How to Make Bath Bombs

Step 1

Sift all your dry ingredients together in a big bowl to disperse any lumps.

The salt may be too chunky to sift, so use a whisk to gently stir in the salt to the rest of the powder.

Step 2

Melt any solid butter you may be using.

Slowly drizzle some of the liquid into the dry mixture while continuously moving the dry goods around with your hand (a rubber glove is recommended). Add more liquid at intervals mixing well in between each addition.

With this amount of dry goods I would add about 2 tbsp of liquid (any combination of oils, melted cocoa or shea butter and even some water or witch hazel).

Step 3

Once the mixture is "formable", press into the two halves of your Bath Bomb mold. Then press the two halves together being careful not to twist them together.

Step 4

If using a two piece mold, you can leave in mold to let it dry out a bit, or if you feel confident in your texture, remove from mold and rest on parchment paper on a tray.

Some makers like to put the bombs in a warm oven to dry out the bombs.

Let sit for a few minutes and then unmold. Let them air dry overnight. If the ball sticks to the mold and comes apart you may be able to rescue it by adding some more dry ingredients to the mix.