Hello :) Welcome to another quiet afternoon at the cottage.
There's a certain lazy peacefulness to afternoons, that I never quite experience at any other time of the day.
Today, I'm using the time to make my own bath bombs...or "fizz balls", as we call them in South Africa :)
I hadn't realised before that they so easily can be made with ingredients from your kitchen.
You start by combining all the dry ingredients: epsom salts, baking soda, citric acid and corn starch; mixing well.
Mica powder, a shimmery natural stone mineral, can add colour, and should be added to the wet ingredients:
Water.
Olive oil.
Essential oils for scent (rose).
A good way to combine these well, is to shake them in a jar.
Add the liquid to the dry ingredients a few drops at a time.
Dried flowers and herbs can also be added to make them extra special. (I'm using dried rose.)
The mixture can then be packed into the halves of a mould, pressing the halves firmly together to create the ball.
The mould should only really be removed after a number of hours, but as I don't have multiple moulds, I removed them immediately.
They are very fragile though, and only harden over time.
Lavender bath bomb.
Chamomile and vanilla bath bomb.
I'm planning on gifting the bath bombs to a friend, and am gathering some pine needles to use in the presentation of the gift.
I'll be brewing some of the pine needles into tea, and I'm giving those a quick rinse...
Keep in mind that not all pine needles are edible :)
I'm using the needles to create a nest effect, so that the bath bombs look like eggs in nests in an old egg carton box...
They will be ready to use after curing for at least a day :)
May you have a blessed week ahead...