 parts Baking Soda
- 1 part Cornstarch
- 1 part Citric Acid
- Essential Oil
- 3 Parts Coconut Oil
- 1 part Witch Hazel
- Liquid Food Coloring
- Plastic ornament any mold
Directions: First mix all the dry ingredients together, the baking soda, cornstarch, and citric acid in a large bowl.
In a separate bowl mix together the melted coconut oil, witch hazel and essential oil. I added about 10 drops of essential oil, just add however much you need to get the desired strength of the scent. Then using a funnel pour the wet mixture into a spray bottle. This will make the mixing of the wet and dry a lot easier.
Now for the more difficult part. You need to make the mixture just wet enough to mold into a shape and not fall apart but not too wet to where it will diffuse the bath bomb. To make it easier use a spray bottle so you only get a little liquid each time making it less likely to make it too wet. You can also add the food coloring at any point in the mixing process It should become the consistency of damp sand. It should still be grainy but when you squeeze it in your hand it should pretty much maintain its shape.
Once you get the right amount of dampness to the mixture place it in your mold. Make sure it is very tightly packed together. Press down as hard as you can or else it will crumble and not maintain the shape when you take it out.
Vanilla Cupcake: I used vanilla essential oil purchased here on amazon. I used silicone cupcake molds to mold the bath bomb. Then I sprinkled some sprinkles on the top to make it a little bit more festive, and oh my gosh these smell so good! Just like a fresh cupcake!
Tropical Passion Fruit: I also got this essential oil off of Amazon and I am obsessed with the scent! I molded this one to look like a sphere bath bomb from Lush. I used a fill able ornament (one that has 2 halves). Over fill each half and then put them together till the ornament can close. To remove just tap the edges and the mold should slide off then put aside for the bath bomb to dry.
Vanilla Pomegranate: I purchased this fragrance at Micheals. These smell so good! I used a small heart silicon mold to make these. Make sure to pack them down really tightly. I do it in sections. I add a little to the mold and press as hard as I can and then add more until it is full. They are smaller but it makes a lot of them so you can give a lot away!
In a separate bowl mix together the melted coconut oil, witch hazel and essential oil. I added about 10 drops of essential oil, just add however much you need to get the desired strength of the scent. Then using a funnel pour the wet mixture into a spray bottle. This will make the mixing of the wet and dry a lot easier.
Now for the more difficult part. You need to make the mixture just wet enough to mold into a shape and not fall apart but not too wet to where it will diffuse the bath bomb. To make it easier use a spray bottle so you only get a little liquid each time making it less likely to make it too wet. You can also add the food coloring at any point in the mixing process It should become the consistency of damp sand. It should still be grainy but when you squeeze it in your hand it should pretty much maintain its shape.
Once you get the right amount of dampness to the mixture place it in your mold. Make sure it is very tightly packed together. Press down as hard as you can or else it will crumble and not maintain the shape when you take it out.
Vanilla Cupcake: I used vanilla essential oil purchased here on amazon. I used silicone cupcake molds to mold the bath bomb. Then I sprinkled some sprinkles on the top to make it a little bit more festive, and oh my gosh these smell so good! Just like a fresh cupcake!
Tropical Passion Fruit: I also got this essential oil off of Amazon and I am obsessed with the scent! I molded this one to look like a sphere bath bomb from Lush. I used a fill able ornament (one that has 2 halves). Over fill each half and then put them together till the ornament can close. To remove just tap the edges and the mold should slide off then put aside for the bath bomb to dry.
Vanilla Pomegranate: I purchased this fragrance at Micheals. These smell so good! I used a small heart silicon mold to make these. Make sure to pack them down really tightly. I do it in sections. I add a little to the mold and press as hard as I can and then add more until it is full. They are smaller but it makes a lot of them so you can give a lot away!
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