The Art of Bath Bomb

Who doesn’t know bath bomb? The only bomb that will make your bath time 100 times more enjoyable and relaxing. Bath bomb has been popularly used in the last decade and shows that it is still as triumphant as ever. You can expect the shape to be cute, weird and beautiful as bath bombs usually have unique shape and design as one of the selling point for the customers but at first, the bath bombs are usually spherical shaped like tennis ball.

Bath bombs are also seen to be a form of water art using bath bomb as the paint and water as the canvas. The beautiful and mesmerizing swirl that bath bomb creates makes it pleasing to the eye and alluring so no wonder people cannot stop the bath bomb addiction.

It is safe to say that Lush, the cosmetic company that specialized on vegetarian ingredients for their products is the founder of bath bombs. Back to the 1989, one of the founders of Lush, Mo Constantine invented the bath bomb. She wanted to make people relaxed and happy at the same time which she succeeded.

However, the trends of making your own bath bombs arise. You can customize your own bath bombs. What kind of shape you want, what kind of fragrance you want, what kind of color you want to make, it’s all possible. To make it simple, bath bombs are a mix between dry ingredients and wet ingredients. It is pretty basic and easy to make.

You will need baking soda, cornstarch, citric acid, coconut oil, essential oil (you choice!), food coloring (your choice!), water in spray bottle, and silicone mold. Mix all your dry ingredients first. One cup of baking soda mixes it with half a cup citric acid, quarter cup of cornstarch and 3 tablespoon of coconut oil. After all the first mixture got mix thoroughly, you can add 10 to 20 drops of essential oil for fragrance. It depends to your preference for how strong the fragrance you want to be.  After mix all the dry ingredients together, you can divide the mixture and add your coloring. You know that your mixture is ready when you squish them together and they hold in shape. Now you can grab your water bottle and spray to the mixture because it can be drier now. After that, take your mold and put it to the mold and wait for it to harden in the fridge for 5 hours (or you can leave it overnight.) Finally, your bath bomb is ready to make your bath as aesthetic as ever.

With the simple way to make the bath bomb, it is guaranteed that you can pamper yourself and relax after a long day. Voila, the perfect relaxing time.