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Making Lavender Bath Bombs

Making Lavender Bath Bombs is really simple. They require a few basic ingredients - baking soda, citric acid and witch hazel. I colored some of the sea salt with a shimmery purple mica powder, which gives them a lovely pop of color and the sea salt makes your bath just a bit more relaxing. Then we add in some sweet almond oil to help moisturize and an emulsifier to get our oils and water to combine together. And top them off with a bit of the lavender buds to add to the aesthetic.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 minute
Total Time11 minutes
Keyword: bath bomb, citric acid, lavender, sea salt
Servings: 4 ounces
Cost: $5

Equipment

  • Scale
  • Witch hazel

Ingredients

  • 2.04 ounce | 51% Baking Soda
  • 1.04 ounce | 26% Citric Acid
  • 0.64 ounce | 16% Sea Salt Coarse (plus a bit to color)
  • 0.12 ounce | 3% Sweet Almond Oil
  • 0.08 ounce | 2% Polysorbate 80
  • 0.08 ounce | 2% Lavender Fragrance Oil
  • Lavender Buds
  • Colored Sea Salt

Instructions

Coloring The Sea Salt

  • Take a little bit of course sea salt and place it into a bowl.
  • Put purple mica powder in the bowl with the sea salt and mix it up a little bit.
  • Add 1-2 sprays of witch hazel and mix well.
  • Place colored sea salt on parchment paper to dry.

Making Lavender Bath Bombs

  • Start by weighing out all of your ingredients.
  • Add the baking soda, citric acid and uncolored sea salt into a mixing bowl.
  • In the same mixing bowl, add sweet almond oil, polysorbate 80 and fragrance oil.
  • Mix well, I find that it is easier to mix it all up with my hands.
  • Add a bit of colored sea salt and lavender buds to the bath bomb mixture. I did not measure, I just added until I liked the look of it.
  • Spray the mixture with rubbing alcohol. Be careful and only do 1-2 sprays at a time.
  • You are going for a consistency of wet sand. You should be able to squeeze a bit of the mixture into a ball and drop it a few inches above the bowl, and the mixture should hold its form. (I found that you need to squeeze harder than normal because of the extra sea salt and lavender buds).
  • Put the mixture into a cupcake pan.
  • Press it firmly into the pan.
  • Place the bath bomb on parchment paper and allow it to dry. I like to leave it for a full 24 hours.
  • Enjoy.