Making a bubbling bath ball at home is very simple and affordable. Involve children in the process - and they will love bath procedures even more!
And how pleasant and useful it is to use! The bubbling ball will fill the air with the aromas of essential oils, and turn the water into a healing emulsion that nourishes and moisturizes your skin. After taking such a bath, simply pat your body dry with a towel. The skin becomes simply silky!
There are many recipes for making sizzling bombs. You can easily compose it yourself, based on the basic recipe:
Step 1. Sift soda and citric acid through a sieve and mix thoroughly. It is very important that the mixture becomes homogeneous, otherwise unpleasant granules in the texture will form later. Therefore, after mixing, sift the mixture through a sieve twice.
Why do bombs “explode” ahead of time?
Sometimes effervescent bath balls can begin to grow by leaps and bounds right before your eyes immediately after you take them out of the mold, or the next morning you find not a neat bath ball, but a flattened pancake. This happens for several reasons:
But sometimes these problems can be overcome:
To make two “Big Sphere” shaped bombs the following was used:
It's time to try making these bombs yourself.
I wrote earlier about what bath bombs are and why they are needed. Now I suggest making them yourself.
I managed to make the bomb the first time. Despite the fact that on various forums dedicated to making bombs there are many beginners with bad experience. The main thing is not to get upset. If the bomb didn’t work out, fell apart or crawled when drying, there is no need to throw it away. Can be crushed and used as an effervescent bath mixture. Not as original, but just as effective.
Classic composition for 1 bomb:
* 4 tbsp. soda,
* 2 tbsp. l. citric acid,
* 2 tbsp. base oil(olive, sea buckthorn, castor, almond, etc.),
* 2 tbsp. filler (milk powder, sea salt, zest, corn starch, clay, herbs, etc.). Remember, there should be 2 tablespoons of filler, no more, no less. For example, 1 tbsp. milk powder 1 tbsp. sea salt, or 2 tbsp. salt, or 2 tbsp. powdered milk, or in other combinations. If one dry component was reduced, the amount of the second increased by the same amount. It is important.
* 7-8 drops essential oils,
* molds. I have children's sandbox molds. You can use different lids from creams (great for foot bath bombs) and so on.
Do not mix the mixture into several bombs at once; it hardens quickly.
A few words about base oil. I don't recommend taking it sunflower oil, it goes rancid quickly. Linseed oil It will also go bitter quickly, but if the bombs will not be stored for a long time, then you can use it. Sea buckthorn oil turns the bathtub lightly Orange color, but if you wash it right away, then everything comes off without problems. The best is grape seed or olive oil. Almond is also often used. Castor oil is considered heavy, creating a very dense film on the surface. But if you take not 2 tablespoons, but only 1 teaspoon, then the unpleasant oil film becomes quite tolerable.
I even recommend taking 1 teaspoon of base oil instead of 2 tablespoons. This is more pleasant for the bather and also has a skin softening effect. In order to get a mass like wet sand, you can sprinkle the mixture with alcohol or vodka from a spray bottle (no more than 4-5 sprays!). It’s better to spray it one time at a time, stir the mixture and add more if necessary. Over time, you will determine your quantity of zilch.
Now about the filler. I absolutely do not recommend using clay. In dry form it has quite beautiful colour, but in water, and even with oil, it turns out just gray fatty water. Brrr! Potato starch is also blacklisted. Corn starch, like powdered milk, also makes the water cloudy, but they are more beneficial, the skin becomes tender and soft. You can use ground oatmeal, sugar, etc. The scope for flight of fancy is simply enormous.
Let's start mixing the components. We take soda, citric acid(it would be better to grind it in a coffee grinder), oil, essential oils and filler - sea salt and tangerine zest. You need to be very careful with lemon juice, because... it irritates the mucous membrane and can cause an allergic reaction, so make sure there are no children or pets nearby and wear a respiratory bandage.
I sift through a sieve so that there are no lumps.
Mix and knead well, like dough.
Then I add 2-3 splashes of vodka and mix again. You need to act quickly, because... the mass hardens quickly. The mass should look like wet sand. We determine the readiness of the mixture by squeezing it in our hand. It should form a tight lump that easily disintegrates when pressed with your finger. If it doesn’t work, stir the mixture further and add zilch.
