Bath bomb recipes

Here are some of my favorite bath bomb recipes:

Bubbling bath bombs recipe

Bubbling bath bombs recipe This recipe is for bubbling or foaming bath bombs – instead of fizzing, they foam! That's because they contain an extra ingredient which is similar to the one you find in commercial bubble bath / bath foam mixtures. You need the following dry ingredients: 10 parts baking soda 5 parts citric [...]

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Salty caramel bath bombs – a recipe with bath salts

One way to vary the basic bath bomb recipe is to add some bath salts. Bath salts have all kinds of wonderful benefits. There's also a neat trick you can do when you're making bath bombs with bath salts, to produce a cool speckled effect. As we're using salts in this recipe, we might as well carry the theme right through – so let's use a Salty Caramel flavor for our salty bath bombs!

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Bath bomb chocolate box

This recipe for chocolate bath bombs is one of my favorites for making as gifts. Not only do they smell delicious, you can make a really special gift just by presenting them in a well-chosen box. The whole effect is so yummy that it's a good idea to put a nice decorative card inside which says DO NOT EAT!

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Bath bombs without citric acid

People quite often ask whether it's possible to make bath bombs without citric acid, because they're having trouble finding it. The answer is yes, but they aren't as good. So let's first look at where you might be able to find citric acid, and then at a recipe to make your bath bombs without it if you can't find it.

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Cupcake bath bomb recipe

Everyone loves cupcake bath bombs. Here are two recipes, one with a piped topping, and one with a sugar-free topping.

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Sherbet bath fizzies recipe

Bath fizzies are fizzy, sherbet's fizzy – so the two are a match made in heaven! Here's my sherbet bath fizzies recipe.

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