DIY Bath Bombs with Essential Oils

DIY Bath Bombs with Essential Oils

It’s prime time for last-minute holiday gifts, and DIY bath bombs with essential oils make the perfect stocking stuffer for so many on your list!

I almost always enjoy doing DIY projects for holiday gifts. Yet, I’m also very guilty of prepping and planning these projects at the last minute.

Due to the fact that I’ve got my my eye on the four pound box of epsom salts that I bought the other week when I was feeling achy and sore, I know I could use it to make bath salts as an added stocking stuffer.

Seems like with a few household ingredients, essential oils, and a big ol’ box of epsom salts (sometimes people use sea salt, which can be slightly more expensive), you can make DIY bath bombs with essential oils in just under an hour! And this makes for a very inexpensive, thoughtful, and lovely gift.

In addition, if you buy pre-made bath salts, you are definitely missing out on the fun of making your own (and I hate to say it, but you are wasting your money, too!). Finally, if you’re already a connoisseur of essential oils, maybe you have some favorite scents lying around. As a result, just one or two oils can go a long way in your bath bomb blend.

Let’s DIY some bath bombs!

Dry Ingredients (these are measured by weight on a scale)
8 oz baking soda
4 oz citric acid
4 oz corn starch
4 oz salts (dead sea salts or mineral (epsom) salts)

Wet Ingredients 
.75 tbsp water
2 tsp essential oil
2.5 tbsp carrier oil
1 or 2 drops of food coloring (this will be enough to give a deep color when the bomb first drops into the water, so as to not leave extant rings around your tub)

Which Essential Oils to Use

Lavender, Patchouli, Clary Sage (for added relaxation), Lemon, Orange, Ginger, and Rose are all lovely additions to DIY bath bombs with essential oils.

Feel free to switch it up! Use these bath blends as inspiration for creating homemade bath bombs, too. Get creative—personalize your bath bombs as a gift by using your loved one’s favorite essential oils. All DIY bath bombs with essential oils can be as unique as you make them. Try the “Refreshing Bath” blend in your homemade bath bomb, and give it to a friend in need of some stress-relief.

Children’s bath bombs are an excellent idea for a stocking stuffer. Take a peek at these recipes for bath blends. Try out the Lemon Drop blend and use some yellow food coloring! Use your imagination.

Here are some new holiday blends to try this year.**

• STRESS RELIEF = 6 drops eucalyptus + 6 drops spearmint
• SILENT NIGHT = 6 drops lavender + 6 drops cedarwood
• SWEATER WEATHER = 6 drops eucalyptus + 4 drops juniper berry + 2 drops sage
• FROSTED CITRUS = 5 drops orange + 5 drops grapefruit + 2 drops spearmint

When creating your own bath blend, please note that peppermint and basil oils should not be used.

The Down-Low on “How-T0”

-Put all your dry ingredients in a large glass bowl, and whisk until the mixture is smooth, without lumps.

-Blend wet ingredients together. It’s okay if the layers of liquid split apart.

-While whisking the dry ingredients, pour in the wet ingredients, slowly. Do not let your mixture foam! If foaming occurs, mix the foam into the dry ingredients (they should absorb, but make sure you mix rapidly). When finished, the mixture should be somewhat similar to lightly damp sand.

-When your mixture is complete, the “bombs” need to be molded quickly. Molds can be made in a variety of ways, and with household items.

-You can use muffin tins or candy molds. Just note that when silicon trays are used, the mix needs to completely dry before removal.

-To give as a gift, package up as many bombs as will fit in a jar and attach a cute label.

-Use the bombs within 6 months.

Bath bombs are fabulous for cleaning the skin! Read about using essential oils for cleaning your home here.

*Recipe from The Essential Oils Book: Creating Personal Blends for Mind & Body by Colleen K. Dodt

**Recipes from 25+ Easy Homemade Essential Oil Gifts for Christmas By Sarah Lewis