DIY Easter Egg Bath Bombs
Try out a new Easter activity this year! It's great for kids and adults, and it doesn't involve vinegar and egg dyeing! Plus, it's a great way to make use of all those plastic eggs that are stashed away and only come out this time of year.
Yield: 12 Bath Bombs (Small Eggs)
Ingredients
4 tsp water
4-8 tsp essential oil
4 t. extra virgin coconut oil, melted
food coloring (optional)
10 oz baking soda
6 oz granulated citric acid
6 oz cornstarch
6 oz Epsom salts (finely ground)
dried flowers or herbs, for garnish
plastic eggs (for molding)
Directions
In a bowl, mix together wet ingredients, water, coconut oil, food coloring (if using) and your essential oils. Oils will provide the scent for your bath bombs, use oils like Lavender, or Chamomile for a relaxing bath, lemon or Citrus Blends for an invigorating bath. You can even use a blend of Eucalyptus and Peppermint to clear your sinuses. There are tons of possibilities, don't be afraid to try different blends!
In a separate bowl, mix together your dry ingredients with a whisk. Then, begin adding the wet ingredients to the dry, continuing to whisk. It may bubble a bit and then begin to clump together, and you can now use your fingers to mix. Mix everything until it's well blended, it should have the texture of slightly damp sand, and clump together when squeezed into a ball.
If mixture is too dry and crumbles, mist it gradually with a spray bottle, one squirt at a time. DO NOT get the mixture too wet or it will begin to fizz and your bombs will not set properly.
Now it's time to mold your bombs. Fill both sides of your eggs, packing the mixture in tightly. Put both sides together, snap egg shut and set them in an egg carton to dry. If you'd like, you can add dried herbs or flowers before filling eggs with mixture for an extra pretty garnish. Work quickly filling all your eggs, if the mixture sits out too long, it will begin to dry and become difficult to work with.
Allow eggs to set in the plastic shells for about 5-10 minutes. Working one egg at a time, very carefully invert an egg and remove the bottom piece, gently twisting and squeezing until it comes off. If the bottom piece does not come off cleanly (leaving the molded egg shape), you have either put too much water in or not let them set long enough. If the bottom piece is removed cleanly, place the egg, still inverted with the top piece secure, back in the carton in a room with a ceiling fan on high. Repeat with remaining eggs.
Allow eggs to set for 15-20 minutes in their shells, then carefully begin removing them. Try twisting gently as you pull of each side, as if you were unscrewing it.
Lay your bombs on a towel to dry at the very least overnight. If it's humid, it might be safe to let your eggs dry for a couple of days before using.
Recipe adapted from Bare Root Girl.