Check to see if the mass is ready.
The mass is ready.
Press the mixture tightly into the molds. To decorate, I sprinkled unground sea salt on the bottom of the pan.
If there is any mixture left, fill out the appropriate form.
If the bomb is round and consists of 2 parts, then fill 2 halves of the molds with a slide (fill the sides of the mold well). We press the halves tightly against each other. After 2-3 seconds, carefully open the halves (be careful, it may crumble!) and set the bomb to dry. The room in which the bomb is drying should not be high humidity, otherwise the bomb will be saturated and float (a reaction will occur).
If, despite all your efforts, the bomb floated, i.e. began to hiss actively, quickly crumble it, add 1 tsp. dry component, knead again and fill the mold tightly. You can put it in for a couple of minutes freezer. Sometimes it helps. But I hope this just doesn't happen.
The bomb is ready. You can leave the bomb in the mold for literally one minute. It jumped out of my form on its own.
If you add various flowers to it to decorate the bomb, then before use it is recommended to soak them in oil for better adhesion of the components - otherwise it will simply crumble when drying.
To get multi-colored bombs, the mixture must be divided into two parts. Add dye to one of them - these can be either food or natural ingredients. For example, cinnamon. You need to be very careful and careful with it, because... it irritates the skin and you can simply get burned. The most in a safe way will use colored sea salt.
There is one more component that may be present in the bombs. This is magnesia - Epsom salt - magnesium sulfate. It is added to make the bomb boil longer - from 1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon. Although I get along just fine without it. But, as they say, there is no limit to perfection.
Using various fillers and oils, you can create bombs with various properties: relaxing, anti-cold, soothing, tonic, etc.
Try it and you won't be able to stop! It is very exciting!
A bath has long ceased to be just a means of cleansing the body. Now it's more of a pleasant ritual. However, this ritual is not always as useful as it is pleasant. The bath foam so beloved by many, fragrant and fluffy, is a “storehouse” of all kinds of parabens, phosphates, dyes, flavors and other “benefits of civilization.”
The first method of preparation is to prepare bombs without using water. In this case, we take soda (2 parts), citric acid (1 part), and any natural filler (for example, 1 part milk powder), base oil (1 part) (this can be olive oil, walnut, sea buckthorn, almond), if desired, you can add essential oils at the rate of 10 drops per 1 bath. Grind the citric acid in any way (be careful - lemon dust irritates the respiratory tract!). Mix all the ingredients, place in any form and leave for one hour.
The 2nd method of preparation is to prepare bombs using water. For cooking we use all the same ingredients, in this case you can refuse to use oils or reduce the amount. Inject water into the mixed components from a spray bottle 1-3 times and mix immediately. Your mixture should be a little damp and sticky. If you overdo it with water, a reaction will begin in your bomb before it even gets into the bathroom. We put the finished mixture in the mold, after receiving the shape, we take out the finished bomb and leave it to dry.
ADVICE: When making your own bath bombs, it is best to use silicone molds as molds. You should not use plastic or hard molds, as the mass will be difficult to remove from them.
To prepare spice bombs, we need soda (2 parts), crushed citric acid (1 part), sea salt (1 part), milk powder (1 part), cinnamon, vanillin, and cloves for decoration. To add aroma we use essential oils - geranium, lavender, sweet orange, cinnamon. The preparation process is identical to that for making bombs using water.
ADVICE: When grinding citric acid, be careful with its dust!
Romantic bombs with rose petals
Compound:
4 tbsp. spoons of soda;
2 tbsp. spoons of pink sea salt or clay;
1 tbsp. tablespoons of sweet almond and apricot oil (the amount of base oil can be reduced if you make a bomb using the water method);
rose essential oil (optional 10-20 drops);
you can add a little pink dye;
dry rose petals or small buds for decoration.
General effect on the body: rose essential oil helps very well with dry skin: eliminates irritation, increases elasticity, and promotes skin rejuvenation. Almond oil, rich in vitamins, maintains the pH balance of the skin. Therefore, it is perfect for caring for dry, inelastic, lifeless skin. This oil is ideal for treating rough, cracked and inflamed skin, especially the hands.
