How To Make Love Bug Bath Bombs

Make your own Love Bug Bath Bombs, with beautiful foaming properties that leave your skin hydrated and moisturised. Using our Valentine's inspired Kiss Fragrance, the perfect aroma to add that extra bit of love to your bath bombs.



Shea Butter is a wonderful ingredient for a range of cosmetics and toiletries and is great for bath bombs. As it melts into your bath, the butter hydrates your skin and leaves it feeling silky smooth.

SLSA Powder  is known for it's incredible foaming properties, adding bubbles and enhancing fizz to any bath bomb. Making it a perfect addition to this recipe and adding a bit more fun to bath time.

Kiss Fragrance captures the alluring and enduring scents of passion, a beautifully sweet and comforting aroma with notes of passionfruit and amber. A wonderful combination for Valentine's.

Polysorbate 80 is a magical ingredients, in bath bombs especially, as it help to disperse your colours in your bath water and due to it's nature stops your colour from sticking to your bath tub.

Along with a range of amazing ingredients, this recipe is perfect for that extra self indulgence, ensuring your skin is hydrated and moisturised whilst being cute and loving at the same time!

Equipment:

• Mixing Bowl
• Mixing Jug
• Suitable Mould
• Soap Cutter, Knife or Flat Edge Tool

Ingredients:

• 520g Bicarbonate of Soda
• 250g Citric Acid
• 130g Shea Butter, Refined
• 130g SLSA Powder
• 20g Kiss Fragrance
• 14g Polysorbate 80
• Dark Pink Mica Powder

Shop all ingredients below.

How to make your own Shea Butter Bath Bombs...

1. Firstly, prepare your area by gathering all the necessary equipment needed.
2. Once everything is ready, add your shea butter to a mixing jug and pop in the microwave on a low heat to melt.
3. Next, in a bowl, add your citric to your bicarbonate of soda and combine.
4. Pour in your SLSA, be careful as this is very floaty, then mix together.
5. Now add your polysorbate, melted shea butter and fragrance and mix again. Ensuring you break away any lumps that form.
6. Split your mixture into two bowls, then sprinkle in your mica and mix to get your preferred colour. We created two different shades of pink.
7. Then, you can build your bath bombs, simply layer your two colours into your mould to create your desired pattern. Making sure you pack your bath bombs to ensure they are pressed in completely.
8. Next, carefully scrape away any excess to leave a flat bottom and leave your bath bombs to set.
9. Once fully set, gently remove from your mould. Then you can enjoy your Love Bug Bath Bombs!