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Homemade

BATH BOMBS

By Liz McGehee

ike most people  Ingredients
obsessed with • ½ cup baking soda
bath products, I • ¼ cup cornstarch
went through a • ¼ cup Epsom salt
Lhighly addictive • ¼ cup citric acid
Lush phase. As much as I • 2 ½ teaspoons almond oil
love their fun homemade (or coconut oil)
products though, eight bucks • 1 ½ teaspoon essential oils
for a seven-ounce bath • Food coloring
bomb is a little steep, at least • Bath bomb molds
for someone who partakes
in long baths a few nights a  Directions
week. Luckily, making your  Start by mixing your dry
very own bath bombs at ingredients in a bowl.
home is easy, fun and cheap! In a separate bowl, mix
For stress relief, try liquid ingredients until
combinations of lavender, even. Smell your essen-
rose, chamomile, euca- tial oils before adding to
lyptus, ylang-ylang, tea ensure desired scent.
tree, jasmine, peppermint,  Using one tablespoon at
bergamot, sandalwood and a time, add liquid mixture
grapefruit essential oils. I to your dry ingredients.
usually add Epsom salt to Stir until even. Keep
my bath bomb, which is adding liquid mixture
known to boost magnesium until gone. Note: adding
levels and relieve aches and too much liquid at once
pains. Add dried plants, like can cause dry ingredients
rose petals or lavender, to to react.
enhance the fragrance.  Place final product into
add Epsom salt to bath bombs bath bomb molds and let
to boost magnesium levels and dry. Enjoy any night of
the week!
relieve aches and pains.