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Tutorial: How to Make a Homemade Bath Bomb

July 7, 2014 17 Comments

diy bath bomb tutorial

Do you love Lush Bath Bombs? Wait, that’s a silly question, of course you do. Well today I am going to show you how to make home made DIY Bath Bombs at home with only a few ingredients! It’s surprisingly easy and only takes about a half hour! I used the recipe from Rookie Mag to make mine and just changed the ingredients slightly.

Ingredients:

  • Epsom salt
  • Baking soda
  • Citric acid powder (can be found at most health food stores and on Amazon)
  • Water
  • Coconut Oil melted – I used coconut oil but you can use olive oil or whatever other oil you prefer instead. I like coconut oil because of all it’s natural benefits (it’s moisturizing, antibacterial, great for reducing rashes and inflammation – the list goes on!)

Optional Ingredients:

  • Essential Oils – You can choose whatever essential oils you’d like as long as they are safe to use on your skin (I feel like this is self explanatory but do not use oils meant for an oil burner. Mkay? It’s not meant for your skin). I chose Wild Orange essential oil from DoTerra as it’s great for reducing stress and anxiety. Perfect for a nice calming bath : ) You can find essential oils at most Health Food Stores, or you can pick them up online at DoTerra.com or Amazon.
  • Food Colouring – Again, chose whatever colour you’d like! I used red food dye because I wanted them to turn out pink!

diy bath bomb tutorial Other Supplies:

  • Whisk
  • Measuring cups
  • Two mixing bowls (one small, one large)
  • Molds – These will determine the shape of your bath bombs. You can use  small bowls (like shown above) or I even used small measuring cups! If you have plastic eggs left over from Easter those are great too!

Step 1:

In the large bowl add baking soda, citric acid and Epsom salt and mix well with a spoon. The ratios will vary depending on how big of a batch you are making but use this ratio:

– 2 parts baking soda
– 1 part citric acid powder
– 1 part Epsom salt

I followed the Rookie Mag measurements and used two cups of baking soda, one cup of citric acid and one cup of Epsom salt.

Step 2:

In the smaller bowl mix together the wet ingredients. I used:

– 3 tsp of Wild Orange essential oil
– 3 tbsp of coconut oil
– 1 tsp of water

This part is not a science, you can add less or more essential oil depending on how much fragrance you prefer. Less water is better, because if you add too much it will fizz like crazy when you add it to the dry ingredients.

diy bath bomb tutorial

Step 3:

Slowly add the wet ingredients to the dry mixture one tablespoon at a time. If you add too much at once the mixture will start to fizz and all will be lost! Just kidding, but seriously you don’t want it to fizz. If it DOES  just add more dry ingredients to the spot that’s fizzing and it will stop.

When you are done the mixture should have the consistency of wet sand.

diy bath bomb tutorial

Step 4:

Time to add some colour! I used 6 drops of red food colouring and  it created a really nice light pink colour. Again, add slowly. You can see in the photo that the drops of dye have started to fizz, so I would recommend adding one drop at a time and mixing it in thoroughly.

diy bath bomb tutorial

Step 5:

Now all you have to do is put the mixture into your molds! Press hard and really pack it in to avoid it crumbling later on. Leave it in the molds for about 5 minutes then slowly remove them. You should be able to shimmy them out of the molds pretty easily, then leave them on a plate or paper towel to dry completely.

diy bath bomb tutorial

Remember to only let them sit in the molds for a few minutes. If you leave them in too long they will harden and won’t come out!

diy bath bomb tutorial

Here’s the finished product! You can experiment with this recipe and add different colours, oils and create different shapes. You could make seasonal bath bombs for Christmas or even Valentine’s Day. The possibilities are endless!

diy bath bomb tutorial

diy bath bomb tutorial

Let me know if you try this out yourself! What essential oil would you choose for your bath bombs? Peppermint? Lemon? Tea Tree? Let me know in the comments!

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Comments

  1. Elaine A (TOBeautyReviews) says

    July 7, 2014 at 10:26 pm

    Wow that’s awesome! These would make great customized gifts :)

    Reply
    • Megan Joy says

      July 7, 2014 at 11:37 pm

      Totally, these would be such cute favours for a shower or party :)

      Reply
  2. Sarah says

    July 7, 2014 at 10:31 pm

    Ok I’m not usually a DIY girl but I love Lush and with a new baby a calming bath sounds amazing! Plus I have some DoTerra oils too I’d love to try out. Will keep you posted

    Reply
    • Megan Joy says

      July 7, 2014 at 11:43 pm

      Amazing, please come back and comment when you try it out and let me know how it goes. It’s so easy and it’s a nice way to add something special to your bath that’s all natural and smells great :)

      Reply
  3. Molly says

    July 7, 2014 at 11:05 pm

    Can’t wait to try this out! I love making my own natural beauty products. Feels so much better then store bought items & SO CHEAP! Great job & keep up the great work

    (those interested check out http://www.essenceofnatural.wordpress.com)

    Reply
    • Megan Joy says

      July 7, 2014 at 11:45 pm

      Hey Molly!

      I just took a look at your blog, you have awesome DIY’s! Let me know if you try this one out :)

      Reply
      • Molly says

        July 7, 2014 at 11:53 pm

        It’s on my to do list! I’ll let you know how it turns out. Thank you for the blog check out :)

        Reply
  4. Emily Ruth says

    July 7, 2014 at 11:52 pm

    Oh! Thank you so much for this!!! I will definitely use this! I want to use Lavender! I love lavender and purple. I think I would try to make a bunch of different combos too… I want to simulate a sea-smell… I love a pleasant breath of Ocean air. Maybe also a touch of rainstorm. Man! My mind is buzzing! Thanks again!

    Reply
    • Megan Joy says

      July 8, 2014 at 12:43 am

      All of those sound the amazing! I love lavender as well, it’s so calming. Enjoy! xo

      Reply
  5. Jasmine says

    July 8, 2014 at 12:45 am

    That looks very legit! Well done Megan!

    Reply
    • Megan Joy says

      July 8, 2014 at 12:46 am

      Thanks Jasmine! If only I had a plastic easter egg I could have made some round ones. The domes are good enough for now :)

      Reply
  6. Sarah says

    July 8, 2014 at 12:51 am

    This looks easy, and so much fun. Having a kid means I always have an overabundance of those darn eggs. Finally a use for them!

    Reply
    • Megan Joy says

      July 8, 2014 at 12:59 am

      Ha! All natural plus you get to re-use and recycle those easter eggs : ) Let me know what you think if you try it. The kids would probably love making them too!

      Reply
  7. fiona furtado says

    July 8, 2014 at 10:35 am

    Thank you so much for sharing I cant wait to try this diy

    Reply
    • Megan Joy says

      July 8, 2014 at 12:14 pm

      It was so much fun, I hope you enjoy making them :)

      Reply
  8. Amy says

    July 12, 2014 at 1:43 am

    I love this idea!! I feel like I will fail at it, and make a huge mess of the kitchen but it’s totally worth trying 😛

    amysbeautydiary.weebly.com

    Reply
    • Megan Joy says

      July 12, 2014 at 4:16 pm

      It didn’t make that much of a mess, the worst part was when I dropped the bottle of food colouring and it spilled all over the floor :/ I’m such a klutz!

      Reply

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