This homemade bubble bath recipe is made without chemical soaps or sudsing agents. It is sudsy, simple to make, and requires few ingredients.
Bubble Baths Are the Best!
Bubble baths are one trademark of a happy childhood. As a child, I spent many pleasant afternoons making beards and hats out of white bubbles during my baths, or running the jets in my grandparents’ Jacuzzi tub to make a capful of Mr. Bubble grow into mountainous white globs of foam.
Why Make a Homemade Bubble Bath Recipe?
Of course, as an adult, I realize that bubble baths aren’t as great as they once were. They were fun, yes, but probably not so good for my skin. Most bubble baths available in the supermarket contain synthetic dyes and fragrances and sodium lauryl sulfate, all of which can irritate the skin, eyes, and even the urethra[1]. If you’ve suffered chronic urinary tract infections, you’ve probably already been advised to cut out bubble baths completely.
In spite of all the fun bubble baths I took as a child, I realized pretty quickly as a parent that I couldn’t give my kids a lot of bubble baths. They have somewhat sensitive skin as it is, so adding an extra irritant to bath time isn’t a good choice for us. (That’s not to say they’ve never had bubble baths – they have, a few times after I left them briefly unattended and they poured shampoo into the jetted tub.)
Simple Ingredients in Homemade Bubble Baths
It’s exciting to make a homemade bubble bath myself, and with just a few simple ingredients it is so easy to make. It isn’t exactly like my old favorite stuff, but it’s pretty good, and my kids love it.
Homemade Bubble Bath Recipe
Ingredients
- ½ cup warm distilled water
- ½ cup liquid castile soap
- ¼ cup vegetable glycerin
- essential oils of your choice (optional)
Instructions
To Make
- Once you've gathered the homemade bubble bath ingredients, all you have to do is pour and mix them together. The water and castile soap will mix well, but the glycerin may settle at the bottom of your container. That's normal! I was serious when I told you that this is easy.
To Use
- To use your homemade bubble bath, first give your jar a gentle shake, just enough to mix in the glycerin. (Don't over-shake – it'll get foamy and too bubbly.) When it looks less separated, simply pour in 1 ounce of the liquid bubble bath into warm, running bath water. If you find that's not enough, keep adding in small amounts until you've reached your desired bubble level.
Other Soapy Projects to Try
- Learn How to Make Soap
- Learn How to Make Liquid Soap
Have you ever made a homemade bubble bath recipe? Tell us about it below.
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Sources
- National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Compound Database; CID=3423265. Accessed Feb. 18, 2019.
Homemade Bubble Bath Without All The Chemicals was written by Emry Trantham.
* This article was originally published here
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