DIY Bubble Bath Bars
These DIY bubble bath bars are made with baking soda, citric acid, and mango butter. They are soothing for the skin, easy to make, and make for a fun and relaxing bath time.
Servings: 24 small bars
Equipment
- Rubber Gloves
- Small mixing bowl
- Parchment paper
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups baking soda
- 1 cup citric acid
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- ½ cup sodium lauryl sulfoacetate* (SLSa)
- 1 cup mango butter
- 20 drops essential oils optional
Instructions
- Start out by melting mango butter in a double boiler. Once melted, allow it to cool slightly; you want to be warm to the touch. Mix in essential oils.
- In a separate small glass bowl, mix together dry ingredients.
- Slowly add the dry ingredients to the melted mango butter. Stir well. The best way to do this is with your hands. Put on a pair of rubber gloves first and knead for about 5 minutes until it's a thick, dough-like consistency.
- At this point, you can either cut the bubble bars into shapes with cookie cutters, or you can put the dough into silicone molds.
- If cutting into shapes, roll out a piece of parchment paper and place the dough on it. Spread it out in an even layer about a 1/2 inch thick.
- Using a cookie cutter, cut the bubble bars out.
- Allow the bubble bars to dry overnight before using and storing.
Notes
- For visual guidance, I’ve included the complete step-by-step video tutorial in the recipe card!
- Store these bubble bars in a cool, dry area.
- Rather than using silicone molds, you can cut the dough into shapes with a cookie cutter. Begin by rolling out a piece of parchment paper first and place the dough on it. Spread it out in an even layer that is about a 1/2 inch thick. Use a cookie cutter to cut the bubble bath bars out, then let them dry overnight.
- Make sure your bars are completely dry before removing them from the molds. If they are still damp, they will crumble and break.
- I just used regular circular molds, but you can have a lot of fun with different-shaped silicone molds! There are so many unique shapes, like the flower molds I use in my homemade turmeric soap.
- *SLSa is a natural ingredient derived from coconut and palm oils, not to be confused with sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS), which is a synthetic ingredient.