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Fizzy baths are not just for kids anymore! Fizzy bath bombs make bath time a relaxing experience, even for grown-ups. Bath bombs are packed with good-for-skin ingredients, leaving your skin feeling soft and pampered.
They are perfect to add to a gift basket or to make them with your family and bond with them. The best part about them is anyone can craft fizzy bath bombs in no time, and they are customizable. Instead of the traditional bath bomb mould, you can use various shapes and sizes to make them even more fun.
Know About Fizzy Bath Bomb Ingredients
Fizzy bath bombs create a sensory experience for everyone. It helps in relaxation and provides relief from sore muscles. It is made from essential oils, fragrance oils, dried flowers, sweet almond oil, and citric acid powder, among others. One can easily customise the ingredients, making it a flexible DIY.
1. Essential Oils
Essential oils are concentrated liquids extracted from flowers, fruits, and herbs. They provide a natural and fragrant aroma to fizzy bath bombs along with aromatherapy.
Most of the people choose from popular choices such as lavender, peppermint, and cocoa. They provide benefits like relaxation, relieving sore muscles, and creating a sensory experience.
2. Fragrance Oils
They are alternatives to essential oils. They also offer a wider variety of fragrance oils at a lower price, but they do not have the therapeutic qualities of essential oils.
3. Dried Flowers
Dried flowers add an aesthetic touch, and natural fragrance, to bath bombs. They help in the gentle exfoliation of the skin. Popular dried flower choices are rosebuds, lavender, and chamomile.
4. Sweet Almond Oil
Sweet almond oil provides a moisturizing effect, and calms irritated skin.
Sweet almond oil helps in binding the dry ingredients together. Preferred choices are virgin coconut oil, golden jojoba oil, and avocado oil.
5. Citric Acid Powder
In fizzy bath bombs, citric acid is the key ingredient that creates the fizzy reaction in contact with water and produces bubbles.
DIY Fizzy Bath Bomb Recipe - Step By Step
These fizzy bath bombs are friendly for your pocket, as you can make lots of bath bombs at a lower cost. You can customize it according to your taste and skin’s requirements.
Ingredients:
- Baking Soda - 1 ½ Cups
- Citric Acid Powder - ½ Cup
- Purple Food Coloring - 2 Drops
- Sweet Almond Oil - 2 Teaspoons
- Lavender Essential Oil - 5 Drops
- Dried Lavender Flower - 1 Tablespoon
Supplies:
- Bowl
- Spoon
- Spatula
- Bath Bomb Mould
- Measuring Cups and Spoon
Directions:
Step 1: In a bowl, start by adding 1 ½ cups of baking soda and ½ cup of citric acid powder.
Step 2: Take another bowl for wet ingredients and add 2 teaspoons of sweet almond oil, 2 drops of purple food coloring, and 5 drops of lavender essential oil.
Step 3: You can also pick any oil of your choice. Now, take the wet bowl and pour the oil mixture into the dry ingredients. Make sure to stir the mixture to evenly distribute ingredients constantly.
Step 4: When everything is thoroughly mixed, take some of the fizzy bath bomb mixture into your hand and try to form a ball out of it.
Step 5: If the ball holds together, go ahead with the rest of the recipe; if not, then add a few drops of water into the mix. So it can hold better.
Step 6: Once the mixture is ready, take the bath bomb molds, add a tablespoon of dried lavender flowers to the bath bomb mold, and fill it with the mixture.
Step 7: Make sure to overflow the bath bomb in order to stick together properly. Hold each half of the moulds together firmly.
Step 8: Leave the mould for an hour before taking it out of the mould. Use a spoon to gently tap on the shell of the mould to release the bath bomb.
Step 9: Again, leave the bath bomb to set for about 24 hours in a cool and dry place. It is recommended to use the fizzy bath bomb in hot water to activate the fizzy properly.
Conclusion
Immerse yourself in a warm bath and drop a fizzy bath bomb while playing some music in the background and relax. It is the ultimate way to pamper and clean yourself at the same time. Bubbles that will form will give you a sensory experience while relieving muscle tension. It is the ultimate guide to self-care.
