(Bath) Bombs Away

I am not really big on home crafty projects but they are a fun way to occupy the kids. While (except for labor) I haven’t taken a bath in decades, the kids love to be in the tub and have/use bath bombs (we have been gifted some, but they are very expensive to purchase).

My friend Tessa shared this Bath Bomb recipe and, since we had almost all of the ingredients already at home in the cupboards (we just had to purchase citric acid, which is used for canning, something I have never done and don't plan to start doing), Iver and I took a crack at it.

Ingredients
- Epsom salt (1/4 cup)
- Cornstarch (1/2 cup)

- Citric acid (1/2 cup)
- Baking soda (1 cup)
- Essential Oil of choice (we used lavender) 10-20 drops
- Moisturizing Oil (we used coconut oil) 2 tsp
- Spray bottle with water
- Mixing bowl 
- Mold (we used a silicone mold like I used for freezing baby food and in the Instant Pot).
- Whisk
- Measuring cups, spoons

- Food coloring (if desired; this was our own twist!)

- Gloves (like latex or nitrile), if you desire to keep your hands clean (we opted out)

Instructions:

1.  Mix the dry ingredients together with a whisk

2.  Add (liquid- may need to be heated up) coconut oil and essential oil drops, continue mixing

3.  Drop in food coloring (if desired; this didn't actually mix very well and led to speckling, which was okay)

4.  Grease mold with coconut oil

5.  Spritz water to the mixture (fizz may occur) until it becomes a consistency that can be "packed" together

6. Pack mixture into molds, leave for 24-48h until dried,

7. Pop out and enjoy! 

 Bath Bombs Away!