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Lime Coconut Milk Bath Bombs

Published: Jan 20, 2019 · Modified: Apr 19, 2024 by Celine Logan · This post may contain affiliate links · 6 Comments

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Right around this time of year I totally start to sound like a broken record. It goes something like this:"I really don't like winter. I'm cold. Everything looks so gray. I need some sun. Why do we even live here?"... And on, and on it goes. And every year as my tolerance to the cold and gray seems to diminish so does my skin's tolerance to dry air and extreme temperature swings - arrgh, the itch is real, you guys.

Lime coconut milk bath bomb

So, nourishing coconut-ty bright smelling bath goodies to the rescue. I totally had a tropical escape on my mind when I formulated these pretty fizzies. Packed with nourishing coconut milk powder, replenishing hemp oil and soothing sea salt, scented with bright, refreshing lime essential oil and topped of with some eye catching mica sprinkles. Oh yeah, bring on the tub and I'll meet you back here in the spring 😉

Ready to make some fun lime coconut milk bath bombs? Let's go.

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links, meaning at no additional cost to you, will I earn a commission if you decide to click through and make a purchase.

What you'll need:

  • medium sized mixing bowl
  • metal whisk
  • spray bottle to put witch hazel in
  • ¼ cup measuring cup to use as a mold

Recipe (makes about 5 lime coconut milk bath bombs, can easily be doubled or tripled):

  • ⅔ cup Baking Soda
  • ⅓ cup Citric Acid
  • 1 ½ tablespoon Cream of Tartar
  • 1 tablespoon Sea Salt
  • 2 tablespoon Coconut Milk Powder or another milk powder of your choice
  • 1 tablespoon Hemp Seed Oil or any other light weight oil
  • ½ tablespoon Polysorbate 80 (optional, this will prevent the oil to leave a slick film on the bottom of your tub)
  • 20 drops Lime Essential Oil
  • Witch Hazel as needed
  • coarse Sea Salt (optional)
  • Colorants: I used this set for the yellow and mixed the blue and yellow in equal parts to achieve green

Directions:

If you've never made bath bombs before you might want to read my post How to Make Bath Bombs or watch my video to get familiar with the process:

  1. add baking soda, citric acid, sea salt, coconut milk powder and cream of tartar into a mixing bowl and combine thoroughly by whisking with a whisk first and then working all remaining clumps out with your hands (you can also use a sifter for that)
  2. add polysorbate 80, lime essential oil and hemp seed oil to the mix and combine everything using a whisk and then your hands
  3. spritz the mixture with witch hazel until it holds it's shape when squeezed in your fist (see video above)
  4. if it falls apart when you open your fist, spritz the mixture with more witch hazel, checking the consistency frequently
  5. in two small separate containers add some coarse sea salt and mix it in with a ⅛ teaspoon of yellow dye; mix ⅛ teaspoon of blue and ⅛ teaspoon of yellow dye to create green and mix it with the salt
  6. sprinkle some of the green and yellow sea salt into the bottom of a ¼ cup measuring cup
colored sea salt in measuring cup

7. now you can start packing the mixture into the mold firmly pressing it in with the palm of your hand

measuring cup filled with bath bomb mix

8. flip the measuring cup and tap gently until the bath bomb releases

unmolding finished bath bomb from measuring cup

9. let the lime coconut milk bath bombs sit and dry for 12 hours without touching them

10. package or store them in an airtight container or small plastic bag

Want more awesome bath bomb recipes? Why don't you try:

  • Cornflower Calendula Bath Bombs
  • Lavender Oatmeal Cupcake Bath Bombs
  • Easy Unicorn Bath Bombs

Until next time. Happy Tinkering!

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  1. Arthur says

    September 20, 2019 at 5:58 am

    Loved your tutorial. This is the first time I will be making a bath bomb. Hope it turns out well.

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    • Celine says

      September 20, 2019 at 9:00 am

      Hi Arthur, I’m glad you’re giving this recipe a try. Let me know how it turns out. Happy Tinkering:)

      Reply
  2. Christina says

    December 05, 2019 at 12:28 pm

    Just so you know the green you link to is not safe for bath bomb usage. Chromium oxide green is not approved for bath bomb use. Amazon is generally not a good reliable source for micas, especially cosmetic grade.

    Reply
    • Celine says

      December 07, 2019 at 9:44 am

      Thank you for letting me know Christina. I changed it in the post. I had it in the back of my head that greens and blues by this particular company weren't safe for bath bombs, but forgot when I wrote the article. Happy Tinkering 🙂

      Reply
  3. Tyreena says

    May 28, 2020 at 8:09 am

    Thank you! How long is the shelf life for the bombs?

    Reply
    • Celine says

      May 28, 2020 at 10:05 am

      Hi Tyreena, about 6 months when stored in a dry place:)

      Reply
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