DIY Foaming Bath Milk with Recipe and Video Tutorial

I am going to keep that spa vibe going with this foaming bath milk recipe. It has buttermilk powder and colloidal oatmeal in it and is topped off with an Oatmeal Milk and Honey fragrance. Just adding a few scoops of foaming bath milk into your water, when running your bath water, and see for yourself how relaxing and soothing it really is.

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You will enjoy silky smooth water, bubbles and the skin softening properties, that you would expect from a bath milk.

Bath Milk Ingredients

Phase 1

Epsom Salt

If often used in baths to help ease aches and pains. It’s INCI name is Magnesium Sulfate.

Fragrance oil

In this recipe I thought an Oatmeal, Milk and Honey fragrance oil would tie all the ingredients together. Feel free to swap this out for a different fragrance or essential oil if you would like.

Phase 2

Cornstarch

Makes the water feel silky smooth.

Buttermilk Powder

Said to have skin softening properties, due to it being high in fat and lactic acid.

Colloidal Oatmeal

This is used as a moisturizer in this recipe and it is known for its ability to help to relieve dry / itchy skin.

Phase 3

SLSa

A surfactant that is used to create rich bubbles that last in the tub. It is typically very mild, even on sensitive skin. However, the particles are very fine, so you might want to wear a mask and be careful when handling it.

Preservative Free

A cool thing about this foaming bath milk, is that it is in powder form. We do not include any water into our formulation and it is not likely to get into the made product so we do not need it. Now, if you were to actually be storing this in the bathtub, like a shampoo, then you would need to add a preservative to be safe.

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Foaming Bath Milk

Learn how to make a foaming bath milk that has butter milk powder and colloidal oatmeal in it and is topped off with an Oatmeal Milk and Honey fragrance oil. Just add a few scoops of foaming bath milk into your water, when running your bath water and see for yourself how relaxing and soothing it really is.

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Cook Time5 minutes mins

Total Time10 minutes mins

Keyword: Bath Essentials, Bath Milk, Body and Skin Care

Servings: 6 ounces

Cost: $5

Equipment

• Scale
• 2 mixing bowls
• 2 spatulas
• Container to store bath milk in

Ingredients

Phase 1

• 1.80 ounce | 30% Epsom Salt
• 0.36 ounce | 6% Oatmeal, Milk and Honey Fragrance Oil

Phase 2

• 0.84 ounce | 14% Cornstarch
• 2.16 ounce | 36% Buttermilk powder
• 0.42 ounce | 7% Colloidal Oatmeal

Phase 3

• 0.42 ounce | 7% SLSa

Instructions

• Weigh out all ingredients

Phase 1

• Mix together epsom salt and fragrance oil.
  
• Set aside.

Phase 2

• In a separate container, mix together cornstarch, buttermilk powder and colloidal oatmeal.
  
• Add phase 1 ingredients into phase 2 ingredients and mix well.
  

Phase 3

• Add in SLSa and mix well. Be sure to mix carefully until the SLSa is mixed in.
  
• Put the foaming milk bath into a container and enjoy!