How to Make Strawberry and Vanilla Bubble Bath

Fresh strawberry beauty products are a fresh alternative to processed products.

Strawberry and vanilla bubble bath is a natural alternative to store-bought bubble baths that are often full of potentially dangerous additives and chemicals to scent the water and help the soap lather and form bubbles. Homemade strawberry and vanilla bubble bath works just as well as any commercial bubble bath without the use of chemicals, and its pleasant smell is wonderful for both children and adults. Making your own bubble bath will also save you quite a bit of money over buying bubble bath from retail stores, and it can be a rewarding activity to do with children.

Things You'll Need

• 1/3 cup distilled water
• Small saucepan
• Small mixing bowl
• 2 tbsp. unscented shampoo base
• Wooden spoon or glass stirrer
• 1 tbsp. liquid glycerin
• 1/4 tsp. table salt
• 8 drops strawberry essential oil
• 8 drops vanilla essential oil
• Glass container with tight-fitting lid or plastic squeeze bottle

Instructions

1. Pour the water into a small saucepan and warm over low heat for 2 to 3 minutes.

2. Transfer the warm water to a small mixing bowl and add the shampoo base. Stir with a wooden spoon or glass stirrer until well blended.

3. Add the liquid glycerin, table salt, and strawberry and vanilla essential oils; then stir until the mixture becomes a thick liquid.

4. Transfer the strawberry and vanilla bubble bath to a glass container with a tight-fitting lid or to a plastic squeeze bottle.

Tips & Warnings

• You can buy unscented shampoo base, liquid glycerin and essential oils at almost any health food store or online through a number of specialty retailers.

• To use, half-fill a tub with warm water. Add two tablespoons of the bubble bath and get in the tub. Continue filling and soak for 30 minutes. Rinse the skin with warm water after bathing and pat dry with a clean cotton towel.

• Avoid mixing or storing any type of homemade skin care product in an aluminum or copper container, as there is serious concern about heavy metals entering the body through the pores.

References

• Natural Beauty at Home; Janice Cox; 2002

Resources

• AllNaturalBeauty.us: Homemade Beauty Recipes