DIY Bath Bombs (Without Citric Acid)

Hey there!

As we find ourselves home a lot more these days (or… all day, every day due to the quarantine) we have been looking for some new activities to keep us all entertained and busy, and these DIY bath bombs proved to be a huge hit. I love that the ingredients were minimal and that they were straightforward to make. Below is how we did it!

Materials: 

2 cups baking soda

1 cup Cream of Tartar

6 tbsp Epsom salts (if you get a scented Epsom salt, you won’t need to add essential oils to it to make it smell nice)

Essential oils and olive oil- optional

Water in a spray bottle 

Mixing bowl

Whisk or spoon

Food coloring (optional)

Molds (you can use a muffin tin ice cube tray, or any kind of mold)

Toys, dried flowers, or fruit zest- (optional)

Directions: 

1.In your large bowl, mix the baking soda, cream of tartar, and Epsom salts together. Add water to your mixture, one squirt at a time and mixing in-between, until your mixture can hold together when formed. It should take between 5-10 squirts depending on your bottle.

Optional– If you would like to color your bath bombs, you can divide the mixture into separate bowls and add a few drops of food coloring to each one and mix it in.

Optional– If you would like to add scents, you can mix the essential oils with a little bit of olive oil to dilute them and then mix in.

2. Next, press the mixture firmly into your molds. If adding anything “extra,” like a toy, be sure to put a little of the mixture in the bottom of your mold, then add the toy, and finish by covering the toy with more of the mixture. If adding dried flowers or the zest of a fruit, add these to the bottom of the mold first, and then add the mixture to the mold.

3. Allow these to dry for 24 hours before taking out of the molds. If you made these in muffin tins, or ice cube trays, where they’re harder to remove, put a cutting board over your molds, turn the molds over so the cutting board can catch them, and then lightly tap on each mold and it should fall out.

Note: Because these bath bombs are not made with citric acid, they are a little softer, and if not careful, can break. They still hold shape really well and our kids really enjoyed making and using them in the bath. 

As always, thanks for stopping by!

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