I came by this fun and fascinating bath formula through a circuitous
route, but sometimes those provide the best finds.

I stopped by the booth of an herbalist at a fair, and noticed she offered homemade “bath fizzies.” They are quarter-sized molded bath salts
about the texture of the old-fashioned fizzie, and you drop them in
the bath where they burst forth and blend with the bath water.
Essential oils are included if desired, and sometimes even plant
oils are added to provide moisturizing “oil blooms.”

Intrigued, with her help I tracked down the formula to make what
are officially known as bath bombs. They are surprisingly easy to
make with very fun results. The resulting fizzies also make great
gifts.

INGREDIENTS
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Dry Ingredients

1 cup baking soda
1/2 cup citric acid
1/2 cup corn starch
Sieve dry ingredients til you get a nice smooth blend.

Wet Ingredients

2 1/2 T. sunflower or other light oil
3/4 T. water
2 teaspoons essential oil
vegetable or other natural colorant
1/4 teaspoon borax
Combine wet ingredients and borax in jar.

Cover tightly and shake vigorously.

Drizzle onto dry ingredients and blend thoroughly.

Pack tightly into moulds and slide out. Dry overnight.

Citric acid is available from Snow Drift Farms.