You can really have fun creating these natural, non-toxic bath bombs, also known as bath fizzies! Great for kids and they make awesome gifts too! Add some essential oils and decorations, for that extra special touch.
Making your own bath bombs and bath fizzies ensures that you can create a natural, non-toxic bath fizz, choosing your own essential oil and added embellishments like dried flowers.
The large cubes make for a really great bubble bath with relaxing aromas and dried flowers! We also created some fun letters using lavender essential oil for my little boy too and he loves watching the fizz reaction when dropped in the water.
These are so fun and make wonderful gifts. I love knowing that my son is soaking in something that doesn’t have harsh chemicals. We highly recommend making some of your own!
How To Make Bath Bombs – Step By Step
- Mix all dry ingredients EXCEPT citric acid in a large mixing bowl (salt, baking soda, cornstarch).
- In a separate small bowl, mix water, essential oil, apricot oil and food coloring.
- Combine the wet and dry mixture, which should resemble the texture of dry/moist sand. Almost like a flour consistency.
- Mix until the color is even. It takes awhile and it’s not just stirring, but rather pushing down with a spatula on the chunks of wet. Adding the food coloring helps you figure out if it’s well-mixed. An even color means a good mix. When you squeeze some in your fist, it should hold together.
- Add citric acid and mix again (do NOT use your hands at this point as the pure citric acid is abrasivand do not add water after you mix in the citric acid.
- Add in your desired decorations and mix with a spoon.
- Pack tightly into the mold and wait 24 hours for it to set, then remove. You can try to remove them earlier, but if it starts to crumble, let it dry longer.
What are Bath Bombs?
Bath Bombs (or bath fizzies), are usually molded balls or squares of baking powder (sodium bicarbonate) and citric acid that fizz away when dropped into a warm bath, releasing skin softening benefits and a relaxing scent. Fizzies can be expensive to purchase in shops but inexpensive to make at home.
Bath Bombs vs Bath Fizzies
Bath bombs usually contain some oils or butters and are larger, bath fizzies are usually smaller and contain little to no oil.
Bath bombs, however, can use a higher amount of oil because it’s interacting with the skin. The mixes for the shower fizzies and bath bombs can start off the same (sodium bicarbonate + citric acid), however, the levels of additions vary.
Decorations
For decorations we used dried, edible flowers and lavender from the garden. We also used these natural, non-toxic food dyes made from vegetables. The colors are a little lighter, but I likes the subtle hues.
Top Tips For These DIY Bath Bombs
- When combined check your dry and wet mix has the consistency of dry/moist sand.
- Do not use your bare hands when mixing in pure citric acid.
- Allow your mix to set in the mold for at least 24 hours.
- Don’t use the mold for ice after you’ve used it to make bath fizzes. The essential oils are strong!
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DIY Non-toxic Bath Bombs
Ingredients
- 8 ounces Baking Soda, soften and reduce any irritants on skin
- 4 ounces Citric Acid for fizz, you can buy it here
- 4 ounces Corn Starch, reduces any irritants on skin
- 4 ounces Epsom Salts, helps detox for more soft skin
- 2 tsp. water, no more!!
- 2 tsp. Essential Oil for scent and aromatherapy, we used grapefruit for the floral ones and lavender for the lavender ones and letters
- 2 tsp. apricot oil, adds vitamin E to soften skin
Instructions
- Mix all dry ingredients EXCEPT citric acid in a large mixing bowl (salt, baking soda, cornstarch).
- In a separate small bowl, mix water, essential oil, apricot oil and food coloring.
- Combine the wet and dry mixture, which should resemble the texture of dry/moist sand. Almost like a flour consistency.
- Mix until the color is even. It takes awhile and it’s not just stirring, but rather pushing down with a spatula on the chunks of wet. Adding the food coloring helps you figure out if it’s well-mixed. An even color means a good mix. When you squeeze some in your fist, it should hold together.
- Add citric acid and mix again (do NOT use your hands at this point as the pure citric acid is abrasivand do not add water after you mix in the citric acid.
- Add in your desired decorations and mix with a spoon.
- Pack tightly into the mold and wait 24 hours for it to set, then remove. You can try to remove them earlier, but if it starts to crumble, let it dry longer.
I have made the bath bombs a few times and they consistently turn out well! After trying a few recipes, this is the one I keep coming back to when I want to make more.
We love hearing that Leah!! Thank you for sharing!!
Hello, My name is Jen. My business partner Stef and I own a wellness studio and natural product company. Do you see your bath bombs wholesale?
This looks amazing! How many bath bombs does the recipe make? Thank you!
These look lovely, my girls love fizzy bath bombs and they will love making them, tank you for the recipe 😉
Renata
from http://www.poppycreates.com
You’re welcome! Thank you for the sweet comment. They’re really fabulous and I think you’ll love them! You can really use an essential oil you want too… so good 🙂
Hi I’m just wondering, how long will these last please if individually wrapped once set? I want to make some for my mother in laws birthday but not sure how far in advance I can make them, and how long after they are safe to use. Thankyou
Hi Hayley! They should honestly last a long time! I would say at least 6 months!! And I’m sure they’ll all be gone before that too. They make a bath SO much better!! I’m obsessed with them!!
This is fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing. Is there baking soda in the recipe? I see it listed in the steps, but not the ingredients.
Thanks you Maggie!! Fixed!