Bonnie Bombs!

About a week ago I was doing some research on a new holiday soap that I wanted to make, and I stumbled upon a video on youtube about how to make bath bombs! While I'm watching this video I'm thinking, "wow, this seems really inexpensive, easy, and fast!" So I went ahead and gave it a try. I told my friend about my new endeavor and she wanted me to make her something that was stress relieving and calming for this upcoming finals week. I decided on Eucalyptus Mint Essential Oil, and also decided to add in other ingredients that I also put into my soap: Cocoa Butter, Sweet Almond Oil, and Castor Oil. I also added in some powdered milk to make her skin even softer.

At this point I had already ordered 5 pounds of Citric Acid off the internet (the second main ingredient in bath bombs. It's an all natural ingredient that is used as a food preserving, and is also what makes the bubbles in your soda), but I wanted to go ahead and see if I could ACTUALLY do this. It looked so simple on youtube, I had to try it RIGHT AWAY! So I spent about 4 bucks on a tiny 4 oz bottle of Citric Acid from a local health food store. It was just enough to make 3 bath bombs; 2 for my friend and 1 for me to test.

In making my bath bombs, I decided to use water instead of Witch Hazel (which most recipes I found online told me to use). A lot of videos and tutorials say NOT to use water as the bonding agent because it will set off the reaction early, thus RUINING your product. WELL, I USED water and let me tell you, these bath bombs are indestructible. I think setting off a slight reaction helps the bombs to form together more tightly. While they were drying they did look a little foamy and wet, but I just left them there for about 30 hours, they hardened up quite nicely!

And here is my final product:The wrapping is my favorite part!

I do plan on posting a video up soon of me attempting to break one of my bath bombs, so look out for that!