Orange Bath Bombs
Making orange bath bombs is a cool project and fizzy bath bombs make great gifts. They are a fun, easy treat you can make using budget-friendly ingredients.
Servings: 3
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 Cup baking soda
- ½ Cup cornstarch
- ¼ Cup citric acid
- 2 Tablespoons epsom salts
- 2 Teaspoons water
- ⅛ Teaspoon orange mica powder
- 20 Drops sweet orange essential oil
Instructions
- Add the baking soda, citric acid, Epsom salts and orange powder into a bowl and whisk together with a fork.
- In a small separate bowl, add the essential oil drops to the water and mix thoroughly with a fork to distribute the oil.
- Pour the water and oil mixture into the dry ingredients. This will form a sand-like texture. Also, due to the citric acid, the mixture will fizz when the water is poured in.
- Pack the mixture into both sides of the bath bomb molds tightly. Slightly overfill each mold and twist each side together a few times until the lip of each side of the mold is touching.
- Let the bath bombs dry for 24 hours to make sure they will hold their shape.
Notes
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ones slowly: The citric acid and baking soda reacts with the dry ingredient and creates fizz when added. For this reason, add it slowly.
Shrink wrap them: For a fancier presentation you might like to use shrink wrap on each bath bomb. You just need to use a heat gun or blow dryer to make the plastic tighten around each bath bomb.
Bath bomb gift idea: You might like to hide a small toy or something in the center of each bath bomb (inside a small plastic Easter egg perhaps) before pressing the two halves together, as a special treat for whoever you give it to. Make sure they know to look out for something in the middle, as you don't want it ending up down the drain!
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