How to Make Fizzy Salts

Fizzy salts are a kind of a mixture of bath salts and bath bombs, resulting in the texture of bath salts and the fizzing of bath bombs. They're the ultimate in bathing fun, as well as being easy and inexpensive to make. Also, if you have bored kids, they'll not only enjoy making these fizzy salts, but will enjoy bathing in them as well.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup of Epsom salts
  • 1 cup of sea salt
  • 1 cup of baking soda (sifted)
  • 1/2 cup of citric acid
  • Food color of your choice
  • 1 tablespoon skin safe fragrance oil of choice

Steps

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    Mix the Epsom salts, sea salt and baking soda together well.
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    Add a few drops of food color for desired color. Mix well.
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    Add 1 tablespoon of skin safe fragrance oil. Mix well.
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    Add 1/2 cup of citric acid. Mix well.
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    Use a funnel to pour the fizzy salts mixture in a jar or container.
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    Seal the jar or container. Decorate as desired. If giving away as a gift, add a label explaining what they are and how to use them.
    • Use in warm water to get the maximum fizz.
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Community Q&A

  • Question
    Can I make bath beads into balls?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    Yes. Melt them, put it together, and freeze.
  • Question
    Can sifted baking soda be replaced with regular baking soda?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    Regular baking soda is sifted baking soda. Simply sift your baking soda to remove lumps, making your bath salts as smooth as possible.
  • Question
    Why do the fizzy salts get lumpy?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    The salt makes it very bubbly, so it gets lumpy afterwards.
  • Question
    How many minutes will the bath remain fizzy for?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    It depends on the amount of fizzy salt that you use, but it could remain fizzy anywhere between 10 and 30 minutes.

Warnings

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Things You'll Need

  • Mixing bowl
  • Mixing implement
  • Measuring implements
  • Funnel
  • Storage jar, bottle or container with airtight lid/seal

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Updated: May 6, 2021
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