Relaxing bombs with lavender
Compound:
4 tbsp. spoons of soda;
2 tbsp. spoons of citric acid;
2 tbsp. spoons of corn starch;
2 tbsp. tablespoons of wheat germ or grape seed oil (the amount of base oil can be reduced if you make a bomb using water);
lavender essential oil (optional 10-20 drops);
You can use crushed dry lavender flowers for decoration.
General effect on the body: lavender not only calms nervous system, but also relieves leg fatigue and joint pain, and also promotes the healing of small cracks in the feet.
Chocolate bomb
Compound:
4 tbsp. spoons of soda;
2 tbsp. spoons of citric acid;
1 tbsp. a spoonful of dry cream or milk powder;
1 tbsp. spoon of cocoa;
1 tbsp. a spoonful of jojoba and apricot oils (the amount of base oil can be reduced if you make a bomb using water);
essential oils of cocoa and almond (optional from 10 to 20 drops).
General effect on the body: the base oils included in the composition tone and moisturize the skin, making it smooth and elastic. The smell of chocolate and almonds lifts your mood and causes a surge of vivacity, and natural vanilla (by the way, a well-known aphrodisiac) soothes and eliminates insomnia, relieves stress and fatigue.
Citrus bomb
Compound:
4 tbsp. spoons of soda;
2 tbsp. spoons of citric acid;
2 tbsp. spoons of sea salt;
2 tbsp. tablespoons of sea buckthorn oil (the amount of base oil can be reduced if you make a bomb using the water method);
essential oils of tangerine, lemon and orange (optional 10-20 drops);
food or special yellow coloring.
General effect on the body: sea buckthorn oil contains a unique vitamin complex that nourishes the skin useful substances and other useful microelements. And citrus essential oils have always been used to remove cellulite. They improve cellular metabolism and give elasticity to dull skin.
Bombs with honey and oatmeal
Compound:
4 tbsp. spoons of soda;
2 tbsp. spoons of citric acid;
1 tbsp. spoons of powdered milk;
1 tbsp. a spoonful of ground oatmeal;
1 tbsp. spoons of olive oil;
1 tbsp. a spoonful of honey (preferably in grains);
ylang-ylang essential oil (optional 10-20 drops);
You can use whole oat flakes for decoration.
General effect on the body: oatmeal acts on the skin like a soft scrub, without injuring it, promotes cell renewal, and gives the skin a velvety feel. Honey stimulates blood circulation and has nourishing properties on dry and cracked skin.
Bath bombs can both provide bliss after a hard day at work and invigorate you before an important event. Today we’ll figure out how fizzing geysers affect a person’s mood, and find out how to make a bath bomb beautiful, effervescent and fragrant.
A homemade bomb is a product that consists of specially selected components: mud, oils, herbs and other products. For beauty and special charm, flower petals, sparkles or dried herbs are placed inside.
These bath fizzy drinks have long been loved by users due to their healing properties. The main ingredient is baking soda, which perfectly relieves skin irritation and itching, but citric acid makes the ball effectively fizz in water. All additional ingredients help recreate the fragrance, soften the skin and give a great mood.
All herbal bath bombs are prepared with your own hands using the following technology. Take:
Cooking instructions look like this:
All is ready! Simple and fragrant geysers are ready. Such products, together with designer soap, the technology of which we wrote about, can easily become budget and an original gift on March 8 or New Year.
Delicate and soft effervescent bombs will help you relax after a busy day. The components help relax the body, so it is better to take this bath before bed. The recipe looks like this:
Making a bath bomb at home consists of the following steps:
Dry the “baby” for 6-7 hours, and she will be ready to give you relaxation and enjoyment of aromatherapy.
If you want to arrange a chic romantic evening for yourself and your significant other, then be sure to take a look at the following, slightly playful, recipe. Ingredients:
The element of a romantic evening is prepared independently as follows:
All that remains is to put it at the right moment fragrant geyser in water.
A rose scented bomb will not only turn bathing into a special ritual, but will also have a beneficial effect on the softness and smoothness of your skin. Compound:
The step-by-step manufacturing instructions are as follows:
Leave the pieces to dry for two days.
