DIY SEA SALT BATH BOMBS
Bath bombs are the new must-have product for bathing! But, why are they so trendy? Could it be the alluring cool shapes, fragrant scents or the delicious ingredients that their made from? Or… maybe it’s all of the above!!!
Its all-natural ingredients suggest a healthy approach to skincare, as well as, a way to de-stress from everyday worries. But we are obsessed with how easy it is to make at home. We’ll show you how easily it can be prepared! You may have to stop by the convenience store to pick up citric acid but most ingredients are common enough. You'll only need a few important ingredients and some patience while making your own sea salt bath bombs.
Keep in mind you can substitute most of the ingredients like the suggested dried flowers and fruits for different ones, as well as any of our essential oils for ones of your choice. But the three base ingredients cannot be swapped out and they are baking soda, citric acid and, of course, sea salt.
Benefits of Taking a Sea Salt Bath
Using natural sea salts in your bath water offer important benefits, such as increasing the amount of fizz in your bath, as well as, for its therapeutic and cosmetic properties.
Taking a sea salt bath has many health benefits such as helping you with anxiety, stress and insomnia. It will relax the muscles and joints, and even help stimulate circulation.
Natural sea salt contains a generous amount of minerals like magnesium, calcium and potassium. When used in the bath, sea salt is known to rejuvenate, cleanse and hydrate the skin, giving you smoother, younger, glowing skin.
Additionally, sea salt bath bombs can help with health problems such as osteoarthritis and annoying skin conditions. Soaking in a sea salt bath will also detox the body by releasing toxins similar to Epsom salt.
Sea Salt Bath Bomb Recipe
Ingredients
1⁄2 cup natural sea salt
1 ½ cups baking soda
3⁄4 cup citric acid
2 tbsp dried rose petals or dried citrus fruits
3 tbsp melted coconut oil
25 drops lavender or mandarin essential oil
Directions
First get a bowl to easily mix the baking soda, natural sea salt and citric acid with a spoon. You can use your bare hands during the whole mixing process to work out any clumps.
Use a small cup where you'll mix your melted coconut oil and a total of 20-25 drops of your preferred essential oils. Then carefully drizzle your oils on top of the other dry mixture and combine them together with your hands for approximately 5 minutes. Make sure that both mixtures are combined fully before shaping.
To check if your sea salt bath bombs mixture is ready, squeeze a small portion in your hands. If it doesn't crumble into little pieces, it’s ready to be shaped. If it is still too dry, add a bit more essential oil until it all holds together. Once it’s ready, you can fill a mold or hand mold it to any shape, just be creative!
If you have a mold, take a handful of dry petals and grind them with your fingers. Sprinkle just a tiny bit of your mixture at the bottom of your preferred mold and then add some grinded petals, so that when tipped over, your bath bombs have rose decorations on the top.
Since we didn’t have any molds readily available, we used small glass bowls, which worked great for us. We used a spoon to press the mixture inside the cup evenly then tipped it over on wax paper to let the sea salt bath bombs dry. Repeat until your mixture is finished.
You can pretty much create or use any shape but traditionally, bath bombs are like balls. You can use an ice cream scooper for that instead.
Once they are molded, then it’s time to wait! It will take a few hours for them to completely dry. Once they are dry, you can store the sea salt bath bombs in an airtight bag.
Easy peasy right!?! This easy do-it-yourself project isn’t as intimidating as others but it will require a trip to the store. Your end product will be luxurious — the bomb!
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