Make your own bath bombs

Make your own bath bombs

Add some fizzle and sizzle to bath time with a homemade bath bomb. Bath bombs make great holiday or birthday gifts.

You will need:
1 c. baking soda
1/2 c. cornstarch
1/2 c. citric acid
2 1/2 tbsp. sweet almond oil
1/8 c. distilled water
6 drops of the essential oil of your choice
a spray bottle filled with witch hazel
molds, muffins, tins, or ice-cube trays
tissue paper
1/8 c. sodium lauryl sulfoacetate
dried flower petals
zest of a citris fruit
food coloring
colored plastic wrap
ribbon

Bath bombs are a fun and easy to make Christmas gift so pay attention and follow these steps!

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justgeege 11 months ago
Looks cool, but to get some of the ingredients seems a little involved and expensive.
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mareks 10 months ago
i will try this out, but where do I get witch hazel? can it be substituted by smth?
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wolfmanknows 3 months ago
mine smell realy bad, like rotten eggs, but i added lavender and vanilla eo, whats wrong?
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