DIY bath bombs

DIY bath bombs. Bath bombs are a great gift idea. They are very easy to prepare at home and the ingredients to use have a low cost. You will get sparkling, colorful and perfumed bath bombs, which will be highly appreciated by those who receive them.

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Le bath bombs I'm great gift idea. They are very simple from prepare at home and the ingredients to be used have a low cost. You will get some fizzy, colorful and scented bath bombs, which will be highly appreciated by those who receive them.





Get to work. Yours within a day bath bombs they will be ready to be given away or used. Here are all the ingredients and tools you need, followed by explanations for the preparation.

Index

Ingredients

200 grams of baking soda
100 grams of corn starch (cornstarch)
100 grams of citric acid
30 drops of essential oil to taste
1 teaspoon of olive oil
Cocoa powder, turmeric, cinnamon or natural dyes

Instruments

1 coffee cup
1 wooden rod or 1 wooden spoon
1 large bowl
1 tsp
1 peso (dictionary, package of pasta or rice)
1 spray with water
1 scale
Molds (plastic wrappers, ice molds, yogurt jars ...)

Preparation

DIY bath bombs

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1) Weigh the baking soda, citric acid and corn starch. Citric acid comes in granules and is easily found in pharmacies or online. Baking soda and corn starch (also known as cornstarch) can be found in any supermarket. Pour the three ingredients into a bowl, preferably in glass.

2) Pour a teaspoon of olive oil into a coffee cup and add 30 drops of the chosen essential oil. You can choose, for example, essential oil of lavender or sweet orange essential oil, for a relaxing effect, and eucalyptus or mint essential oil to create energizing bath bombs.

DIY bath bombs

3) Combine the oil enriched with essences to the dry ingredients. Stir and start sprinkling water into the bowl with a nebulizer (An old container for perfume or spray detergents is perfect, but it must be well cleaned). Proceed little by little, stirring with a wooden spoon. Also combine the ingredients chosen for coloring bath bombs, for example 1 or 2 teaspoons of turmeric powder, cocoa or cinnamon. You can try to color your bath bombs even with a few drops of food coloring or with colored mineral powders, as in the case of soap.



Read also: How to color and perfume self-produced soap in a natural way

4) Nebulize very little water with a sprayer and stir until the ingredients begin to blend, forming a workable compound (as in the last image) which must be moist, but not soggy. Caution: they should not start to fizz. At this point you can transfer them to the molds. For the choice of molds you can be inspired by DIY soap containers. For example, ice molds, yogurt pots, silicone molds and other non-rigid plastic containers are fine.

Read also: Soap: 10 do-it-yourself molds for self-production

5) Gradually transfer the mixture into the containers, pressing well with a teaspoon layer by layer, to compact everything. If you have used a silicone mold or ice molds, you can place a heavy object, such as a dictionary or a package of pasta or rice, to prevent the bath bombs from expanding too much. Let them rest in the molds for at least 1 or 2 hours, until they have started to solidify, before taking them out. Then turn the molds upside down and place the bath bombs on a tray. Leave them to dry almeno for a whole day (the surface should not be damp) before using them in the bathtub or packaging them as a gift.



DIY bath bombs

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With the indicated ingredients you will fill approx 6 silicone molds from 80-90 grams.

If, on the other hand, you want perfectly round bath bombs, you can use the plastic bubble wrappers that are usually used for baby surprise vending machines. In that case you can follow this simple tutorial for a really impressive result:

DIY bath bombs

Marta Albè

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