This recipe is perfect for children, it is prepared without oil, only from natural ingredients. The subtle and delicious aroma of chocolate will not leave anyone indifferent. Components:
Process of creation:
As you can see in the photo, the bomb can be given the most incredible shape and decorative design.
Don't miss the opportunity to please yourself and your loved ones with bubbling bath fizz, which can, if necessary, saturate the body vital forces, or give the desired relaxation. Below is a video instruction that will help you understand the intricacies of preparing other types of bombs.
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Probably everyone has noticed the miraculous effect a hot bath has on the body. After such water procedures, the body feels rested, renewed, and the soul feels peaceful and harmonious. Taking a bath will be even more pleasant thanks to the use of effervescent and fragrant balls, which are now called bath bombs. Gradually dissolving into warm water fragrant “fizzy drinks” emit thousands of small bubbles that gently massage the bather’s body and fill the room with the magical smells of essential oils.
And how the little ones rejoice in the bubbling water! And if before your child bathing did not bring much pleasure, then playing with fizzy balls The little one won't want to get out of the bathroom.
Modern cosmetics and detergents offer a wide selection of similar bathing products, but making your own bath bombs is much more useful. Not only will you experience the pleasure of the creative process of making an effervescent cosmetic product, but you will also receive a guaranteed natural formulation. In addition, the price of homemade pop balls is not as high as the cost of bombs sold in stores.
So how to make a bath bomb? Before you begin this exciting activity, you need to prepare your tools, decide on the recipe, purchase the necessary ingredients and wait for inspiration. Let's talk in more detail about each component.
Tools needed to make bombs:
Molds can be purchased at the store, but if you don’t want to make an unscheduled trip to the china shops, then we suggest using the available tools in every home, such as: silicone ice molds, plastic liners from chocolate boxes, sets of children’s plastic buckets for playing in the sand, etc.
Ingredients used to make bombs:
To begin with, we suggest that you familiarize yourself with the most popular and effective recipes preparing bombs for relaxation. The components used in the recipes have a relaxing effect on the human body, helping to feel rested and invigorated.
The rich, bitter-tart aroma of lavender slowly filling the bathroom brings peace and serenity. When you inhale air soaked in lavender, fatigue goes away and decreases. nervous excitability, stress subsides. The feeling of blissful calm, crystal silence and bottomless healing emptiness gives the lavender aroma to a person tired of the crazy pace of life.
Making your own bath bombs
To prepare lavender balls you will need the following ingredients:
Pour baking soda into an enameled metal or plastic bowl. Gradually add citric acid powder and dehydrated milk. Mix the ingredients thoroughly. Moisten the powder mixture with grape seed oil. Using a wooden spatula, carefully knead the mixture. Without stopping stirring, add salt and lavender flowers. Add a drop of essential oil. The kneading process can be facilitated by a few fine drops of water added to the “dough” from a spray bottle. The main thing is not to overdo it with the amount of water - if foam appears on the surface of the mixture, you should stop adding water.
Place the thoroughly kneaded lavender “dough” into oiled molds and compact well. Let the bombs sit for 15 minutes, then remove the balls from the mold and dry. Six hours is enough for complete drying. Fragrant lavender bombs are ready. You can begin water procedures and fully enjoy the miraculous properties of a hot bath and the aroma of lavender.
Bright bath bombs
Healing qualities almond oil known to people since prehistoric times. Rich in beneficial minerals, vitamins and acids, the oil is successfully used both to treat diseases and to maintain beauty. Hot bath with a bubbling almond bomb will make you feel “born again”. An ideal remedy for moral and physical recovery after a hard day at work.
To prepare the almond bomb you will need:
We start kneading the “dough” for the bomb in the traditional way by mixing sodium bicarbonate powder with citric acid powder in a bowl. Then pour the butter into the mixture, add glycerin and knead. Water injected from a sprinkler will greatly facilitate the mixing process. If you want your bombs to be colorful and spicy, don't forget to add curry powder.
The resulting mass is laid out in molds and compacted well. Almond bombs are ready for use three days after complete drying.
The cool aroma of mint can invigorate and refresh a tired brain. Therefore, a mint bomb will become a real panacea for people engaged in mental activity. True, preparing such a product will require a lot of effort and patience, but the result is worth it.
