by Emma Louise Oldham May 23, 2020

They’re fizzy and vibrant, and smell divine! These eco bath bombs contain only natural ingredients, so are kind to skin. And when the fun is finished, they are safe to go down the plughole, too!

What you need:

  • ½ cup Epsom salt
  • 1 cup baking soda
  • ½ cup citric acid
  • Few drops of natural organic food colouring
  • Natural essential oil (please make sure this is child-friendly)
  • Water
  • Olive oil
  • Spoon/whisk
  • Mixing bowls
  • Bath bomb moulds (we used reusable metal ones)

  • What to do:

    Step 1: Put your baking soda, Epsom salt and citric acid into a bowl. Mix together.


    Step 2:  In a separate bowl, add a couple of drops of natural food colouring, half a teaspoon of water, 1.5 teaspoons of olive oil, and a teaspoon of natural essential oil. Mix together.


    Step 3: Repeat Step 2, choosing a different colour. We used three colours for ours, so completed Step 2 three times.


    Step 4: Pour your wet ingredients into the dry ones. You must do this slowly to ensure you don’t activate the citric acid. Keep stirring in the liquid a splash at a time.


    Step 5: When the mixture gets crumbly, knead it with your hands. This feels great!


    Step 6: Add your mixture to the moulds, ensuring it’s tightly packed in. Push the moulds together and remove any excess mixture. Place them in the fridge for up to three hours (until your bath bomb hardens). You can either mix different colours to make a rainbow bath bomb or create separate colours (or both!).


    Step 7: Take out of the fridge, remove the mould, and enjoy! Fizzzzzzz!


    Leave a comment

    Comments will be approved before showing up.


    In other Eco Kids Planet News

    Monthly competition: Recycled Rocket Craft!
    Monthly competition: recycled rocket craft!

    by Eco Kids Planet December 02, 2025

    What an incredible fleet of rockets you launched into our inbox this month! Each design showed a different way to turn everyday scraps into something extraordinary. Some rockets looked ready for deep-space exploration, others carried alien crews, and a few were so beautifully decorated they could ha...

    Monthly Competition: Design a New Zealand Postage Stamp
    Monthly competition: design a new zealand postage stamp

    by Eco Kids Planet October 31, 2025

    Meet the winners of our New Zealand postage stamp competition and explore a gallery of brilliant children’s designs celebrating Aotearoa’s unique wildlife.

    🐾 Wildlife News!
    🐾 wildlife news!

    by Eco Kids Planet October 13, 2025

    Here’s a sneak peek straight from our latest issue of Eco Kids Planet, Wonders Beyond Earth. Wildlife News is where Rhona and Rusty round up the wildest real-world stories from across the planet. Enjoy the read! 🌎 Amazing Photo Entries! The Wildlife Photographer of the Year team gave me a sneak...