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    Home » DIY Projects

    DIY Bath Bombs with Flowers and Color

    by Patti Estep · Nov 15, 2023

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    Lavender and blue bath bombs over more of the same with one in a metal mold.

    These DIY bath bombs will be your next go-to handmade gift item for the holidays or any occasion for all the bath lovers in your life.

    Three blue and three lavender bath bombs.

    I'm not a bath person. I prefer shower steamers to bath bombs. However, many people in my life love a good bath bomb. My sister, my daughters, and a few of my friends love a nice soak in the tub so I thought with the holidays around the corner homemade bath bombs would be a great gift.

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    Ingredients for bath bombs including dried lavender flowers, mica powder, citric acid, baking soda, epsom salts, corn starch, essential oils, jojoba oil and molds.

    Supplies

    • Metal Bath Bomb Molds
    • Measuring Cups and Spoons
    • Large Mixing Bowl
    • Small Bowl
    • Wire Whisk
    • Baking Soda aka Sodium Bicarbonate
    • Epsom Salts
    • Cornstarch
    • Citric Acid
    • Lavender Essential Oil or other Essential oils
    • Jojoba Oil or other carrier oils like Coconut or Almond
    • 1/4 teaspoon Mica powder optional, for color
    • 2 teaspoons Dried Lavender Buds - optional
    Dry bath bomb ingredients in a large bowl with a wire whisk.

    How to Make Bath Bombs

    Mixing the dry ingredients with a whisk.

    Essential oil of lavender, jojoba oil, measuring spoons and a small bowl of the oils.

    In a separate bowl combine the wet or liquid ingredients.

    A hand squeezing the ingredients to see if they stick together.

    Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix well.

    Then pick up some with your hand and squeeze gently. It should come together and stick. Many recipes say it should have the consistency, look, and feel of wet sand.

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    Add blue mica powder to the dry ingredients of the bath bomb recipe.

    If you want your bath bombs to be colored consider adding a little mica powder to the dry ingredients.

    P.S. A little goes a long way.

    Four metal bath bomb molds with dried lavender buds in the bottom.

    If you want to add some dried flowers place them in the bottom of the molds before adding the bomb mixture.

    One half of a metal bath bomb mold filled with bath bomb mixture.

    Fill up each half of the metal mold packing it slightly.

    The top of the mold with more mixture is placed on top to complete the bath bomb mold.

    Then bring both filled half molds together and squeeze them closed.

    After a couple of minutes, you should be able to gently open and drop out the bath bombs.

    Allow them to dry overnight on parchment or wax paper before packaging or using.

    Competed flower and colored bath bombs and one of the molds showing the inside.

    Oddly, some of my lavender bombs changed shape after a few hours so I put them back into the molds and squeezed them back into shape.

    I left them in the molds overnight. This helped but a couple were hard to remove so I used a heat gun on the outside and that helped.

    One lavender flower bath bomb next the metal mold it came out of.

    I think the lavender flowers look so pretty.

    Three blue bath bombs and three lavender bud bath bombs with dried lavender flowers in the middle.

    Of course, the blue ones (my favorite color) ended up looking pretty too.  I hope the receivers of these bath bombs enjoy this gift for a relaxing bath whenever they like.

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    More Homemade Bath Products

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    Lavender flower bath bombs next to metal molds and dried lavender flowers.
    Three blue and three lavender bath bombs.
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    DIY Bath Bomb or Bath Fizzies

    This DIY bath bomb recipe is easy to follow and you can customize them with your favorite scents, colors, and flowers.
    Prep Time5 minutes mins
    Active Time20 minutes mins
    Drying time12 hours hrs
    Total Time12 hours hrs 25 minutes mins
    Yield: 5

    Equipment

    • 5 Metal Molds
    • Measuring Cups and Spoons
    • Large Mixing Bowl
    • Small bowl
    • Wire Whisk

    Materials

    • 1 cup Baking Soda
    • 1/2 cup Epsom Salts
    • 1/2 cup Cornstarch
    • 1/2 cup Citric Acid
    • 20 drops Lavender Essential Oil
    • 2.5 tablespoons Jojoba Oil
    • 1 tablespoon Water
    • 1/4 teaspoon Mica powder optional, for color
    • 2 teaspoons Dried Lavender Buds optional embellishment

    Instructions

    • In a large mixing bowl whisk together the baking soda, cornstarch, epsom salts, and citric acid.
    • In a small bowl mix the jojoba, essential oils, and water together.
    • If using flowers set some in the bottom of one of the molds.
    • Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients a little at a time whisking them together to prevent too much fizzing.
    • Once mixed well together grab some of the mixture and squeeze it together with your hand to see if it sticks together well.
    • Fill the 1/2 mold with the flowers slightly packed in.
    • Fill the other side and place it on top of the first side and press together.
    • Continue with the rest of the mix.
    • After setting for a few minutes try opening the mold and let the bath bomb set on wax paper or parchment to dry overnight.

    Notes

    1. You can use any essential oil such as geranium, peppermint, eucalyptus, jasmine, or any combination of essential oils you like.
    2. You can also use a different carrier oil such as sweet almond or coconut. If using coconut oil you'll need to melt it in the microwave or on the stove first.
    3. For color, you can add a little mica powder and mix it into the dry ingredients or a little food coloring into the wet ingredients.
    4. Try different dried flowers such as rose petals or calendula petals.
    5. If the bath bombs seem to get irregular looking you can place them back in the mold and let them sit for longer.
    6. If you let your bath bombs set overnight and have trouble getting them out try a heat gun or hot hair dryer on the mold to help it pop out.
    7. Once the bath bombs are thoroughly dry you can store them in a plastic bag or any airtight container. 
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    About Patti Estep

    Patti is the creator of Hearth and Vine, a home and garden blog filled with projects to inspire your creative side. She loves crafting, gardening, decorating and entertaining at her home in Pennsylvania. When she is not working on a project at home or searching for treasures at nurseries and thrift stores with her girlfriends, you’ll probably find her with family and friends, at a restaurant, or home party enjoying new and different food adventures.

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