Create your own spa getaway with these easy-to-make DIY shower bombs! The next time you need a bit of rejuvenation, toss a shower bomb in the bottom of your shower and enjoy the wonderful scent or create a collection of these homemade shower bombs as a gift for someone you love.
Mix together the baking soda and citric acid in a medium-size bowl. In a separate small bowl or bottle, mix together water and essential oil. Slowly add the oil-water mixture a few drops at a time into your dry ingredients, stirring well after each addition (a stand mixer works well for this). When ingredients are thoroughly mixed, tightly pack into 2-inch balls using your hands, a stainless steel cake pop mold, or a cookie scoop. Set on a plate to dry. If necessary, pack the balls again more tightly. Allow to dry for 12+ hours before using.
To use, simply place a bomb near your feet under warm running water and enjoy the aromatic experience!
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Which Young Living essential oils will you add to your shower bombs? Let us know in the comments!
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Hello Amy,
We don't believe that the Ball brand is different than the other citric acid's you might fun! We found our citric acid online. Hopefully this helps. Thanks for stopping by!
Hello Desi!
A reason it might be expanding because of the reaction between the water and baking soda. We advise that be careful about how much water you add. When mixing it will feel drier than you would expect! Let us know if this helps or if you have any more questions! Thanks for stopping by!
Hello Jennifer! Thieves would be great in a bath bomb! Thanks for stopping by!
Hello Andrea! Because the oils are diluted you shouldn't have any problem wrapping them in plastic or cellophane! Let us know how they turn out! Thanks for stopping by!
It's messy work but I did it! Smells good in my kitchen.
Is there a kit available and where could I purchase one to try?
Hi Julka, This is a do it yourself recipe and the essential oils are available individually. The other ingredients should be available in your local stores. At this time, we do not have a kit of this kind available. However, this is a great idea and we are happy to forward this on to the appropriate department for future consideration. Thanks for stopping by!
Hi can I leave out the citric acid?
Can you use the V6 oil with this recipe?
How many bombs does this recipe make? Approximately?
Hey Deborah! For this recipe you do need to use the citric acid because it is what binds the shower bomb. However, when I browsed online I found some other recipes that didn't have citric acid as the binding agent. Feel free to combine recipes as well as different essential oil combinations to create your bath bombs. Let us know how it goes and have fun experimenting!
I am new to Young Living, and so excited to try fun DIY recipes! In my kit there was the March 2017 newsletter which had a small section about bath time with your kids. They suggested this blog to find out how to make bath bombs. I know my 4 year old would love to make and use something like this, but I'm concerned about it being safe for him? He will splash in the tub and there is a risk he could get the water in his eyes. Essential oils are not "tear free" by nature, so I'm wondering if this would be ok. Anyone else with kids make these bath bombs? Did you use a different amount of oils?
I do not recommend bath bombs for infants and todllers because of the baking soda and citric acid. Ask your doctor as all children are different.
I mixed the ingredients and rolled my balls. As they dried they grew, a lot. Did I do something wrong?
Hey Rita! Sometimes if you add too much liquid to the mixture they will expand more than they should. I am not sure if that is what happened, but when you make them again, just watch how much liquid (either the citric acid or the oils) to the mixture. Hope that helps!
I believe the citric acid is a powdered product, not a liquid. Unless it comes in more than one form. The citric acid I have is a powder.
Wolfie, you are correct. The citric acid we used in this recipe is a powdered product. I believe you can get liquid citric acid, but for this recipe you will want to use the powered! Thank you for catching our mistake! Thanks for stopping by!
I want to make a 150 or so of these for an event. How soon should I make them beforehand so the oils don't lose their scent?
Hi Heather, At this time no testing has been done to determine the length of time the smell will last. We suggest packaging them after creating and using the shower bombs within a few days. Thanks for stopping by with your question!