Since Alex was a baby, he suffered from eczema and dry skin in general. One of our favorite ways to combat his dry skin are moisturizing bath bombs at bath time, but the prices at specialty shops are pretty steep. I decided to give making my own bath bombs a shot and I was pleasantly surprised by how easy they are to make and how soft they leave your skin.
If you can make a box cake mix, you can make bath bombs, as long as you don’t mind getting your hands a little dirty.
DIY Lavender Bath Bombs
- 1 cup Citric acid
- 1 cup Baking soda
- ½ cup Cornstarch
- ½ cup Coconut Oil
- 10 drops of Young Living Lavender Essential Oil
- Silicone mold or Saran wrap
In a large glass bowl, combine all the ingredients using your hands to mix them together. When it is ready, the mixture should have the consistency of wet sand. Transfer the mixture to your silicone mold or wrap handful sized scoops in saran wrap. Let them sit for 24 hours until they harden and remove from the molds.
Drop them in the bath tub and watch them fizzle away. The coconut oil leaves your skin super smooth and the lavender is perfect to help you (or the kiddos) relax and unwind before bed time. Store them in a cool, dry place. These are a little softer than store bought bath bombs, so I do not recommend keeping them in the bathroom where it gets humid often.
If you are looking for any of ingredients that you need to make your own beauty products at home, I highly recommend using iHerb. The website has a huge selection of natural products, their prices are great and the shipping is super quick. I use them to order natural beauty products and all of the little man’s vitamins on a regular basis.
Do you use bath bombs? What are your favorite scents?
I AM GOING TO NEED A BATH WITH THESE TOMORROW EVENING!!
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We\’ve got a few left. Maybe Alex will share. 😉
LLLLOOOVE!! I am all over essential oils lately and my post long run bath would love this
This would be awesome for sore muscles.
I’d love these…I’ve used them in the shower. I’d also love bath bombs that smell like Vicks. They used to sell them, and I can’t find them anymore. There’s nothing better for a cold!
You can use eucalyptus oil instead of lavender to make the Vicks type bath bombs. They are awesome for congestion!
i need to make these. i love taking baths! lavender essential oil is one of my favorites – so relaxing.
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Lavender is amazing. It helps my little man sleep like a baby!
What a fun idea! Lavender is one of my favorite scents – so relaxing. And isn’t it supposed to be an aphrodisiac? 🙂
I never heard about it being an aphrodisiac. Looking into that now! 😉
Oh man, I just pinned this and can’t wait to try it. Who knew that bath bombs were THAT easy to make! Thanks for the post!
Seriously! It is not worth all the money they want at Lush. I made 6 using stuff I already had at home, for probably less than the price of 1 there.
oh wow those look so easy to make! Who knew? Pinning
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So super easy! Hope you enjoy!
My mom is going to love these. Can’t wait to make them 🙂
Hope she enjoys them! 🙂
My kids both have very dry skin as well. I will have to try these out for sure. Thanks for the idea!
Hope they help!
I love bath bombs and so does my daughter. We’re obsessed with Lush bath bombs. Now we can make our own. Thanks.
We love Lush too, but with how easy these are to make, I don\’t think we will be visiting for a while!
Now that I actually have a bath tub, I need to get to making these. Never would have thought it was this easy to make them!
They are so super easy! Enjoy the new tub! 🙂
Such a great idea! I can’t believe how easy that looks. I am going to try it. Thanks!
They are totally easy to make. Hope you enjoy!
I want to make these for myself! I can already imagine a hot bath with a lavender bath bomb, a glass of wine and my favorite book! The perfect night!
Thank sounds like an amazing night of relaxation! Enjoy!
This bath bomb recipe is super easy and I love it! I’ve actually made them before with a large group of kids at a library program (I’m a librarian. Don’t worry, I didn’t just go hang out with a bunch of 3rd grades for the hell of it). I like yours better though with the added coconut oil. Anything that’s got coconut oil in it is automatically a favorite of mine. Definitely going to have to try these!
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So cute! And such a unique idea to use chocolate molds like this! Love it!
lavender is so soothing. love bath bombs. have never tried making them before!
Wow! The steps seems pretty easy to follow! I wonder will it be very moisturizing as I stay in a super humid and hot country? I don’t want to feel sticky after shower.