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Bath bombs: how to make them

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by Bestpresent - Nov 3, 2016

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Any modern girl wants to pamper herself with various cosmetic things and not empty her wallet. Homemade masks for skin and nails, hair wraps and against extra centimeters are not only cheaper than purchased products, but also more useful. Since natural products are made and contain a minimum of chemicals. This article will show you how to make your own bath geysers.

How to make a bathroom bomb

There is hardly a girl who does not like to lie in a warm bath. And if you add a fragrant bomb that takes care of the skin, any will give up.

Bombs are prepared quite simply and open up full scope for creativity. Oils, flower petals, sea salt - you can add whatever your heart desires.

Note that larger pieces tend to fall apart more often, so choose a medium-sized mold. For the first time, you should not make many bombs - the required consistency and composition will be selected with experience.

Anything can be used as a decor - pastry beads, glitter, various dyes, dried flowers and herbs. Combined bombs look very impressive. When raw materials of different colors are mixed. Remember that the dye is still chemistry and dries out the skin. You can use natural dyes - beetroot juice, carrot juice, etc. But in this case, you should not aromatize each color separately. Essential oils should combine well with each other in terms of smell.

Additional elements are free to vary. For example, add milk powder instead of butter. Only 2 components are unchanged - soda and citric acid. Moreover, the proportion in any case should be 2 to 1. That is, soda is 2 times more than lemon.

Avoid inhalation of the constituent parts of the geysers or contact with the mucous membranes of the eyes. This could result in severe burns.

Bath bombs recipe

To make a simple bomb with your own hands, you will need the following things:

Mixing utensils, preferably glass.
Bomb molds. It is better to use a ball that opens into 2 halves. If this is not the case, a regular ice mold will do, you can also just squeeze well with your hands.
Rubber gloves are needed if the skin has wounds, allergies or eczema. If the skin is clean, you can cook with your bare hands. In this way, it will be possible to immediately conduct an allergy test on a small area of the skin and prevent possible burns throughout the body. Medical gloves or from a box of hair dye will do. Household ones are too dense and will not be very comfortable in them.
Kitchen scales. Subsequently, learn to determine the amount of ingredients "by eye".
Spray bottle with water.
Gauze bandage.
Eye protection. Just wide glasses.
Sieve for sifting food.

List of ingredients for the bomb:

baking soda 200 g;
citric acid 100 g;
essential oil a choice of 10-15 drops;
base oil 5 ml - almond, grape seed, olive, burdock, castor;
food coloring - to taste, you do not need to add.

Simple Homemade Bath Bomb Recipe:

Sift the baking soda through a strainer. You can sow directly into a bowl.
Add citric acid. Stir.
Add the oils one by one. Note, citrus essential oil can cause the mixture to foam and sizzle. If this happens, mix the mixture as soon as possible.
Divide into pieces and start staining.
Add dye. If using food grade, add drop by drop and stir quickly so that the mixture does not sizzle. Better not just stir, but rub with your fingers.
Add some water from a spray bottle. The consistency of the mixture should be like wet sand. If you pour water, the soda will simply dissolve and nothing will work.
Fill in the molds. If a sphere shape is used, then do not twist the halves. Just fill them in and squeeze tightly. Hold for 5 minutes and take out the bomb. Done!

You can and even need to add 1 tsp. powdered milk. It will improve the caring effect. Instead of water, you can use decoction of herbs.

As you gain experience, you can make geysers with surprise... For example, put confectionery beads, confetti or even a small toy inside.