Stella Crown Natural Cosmetics: diy Lilac Drops bath bombs

Bath bombs are a fun and easy personal treat that you can enjoy in your bathroom after a hard day and it is also an original and useful gift for those you love. Unlike the products on the market, here I can show you how to make them using ingredients that are environmentally friendly but also that you can easily find.

They have become an extremely popular product that came to elevate personal care, making the time you spend in the bathroom relaxing for you and fun for the kids.
My current recipe includes purple clay which cleanses and detoxifies the skin while it is a relaxing ingredient in colour therapy thanks to its colour and plum kernel oil which I chose for its fragrance, because it allows the preparation of aromatic cosmetics and soaps without the addition of extra fragrance ingredients.

how to use

Just drop them in the tub or in the foot basin and enter. They are fizzy, their fragrance is wonderful and they have the invigorating properties of vegetable oils and butters.

(Plum oil is quite aromatic in itself. That’s why in my own bombs I did not use extra fragrance. However, if you want a more intense scent, you can add to the proportions I give).

equipment needed:
- bath bomb molds
- spray bottle for isopropyl alcohol 99% (don’t use 70%, it makes the bombs swell)
- high accuracy digital scale
- mixing bowl
- wire whisk
- gloves
- mask

Before you start making the bombs, sterilise tools, equipment, work surface and wear gloves and mask. Weigh the ingredients.

Pass the baking soda, the buttermilk, the coconut flour and the herbal powders through the sieve, into your bowl. We use the sieve because we don’t want chunks. Stir with your whisk slightly. Add all the remaining ingredients (except citric acid- this will be added in the end) and stir again. Spray with isopropyl alcohol until the mixture is liquified while stirring gracefully and do not stop until the mixture becomes like wet sand. You can use your hands for the stirring, instead of whisker.

Pass now the citric acid through the sieve and then add it into the mixture. Add also the mica you chose. Mix well.
Pour the mixture into the molds, press well and unmold. Pack the mixture in your mold firmly and press well. Pop out directly. If you don’t succeed the shape, pack the mixture back to the mold, press again and pop out. Let your bombs dry for 24 hours.

Purple clay is a mixture of white clay and other mineral pigments that cleanses and softens the skin. Removes dirt and impurities and is suitable for all skin types. Before using it in our formulas, it must definitely be sterilized.

how to sterilise clays or powders before using them in your cosmetics

To sterilize your powders or clays and make sure that the material you use in your cosmetics is safe for your skin, you'll need:
- clay or powder of your choice
- sterilised baking tray

Pour the clay or powder into the baking tray (after you have sterilized it) and spread the material all over the surface of the tray. Place the tray in a preheated oven at 150 degrees Celsius and bake for 1.5 hours. Remove the tray from the oven and allow the clay or the powder to cool down. Put it in a sterilised container. Ensure that the clay or the powder is completely cool before closing the container.

extra information

baking soda removes the dead cells
buttermilk is rich in vitamins B2 and B12 and helps you to create extra foam
citric acid regulates the pH and we add it in the end to help the bombs foam more and make them spin
coconut flour gives a soft texture to the skin
baobab oil is considered to significantly improve skin elasticity
acai berry powder contains ten times more antioxidants than red grapes and blueberries
polysorbate 80 is especially useful if you want to add oils to cosmetics. If, for example, you want to add almond oil to a shampoo or if you want to make a bath bomb or a bath oil, then Polysorbate 80 is the ideal ingredient to "bind" the ingredients to each other.