Bath bombs combine fragrances and dyes to elevate your bathing experience. Adding them to your bath water releases these fragrances, scents, and colors. Here are five steps to make your bath bomb using apothecary products:
1. Gather the Ingredients
Begin making your bath bomb by gathering quality apothecary products. Bath bomb ingredients include bases, essential oils, fragrance oils, and colorants. The primary ingredients comprise a bicarbonate base and a weak acid. Bath bomb bases produce the fizzing effect when you dissolve them in water. The bases include citric acid, Epsom salt, or arrowroot powder.
2. Whisk the Dry Ingredients
Combine all the powdered ingredients in a bowl. Pour the bath bomb base together with the colorant and additives and whisk them. Bath bomb colorants add a vibrant hue to the final product. Colorants are available as mica powder in different colors. Depending on your preference, you can choose between red, green, blue, pink, and more. Your additive selection varies between powdered and liquid versions. Add your powdered additive, such as the colloidal oatmeal or bentonite clay, to soothe and add softness to your skin. You can use bath bomb botanicals to add exfoliating benefits to your bath bomb. Botanicals include dried flowers and herbs that add natural luxury to your bath bombs.
3. Mix the Wet Ingredients
In a separate bowl, mix all the wet ingredients. Combine the bath bomb essential, carrier, and fragrance oils. Essential oils include lavender, rose, lemon, and more. Pomace olive oil is produced from the pulp leftover from olive oil pressing. Golden jojoba oil is unrefined and characterized by a silky texture. Both of these oils introduce a nourishing element to your bath bomb.
Fragrance oils add to the pleasant scent released into your bath water. Selections of fragrance oils include creamy coconut, eucalyptus spearmint, and sandalwood vanilla. The scent profile of creamy coconut combines warm vanilla with tropical sweet coconut. The eucalyptus spearmint produces a strong, sharp scent. Sandalwood vanilla is a base that mixes a calming vanilla scent with woody sandalwood musk. During this step, you can add a liquid colorant, like liquid dyes or powders.
4. Combine All the Ingredients
Mix your wet ingredients well to form a consistent liquid. Add the liquid to the bowl containing the dry ingredients. Introduce small amounts while stirring to create a uniform mixture. Citric acid produces a fizzing effect when it comes into contact with water. Slowly mixing the wet and dry ingredients prevents fizzing during the process.
5. Mold Your Bath Bomb
Use a bath bomb mold to help you shape the mixture in desirable sizes. Bath bomb molds are made of plastics or rubber. Place your mixture in a mold and compact it using a mold press. To operate the mold press, load the mold, apply pressure, and release. Leave the molds to dry for at least a full day, then package them in separate boxes or bags.
Find Quality Apothecary Products
Making your own bath bombs allows you to customize the colors, scents, and sizes. When starting the process, look for a reputable dealer that provides quality products. To learn more about bath bomb ingredients, contact a reputable apothecary.
