Bath Time Fun

Not a food recipe today, but certainly related to food intolerance.  Bicarbonate of soda and epsom salts baths are two “antidotes” that can be used for dealing with food reactions.  These are also the two ingredients used in many commercial batch products, unfortunately the commercial ones usually have essential oils, colours and other things that we want to avoid – especially if the bath is in response to a reaction!

I was given some bath bombs for Christmas and thought it was a shame that Oscar couldn’t enjoy them like I did as kid.  So I decided to fix that and after a bit of searching found a lot of recipes for making bath products.  I combined a few recipes and methods, left out the essential oils and colours and made my own bath bombs and Epsom salt bath cubes.

Oscar was a bit reluctant to try them in his bath.  But that soon changed once I crushed one up and showed him how to make a volcano!

Science experiment – putting bath bombs to good use.

Home Made Bath Bombs

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Prep time	30 minutes
Allergy / Intolerance	Amines, Artificial Addititives, Artificial Colours, Dairy, Egg, Glutamates, Preservatives, Salicylates, Wheat
Suitable for	Dairy / Lactose Free, Gluten Free, RPAH Elimination Diet - Low Chemical / Failsafe
Misc	Child Friendly, Pre-preparable
Occasion	Personal Care

Easy to make bath bombs

Ingredients

• 1 cup bicarbonate of soda
• 1/4 cup tartaric or citric acid
• 3/4 cups epsom salts
• 2 tablespoons rice bran oil
• 1/2 teaspoon water

Directions

1.	Mix together the dry ingredients in a large bowl.
2.	In a separate bowl combine the water and oil.
3.	Add the water/ oil to the dry ingredients 1 teaspoon at a time, mixing it through with a whisk. If the dry ingredients start to fizz add some more to the fizzing parts to stop the reaction. The finished mixture should resemble damp sand and squish together in your hands.
4.	Take a handful of the mixture and use your hands to press it into a ball shape. Place the bath bombs on some paper towel (to absorb any extra mositure) in an airtight container and store for a few days to dry out.
5.	Keep the bat bombs away from moisture until ready to use.

Note

Low Chemical / Failsafe

You could also use biscuit cutters as molds to make other shapes.  Lightly grease the inside of the cutter and press the mixture firmly into it while it is on a flat surface.  Push the bath bomb out by applying even pressure on the top while lifting the cutter.

Home Made Epsom Salt Bath Cubes

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Prep time	2 hours, 20 minutes
Allergy / Intolerance	Amines, Artificial Addititives, Artificial Colours, Dairy, Egg, Glutamates, Preservatives, Salicylates, Wheat
Suitable for	Dairy / Lactose Free, Gluten Free, RPAH Elimination Diet - Low Chemical / Failsafe
Misc	Child Friendly, Pre-preparable
Occasion	Personal Care

Easy to make Epsom bath salts cubes

Ingredients

• 1 cup Epsom salts
• 1 heaped tablespoon bicarbonate of soda
• 3 teaspoons glycerine
• 2 teaspoons water
• Rice bran oil (for greasing)

Directions

1.	Mix together the dry ingredients into a large microwave proof bowl.
2.	Combine the glycerine and water in a separate bowl and mix until well blended.
3.	Pour the liquid onto the dry mixture and stir until well blended. When mixed in it will look like wet sand.
4.	Place the bowl in the microwave and heat on high for 1 minute.
5.	Grease the molds with a drop of oil and blot up any excess oil with some paper towel.
6.	Pour the heated mixture into the molds until 1/2 to 3/4 full. The mixture will continue to expand; if they get too high wait until it has cooled a bit and press them back down.
7.	Leave the bath cubes to cool completely (about 2 hours) and harden then turn the molds over and gently press the cubes out.
8.	Store the cubes in an airtight container until ready to use.

Note

Low Chemical / Failsafe

Any type of mold can be used, large or small.  Silicon molds are better as they are easier to push out.