There’s nothing like a warm bath, and these bath bombs just take it to the next level! With this simple, straightforward Lavender Bath Bomb recipe, you’ll have them ready for the bath in just a few simple steps.

I recently holidayed in a little tiny home out on a beautiful property around an hour and a half away from where I live. I wanted to intentionally make time for myself, to take time away from my daily routines of busyness and productivity, and intentionally make time to slow down, journal, and relax.

One of my favourite parts of the holiday was enjoying relaxing baths outside. I brought some ingredients to make my own natural homemade lavender scented bath bombs, as I find that so many pre-made bath bomb varieties you find in store are loaded with artificial dyes and colourants that I feel are just not needed.

Making your own homemade bath bombs is a great way to know exactly what’s going into your body, the water, and environment.

Recipe Tutorial Video

These bath bombs are made from Epsom salts, baking soda (which is alkalising), citric acid (which makes it fizz), an oil (to help nourish your skin), and your choice of essential oils and natural colourants to add colour and fragrance.

If you’d like your bath bombs to look fancier, you can use these metal round moulds which will shape them into the traditional round bath bombs (similar to the ones you find at the store).

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Homemade Lavender Bath Bomb Recipe

Relax in a warm bath with your very own homemade bath bombs.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup baking soda
• 1/2 cup citric acid
• 1/2 cup Epsom salts
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 1/2 tsp natural purple colourant (like açai powder // optional)
• 1 tsp jojoba oil (or sweet almond oil or olive oil)
• 5 drops lavender essential oil
• 5 drops geranium essential oil
• 5 drops jasmine essential oil
• 5 drops rose essential oil
• 1/4 cup lavender hydrosol (in a mist spray bottle)
• Bath bomb mould
• Dried lavender flowers (optional)

To Make:

1. To make these homemade bath bombs, start by placing the dry ingredients including the baking soda, citric acid, Epsom salts, cornstarch, and açai powder in a large bowl and whisk together.
2. In a separate bowl, add the jojoba oil and your choice of essential oils. I used an array of floral oils to give a beautiful fresh floral scent to these bath bombs, but if you’d like to keep it simple, you can just use lavender essential oil. From there, use a spoon to stir the essential oil mixture together to combine the ingredients.
3. Add the essential oil mixture to the dry ingredient mixture a little at a time while mixing together with the whisk.
4. Next, place a the lavender hydrosol into a mist spray bottle and slowly spray the hydrosol a few sprays at a time while mixing the ingredients together to get the right texture and consistency. I find it generally takes about 10-15 sprays total to achieve the consistency that I like. Ideally, you want the mixture to hold together when you squeeze it without it crumbling apart. Do not let it become too wet though! If the mixture starts to fizz, you’re adding the wet ingredients in too quickly; slow it down and ensure you’re only adding a tiny amount at a time.
5. Once the hydrosol has been added, and the bath bomb mixture holds together when squeezed, grab your bath bomb mould halves and add some dried lavender flowers to the bottom of one half of the bath bomb moulds. Then, pack both halves of the moulds with the bath bomb mixture, ensuring you pack them down tightly.
6. Tightly squeeze the round mould halves together, then let them sit for 1 hour or so before carefully removing the bath bombs from their moulds. Let the bath bombs dry for around 24 hours before storing and using them in the bath.

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Have you ever used bath bombs before? Have you tried making your own? Share in the comments below.

Lots of love,

Vanessa