Make Your Own Bath Bombs

How can we justify relaxing in the bath when it uses so much water?

• Fit a 'Water To Greywater Diverter Valve' which allows your non-toxic bath water to be collected and used for growing green things. Available for £29.95 from www.green-shopping.co.uk
• Eat a vegetarian or vegan diet. The amount of water that goes into meat production is so huge it equates to 1,500 bath fulls of water to feed a meat eater in a week and 300 to feed a vegetarian compared with just 20 bath fulls of water to feed a vegan for a week. (Obviously these people do not feed on baths of water, I'm talking about the water that goes into food production including each aspect of the food chain).
  
• When washing dishes save energy by rinsing suds off with cold water.

... and now for the bath bomb recipe

Ingredients:

bicarbonate of soda
citric acid
flower water in a spray bottle
essential oil(s) of your choice (10 drops per bomb)
coconut oil / cocoa butter / shea butter (for moisture rich bath bombs)
decoration such as flower petals or glitter
either a silicon ice cube tray (be creative with shapes)-
or grease proof paper and fabric squares cut roughly to 15cm squared

Instructions: Please note that if you plan to use lots of the moisturising ingredients then it is best to use the fabric option (which makes more of a slightly fizzy bath melt) rather than trying to make solid bath bombs in a mould.

• Put 3-1 bicarbonate of soda to citric acid in a mixing bowl. Mix
  
• Add moisturising ingredients. Mix
• If going for the fabric option add all other ingredients (except flower water which is not needed in this option). Mix. Package about 1tbls into the centre of a square of grease proof paper lining the fabric square. Tie with ribbon.
• If you'd rather make a more solid and fizzy shape. Add the flower water & essential oil to spray bottle. Shake. Spray a little onto mixture stirring quickly to reduce premature fizzing.
• Add petals / glitter to the bottom of the mould. Add a little of the mixture to the mould, shake spray bottle, spritz lightly, press down firmly, add more mixture and repeat... and repeat (this can take some time) It is important that each bath bomb is tightly packed and well pressed down.
  
• Leave the mould in a dry place such as an airing cupboard for a few hours or overnight. Carefully press the bottom of the mould taking each bath bomb out individually. If the shapes do not turn out as desired you could crumble them into fizzy bath dust and store it in an attractive jar which you have been waiting to re-use.
• Have a bath or give to someone else to enjoy!