Let me just tell you how these yummy smelling cotton candy bath bombs have saved me recently. Its that serious y’all.
If your kiddos are anything like mine, then bedtime can be a real struggle! My little people aren’t quite ready to stop experiencing the day at the same time that mommy just needs to go sit with a glass of wine and binge netflix, haha! After much googling, my sweet husband and I started doing a bedtime routine with them to help prepare them for sleepy time.
Part of that routine involves a warm bath, which for some kids can be a battle. What better way to get them willing to get in the tub than a colorful yummy smelling bath bomb?
These smell of delicious coton candy while sneakily having a good dose of lavender essential oil in there to help the relaxation and sleepy process along!
I know it looks like a lot, but it is really quite simple!
First, combine all the dry ingrediets in a large mixing bowl. Add in the mica powder and use your hands to break down any lumps in the dry mixture while incorporating the mica into the dry ingredients.
Add in the lavender…
In a small microwave safe bowl, melt coconut oil in microwave for 25-30 seconds. Add cotton candy scent to oil.
Add liquid to dry mixture, 1 tablespoon at a time.
After your mixture reaches the consistancy of wet sand that you can easily compact when squeezing together in your hand, add a bit of sprinkles to the bath bomb mixture if you’d like.
Add a bit of sprinkles to bath bomb mold and start filling tightly with the bath bomb mixture, making sure to overfill each side of the mold.
Firmly press molds together. Gently tap top and sides of mold and release the cotton candy bath bombs. Allow to dry overnight.
And there you have it folks! Super easy yummy smelling bath bombs that could get anyone relaxed and ready for bed!
Ingredients:
- • 1 cup baking soda
- • 1/2 cup citric acid
- • 1/2 cup Sodium Laurel Sulfoacetate
- • 1/4 cup cream of tartar
- • 1/4 cup coconut oil
- • 2 tablespoons rubbing alcohol
- • 10-20 drops lavender essential oil
- • Cotton candy soap scent
- • Light blue mica powder
- • Spray bottle of rubbing alcohol
- • Rainbow nonpareils or sprinkles
- • 1 large mixing bowl
- • Bath bomb molds
Instructions:
- Combine the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
- Add mica powder. and use your hands to break down any lumps in the dry mixture while incorporating the mica into the dry ingredients.
- Add lavender essential oil
- In a small microwave safe bowl, melt coconut oil in microwave for 25-30 seconds. Add cotton candy scent to oil.
- Add liquid to dry mixture, 1 tablespoon at a time.
- If mixture is still too dry, spray rubbing alcohol a bit at a time and incorporate into dry mixture using your hands.
- You will know when the mixture is perfect when it feels like wet sand and you can press the mixture together in your hands and it stays together. **Please note** You may need to use your spray bottle of rubbing alcohol to spritz your mixture if it gets too dry as you are adding it to your mold. Give a few spritzes and mix together until it has that wet sand feel again.
- If you like, add a bit of sprinkles to the bath bomb mixture. Totally optional.
- Add a bit of sprinkles to bath bomb mold.
- Add bath bomb mixture into both sides of mold. Be sure to overfill on each side.
- Firmly press molds together. Gently tap top and sides of mold and release bath bomb. Allow to dry overnight.
- Enjoy!