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| bath bombs by Stella Crown |
Our menu today has sweet bath bombs because it’s Monday, it’s a busy and difficult day and doing something different from the ordinary, is absolutely urgent. I apologise for not posting anything about this luxury product until now; I was in lack of time. That’s why I did my best in this recipe for a bubble bath which will be unforgettable👌👌👍
Bath bombs are very easy to make, help you to relax your body and rejuvenate your skin after a hard day. They relieve the tired muscles directly while nourish and moisturise your skin.
Their use is very simple: Fill the tub with warm water, immerse the bath bomb and let it dissolve while it is foaming :) Alternatively, if you don’ t have a tub like me, you can use your bath bombs in a foot bath.
They are suitable even for children, turning the bath time into a play. 😀👏👏🔝
Do not expect to see any rich foaming because I didn’t use foaming agents such as SLS.
the recipe:
350 g or 12.3 oz baking soda
120 g or 4.2 oz citric acid
60 g or 2.1 oz corn starch
50 g or 1.8 oz almond milk powder
50 g or 1.8 oz honey powder
20 g or 0.71 oz early harvest olive oil
6 g or 0.21 oz honey food flavouring
witch hazel floral water
oatmeal flakes
the equipment:
-silicone mold for bath bombs
-cosmetic spray bottle
-high accuracy digital scale
-deep bowl
-sieve
-silicone whisk
-gloves
-hand mixer
- Before we start making our bath bombs, we sterilise tools, containers and work surface. Wear your gloves.
- Weigh all the ingredients and set them aside. Pour a little witch hazel floral water in the bottle with the vaporiser (spray bottle).
- Pass the baking soda, the citric acid and the corn flour, through the sieve, into the deep bowl, to remove chunks.
- Mix the powders slightly with the silicone whisk. Add the almond milk powder and the honey powder. Mix again. Be careful not to lift dust.
- Add the early harvest olive oil slowly with the one hand while you mix with the other.
- Continue stirring with the hand mixer now. Unfortunately you will get a little bit of dust, so keep some distance from your work surface.
- Add the honey food flavouring and mix well with your hands this time.
- Continue stirring with the hand mixer now while you spritz witch hazel floral water into the bowl. Do not stop stirring, otherwise the mixture will foam.
- When the mixture is ready, its texture should be like wet sand. Check the consistency of powder with your fingers; when it can be tightly packed or shaped, stop spritzing (this may take a little while).
- Pour few oat flakes in the bottom of your silicone mold. Firmly pack mixture in your molds and press well.
- Pop out directly. If you don’t succeed the shape, pack the mixture back to the mold, press well and pop out again. Let the bath bombs dry for 24 hours.
- The baking soda acts as a natural exfoliant, removing dead cells while offering a gentle cleansing.
- The citric acid adjusts the pH and is an essential ingredient for frothy bombs.
- The corn starch is not only suitable for sauces and soups :) It also keeps the skin moisture to normal levels, while giving a smooth texture.
- Almond milk is rich in vitamins A, B, B2, D and E, fights free radicals and keeps the skin healthy and glowing.
- I could use regular runny honey in the recipe but I didn’t want to risk and get my bombs sticky. So I turned to honey powder which has unlimited applications normally maintaining the properties of raw honey.
- Early harvest olive oil is my favourite oil. It contains vitamins and provitamins, minerals and polyphenols, which protect cells from oxidative stress, active oxygen and free radicals.
- The oat flakes are put for the effect to tell the truth and no, they will not clog your bathtub. However, this small amount is quite beneficial for our skin.
Stella Crown©
