Do you use bath bombs? The bath bomb trend kind of exploded a few years ago with brick and mortar store fronts like Lush toting their brightly colored bath bombs available in all the colors of the rainbow. While I don't take baths often, I do enjoy a leisurely soak after a hard workout or a long, exhausting day. But then I wondered...what's actually in a bath bomb?
Typically, it's a mix of fizzy ingredients, colorants, salts, sometimes essential oils, or surprises like bits of rose petals or glitter. The reason it breaks down in water is the sodium bicarbonate in the bath bomb reacts with citric acid releasing carbon dioxide gas. Very similar to what happens when you drop an Alka-Seltzer tablet in water. Though it does make sense to be wary of bath bombs with colors you don't see in nature, or foreign items like glitter, sprinkles, or shimmer. Colorants and these "surprises" can serve as skin irritants, especially if your skin is sensitive.
My go-to bath products are usually Dr. Teal's foaming bath with epsom salts in lavender or Young Living bath bombs in stress away (an essential oil blend that's a pleasing scent of lime, vanilla, and copaiba). These products are both clean, fragrance-free, and straightforward with their ingredient lists - no additives, colorants, or artificial fragrances allowed.
Happy soaking!
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