Easy DIY Fizzy Bath Bombs Recipe
How to Make Fizzy Bath Bombs with Essential Oils
DIY Homemade Bath bombs are a fun way to enjoy the benefits of essential oils and make a bath (or even shower!)extra special! KIDS LOVE THESE!! My son especially loves helping to make the bath bombs, picking out which essential oils to use, and then, of course, using them. Making the bath bombs is a fun activity for us to do together.
Making homemade bath bombs sound intimidating but they are not that hard. Even better, there are no bad chemicals in these all natural DIY Bath Bombs. These contain only natural, pure ingredients, and essential oils, so you know what you are soaking in.
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Supplies for Your DIY Essential Oil Bath Bombs
What you’ll need to make your Essential Oil Bath Bombs
You probably have some of these items already in your kitchen pantry like baking soda and cornstarch(also known as cornflour).
But most people probably don’t normally have citric acid laying around. I buy mine on Amazon. I also buy my fractionated coconut oil there.
Citric Acid
You’ll need 1 cup of Citric Acid. This is what makes the bath bombs fizzy! The citric acid combines with the baking soda and creates the fizz that we are looking for. Be sure to buy a food grade, non gmo Citric Acid like this one.
- The fine granular NON-GMO citric acid is a kitchen essential used in preserving, flavoring, and cleaning completely; preserves the Vitamin C content of a food product.
Fractionated Coconut Oil
You’ll want a high quality fractionated coconut oil for your bath bombs. This will be soaking into your skin so we want to make sure we are using safe ingredients. I buy this one.
- 100% PURE & NATURAL FRACTIONATED COCONUT OIL – A versatile carrier oil used for aromatherapy, essential oils mixing, massage, for dogs and pets, and as a hair and skin moisturizer. It is Fragrance Free, Hexane Free, Preservative Free, Chemical Free, and 100% Vegan.
Bath Bomb Molds
There are many bath bomb mold styles to choose from. You can choose molds that are different shapes if you want to jazz up your bath bombs a bit. Here are a few fun choices:
- 2 pieces assorted size metal donut bath bomb molds help you to make cute donut bath bombs.
- What you can get: the package contains 2 pieces bath bomb press in 2 sizes, can satisfy your different using needs, 12 pieces stamps, sufficient quantity can meet your daily life needs
More options include cupcake molds, heart molds, extra-large size molds, sun and moon face and more!
Essential Oils To Use In Your Bath Bombs
Please use high quality essential oils since these will be absorbing into your skin. Inexpensive fragrance oils can be quite toxic and harmful and are not intended to be used topically on our skin.
Most essential oils are fine to add to your bath bombs. Personally, I would stay away from oils that have a high menthol content such as Peppermint or Wintergreen. These might not feel so great “down there”, if you know what I mean.
- For relaxation and stress: try Lavender essential oil or doTERRAâ„¢ Serenity.
- For an uplifting mood boost, try Wild Orange or Citrus Bliss essential oil blend.
- For more essential oil combinations for your bath bombs check out the 11 bath bomb recipes below for more ideas.
11 essential oil blend combinations for your DIY Bath Bombs :
All of these oils are available in my doTERRA Certified shop – or get a kit for 25% savings & max value!
The essential oils add a heavenly scent to your bath bombs. You can customize which essential oil you use based on your own preference. Use Lavender essential oil for calming before bedtime, or a citrus like Grapefruit essential oil for a more energizing scent. I have 11 recipe ideas for you below.
Get creative with your essential oils!Essential oil combinations are fun and smell fantastic. For example, Lemon Lavender is one of my favorites. See my blends below for more inspiration for your bath bombs. Comment and let me know your favorite!
Fun Additions to Your Bath Bombs
Add Dried Flowers to your DIY Bath Bombs
Some fun items you can add to your bath bombs are dried flowers like Lavender or Rose petals. Just put a pinch in the bottom part of the mold before adding the bath bomb mixture.
You can dry your own flowers, or buy a mixed batch of pre-dried flowers like this one if you’re like me and don’t have a green thumb or the fore-site to dry flowers for future projects. I don’t tend to keep things like dried flowers lying around, so I resort to buying them.
Pre-Dried flowers make Homemade Bath Bombs so Pretty!
Just add a few to the bottom of the mold before adding your bath bomb mixture.
- 🌺 Great Variety: The kit contains 9 most beautiful popular flowers for you apply for various purposes: Rose buds, Rose petals, Lavender, Jasmine Flower, Yellow Chrysanthemum, Forget me not, Lily Flower, Red and Purple Gomphrena, each 10gr-20gr/pack.
Add Colors to your DIY Essential Oil Bath Bombs
Many people like to add fun colors to their bath bombs. You’ll want to use safe colors, not food dye. Food Dye will stain your tub and your skin. No one wants to come out of their tub green.
These Mica powders are what you’ll want to use for the coloring in your bath bombs.
- â—† 15 Colors Mica Powder Set â—† Multi-color shimmering mica powder, you can randomly match the effect you are satisfied with, which is a finely grinded stone with added pigments for color.
Want your essential oil bath bomb to look like a rainbow bomb like those at Lush? It’s easy.
- You’ll want to divide your mixture into several different bowls.
- Dye each bowl’s mixture a different color.
- Then layer some of the mixture from each bowl into your molds. One layer at a time.
This process takes a bit more time than doing a single color in each mold, but the results are so amazing and impressive! Totally worth it if you’re giving these as a gift.
Directions for How to Make Your Essential Oil Bath Bombs
Now that you have all your ingredients, dried flowers, coloring, and essential oils gathered, you’re ready to make your bath bombs.
DIY Fizzy Bath Bombs with Essential Oils
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup Citric Acid
- 1 cup Baking Soda
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 1/2 cup fractionated coconut oil
- 10-15 drops Essential Oil
Instructions
- In bowl, place citric acid, baking soda, cornstarch, and oil.
- Add approximately 15 drops of the essential oil or essential oil blend of your choice. Use more or less depending on your personal preference.
- Mix well with spoon until soft dough is formed. It should have the consistency of damp sand.If the mixture is too wet, try adding a little more baking soda and cornstarch until consistency is correct.Â
- At this point, you may add food coloring, dried herbs, or flower petals to mixture.Â
- Place mixture in silicone molds. Let sit 24 hours before removing from mold.
- To use, drop in tub or shower and allow to dissolve.
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Dawn Goehring
Dawn Goehring is the founder of Desert Naturals. Combining her passion for holistic wellness, natural living and essential oils, she creates informative articles on essential oils, guides you through DIY natural bath & beauty products and homemade non-toxic cleaners, and self care.
How many bombs does this recipe make?
well i followed this recipe step by step. i even ordered the oil! its been two days and my bombs are still not set.
Sometimes the humidity level and/or temperature can affect how the bath bombs set up. You may live in a more humid environment or it’s possible it’s rainy which is affecting the humidity level in your environment and causing them to not set. You can try adding more baking soda and/or citric acid to help them set.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful tutorial on making bath bombs with essential oils. It’s an enjoyable and creative way to enhance our bath time experience. Your efforts are deeply appreciated.
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