Sometimes all you need is a bathtub with warm water and fluffy bath foam. We'll show you how to make a bubble bath yourself.
There are days when you just want to go home and take a bath.
No matter if it's dark and cold outside or in summer. You can't go wrong with wonderfully scented bath water.
But you don't have to buy ready-made bath products.
They are full of synthetic agents and fragrances. When you make your own bath foam, you know what ends up in your bath water.
You can also decide for yourself whether you feel like relaxing or refreshing. Because of course you feel like something different every day, here are several recipes. So you can choose which bubble bath you want to make yourself.
And if you feel like it, you can also Make your own bath bombs.
Table of contents
- How to make bath foam itself?
- What ingredients do I need to make a bubble bath myself?
- The 4 best recipes for homemade bath foam
- Make pink bath foam yourself
- Refreshing bubble bath with extra foam
- Anti Stress Bath Foam
- Good mood bubble bath make yourself
- What do I have to pay attention to when making a bubble bath myself?
- How do I get a lot of foam in the tub?
How to make bath foam itself?
If you are short on time and want to mix a bubble bath yourself really quickly, just use the basic recipe. For simple instructions for bath foam you need only 4 ingredients:
- 1x unscented liquid soap
- 200 ml water or vegetable oil
- 0.5 tsp bath salt
- 10 drops of fragrance oil
Mix all the ingredients well and pour them into a jar or bottle. Shake the mix well and pour it into the bathtub while the water is still running.
For all those who have a little more time, we have come up with quite wonderful instructions. For every mood and for every situation.
What ingredients do I need to make a bubble bath myself?
No matter which recipe you decide on later, you will always need three basic ingredients.
Liquid soap
Reach unscented liquid soap. A mild baby shampoo is also very gentle on the skin.
Tip: I always buy the soap in a canister. That is indeed once a lot of soap. But you save a lot of money and the environment packaging waste. Larger quantities are available at DM & Co.
Essential oils
Scents influence us much more than most people realize. Have you ever sniffed a lemon when you were really tired? The scent of lemon perks up tired spirits.
Lavender has a relaxing effect. Rosemary oil* is good for concentration and Rose oil* can have a stimulating, balancing effect.
Tip: It's best to get a whole set of essential oils, then you can also mix them for the bubble bath. Make yourself aware of the Effect of essential oils smart if you want to mix up a special bath foam.
But be careful - it should still not be more than 15 drops per 200 ml of soap.
Soap color
Does not have to be, but makes the bubble bath itself much nicer. Important: Use only a little color. Otherwise the foam will be too dark and that looks anything but good.
Pastel colors are the most beautiful. Who does not Soap color* at hand, you can also Food coloringtake *. Works just as well.
DIY Tip
In the book, The Glow - Naturkosmetik selber machen, you will find many great instructions for DIY cosmetic projects. From creams, shampoos, scrubs, oils you will find many step-by-step instructions with photos.
When I started to look into the subject, I stumbled across this book. It offers a lot of great instructions for beginners and also advanced. And for every skin and hair type. I can highly recommend it to you and regularly prepare natural cosmetics with the book myself.
The 4 best recipes for homemade bath foam
Refreshing? Relaxing? Or really nice and pink with Glitter*? What do you fancy?
Important products that you need for this tutorial, you can order at Amazon
- Food coloring*
- Rose oil*
- Almond oil*
- Glitter powder*
- Baking soda*
- essential Lavender oil*
- dried lavender flowers*
- Honey
Make pink bath foam yourself
Du benötigst
- 200 ml neutral liquid soap
- 5 Drop red soap color
- 15 Drop Rose oil
- 40 ml Almond oil
- 40 ml Glycerin
- Glitter
Anleitung
- Mix the soap with the soap color in a bowl. Caution: Do not get too much, otherwise the color will be too dark. Better first take 2-3 drops and then more if needed.
- Now add rose oil, almond oil and glycerin.
- After you have mixed everything, finally the glitter.
- You can now fill the bath foam into a pump bottle or normal bottle. Whichever you like better.
- Ready!
If you like it girly, you can use pink bath foam with Glitter* to make. Looks really cute and is the perfect gift for a dear friend.
The scent of Rose oil* puts us in a good mood, helps with sleep problems and brings us back into balance on stressful days. Roses also go perfectly with pink and Glitter* :)
So easy you make bath salts yourself!
