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How To Make Bath Bombs

Bath Bombs Recipe

There’s nothing quite like relaxing in warm water. I am really excited to share this recipe for how to make bath bombs since homemade bath bombs are a great addition to a nice soak in the tub! This isn’t the first bath bombs recipe I’ve tried. When I put together my Spa In A Jar, I added some DIY bath bombs, but since that recipe didn’t work right, I never shared it. I’ve always wanted to try again and I am so glad I did. These adorable heart shaped bath bombs with silver stars turned out fantastic!

Bath Bombs Ingredients

First, sift together the dry ingredients. Some of my epsom salt was too coarse to fit through my sifter, so I just dumped it out of the sifter, into the bowl.

How To Make Bath Fizzies

Melt the coconut oil in the microwave. Stir in essential oil, food coloring and 1 -2 tsp water. I tried making these bath bombs with grapefruit essential oil and with LorAnn strawberry flavor oil (which is made for flavoring food).

The amount of water needed will depend on the humidity of your house. I made these bath bombs during a super dry Minnesota winter. All of my dry ingredients were very dry to start with.

Bath Fizzies Recipe

Pour half of the coconut oil mixture over the dry ingredients and stir with a whisk.

Recipe For Bath Bombs

Add the second half and continue whisking. The mixture should start clumping on the whisk.

Bath Bombs Tutorial

Scoop up some of the mixture and squeeze it in your hand to see if a ball will form. If it does, the bath bomb mixture is ready. If not, spritz the mixture lightly with water, whisk and check again. Continue spritzing and mixing until the mixture is slightly damp and will clump together. Again, this will vary depending on your climate.

Silver Star Sprinkles Bath Bombs

Sprinkle some edible glitter stars on the bottom of a plastic heart. I used Wilton’s Silver Star Edible Accents so that they will dissolve in water. The bath bomb mold is half of a plastic Valentine’s heart shaped container from Michaels. You can use any hard plastic mold or even shape the bath bombs with your hands.

Heart Shaped Bath Bombs

Spoon the bath bomb mixture into the plastic mold and pack it in with your fingers, adding more as necessary, until you can’t pack any more in.

How To Make Bath Bombs

Turn the mold upside down over a piece of waxed paper. Tap on the sides of the mold with a metal spoon until the bath bomb slides out. I was able to make 19 small bath bombs with this recipe, but the size of the bath bomb mold will determine the number of bath bombs you can make.

DIY Bath Bombs

Allow the bath bombs to dry uncovered. This will take a minimum of 24 hours.

Homemade Bath Bombs

Put the bath bombs in a mason jar with a lid to store in your bathroom. Or wrap each one of them in a mini plastic bag so you can share them with friends or give them as gifts! They would be perfect for Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, birthdays, spa parties or for bridal showers.

Bath Bombs Recipe
Recipe type: Bath and Body
Makes: 19 small bath bombs
Ingredients:
  • 1 cup baking soda
  • ½ cup citric acid
  • ½ cup epsom salt
  • ½ cup cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp coconut oil
  • 1-2 tsp water
  • 6 drops food coloring, optional
  • 6 drops essential oil, optional
  • Fine mist spray bottle with water, if necessary
  • Edible glitter stars or sprinkles
Instructions:
  1. First, sift together the dry ingredients.
  2. Melt the coconut oil in the microwave. Stir in essential oil, food coloring and 1 -2 tsp water. The amount of water needed will depend on the humidity of your house. I made these bath bombs during a super dry Minnesota winter. All of my dry ingredients were very dry to start with.
  3. Pour half of the coconut oil mixture over the dry ingredients and stir with a whisk.
  4. Add the second half and continue whisking. The mixture should start clumping on the whisk.
  5. Scoop up some of the mixture and squeeze it in your hand to see if a ball will form. If it does, the bath bomb mixture is ready. If not, spritz the mixture lightly with water, whisk and check again. Continue spritzing and mixing until the mixture is slightly damp and will clump together. Again, this will vary depending on your climate.
  6. Sprinkle some edible glitter stars on the bottom of a plastic heart.
  7. Spoon the bath bomb mixture into the plastic mold and pack it in with your fingers, adding more as necessary, until you can’t pack any more in.
  8. Turn the mold upside down over a piece of waxed paper. Tap on the sides of the mold with a metal spoon until the bath bomb slides out.
  9. Allow the bath bombs to dry uncovered. This will take a minimum of 24 hours.
  10. Store bath bombs in a container with a lid, or a plastic bag, to keep them dry.

 More homemade spa recipes:

Strawberry Sugar Scrub Recipe

Strawberry Sugar Scrub Recipe

Coconut Body Butter Recipe

Coconut Body Butter Recipe

Homemade Citrus Foot Soak Recipe

Citrus Foot Soak Recipe

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Comments

  1. Alexa Jordan says

    October 9, 2018 at 7:38 pm

    I love making bath bombs. Once i got the hang of it, it became therapeutic almost!

    Reply
  2. Kim says

    February 26, 2018 at 6:24 pm

    Can you tell me why my bathbombs bubbled and a couple of the cracked?

