Magnesium Bath Bombs for Sore Muscles

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 cup Baking soda
  • 1/2 Corn starch
  • 1/2 Epsom salts

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 5 drops Balsam fir essential oil
  • 1 tbsp Coconut oil
  • 5 drops Copaiba essential oil
  • 5 drops Eucalyptus essential oil
  • 5 drops Ginger essential oil
  • 1 tbsp Magnesium oil
  • 10 drops Peppermint essential oil

• Other

  • • Bath bomb mold, ice cube tray, or other type of mold for pressing your bath bombs
  • • A small glass bowl
  • • ½ cup citric acid
  • • Fork for mixing

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Description

Ingredients

• • 1 cup baking soda
• • ½ Epsom salts (be sure to grind these up in either a mortar and pestle or a coffee grinder – this is the secret to a great bath bomb that holds together well)
• • ½ cup citric acid
• • ½ corn starch, powdered milk, or powdered coconut milk to make a luxurious vegan bath bomb
• • 1 TB magnesium oil
• • 1 TB coconut oil (added a little at a time until mixture holds together)
• • 10 drops peppermint essential oil
• • 5 drops ginger essential oil
• • 5 drops balsam fir essential oil (can sub Douglas Fir)
• • 5 drops eucalyptus essential oil
• • 5 drops copaiba essential oil (can sub helichrysum)
• • A large glass bowl
• • A small glass bowl
• • Fork for mixing
• • Bath bomb mold, ice cube tray, or other type of mold for pressing your bath bombs

Directions

• Begin by grinding the Epsom salts into a finer grain. This will ensure that the ingredients hold together well. Next, mix all of the dry ingredients until well combined in a large glass bowl Mix the magnesium oil and the essential oils in a small glass bowl Drip the magnesium oil mixture in the dry ingredients very slowly a little at a time, mixing thoroughly with your hands each time. Adding the wet ingredients too quickly will cause a reaction and the bath bombs will lose a lot of fizz. Now add the coconut oil very slowly, little by little and mix well Keep mixing in the wet ingredients with your fingers until well combined and the final mixture feels like slightly damp sand. It will hold its shape when squeezed in your hand. Now the mixture is ready to be packed into the mold of choice! Be sure to over-stuff the molds to ensure a solid bath bomb