Here at the Bath Bomb Bar, our love for flirty Friday night cocktails and ethical cosmetics culminated into this wild idea of cocktail-inspired bath bombs. As you have probably heard, we have ensured all our products are ethically viable, cruelty-free, and smell totally mesmerising. Alongside having the opportunity to get your hands on our bombs at Market Day, we want you to be able to make your own with as much ease and knowledge as we can!
We love transparency
Our main focus is ensuring you know everything that goes into our products. Make sure to check out our other blog posts to learn about the safety of bath bombs and the ingredient breakdowns to find out why we use what we do and our love for protecting the environment. You can also find out here exactly what we use and how we do it. There will also be some alternatives and cheeky add-ins at the end.
What you'll need
You will need three main ingredients to form the bath bomb base. 1 cup of baking soda, 1/2 cup of citric acid, and 1/2 cup of arrowroot flour. From there, you can pick and choose your blends of fragrances and dyes. We recommend Eroma for fragrances - they are highly tested for body use and offer a wide range of delicious scents. Adding dyes is purely for the appearance and provide no beauty benefits, however if you are making a bath bomb for a gift - a colour can be nice! We recommend Aussie Soap Supplies for dyes but they also have a bunch of other awesome bath bomb supplies such as moulds, dropper bottles, oils, and other fancy things you can add like oatmeal! Optionally, you don't have to add any scents or colours and you will still end up with a silky soft bath bomb.
A mould is also necessary. We use ice cube moulds, but you can use a variety of others such as a spherical bath bomb mould or general household items like a Christmas ornament or muffin tray! You will also need a large bowl, gloves, and cling-wrap.
How to do it
Sift baking soda and arrowroot flour into a large bowl, followed by unsifted citric acid. Use your gloved hands to blend the mixture before adding 1 drop of fragrance and 2-5 drops of dye depending on how strong you want the colour. Once the mixture is wet enough to hold it's shape when squeezed in a fist-full, it is ready to mold.
Note: Be cautious when adding the wet ingredients to the dry as you can set off the citric acid! Be quick to mix as soon as you drop the fragrance and dyes in (do them separately if you want). If the mixture is too wet, the citric acid will begin to fizz. But if it is not wet enough, it will break apart! So you have to get the perfect balance between wet and dry.
Grab your mould and pack the mixture in. If using an open mould like a ice tray or muffin tray, use your cling-wrap to wrap it up. This is so it will be protected from the outside moisture in the air. Leave the bath bombs to set for at least 48 hours, preferably 72! This allows them to harden enough so that when removed from the mould, they don't fall apart.
Alternative Ingredients
You can add a variety of ingredients to your bath bombs, the only real essentials is baking soda and citric acid. We use arrowroot flour as a thickening agent to help create a smooth finish to your skin. However, here is a list of other things you can add:
- 1/2 cup of epsom salt
- 2 tbsp of herbal tea
- A few drops of your favourite essential oils
- A few drops of any oil- coconut oil, almond oil, olive oil or other carrier oils
- A spoonful of oatmeal
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