From building your recipe and sourcing your ingredients, to starring at your constructed bath bomb waiting for it to dry. Fill your tub with warm water, drop in the bath bomb and lie back to enjoy its lovely color and gorgeous fragrance. Check out the infographic below to learn about the ingredients to look for and avoid when purchasing a black bath bomb for your skin. Many commercial bath bombs contain “fragrance” that may contain harmful toxins, parabens, phthalates, and other toxic ingredients.

Although Rose Jam is primarily a floral based, rose-rich scent, it also has other depths to it with the addition of the lemon oil, this pinch of sourness really rounds off the scent, it’s almost musky. A bath bomb in many ways to designed to dissolve and fizz into the water and clean your skin but the more funky bath bombs can leave residue in your tub. The bombs are fun for kids as well, since once dropped in water, they explode and bubble, creating the perfect bubble bath. Black bath bombs are made up of iron-oxide colorants or activated charcoal that aid in nourishing, conditioning, and detoxifying your skin. The fine granular NON-GMO citric acid is a kitchen essential used in preserving, flavoring, and cleaning completely; preserves the Vitamin C content.I was hesitant to make skincare products with baking soda for a long time, but it’s an essential ingredient in bath bombs. Welcome to Hello Glow, where you'll learn all about making clean beauty products with herbal ingredients and essential oils. She has a master’s degree in advertising and publishing relations from DAVV University and three years of experience in writing and editing for different niches.

It turns your powdered mixture into a snowball like consistency, allowing your ingredients to blend and hold together. Next using a flat edge tool gently tap on the mould which will help loosen the bath bomb as you can see then repeat on the other side.Baking soda can cause skin sensitivity and dryness, especially when used frequently (like in deodorant or as a face wash). Instead, try other soothing tactics like fragrant candles and music to enhance your bathing experience.

I put my extra into a candy mold, but you can put it in an ice cube tray or even just press it into a ball with your hand. Nichelle Temple, an esthetician, says, “This product is formulated with epsom salt that can soften rough, dry texture on the skin.I mostly blog about Lush but I also do posts that touch upon disability, mental health and invisible illnesses on various other social media platforms. You can get extremely creative when it comes to making bath bombs, from foaming to fizzing, milky to even turning your water to slime! While you can always use non-toxic food coloring to deepen the color (mix together red, blue and yellow until you get an inky color), it's not necessary. This is just a small selection of oils and butters, we have a much wider selection that you can browse here. It is all about finding the perfect moisture and consistency that makes your bath bombs stick together.