These bath bombs give off all the romantic vibes with their beautiful floral scent. They would make the cutest little Valentine’s Day gift! Drop one or two in the tub and enjoy the aroma and skin soothing benefits.

Don’t confuse shower steamers for bath bombs, they should not be used interchangeably. Bath bombs include safe ingredients to nourish skin while shower steamers focus on aromatherapy.

Ingredients

Baking soda also help the bath bombs fizz, while making the water more alkaline which helps our body to flush out toxins. When baking soda is added to bath water, it helps with many skin conditions by relieving itchy skin and soothes eczema, hives, and psoriasis. It also helps to eliminate body odour.

Epsom salts are not actually a salt, but a mineral compound of magnesium sulfate. They help to reduce inflammation, relax sore muscles and joints, flush out toxins, and improve blood circulation.

Citric acid helps the bath bombs make all that fizz when they hit the bath water!

White Kaolin clay is the most gentle cosmetic clay with a neutral pH, making it perfect for sensitive or mature skin. It absorbs excess sebum (oil on skin) without drying out skin and removes dead skin cells through gentle exfoliation. It soothes irritated skin (acne, rashes, bug bites, eczema) and helps to balance skin type (oily/dry/combination).

Himalayan Pink Salt is rich is minerals, such as calcium, copper, iodine, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, sodium and zinc, which absorb into the body by the skin through dermal absorption. It will also add a hint of colour and shimmer to the bath bombs.

Hibiscus Powder and Beetroot Powder will be our natural colouring for the bath bombs. They are a healthier alternative to food colouring.

Witch Hazel will help the bath bombs be wet enough to stick together in this recipe.

Shea Butter is moisturizing and full of vitamins A, and E. It has skin smoothing, collagen boosting and anti-inflammatory properties. Shea butter is great for sun damaged and aging skin. It also contains healing properties which can help with sunburns, rashes, and other skin irritations. Choose a good quality shea butter that is raw and unrefined (it does have a distinct smell – if you don’t like the smell then opt for refined, but understand that refining removes some of the beneficial properties).

How to Make Hibiscus Heart Bath Bombs

This recipe made about 20-24 ice cube or small muffin pan sized bath bombs.

In a glass or ceramic bowl, combine 3/4 cup of baking soda, 1/4 cup of epsom salts and 1/2 cup of citric acid.

Also add 1/4 cup of white kaolin clay, 2 tablespoons of Himalayan pink salt, and 2 tablespoons total of hibiscus powder and beetroot powder.

In a separate bowl, melt 3 tablespoons of shea butter (refined or unrefined) over a double boiler (bowl over pot of hot water). Once fully melted, remove bowl from hot water.

Add melted shea butter to the dry ingredients in your other bowl.

Add 10 drops of essential oils into the bowl. The essential oils in this list are floral and romantic. Choose a mixture from the following list of essential oils:

• Lavender EO (Young Living or Plant Therapy)
• Bergamot EO (Young Living or Plant Therapy)
• Ylang Ylang EO (Young Living or Plant Therapy) *Not for children age 2-15 or pregnant/nursing mamas*
• Patchouli EO (Young Living or Plant Therapy)
• Geranium EO (Young Living or Plant Therapy)
• Jasmine EO (Young Living)
• Rose EO (Young Living or Plant Therapy)

{I use and recommend Young Living Essential Oils and Plant Therapy Essential Oils because they are 100% pure quality essential oils. There are other reputable essential oil companies to purchase from. Your local drug store’s cheap essential oil can give you a rash and not have the same positive effects because most only contain about 10% of the pure oil and the rest is filled with synthetics. Do your research and find a company you feel comfortable purchasing from.}

Finally, add witch hazel in 1/2 teaspoon increments. It may bubble a little!

Mix all ingredients together until you get the consistency of damp sand.

• If it is too dry, add in 1/8 teaspoon of witch hazel until you have reached the right consistency.
• If it is too wet, add in 1 teaspoon of either cornstarch, arrowroot powder, or kaolin clay until you have reached the right consistency.

Press the mixture into your choice of moulds. I like to use either a small muffin pan, a heart shaped mould, or round bath bomb moulds for the right size. I also added some hibiscus flowers to the bottom of each mould.

Once you have the shape, remove from the mould and let dry for 24 hours. You can also leave it to dry right in the mould.

Place bath bombs in a glass container or jar for storage.

Drop into bath water to use!

Happy Romantic Bath Bombing!

Have you used a bath bomb before? Do you take relaxing baths?