A bath bomb is a form of bath fizzy that, when placed in water, dissolves and effervesces, giving off a wonderful tickle while you’re in the water. Some bath bombs give off a scent or color or any other properties to make your bathing more interesting. If you’re curious how to make your very own bath bombs, then read on.
What you’ll need:
1 cup baking soda
3/4 cup citric acid
2 tbsp white Kaolin clay
1 tbsp grape seed oil
2 tsp poly sorbate 80
Vitamin E oil
1 tsp fragrance oil
1/4 tsp borax powder
1/4 tsp gel colorant
12 spritzers of alcohol
Round plastic mold
How You’ll Do It:
Step 1
Mix in the baking soda, citric acid, and Kaolin clay in a bowl.
Step 2
Put the grape seed oil, a little bit of Vitamin E oil and poly sorbate 80 in a cup. Add one quarter of the gel colorant into the mix.
Step 3
Add a quarter teaspoon of borax to the oil mix.
Step 4
For the fragrance oil, one teaspoon is enough. Add the fragrance oil to the mix.
Step 5
Mix the oil mixture together well. Pour it right into the bowl of baking soda, citric acid, and Kaolin clay.
Step 6
Mix the mixture quickly in a circular motion.
Step 7
Squirt the mixture with alcohol. Give it three squirts, then mix well. Do it four times for a total of 12 squirts.
Step 8
The texture should become like damp sand once you’re done.
Step 9
To mold the fizzies, use two-part plastic craft molds. Pack each side very tightly and firmly. If you’re doing themes for your fizzies, put the designs on the molds first before packing the powder to the mold. The important part is to overpack the mold and place the other half on top. Don’t twist; just push-slide, and then squeeze, removing the excess along the edge.
Step 10
To remove the mold, give it a slight pinch and then remove.
Step 11
Let the ball dry for around 24 to 48 hours.
If you have extra fizz, but it’s not enough to make another bath bomb, add it in a plastic of Dead Sea salt and mix thoroughly. They will make for some good fizzing salts.