Hi Sami!

Thanks so much for the suggestion! We hope you have a blast making these homemade bath bombs!

Cheering you on,
Alex

Hi Joanna!

To make the homemade bath bombs, you’ll want to use powdered citric acid! Let us know how the experiment goes!

Warmly,
Alex

Hi. Is it the liquid or powder citric acid? It’s not included in your photo so I couldn’t tell.

I’m so glad you were able to enjoy making the bath bombs with your son! Using these as a gift is such a great idea! Happy Holidays to you as well!

Sarah // Playdough to Plato Team

Yes! Those should work.
It may stick to the paper a little more than silicone molds, but it still should work.
Warmly,
Ashley // Happiness Ambassador

Hi Sofia,
Thanks for reaching out.
We haven’t had any problems with it, but I appreciate the heads up!
Warmly,
Ashley // Happiness Ambassador

Hi Dawn,
I apologize that the bath bombs did not work. We do want all of our readers to find our ideas, activities and printable to be helpful. I apologize that these did not work well for you.
Warmly,
Ashley // Happiness Ambassador

Hi Sara,
Yes, the recipe requires very little water – much less than you would expect.
Hope you’re able to have better luck in the future!
Warmly,
Ashley // Happiness Ambassador

We just made a batch, walked away and came back an hour later they had oozed all over the counter and table. I’m guessing we used too much water?

Hi Adelaide,
Yes, they should still work in the end.
Most likely, you added too much water – it’s amazing how little you really need.
Hope they still turn out amazing!
Warmly,
Ashley // Happiness Ambassador

We used about 15-20 sprays with a small spray bottle. We only added a couple sprays at a time and stirred well to make sure the water was evenly distributed before adding more. You want to test to see if it clumps every few sprays too so you don’t accidentally add too much water. Hope this helps!

Hi Reva,

I think citric acid powder should work. The kind I use resembles sugar in that it is small crystals, but I think powder would react the same way. I would be careful when adding the water and go super slow so the powder form doesn’t react quickly. Good luck!

Hi Julia,

Yes they should dry by then! This will be so fun for your class. One tip, make sure to go really light on the water. I know kids usually like using spray bottles and can easily overdo it. If that happens you can add more dry ingredients to help stop the fizzy reaction but it can be tricky. It’s better to just take it really, really slow when adding the water/dye/scent mixture.

How long does it take for them to dry?

Hi Lisa,

Thanks for reaching out! Great question.

The food coloring is mixed in with the water. Then the dyed water is sprayed onto the dry mixture.

I hope this helps!

Warmly,

Kimberleigh

I’m sorry Delane! I hope with a few tweaks your bath bombs turned our awesome!
Warmly,
Kimberleigh

Mine kept exploding out of the eggs too! I even tried taping the eggs shut and it just found a way to ooze out. I didn’t think I overdid it with the water but apparently I did.

Hi Teresa,

I think it would depend on the oils you used. Some are pait strong and would easily mix with the others. Peppermint, eucalyptus, and lavender come to mind as some of the stronger scents that I would keep separate. Hope you have fun making these!

Hi Meredith,

Citric acid is listed in the ingredients under the Epsom salts. These are super fun and I think easy to make wig kiddos so I hope they have a blast. My best tip is to go slow and light on the water. It’s harder to fix once too much water is added than going slow and adding a spray or two at a time. Good luck!

Hi Susan,

You should be able to or even just an oven that is off is sometimes warmer and drier than the kitchen. I’m not sure if drying them too fast would cause it to crack though. It’s worth a shot. Will you let us know if it worked? Good luck!

Hi Natalie,
This recipe makes about 12 muffin tin sized bombs. I hope you have fun making these!

Awesome!! Thank you! You solved my problem…will do this next time! Fun stuff!

Same here. My theory is that I put way too much water and made it fizz (release CO2) in the bowl instead of the tub. I will try again with way less water. I was worried about not being able to make it clump with all of the powders.

Nope! You end up using so little dye that it doesn’t even change the color of the bath water. It just makes the bath bombs a pretty color but will disappear when dissolved in the bath.

They take overnight to really dry and harden.

The liners are used to make it easy to pop out when the fizzies are dry. I also think the zigzag edge is cute. You do have to press the mixture into the liners quite firmly so I think paper liners would lose that edge design but they might work. I’m not sure how the moisture in the paper liners would hold up though. It’s certainly worth a shot though.

Thanks!

Hi Alayna,

You can use lemon juice to replace the citric acid. I’d add about 1/2 cup but add it in small amounts to make sure the mixture isn’t too wet. It will fizz quite a bit because you are using a wet source of citric acid. Good luck!