Christmas Bath Bombs
DIY Christmas bath bombs are a fun way to ring in the holiday season, and they make a great homemade gift! Make them candy cane scented, or try one of the other variations for a festive DIY.
Servings: 6 small bath bombs
Equipment
- Mixing bowl and spoon
Ingredients
- 1 cup baking soda (10 oz / 283 g)
- ½ cup citric acid (4 oz / 113 g)
- ½ cup cornstarch (2.5 oz / 71 g)
- ¼ cup epsom salt (2.1 oz / 60 g)
- ¼ cup coconut oil melted (2 oz / 57 g)
- 30 drops peppermint essential oil or see blend variations below
- Spray bottle of water
- ½ teaspoon red mica powder or see blend variations below
Instructions
- Stir the baking soda, citric acid, cornstarch, and epsom salt together in a medium bowl.
- Stir in coconut oil, then lightly spray the mixture with water, one spray at a time, mixing as you go, until it holds together when you squeeze it.
- Add mica powder and mix in well.
- Press the mixture into both halves of the lightly greased molds until it's overflowing, then press the halves together, squeezing pretty hard and wipe off the extra.
- Let them dry for 48 hours before popping them out of the molds.
Notes
Scent and Color Variations
Christmas Tree- 16 drops Douglas fir essential oil
- 14 drops spruce essential oil
- ½ teaspoon green mica powder
- 12 drops vanilla essential oil
- 12 drops sweet orange essential oil
- 6 drops lemon essential oil
- ½ teaspoon gold mica powder
Notes + Tips
- Yield: The recipe yield will depend on the size of your molds. It made 6 small bath bombs with my molds.
- Go slow with the water: It can be difficult to get the right texture when adding the water. Too much and it'll fizz too early, and too little and it'll crumble on you, so I try to get it just wet enough that it holds together when I squeeze it between my fingers.
- Overfill the molds: I pack each half until it's overflowing so I can press the two sides firmly together, and that's what gives you a solid bath bomb that holds its shape!
- Stuck in the mold?: If one doesn't pop right out, which they never do, I tap the sides of the mold with the blunt end of a butter knife several times until it pops out.
- Let them dry completely: If you take them out of the molds too early, they can crumble, so I give them the full 48 hours.
- Don't go overboard with the mica powder: More than ½ teaspoon per batch can leave a ring in the tub (but it's nothing my homemade bathtub cleaner can't fix). Beetroot powder instead of mica powder works perfectly for a softer pink on the candy canes!
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