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Guest Article By Freya D’Amico
It’s time to sadly admit that winter is in and it’s only going to get chillier from here on out. Not that I’m unhappy about that, I love layering clothes and wearing giant coats and making snow angels. But for as many days I love the winter, there are just as many when the wind tries to tear my face off and I just can’t get the chill out of my bones. I find there is nothing as relaxing as steeping in the tub, and nothing makes a bath better than the accompanied fizz of a bath bomb. It makes sense somehow that in the winter, when our sources of natural water have been converted to hard ice or snow, that we would want to lay in a hot bath. Those times after a long day, I’ll use bath salts to ease my muscles and light a candle and just lay there. When I’m feeling a little friskier, I keep some Mr. Bubble on hand. Most often though, I want something in between, relaxing and energizing. This is where bath bombs come into play; they’re fizzy and fun but still have the aromatherapy and essential oils to calm me down. Bath bombs are not only wonderful to use, but they’re surprisingly easy to make and personalize yourself. After scouring various books and websites for the best, easiest to make bath bombs, I decided to experiment with elements from each. Most of the ingredients can be bought at a grocery or drugstore. The hardest thing for me to locate was the citric acid used to make the bath bombs fizz. The best place would be your local winemaking shop or, as I had to do, buy it online. There are several ways to customize this recipe by using food coloring, special molds, one girl I saw even made bath cupcakes, but I’m not that savvy unfortunately. Dry Ingredients:
Wet Ingredients:
1. Mix cornstarch, baking soda, essential oil and nut oil until it looks fluffy. Here’s another recipe that I though was really too fun not to include, it is also easier than the bombs and great to make with kids. Bath Cookies: Ingredients:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. If your first batch of cookies crumbles like mine did, you can still use them; just place them in a nylon and under the running water as the tub fills up. A nylon is also helpful if you added anything to the dough, such as tea. Freya runs http://www.fishnorfowl.net - where she writes about how to start and achieve your creative goals, cute indie shopping, and the occasional pumpkin eating dinosaur. She lives in Chicago with a six-toed cat and supply of hair dye in every color. Article Source: EzineArticles.com |
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