Homemade Easter Egg Shaped Bath Bombs
Have you ever been curious about how to make bath bombs at home, similar to the ones sold in fancy bath stores at the mall? Bath bombs are a fun bath-time accessory that fizz up when placed in the bathtub, make the water turn colors, and smell great! They also make an easy homemade gift. In fact, check out how cute these egg-shaped bath bombs turned out – they will make the perfect addition to Easter baskets!
Homemade Bath Bombs
Easy and fun recipe for homemade bath bombs! You can mold these and get creative for each special occasion.
Ingredients
- 1 cup baking soda
- 1/2 cup corn starch
- 1 cup citric acid
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- essential oil of choice (10-12 drops)
- food coloring (I used Neon colors)
- plastic eggs
Directions
1
Mix together the citric acid, cornstarch, baking soda, and oil in a medium sized bowl.
2
Add about 10-12 drops of the essential oil of your choice. I used a nice Purification blend of essential oils with lemongrass. Lavender would be great for the bath too!
3
Divide mixture into smaller bowls and mix in a few drops of food coloring in each bowl.
4
Using a small plastic egg, add some of the mixture to each side of the egg. Gently pack in the mixture, but take care not to pack it too hard or it may get stuck. Close egg and shake so the mixture takes on the shape of the egg.
5
Carefully open one side of egg and let it dry overnight. Repeat this process with the rest of the eggs. This batch makes about 9-10 small egg bath bombs.
6
The next day, take out the whole egg-shaped bath bomb and let it dry.
7
The drying process took about 2 days in my home but this may vary based on the temperature and humidity in your home. When dry, enjoy one in your next bath!
If you don’t want to make Easter-shaped Bath Bombs, you can use cookie cutters to create other shapes or even purchase the big bath bomb molds at craft stores or online —> Silicone gel non-stick molds for baking also make great bath bomb molds!
Note about Citric Acid: Although this project was really easy, I did encounter one big challenge – finding citric acid. Don’t do what I did and drive all around to health food and vitamin stores looking for this ingredient. I had heard that Whole Foods Market sold citric acid in the bulk section but mine did not. Instead, I found it with the vitamins at Whole Foods and paid $5 for a small bottle. Next time, I’ll buy bulk on Amazon and double the recipe.
My kids loved these – it’s fun to play with the colors and scents. In case you’re curious, these bath bombs did not stain my tub, but they did leave the tub a little slippery from the oil so be careful. Thanks to Henry Happened for the recipe and inspiration.
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Thanks this sure beats the $5 ones at the store! Forget kids, I’m making these for ME!
Could you use lemon juice instead of citric acid?
No, the reason you can use the citric acid is because it is a solid. If you mix lemon juice with baking soda, it will immediately fizz and you will have salt water instead of a solid you can pack together. This citric acid and baking soda don’t react until you put them in the bath water. 🙂
No, you need a powder. It’s worth it to look for the citric acid to make these 🙂
Walmart sells Ball brand citric acid in 7.5 ounce containers that look like large spice containers. You can find it in the aisle where they sell canning supplies (mason jars, etc.). Citric acid is also available in bags in Indian grocery stores. I have heard that you can find it in places that sell beer making kits, though I haven’t tried those stores.
Great tips! Thanks
That’s exactly what I was going to say–look near the canning supplies in your grocery store or walmart.
Where’s the best place to look for essential oils? TIA
If you can afford time to wait I like ordering mine on puritans pride.com because I can usually find a promo code to go with my order
Yup you’ll find citric acid in Indian grocery stores!
Does the coloring leave a ring in the tub?
Sorry, saw the answer and can’t delete my earlier post
At the risk of sounding ignorant, could citric acid harm the kiddos if it isn’t mixed well in the egg and they come in contact with a clump?
It’s usually an additive in some candies, and soda, also used in canning. I wouldn’t use if say they had a cut, and don’t get in eyes, but we didn’t notice anything of harm. Thanks!
No, it is a weak acid, like vinegar. It is the acid in citrus fruits. It would sting if it got in a cut or in your eyes, just like if you squeezed an orange in your eye or got orange juice on a cut. (Happy to see that degree in chemistry is coming in handy today! 🙂 )
Ha ha yes a craft with chemistry! 🙂
Thanks both of you! 🙂
In our whole foods the citric acid is on an endcap that has a whole bunch of bulk spices. I use is all the time to keep apples from browning for school lunches. It wasn’t very expensive at whole foods.
Nice! My store only had the bottles. They told me not all stores carry it that way.
Another name for citric acid is sour salt. I have purchased it before at the Spice House online.
Cool
Wow the possibilities are endless. I have a question, these look kind of like rice crispy treats and the ones from the store look like the ingredients are finely ground, is there another step that one can do to make them more tight and compact? I would think the more compact the more “fizz time”.
Getting the food coloring to color evenly is tricky so it makes it look a little rice crispy ish lol Plus I didn’t pack mine super tight, because it gets stuck in the egg, but I’m interested to try an actual bath bomb mold 🙂
mixing the food coloring with the oil may also help a little bit, but you would need to choose just one color.
I’m just going to say what myself and others are thinking– Lina- you are frickin amazing!!!! Although I haven’t personally tried anything that you have posted (6 yo,4yo,2yo and 3 month -busy busy) you are truely the most creative person and I’m so glad you are an addition to th Hip family!!! Thanks for all you do!!!!!
Oh ha thanks so much, that was sweet! Glad to be here 🙂 And you are amazing for caring for 4 little ones!
Could you use coconut oil instead of canola? I would think that if you warm the coconut oil until its in a liquid state then when it cools it would help to harden the egg also and coconut is great for the skin. In my climate coconut oil stays in a solid state (Northern Michigan)!
I’m trying that next time actually because I love coconut oil too 🙂
I’ve made these with coconut oil and had great results. A tip for the “solid” coconut oil…empty the entire container into a large mixing bowl & whip it with a mixer; return it to the original container. I have found that this makes it easier to use; after whipping the coconut oil doesn’t settle back into a hard solid.
Thanks! Great tip 🙂
If anyone is looking to buy essential oils, I sell them! (Young Living brand). Check out my blog, http://www.keepingitrealoily.com. Thanks!
I sell Young Living, too (not for profit, though. At my cost always, because I’m so convinced that these things work and I just want to spread the word & make them as affordable as possible!) Best ones out there. I was going to post because she said she used Purification oil!
I wonder if using a blow dryer on low would speed the drying process? I currently have them sitting on a seed heating mat that speeds seed germination. Any suggestions or experiences are appreciated. TIA