diy bath and shower fizzies

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(All opinions are my own and should not be considered medical or professional advice.)
If you follow me on Instagram then you probably saw a couple weeks back my #diyfail with these puppies.
I fact, one of my friends said they looked like homemade marshmallows.
Thanks Tiffany. I love you too.
Luckily, my second try at making these homemade bath and shower fizzies went much better then the first.
I admit, they do kind of look like homemade marshmallows or giant sugar cubes, but if you used a different mold or colored them, you wouldn’t have the problem of having your children ask you if they were ready to eat yet.
Yes, that happened.
More than once.
There are tons of tutorials on Pinterest… or maybe it’s just the same few over and over. Anyway, {this} is by far the best one I found! Beautiful pictures to help explain every step, and a simple recipe. (Why do some have all this extra crud in them? I don’t get it.)
Some thoughts on the process:
(1) The first go-round the ones in the mini cupcake pans didn’t turn out at all. They just crumbled and got stuck. I put all the crumbles in a bag, because they still fizz up when you spoon it in, and I dipped the pan in my kids’ baths that night to clean it out. The silicon molds (which are just ice cube trays I bought at Target) worked perfectly.
(2) The weather was really humid and rainy when I made these, so to help the process along I heated my oven as low as it would go (170 degrees), then shut it off and left the trays in there overnight. They dried great and my silicone molds were just fine.
(3) The directions will say to not add too much Witch Hazel. You will read that and think that you’ve got it handled. You will put in what you think is the proper amount. You will probably be wrong. That’s what happened with my first batch, I added too much Witch Hazel and they kept foaming up. They did eventually dry, and they still work in the tub, but they’re not very pretty! I’m keeping those for myself. 🙂

I made two different kinds, Winter Wellness and Sweet Sleep.
Winter Wellness:
  • 4 parts essential oil blend containing Wild Orange, Clove Bud, Cinnamon Bark, Rosemary, etc.
  • 1 part Peppermint essential oils
  • (For example, I used 20 drops of the  bklend and 5 drops of Peppermint)
Sweet Sleep:
  • 3 parts Lavender essential oils
  • 1 part either Grapefruit essential oils, or a Citrus blend
  • (For example, I used 15 drops of Lavender and 5 drops of Grapefruit)

To use these as bath fizzies, simply drop in your bath water! To use them in the shower, place them on the shower floor on the opposite side from your shower head!

14 Responses to diy bath and shower fizzies

  1. Linh Vo December 5, 2014 at 7:22 pm #

    What a great DIY! I've been thinking about things to make for party favors to give our family and this would be a great idea for the ladies. 🙂
    Linh
    http://abeautifulrawr.com

  2. Stephanie Cox December 5, 2014 at 7:47 pm #

    I love how easy you broke the process down. Sometimes, I'm just so overwhelmed by the extra steps that I just give up on a project.

  3. Hall Around Texas December 5, 2014 at 8:24 pm #

    Thanks for the tutorial!! I need to make some of the sweet sleep. All of us here have trouble getting to sleep. 🙂

  4. Farrah Fong December 5, 2014 at 9:07 pm #

    These are adorable! <3 Pinned and can't wait to try making them!

  5. Ashley McCardia December 6, 2014 at 3:12 am #

    This is great! I will be trying it out!

  6. Courtney [Sweet Turtle Soup] December 6, 2014 at 3:22 am #

    how fun is that! I've never heard of bath fizzies. looks like a good time.

  7. Tiffany Khyla December 6, 2014 at 5:07 am #

    I love bath fizzies and have always wanted to make my own. I'll definitely have to try these!

  8. Sonja December 8, 2014 at 3:29 pm #

    I'm a huge fan of the store LUSH for many reasons but it can get costly when you're going every week spending $100 on bath bombs lol
    I've got to try this at home!

  9. J Young December 8, 2014 at 8:38 pm #

    These would make awesome party favors! Thanks for stopping by! 🙂

  10. J Young December 8, 2014 at 8:38 pm #

    Thanks for pinning 🙂

  11. J Young December 8, 2014 at 8:39 pm #

    Lol, yes, LUSH is great, but these are much more cost effective! 🙂

  12. Laurie @ Stylin Savanna December 13, 2014 at 1:37 pm #

    They totally do look like marshmallows and that's totally NOT a bad thing!!! You are so creative!

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