Turn Your Bath Into A Home Spa With Luxury Bath Bombs
Jane L. Church
Everyone loves a day of luxury and now you don't have to spend a fortune for a day at the spa. Turn your own bath tub into a "home spa" with your own homemade luxury bath bombs. When placed in the bath, the bath bomb will begin to fizz and release a pleasing aroma that last for hours, turning you bath into the most relaxing spa day you have ever had!
A bath bomb is a large colored ball that acts similar to Alka-Seltzer when put in the bathtub. When you drop bath bombs into your bath they spin and swirl, releasing both skin softeners and aromatic scents to create a home spa in your own bathtub. They are great not only for your personal use but they make amazing gifts as well.
Basic Bath Bomb Recipe
Bath bombs uses simple ingredients that can be found in almost any supermarket. Plus, they're easy to make.
Dry Ingredient List:
* 1 c baking soda
* 1/2 c citric acid
Wet Ingredient List:
* 2 1/2 Tbsp oil (use 1 Tbsp cocoa, mango or melted shea butter)
* 1/2 Tbsp carrier oil (jojoba, grapeseed or sweet almond)
* 3/4 Tbsp witch hazel in a fine mister (can substitute flower water, such as rosewater or a combination of rosewater and glycerin)
* 12 to 22 drops of essential oils or fragrance
* 1/4 tsp or 1 large capsule Vitamin E oil
* 1/4 tsp borax (an emulsifier)
* Vegetable or other natural color
You'll also need a bath bomb mold, ice cube tray or soap mold in order to mold your bath bombs.
How to make:
Start by blending the dry ingredients. A mixer comes in very handy. Next, add the dry coloring. There is no need to add too much color, since the addition of the witch hazel will make the color come to life (but don't add the color just yet).
Now you can add your favourite fragrance and the witch hazel. Using a mister, add it into the batch while continuing to stir. Once the mix begins to stick, the mixture can be transferred into the molds.
You're almost there! Simply put the bombs in the molds for a few minutes before tapping them out to dry. Bath bombs will air-dry in three to four hours, then they're good to go. The harder and drier the bath bombs get, the more reactive and fizzy they will be in the water.
That's the basic basic bath bomb recipe, but the variations are only limited by your imagination! Keeping baking soda and citric acid as the core ingredients, you can add a half-cup of fine sea salt, cornstarch, borax, epsom salts or Dead Sea salt along with a other ingredients to create a totally different bath bomb experience.
The recipes in this article are just the very beginning. Buy a recipe book such as "The Handcrafter's Companion" for some more great ideas and variations. These books make it easy for you to turn your bath into a "home spa", complete with your own homemade luxury bath bombs.
About the Author:
Jane L. Church is the author of "The Handcrafter's Companion, a practical desk reference that shows you how to make spa products, for fun or profit. For more ideas on how to make bath bombs , visit the official "Handcrafter's Companion" web site.
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