How to make bath bombs

You can make a fragrant sizzling bombs with his hands, add them to your favorite scented oils, flower petals and dyes of any color. Learn how to make a bomb for baths, and turn your bathroom into a spa-salon.

To lie in a warm bath - what could be nicer? Except that a bath with aromatic bombs. Buy it can be expensive, but do yourself - quite easily and even interesting. You can make a bomb exactly as prescribed or kerf creativity and create their own unique versions: add various aromatic oils and components that are useful for the skin: the dead sea salts, oils, flower petals and stuff kind.

Some ingredients bombochek you will find directly in the kitchen, but if you want something more useful for skin, you have to go to the store of useful products, or visit the specialized care resources department for body.

You can use their creations for yourself or make a great gift for friends and relatives. Try to make a bomb exactly as prescribed, and be clear about when the technology, experiment with ingredients.

Step №1 Equipment

you need for a home-made bombs:

• kitchen scales
• a large mixing bowl
• cold water spray
• latex gloves to protect your hands
• eye protection
• gauze dust mask
• sieve to sift the mixture
• tins bombs (if not found a spherical mold, it is possible to use any options for baking, ice cubes, etc.)

Step №2 Ingredients

• 300 g of soda
• 150 g citric acid
• 5-10 ml of an ethereal or aromatic oils to choose from
• 5 ml of oil (this may be sunflower, olive, grape, sweet almond oil, jojoba oil or other, optional)
• food coloring desired color

It is better to make bombs smaller, because they are better kept, and large often fall apart.

Another is to start with a small amount, because you first need to find a better consistency. In the manufacture of bombs, it is important to everything, including the weather conditions - high humidity it is necessary to add less water, otherwise the bomb will become a bubbling mass.

Step №3 Mix ingredients

Sift the soda through a sieve into a large mixing bowl - so you will not have lumps. Mix in a bowl soda and citric acid.

Step №4 add oil

Add a bowl of aromatic and conventional oil. Most essential oils will not make the mixture fizz, but some, especially citrus fruits, can. If this happens, mix them as quickly as possible.

Do not mix with aromatic and essential oils - add either one or the other.

Step №5 separates the mixture

If you decide to make a multi-colored balls, it's time to separate a mixture of different capacities to different paint. The photo mixture was divided into three parts.

Step №6 Paint

Now start dye mixture. If you use food or cosmetic coloring, add it drop by drop, to obtain the desired color. Quickly stir mixture of hands to keep it from foaming.

If you are using powdered dye, simply add a little to the mixture and stir until you get the desired color.

Stir until until the mixture was homogeneous shade without spots. Be particularly careful to not interfere if you are using powdered dye. Best of all, as it were, "grind" a mixture between your fingers.

If the mixture becomes more moist, do not leave it, and it can settle. On the contrary, you have to do everything as quickly as possible.

Step №7 Adding water

Add a little water from the spray, then stir continuously to avoid hiss. Be careful, do not add too much water - the mixture should be slightly crumbly, but stick together, if you just squeeze it in your hand.

Step №8 Fill in the form

Fill in the form of a mixture. If you are using the two halves of the sphere, place the mixture in each of them and bind them together. Do not twist the halves, just press them firmly together. Wait a few minutes, and then carefully remove the bonded mixture of molds.

Step №9 sushim

Be ready bombs in a dry and warm place for a few hours.

Step №10 Use or donate

That's it, your fragrant home-made bombs are ready for bathing. Just dip them in hot water and enjoy.

Remember: the fresh bomb, the more it will hiss, and if you do not pack their products, it is better to store them in a dry place. You can pack them in plastic wrap to keep fresh longer.

Well, if you decide to give them to, just select a nice package and a ribbon and gift ready.