    Reply
    • Tonia says

      February 27, 2018 at 9:48 am

      Hi Kim! Bath bombs bubble and fizz if there is too much liquid. Try adding less water. Or only spritzing the water on the bath bomb mixture. Stir and spritz more until the mixture clumps together. ~Tonia

      Reply
  3. Ronja says

    November 7, 2017 at 12:13 pm

    I don’t have any coconut oil, do you have any subtitute for that?

    Reply
  4. Debbie says

    September 13, 2017 at 7:02 pm

    We used the silicon heart trays and could NOT get them out. Now they’re balls but extremely wet and continue to expand. How can we stop the expansion??

    Reply
    • Tonia says

      September 13, 2017 at 10:17 pm

      It sounds like you added too much water so it caused the foaming reaction. It’s happened to me before too.

      Reply
  5. Candy says

    August 22, 2016 at 3:17 am

    Hi,
    I made these bathbombs and used half a circle mould and a cookie cutter mould. I live in a very humid area, so I used a little water. Everything was fine up until i started pressing the mixture into the moulds. The mixture started to expand, and nothing would fit into the mould. It lost it’s fizz. Should i not use any water if I already have coconut oil in the mixture? My house smelt amazing though. hh I used vanilla and lavender essential oils.

    Reply
    • Internet person says

      December 30, 2016 at 2:31 pm

      Yes, don’t use water. Instead try a little melted coconut oil or use rubbing alcohol. Both of those don’t react with the bath bomb mixture.

      Reply
  6. Dea says

    February 12, 2016 at 3:24 pm

    Your recipe worked fine, however, after 5 minutes they did not come out of the silicone molds easily. I also had trouble after laying them to dry in getting them to stay in the shape of the molds. I had beautiful pink “cookies” instead of hearts. Should I have left them in the molds overnight?

    Reply
  7. Erin says

    December 17, 2015 at 9:12 pm

    Hi there!
    I’m making these for the women in my family for Christmas. 🙂
    I just discovered I am 1/4 cup short on the baking soda! Can something else be substituted?
    Thanks!

    Reply
    • Tonia says

      December 18, 2015 at 8:33 am

      Hi Erin! Oh dear! It’s the worst when you find out that you are short on ingredients. I’ve tried making bath bombs before and failed. The ones in this blog post were my second attempt. From what I gather, making bath bombs is all about having the right combination of ingredients that will hold together but also fizz and dissolve in water. So, I’m not really sure what you could use instead of baking soda. If you can’t get more baking soda, I would try using less of the other ingredients instead of substituting. You could try this:
      3/4 cup baking soda
      6 tbsp citric acid
      6 tbsp epsom salt
      6 tbsp cornstarch
      2 tsp coconut oil
      1-1 1/2 tsp water
      4 drops food coloring, optional
      4 drops essential oil, optional

      Reply
  8. Kathleen says

    December 8, 2015 at 1:58 pm

    Hi,

    I was just wondering if there was a substitute for the coconut oil? I really want to try this for a gift for my mom. Is it possible to use canola/vegetable/olive oil instead?

    Reply
    • Tonia says

      December 8, 2015 at 5:21 pm

      Hi Kathleen, I’ve never tried using other oils, but it looks like other use olive oil to make bath bombs so you should be fine using that. Best of luck! ~Tonia

      Reply
  9. Marija says

    November 13, 2015 at 3:58 pm

    I love it! Great tutorial. I will try it for sure!

    Reply
  10. Jennifer says

    November 11, 2015 at 5:45 pm

    hi i was just wondering what the shelf life would be on these bath bombs, i am going to make them for my cousin for xmas and want to know how early i can make them

    Reply
    • Tonia says

      November 11, 2015 at 6:33 pm

      As long as they stay dry, they should be fine! Best of luck!

      Reply
  11. Lauren says

    June 19, 2015 at 10:31 am

    Great recipe! This was my first time making bath bombs and it was simple. I only used one tsp of water because I figured i could add more if I needed to. I did use the spray bottle. Also, I learned that metal molds do NOT work, I hoped to use my cookie scoop to get round balls. No luck, too hard to get out. So I used a plastic cup from the kids play tea set and it was perfect! Thank you!

    Reply
    • Tonia says

      June 19, 2015 at 10:38 am

      Thanks for the tip Lauren! I’m happy they worked out for you!

      Reply
  12. Joan says

    March 2, 2015 at 11:36 pm

    I made these bath bombs tonight and they were fantastic. I have experience in making bath bombs and your recipe was by far the best one I’ve come across. The coconut oil may be the difference. My house is very dry so I had to use a few extra sprays of water to the mixture in the bowl. I kept whisking and spritzing until the mixture clumped together nicely. My silicone baking molds from Wilton are perfect for this and last longer than plastic molds which tend to crack after awhile.(I bought them specifically for making bath bombs) My bombs popped right out after setting up for a bit. Can’t wait to try them in the bath!! Looking forward to trying some of your other spa recipes.

    Reply

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