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Homemade Bath Bombs
Makes 4 bath bombs
DRY INGREDIENTS
2 cups baking soda
1/2 cup corn starch
1/2 cup epsom salt
1 cup citric acid (get this online)
WET INGREDIENTS
1 tbsp. hempseed oil
1 tbsp sunflower oil
1 tbsp coconut oil
1 1/2 tbsp water
15 drops essential oil for fragrance
(you can get all of these ingredients online)
DIRECTIONS
1. Whisk all of the dry ingredients together in a bowl. Mix this very well.
2. In a separate bowl, mix the wet ingredients together. The coconut oil will be solid, so microwave it first until it is melted. When you add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, mix quickly and thoroughly. Pack in large cupcake holders and let them harden overnight.
Note: You can substitute cocoa butter or shea butter for the hempseed or sunflower, but make sure that you’re using oils that haven’t had anything added to them.
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add your comment »Bath bombs are a fun way of livening up bath time for yourself or for your children. But finding the right kind of bath bomb that will suit your preferences is not as easy as it seems!
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Jamie..I have made bath bombs for many many years and I have not once had a problem making them without all the 'protective' gear. Its not like you are flinging it around in the air or something. Citric acid is an acid yes, but its a mild one and has many uses, just google it. and Lorraine..you use citric acid in bath bombs because its the ingredient that makes them fizz, happy to help you.
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Why would you need citric acid?
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Citric Acid? Contact with dry citric acid or with concentrated solutions can result in skin and eye irritation, so protective clothing should be worn when handling these materials. Contact to the eyes can cause a burning sensation, and may cause blindness with prolonged exposure in extremely high concentrations. Sometimes a high concentration of citric acid can damage hair and bleach it.
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How do you store these after they have hardened? Will heat or cold change their consistency (such as melting or separating)?
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