A heart shaped bath bomb is the perfect gift for people close to your heart! Plus, DIY bath bombs are easy to make for special occasions or Valentines day gifts. Give this pink strawberry bath bomb recipe a try.
I originally got into making DIY bath bombs for myself, and now it seems like I mostly make them for my kids! Oh well, such is #MomLife. But honestly, anything that gets my kids to take a good bath is worth it. Fizzy baths are fun.
These heart shaped bath bombs would be great Valentines Day treats to make for yourself, family and friends. It takes a little practice to know how to carefully pop the bath bomb hearts out of the silicone mold without breaking them. Just take your time and go slow, and you will get the hang of it.
This DIY bath bomb recipe makes light pink, strawberry scented heart bath bombs.
The real trick to making any bath bomb recipe is to add as little wet ingredients as possible while still adding just the right amount of moisture to hold the dry ingredients together. It may take some trial and error to get a bath bomb recipe to work right. I’ll tell you exactly how I made these heart shaped bath bombs so you can whip them up as easily as I did.
What You’ll Need To Make Heart Shaped Bath Bombs:
- Silicone Heart Mold
- Baking Soda
- Epsom Salt
- Citric Acid
- Coconut Oil (Solid)
- Strawberry Fragrance Oil
- Red Liquid Colorant For Bath & Body Use
- Water
- Whisk
- Large Mixing Bowl
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A heart shaped bath bomb is the perfect gift for people close to your heart! Plus, DIY bath bombs are easy to make for special occasions or Valentines day gifts. Give this simple pink strawberry bath bomb recipe a try.
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- 1 cup Baking Soda
- 1/2 cup Citric Acid
- 1/3 cup Epsom Salts
- 1 Tablespoon Solid Coconut Oil, melted
- 2 teaspoons Water
- 8-10 drops Red Liquid Colorant
- 1/2 teaspoon Fragrance Oil
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together baking soda, epsom salt, and citric acid.
- In a small glass, melt solid coconut oil in the microwave until it is liquid (takes about 20-30 seconds)
- Add fragrance oil to the liquid coconut oil and slowly add the mixture to the dry ingredients, whisking as you drop the liquid into the dry ingredients. Continue to mix until ingredients are well combined.
- In a small small glass, mix 8 to 10 drops of soap dye into 2 teaspoons of water. Slowly add to the bowl, a half teaspoon at a time, continuing to whisk the ingredients the entire time to avoid activating the citric acid. NOTE: A little bit of fizzing is okay and probably will happen. Just keep stirring until ingredients are well combined and will slightly stick together when pressed. If ingredients continue to fizz and/or swell, you have probably added too much water and activated the ingredients.
- Fill each heart mold with a couple tablespoons of the mixture and use your fingers to press down and pack the mixture into the heart mold.
- Allow hearts to air dry in a moisture-free environment for at least 8 hours to overnight.
- Carefully remove the hearts from the silicone mold by gently applying even pressure to each heart and slowly popping it out of the mold.
- Allow the heart bath bombs to dry another 6-8 hours or until they feel completely dry to the touch. Store in an airtight container until ready to use.
Be sure to store your bath bombs in an airtight container. Keep away from water until ready to use. For best results, use bath bombs within 4-6 weeks.
How to use a heart bath bomb: Run your bath water, and then drop a Heart Bath Bomb into your tub, watch as it makes a fun, scented fizz, and enjoy.
If you don’t want to make heart shaped bath bombs, you can use this bath bomb recipe to make round bath bombs. I have a Caydo Metal Bath Bomb Set and it works great. The bath bomb recipe below lists ingredient amounts to make 24 hearts using the Wilton Silicone Heart Mold.
You can change things up by using a different color of liquid colorant and/or a different scent of fragrance oil. I use PB&J fragrance oils (available for sale at Amazon) for our bath bombs and they always smell really nice. My kids enjoy scents like Vanilla, Cotton Candy Bubblegum, and Strawberry. I like scents in the Summer Set (Strawberry, Peach, Coconut, Pina Colada, Plumeria, and Ocean Breeze.)
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Pam priefert says
I have been making bath bombs for years and using this same recipe…recently, my bombs turn out soft..frustrating! Any ideas? I know in the summer the humidity makes a difference but this is winter!
Nicole says
Hi Pam, I wish I had some good ideas on why the recipe didn’t work this past time. Especially since you’ve been doing it the same way for years. That is really odd! I think you’re on to something with the humidity though. If things and ingredients have always worked in the past, I would guess that some other factor like humidity is to blame. But that is just my guess. I hope you were able to salvage your bath bombs into “bath fizzy powder” since I’m guessing they still worked the same except for not hardening properly. I hope next time you will have better luck. I wish I could be more help. Take care! –Nicole at Mom Always Finds Out