Refreshing bubble bath with extra foam
Du benötigst
- 200 ml Liquid soap
- 15 ml Vinegar
- 10 g Baking soda
- 30 g Baking powder
- 10 Drop Lemon oil
- 5 Drop green food coloring
Anleitung
- Mix liquid soap and vinegar in a bowl.
- Now add the baking soda and baking powder. Even before stirring in, make sure that they have no lumps.
- Finally, add the lemon oil and food coloring. Take a sniff of the bath foam. Do you still smell the vinegar strongly?
- Then add 5 drops of essential oil. However, you should not take more. Because then it could already irritate the skin.
Are you tired and really worn out? Then you should take a bath additive that solves exactly this problem.
Fresh and lively you feel after lemon scent.
By the way, your bath will be super sudsy if you use Baking soda*, vinegar and Baking powder* into the water. Don't be afraid of vinegar. You can hardly smell it. The scent is masked by the lemon.
Anti Stress Bath Foam
Ingredients
- 200 ml Liquid soap
- 100 ml Water
- 5 Drop purple soap color
- 1 TL Bath salts
- 10 Drop Lavender oil
- 1 EL Lavender flowers
Anleitung
- Mix the soap and water in a bowl. Mix them with a spoon and add the soap color very slowly.
- Now add bath salts, lavender oil and lavender flowers.
- Fill and ready.
You can't have enough anti-stress products at hand. Especially shortly before and around Christmas, it's again really round. Lavender comes in all forms just right.
Lavender has a calming effect, relieves anxiety and inner turmoil.
This DIY bath additive will be a little more liquid. So you have the choice of what you prefer.
Got a cold? With these home remedies you mix a cold bath that works quickly!
Good mood bubble bath make yourself
Good mood bubble bath make yourself
Du benötigst
- 1 EL Honey
- 2 Vanilla beans
- 200 ml Liquid soap
- 40 ml Glycerin
- 40 ml Almond oil
- 10 Drop Vanilla fragrance oil
- 2 Drop yellow color
Anleitung
- Heat the honey in the microwave for 15 seconds. This makes it very liquid and easier to process.
- Meanwhile, scrape out the vanilla beans.
- Mix the vanilla pulp in a bowl with soap, glycerin, almond oil and vanilla fragrance oil.
- Finally, the honey is added.
- If you like, you can help a little with yellow paint. But be careful: it should not be too much. Just so that a little color comes into play.
Put an end to a bad mood. Vanilla has a mood-lifting effect, helps with nervousness and anxiety. And allegedly Vanilla scent even stop cravings for sweets.
But instead have an aphrodisiac effect. Sounds like a good plan for the evening, right? :)
What do I have to pay attention to when making a bubble bath myself?
Do not overdo it with essential oils. They are highly concentrated. Just a few drops are enough. If you use too much, it will irritate the skin.
Try it the first time with too little rather than too much. Basically, 10 drops are enough if you want to make 300 ml of bubble bath yourself.
The same applies to Food coloring*. If you use too much, you will discolor the bathtub and your skin. Discreet looks best anyway. If you like, you can also Glitter* stir in. But you shouldn't overdo it here either. Otherwise it will stick everywhere :)
When you put the bath foam in beautiful vials you can also use it as a gift. You don't have to buy plastic bottles. You can also fill the bubble bath into a small champagne bottle, wine bottle or syrup bottle.
Is a bubble bath healthy?
Taking a hot bubble bath is pure relaxation and healthy. You relieve stress and stimulate blood circulation, which benefits muscles and joints.
How do I get a lot of foam in the tub?
To get a really nice bubble bath, you need to put the bath additive in the tub at the very beginning, and in the best case directly under the tap. Feel free to use more of the additive to get a lot of bath foam.
If you like it particularly foamy, do not let the water into the tub via the faucet, but use a shower head. The shower head should be parallel to the water surface. This way you get extra air into the water and a lot of foam is created.
By the way, in cold water you can make no foam, or at least much less.
Our conclusion
If you want to make your own bubble bath, you don't need much. The basis is a mild liquid soap. With essential oils and Soap color* you bring colorful bathing fun into the bathtub.
Good luck! And good relaxation :)
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