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Every good adventurer gets a little messy! Make your post-adventure bath a little more fun with some homemade bath bombs. We’ll walk you through creating a fizzy kid-safe bath bomb and then send you home with a mold and instructions of your own!
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Supplies:
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With citric acid
- Baking soda
- Citric acid
- Coconut Oil
- Coloring (food coloring or natural colorant)
- Witch hazel
Without citric acid
- Baking soda
- cornstarch
- Epsom salts
- cream of tartar
- coconut oil
- coloring
- witch hazel
Motley Kids Non-Consumable Supplies
- Induction cooktop
- Induction-safe stock pot
- Spray bottle
Steps to Make It
- Step 1
- How to Make Bath Bombs: a DIY Recipe2 cups baking soda1 cup citric acid4 teaspoons coconut oil (melted)ΒΌ ounce fragrance or essential oil (optional)**2-3 drops food coloring or natural colorant (optional)witch hazel in a spray bottleBath Bomb Tools:Bath bomb moldsLarge bowl & small bowlWhiskBath Bomb Steps:Combine all dry ingredients in a large bowl. Stir together with a whisk.Combine coconut oil and essential oil in a small bowl. Add food coloring (if using) and stir to combine. Pour mixture into large bowl. Stir until ingredients are thoroughly combined and there are no clumps in the mixture. Add in any flowers, herbs or other custom ingredients at this time.Spritz in witch hazel, using just enough to hold mixture together and slightly dampen the mixture. Stir gently to prevent mixture from fizzing up. Mixture should resemble a dry, or slightly crumbly pie crust or wet sand and hold its shape when compacted or squeezed between your fingers and palm.Working quickly, transfer mixture to bath bomb mold, pressing mixture firmly into molds. If using a mold with 2 pieces, such as a round mold, pack each piece tightly with mixture and then squish pieces together, removing any excess from the sides. Pro tip: If you are adding in any herbs or flowers to the top of the bath bomb, place a few petals or leaves in the bottom of the bath bomb mold before adding the mixture to the mold.Let the mixture sit in the molds for about five minutes. Follow any molding and unmolding instructions as directed for specific molds. Some molds may require several hours or overnight to allow mixture to harden. Carefully remove bath bombs from the molds.Lay bath bombs on parchment paper or a towel and let them dry for 24 hours.