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Wondering what fizzy bath salts are? Well, they provide all the fun of a bath bomb but are easier to make, and with this recipe, you’ll have a fizzy, bath-bomb-style bath that you’ll fall in love with.
What are fizzy bath salts?
Fizzy bath salts, or fizzy bath powder, have similar ingredients to bath bombs, but they don’t require the careful mixing and shaping that bath bombs do. Because of this, they are faster to make than bath bombs but give the same result.
Instead, they are mixed in a bowl, stored in a glass jar, and used by the scoopful for a fun, fizzy bath experience.
I love a good shortcut, and that’s why I love this recipe. It’s like a bath bomb with less work. Yesssss.
What makes them fizz?
Citric acid and baking soda are the primary fizzing ingredients in fizzy bath salts. When those ingredients get wet, they provide a fizzing effect, so the only thing you have to do is keep the bath salts until you’re ready to use them.
Make sure when you’re mixing in the calendula oil, you do so slowly so that you don’t activate the fizz too early.
Why Calendula?
Calendula is a wonderfully calming, soothing, and gentle plant that’s great for skin. This recipe uses homemade calendula oil and dried calendula petals and has an earthy smell.
Calendula oil is a carrier oil (in this case, sweet almond oil) that has been infused with calendula petals.
Do I have to make my calendula oil?
Nope! You can purchase high-quality calendula oil to use in this recipe.
Olive oil is most commonly used for calendula oil infusions, but I prefer almond oil because I like to use it in various DIY recipes. The olive oil infusion will still make a nice fizzy bath salt in this recipe.
If you’ve never tried homemade calendula oil before, I hope you’ll consider it! It’s straightforward to make, has lots of uses, and you’ll already have the calendula petals to use in this fizzy bath powder recipe, so why not give it a try?
Fizzy Calendula Bath Salts
Homemade fizzy bath salts are an easy-to-make recipe for a fun, fizzy bath experience! Calendula oil and dried petals make this my personal favorite.
Ingredients
- ½ cup baking soda
- ¼ cup Epsom salt
- ¼ cup corn starch
- ¼ cup citric acid
- 1 tbsp calendula-infused almond oil
- ¼ cup dried calendula petals
Instructions
- Add baking soda, Epsom salts, corn starch, and citric acid to a medium bowl, and whisk until the ingredients are thoroughly combined.
- Add the sweet almond oil slowly to the dry mixture while whisking.
- Whisk for about two minutes, then add the flower petals and gently stir.
- Store in an airtight container.
- Use about three tablespoons per bath.
Notes
It makes about ten oz., enough for 6-8 baths.
Storing Fizzy Bath Salts
Your homemade bath salts will keep for up to 3 months in an airtight container. Wide-mouth mason jars are great for this, or try reusing a container you would otherwise throw away!
Make sure to keep water out of the container and the bath salts dry, since the fizzing action is activated by water.
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