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Lush has quite the collection of bath bombs but the problem is that most of them have synthetic colorants, fragrance and citric acid, which can be irritant for your skin. I will teach you how to make DIY bath bombs like lush but 100% natural and without citric acid. In my recipe, I’ve used the following natural ingredients: baking soda, cream of tartar, arrowroot powder, pink Himalayan salt, and essential oils.
And of course, you will need some bath bomb molds like this one!
How to make DIY bath bombs like lush
Homemade bath bombs can save you tons of cash while still giving you the option to live a wonderful life full of fizzing bath bombs. This bath bomb recipe without citric acid came to mind, not only because it offers a cheaper way of enjoying baths, but the DIY bath bombs like lush serve as a much skin-friendly alternative.
Commercial bath bombs often contain synthetic products for fragrance and color like Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Sodium, Coco-Sulfate, Tin, Oxide, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine (Citrus paradisi), Laureth 4, and many others that may cause harm to the skin.
Why put your skin’s health at risk when you can actually make safer and cheaper DIY bath bombs like lush?
DIY Bath bomb recipe without citric acid Ingredients
Baking soda
Known as sodium bicarbonate, baking soda is made from soda ash through mining or processing. It is well-known for cleaning and baking uses, but it also has numerous beauty benefits, including serving as a natural deodorant, skin itch reliever, foot soak, and facial scrub.
Cream of tartar
The cream of tartar, a byproduct of wine manufacturing, is also called potassium hydrogen tartrate or tartaric acid. It is often used for baking and cooking, while it can also be utilized as a non-toxic cleaner in the house. Because of its detoxifying properties, the cream of tartar may be used for acne treatment.
Arrowroot powder
Arrowroot powder is a safe alternative to flour that comes from the root of Maranta arundinaceae or commonly known as the arrow plant. It contains around 23% of starch and can be used as a substitute to commercial baby powder, moisturizer, and athlete’s foot treatment.
Sea salt or Pink Himalayan salt
The Pink Himalayan salt is a unique salt that is also called the Himalayan crystal salt, sea salt, or rock salt. It is sourced in Pakistan, in an area around 190 miles from the Himalayas. It has many uses and benefits, and when it comes to the skin, it can reduce skin infections, fight acne, heal wounds and prevent scars, and maintain smooth and clear skin.
Bath bomb mold
A bath bomb mold is needed to achieve the spherical look of lush bath bombs. The mold should be able to sturdily form the bath bombs and ensure that they won’t easily break after molding.
Sunflower oil
Sunflower oil is directly extracted from sunflower seeds. It is often used as an oil for cooking, but it is commonly used for cosmetic purposes as well. It is great for moisturizing, skin nourishment, acne treatment, minimizing of skin aging, and soothing dry skin.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Baking soda
- 1/8 cup cream of tartar
- 1/4 cup Arrowroot powder
- 6 TBS Sunflower oil
- 1/8 cup sea salt or pink Himalayan salt
- Bath bomb mold
- 10 drops Howood essential oil
- 20 drops Rosewood essential oil
- 20 drops Rose Geranium Essential Oil
Instructions
- Mix all the dry ingredients into one bowl and whisk them properly. Make sure that there are no clumps and the powders are well incorporated together.
- Mix the oil and essential oils in a small recipient. Adjust the scent of your DIY bath bombs by controlling the amount of essential oils that you use.
- Slowly pour the oil mix into your dry ingredients. This step should be done carefully and really slowly, while the mixture is whisked. If it starts to fizz, that means you are pouring the liquid too fast.
- When your mixture feels like damp sand, you’re ready to mold. You can opt to buy molds with varying sizes like this 3-size bath bomb molds so you can enjoy variation in your DIY bath bombs like lush. But if you just need a single size mold but a much easier molding process, this mini scooper will do the job well.
- Make sure you let the bath bombs dry for 2-3 days and unmold gently. The bombs will still be fragile so handle with love and care!
- This makes about 6 small bath bombs.
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I’m Eve, a DIY organic skincare recipe creator since 2010 that loves to make a big mess in the kitchen!
I’ve embarked on a journey to empower women to ditch all the chemical-filled commercial beauty products and to share how to make your own organic beauty recipes at home towards a healthier lifestyle.
Homemade face & body creams, body butter, lips balms, face masks, shampoos, and all-natural perfume will have no more secret for you!
I am self-taught, read many books, and spend many hours in the kitchen creating brand new homemade beauty recipes. All my recipes are unique and are tested on humans!
In 2016, I studied Aromatherapy and became certified by the School of Natural Health Sciences.
I’ve made several bath bombs before, using multiple different recipes. But the amount of baking soda & other dry powders does not work with 6 TBSP of oil. I could tell it was gonna be too much so I only put 4 TBSP, but even then my mix was like soaking wet bumpy goo? I’m not sure how to describe it…. So I proceeded to add more baking soda, salt, I even added citric acid (this is a major key in all the other recipes I’ve tried & have had success with). I kept adding and adding a little at a time until I got to a “damp sand” consistency- I tried to match the texture I got when making these in the past (again, different recipe). There was NO way I was gonna waste 4 TBSP of CBD oil (made myself & again, used in all the other recipes in place of the sunflower/coconut oil). They’re in the molds and I put them directly in the freezer – I don’t think they’re gonna set but fingers crossed my mods fixed this issue.
Hi Eve. Can you please confirm the amount of sunflower oil is 6 Tablespoons, as “TBS” seems to suggest? I tried this recipe today and it didn’t work out well at all. My dry mix felt like damp sand after just over half of the oils were added, but the bombs kept breaking in my mold. Adding more oil made the mix the consistency of Play-Doh, and then they were too damp and sticky to be in the molds. I’ve rolled them like snowballs and am drying them now to see what happens, but so far, I am sadly displeased with this recipe. I appreciate any pointers you have. Thanks.
Hi Allie
I had the same yesterday! They are currently in their moulds drying but I’m not sure if they are drying at all!
How are you getting on with them? Have they dried?
If this happens, add arrowroot starch and salt. when molding, mix it every after each mold, do not press hard then gently remove from mold. if it fails, leave it in the mold and have it harden in the freezer for 15minutes.
Hello Eve. I’d love to make these but wondered if you could suggest the ingredients in weight please? I’m nit sure how accurate I’d be with the cup measurements! Thank you.