DIY bath bombs
Step 1: Making Peppermint Oil
Five large spoons of dry or fresh finely chopped mint leaves are poured into a thermos. Bring three tablespoons of oil to a boil. Pour boiling oil over the mint and leave to steep for one hour. Strain the oil infusion through a layer of gauze, squeezing out the oil soaked in mint aroma.
Step 2. Preparing the bomb
Three large spoons of soda are mixed with the same amount of citric acid. Dilute the mixture with the previously prepared mint oil. The mass is kneaded well and packaged into molds. These bombs take up to 30 days to dry completely.
If you need the opposite effect of relaxation, for example, in the morning you would like to get a good boost of energy, then bath bombs containing tonics are used. human body Components.
This bomb contains invigorating coffee and cananga essential oil. Aromatic coffee gives us cheerful cheerfulness, fills us with new strength and energy. The delicate floral scent of ylang-ylang has a calming effect on the nervous system and has a beneficial effect on blood pressure, bringing it back to normal. The festive candy aroma of the oil can eliminate depression, drive away fears and induce a feeling of self-confidence.
To prepare an invigorating bomb you will need:
Preparation begins by mixing soda, citric acid and starch. Then wheat germ oil is poured into the thoroughly ground and mixed mixture. After which the mass is thoroughly kneaded, sprinkled sea salt and aromatic ground coffee, add ylang-ylang oil. A few drops of injected water makes mixing faster. To give the mass more viscous and sticky properties, sprout oil is gradually added to the “dough”.
The finished mass is laid out in oiled molds and compacted thoroughly. After three hours, the formed balls are carefully removed from the molds and left to dry in a warm place for five days.
Warm water with bubbling bubbles filling the bathroom with a fresh citrus aroma will completely drive away the remnants of sleep and fill the body with vigor and the soul with joy and optimism.
To prepare the citrus bomb, finely chop one fresh lemon. Then add soda (4 tablespoons) and citric acid (1/4 teaspoon) to the bowl with the grated product. Attention! Soda combining with acid will give an immediate reaction. Therefore, the lemon mass must be distributed into molds as quickly as possible and be sure to be packaged in plastic cling film. After six hours, the balls are carefully removed and left to dry in a cool place for seven days.
Original bath bombs with lemon scent
Essential oils used in the manufacture of effervescent bombs have a beneficial effect on the nervous system, stimulate the immune system, and help solve problems with blood pressure, prolong youth and take care of our beauty, improving the condition of hair and skin. In addition, you can make so-called dessert bath bombs with your own hands. Like traditional dessert dishes, dessert bombs are indispensable for creating a good mood.
A bath with a cinnamon bomb is a wonderful antidepressant. The spicy aroma of a magical mixture of cinnamon, strong coffee and fresh cream will help you cope with the blues and despondency, lift your spirits, and add warm colors to your gray everyday life.
To prepare you will need:
Mix all the dry ingredients for the recipe in a bowl. Pour glycerin into the mixture. If desired, glycerin can be replaced with grape seed oil. After kneading a thick aromatic mass, add a drop of essential oil. Sprinkle the resulting mass with water from a spray bottle and spread, tamping well, into the molds. The balls are carefully removed after 15 minutes and dried in a cool, dark place for 6 hours.
Essential oils can erode and lose their healing properties at long-term storage outdoors, so there is no need to prepare a large volume of effervescent bombs. It is better to devote one hour a week to preparing a cosmetic product.
It’s a rare person who will remain indifferent to the alluring smell of freshly brewed chocolate. The sweet and thick aroma teases the sense of smell, excites the taste buds and sets the mood for positivity. Chocolate bombs will turn even such an ordinary procedure as bathing into a real holiday.
To prepare dessert “pop,” grate a bar of any chocolate on a fine grater. In a separate bowl, mix soda (3 tablespoons) and citric acid (1.5 tablespoons). Pour chocolate (3 tablespoons) into the mixture and add water. The mixed chocolate mass is placed into molds, not forgetting to compact thoroughly. After three hours, the formed balls are carefully removed and dried for 24 hours.
Chocolate bath bombs
Tips for using bath bombs:
Ingredients for making bath bombs
