Bath Bombs

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 cup Baking Soda
• 1/4 cup Citric Acid (You can purchase at most speciality food or ethnic grocery stores or online)
• 1/4 cup Cornstarch
• 1/4 cup Epsom Salt (or sea salt)
• 3 tsp Castor Oil (or any vegetable oil)
• 1 tsp Essential Oil
• Soap or Food Coloring
• 1 tbsp Water (this amount can vary slightly depending on the humidity level where you live)

DIRECTIONS

1. Add dry ingredients to a mixing bowl and stir together until mixed.
2. Slowly pour in castor oil.
3. Add in the drops of essential oil.
4. Stir this mixture together well, removing as many clumps as possible.
5. The mixture will appear dry, but should stick together if you pick it up and squeeze it together.
6. If you want multiple colors of bath bombs, divide the mixture into several smaller bowls before adding the color.
7. Add coloring of choice to the bowl and mix well until no white remains.
8. The more you add, the more vibrant the color of the bath bomb.
9. Spoon the mixture into one half of the mold. You can use one color, or several. Use the back of a spoon or your fingers to press the mixture into the mold.
10. When the mold is full, press down on the mixture to pack it in tight.
11. Add another scoop on top of the packed mixture so that it's heaping out over the mold (don't pack it down).
12. Repeat with second half of mold.
13. Press the halves of the mold together carefully. Turn each half back and forth slightly while firmly pressing them together, allowing any extra mixture to fall out.
14. Let it set overnight OR pop it in the fridge for about 30 minutes.
15. When ready, carefully pull the molds apart. If the bath bomb isn't coming out easily, gently tap the outside of the mold.
16. Unmold the second half of the bath bomb in the same way.
17. Your homemade bath bomb is complete!

EQUIPMENT

• Soap Molds (you can find at any craft store)
• Plastic Ornament Mold (I bought at Joanne’s Fabric individually for $2, you can also buy online)
• Plastic Easter Egg

All of these items you can get at your local craft store.  It just depends on the time of year.

TIP:  Rather than just filling the mold you could layer multiple colors.  Make several colors at once and layer them on top of each other.