Steps 1-6: Add baking soda, citric acid, cream of tartar, SLSA, and kaolin clay into a large mixing bowl. (Kaolin clay is used to harden the bath bombs and give them more stabilization. You can still make your bath bombs if you don’t have this ingredient) Using a sifter or mesh strainer to remove any hard pieces of the dry ingredients.
Step 7: Use your hands or whisk to break down any lumps remaining in the dry mixture.
Step 8-11: Add the coconut oil, rubbing alcohol and **polysorbate 80 to a small bowl. Whisk liquid ingredients together. (Polysorbate 80 makes your bath bombs bubble up in the water. You can still make your bath bombs if you don’t have this ingredient.)
Steps 12: Slowly add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients. Add about 1 tablespoon at a time.
Step 13: Whisk after each addition and repeat until liquid mixture is incorporated into dry mixture. I use my hands to make sure it is mixed well. This is entirely optional 😊
Steps 14-15: You will know when the mixture is perfect when you can press the mixture together in your hands and it stays together (see photo Step 14.) Separate the mixture evenly into three bowls.
Step 16 : Add the essential oils to each bowl.
Step 17: Add the mica coloring to each bowl
Step 18: Use a whisk or your hands to blend coloring thoroughly into mixture until you achieve the color you desire.
Step 19: Get your three bowls together and keep your bottle of rubbing alcohol handy. You will need to use this if your mixture begins to dry out.
Step 20: Add first color into your Moon Press. If you don’t have a moon press, you can use a traditional bath bomb or silicone mold. Pack in very well. Press firmly with a spoon.
Step 21: Place moon press as shown in photo. Press down firmly once or twice to further pack in the mixture.
Step 22: Hold your moon press about 1/2 inch above the tray or plate (as shown in photo) and carefully push down on handle of the press. While pressing on the handle, slowly lift the press up and release the bath bomb. Please note, if you aren’t happy with how the bomb came out, you can put back into the mixture and try again. I had to practice a few times before I got the hang of it!
Step 23-24: As you make your bath bombs, your mixture will begin to dry out. If this occurs, just spritz the mixture with the rubbing alcohol a few times and repeat steps 13-15.
Allow your bath bombs to dry overnight on the tray or a plate. When you are ready to soak in the bathtub, drop one of the DIY Essential Oils Moon Press Bath Bombs into your bath water and enjoy!
