For our basic bath bomb recipe you use one part citric acid to two parts baking soda.
Baby bath bombs recipe.
Bath bomb ingredients needed 8 ounces baking soda about 1 cup 4 ounces citric acid 1 2 cup 1 2 cup 4 ounces sea salt or epsom salt 4 ounces cornstarch about 3 4 cup 2 tbsp oil of choice this is my personal favorite but any liquid oil will work 2 tsp witch hazel or water plus a little.
The ingredients below are enough to make approx 6 small bath bombs or 3 large ones.
The beauty of making your own bath bombs is that you can make them look however you want.
Water 2 tsp essential oil lavender eucalyptus rose are all popular for the bath 2 tsp oil jojoba sweet almond coconut olive or even baby oil a few drops of food.
Mix baking soda citric acid and cornstarch.
2 1 2 tablespoons almond oil or melted coconut oil.
Oil olive oil food coloring any color you want bowl whisk jar bath bomb mold.
1 4 cup epsom salt.
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1 cup baking soda 1 2 cup citric acid 1 2 cup epsom salts 1 tsp.
1 2 cup epsom salt.
12 15 drops of your favorite essential oil s bath bomb molds or any other kind of mold.
Mix the wet ingredients and the borax and slowly add to the dry ingredients mixing constantly.
Essential oil 3 tsp.
1 cup baking soda.
Here s a good basic bath bomb recipe.
Other ingredients can be added like cream of tartar or kaolin clay to make the bombs harder or epsom salt for a muscle soothing soak.
But non of my diy bath bomb recipes so far have made them fizz and foam.
This ratio will give you the best fizz possible.
You choose the colors the shapes the scents.
Pack the homemade bath bombs mixture into molds.
I like to use essential oils such as lavender ylang ylang and orange.
You throw one of these into the bath and it immediately fizzes releasing gorgeous oils epsom salts and fragrances into your bathwater.
Just look at my geode bath bombs for example.
1 2 cup citric acid.
I like to use coconut oil since it is solid at room temperature helping to bind all the ingredients together 10 15 drops essential oil optional.
1 4 cup coconut oil or another skin friendly oil of your choice.
Mix slowly or it will bubble too much.
Let set for a few minutes and then remove from molds.