Make bath chocolates yourself
Recipe and instructions for a fragrant bathing experience
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Whether for bathing fun at home or as a small gift for loved ones – bath chocolates are always a hit. Here you can find out how you can make bath chocolates yourself.
A nice hot bath is just good! When a relaxing scent and nourishing ingredients are added, we are in our own wellness oasis. Reason enough to always have a few bath chocolates in stock. Friends and family are also happy about such a small gift. They’re quick to make, consist of simple ingredients that you often already have at home, and you know exactly what’s in them. If you want, you can experiment with different scents. And last but not least, you also save money, because the homemade bath chocolates are much cheaper than bought ones of a similar quality.
Make bath chocolates yourself: recipe and instructions
For about 15 bath chocolates you need the following ingredients:
- 100 g baking soda
- 50 grams of citric acid
- 40 g cornstarch (or cornstarch)
- 70 g shea butter (or cocoa butter or coconut fat)
- 10-15 drops of essential oil (e.g. lavender oil, rose oil)
- 2 tablespoons dried flowers (e.g. lavender, rose petals, etc.)
- Food coloring if you like
A notice: Make sure the ingredients are organic. Also keep in mind that if you use the bath chocolates with flower petals or similar, you will need a drain strainer in the bathtub.
Utils:
- bowl
- Sieve
- Pot and heatproof vessel for the water bath
- Silicone molds for ice cubes or chocolates
expenditure of time: 10 to 15 minutes plus resting time in the fridge
Instructions:
- Pour the cornstarch through a sieve into a bowl. Thoroughly stir in the citric acid and baking soda.
- Melt the vegetable butter (shea butter, cocoa butter or coconut oil) in a water bath. Once the fat is liquid, stir it into the dry ingredients so that everything is well moistened and sticks together.
- If you like, add the essential oil and the dried flowers and mix them thoroughly into the mass. If you like, you can add a few drops of food coloring.
- Fill the mixture into the ice cube molds or the praline molds. Important: Press everything down well, otherwise the finished bath chocolates could quickly crumble later. Put the molds in the fridge and let them sit there for a few hours to set.
- Later, remove the bath chocolates from the mold and store in a cool, dry place until use. The bath chocolates can later be beautifully wrapped as a gift.
a notice: For a full bath you can put one to three bath chocolates in the water. Thanks to the combination of baking soda and citric acid, the bath chocolates fizz as soon as they come into contact with water.
Make bath chocolates for Christmas yourself
You can of course change the recipe for the bath chocolates individually. Here are some suggestions for bath chocolates as a Christmas present:
- Used as essential oil mandarine oil and/or orange oil.
- Instead of the petals, add cloves, grated orange peel, and cinnamon sticks.
Looking for more recipes for your local wellness oasis? Here you can find out how you can make your own bath additive. You can find out how to make lip balm yourself here and here are the instructions for making hair soap yourself.
Sources used: smarticular.net, veganblatt.com