There is something about pink doughnuts with sprinkles that make me happy. They are just so darn cute! After making pink melt and pour soap with jojoba bead “sprinkles” a few years back, I revisited the idea and made these doughnut bath bombs. The Doughnut Half Mold gives them a cute doughnut shape, while a touch of coconut oil gives the bath water a touch of moisture. They are scented with the sweet Strawberry Fragrance Oil, but feel free to use any fragrance oil you like!

This bath bomb project uses two different types of colorant. The entire bath bomb mixture is colored with Rosy Pink La Bomb Colorant. The term “La Bomb” refers to a type of colorant that’s formulated specifically for bath fizzies; find them all here. They’re made of highly concentrated FD&C and D&C dyes mixed with glycerin. La Bombs are specially formulated to not leave any color on the tub, and won’t make your bath bombs fizz prematurely.

Once the doughnut bath bombs have hardened and are unmolded, the “sprinkles” are painted on using a mixture of micas and 99% isopropyl alcohol. The mica paint dries almost instantly. To help the micas (and coconut oil) disperse better in the water, I added a touch of Polysorbate 80 to the bath fizzy mixture. You don’t have to add it if you don’t like, but it helps prevent pools of oil, micas and glitter from forming in the water.

What You’ll Need:
Doughnut Half Mold
1 cup Baking Soda
½ cup Citric Acid
.5 oz. Coconut Oil
6 mL Strawberry Fragrance Oil
5-6 drops Rosy Pink La Bomb Colorant
Fine Iridescent Glitter
Witch Hazel in Spray Bottle
Droppers
Optional: 2 mL Polysorbate 80

Sprinkles:
Yellow Lip Safe Mica
Magenta Mica
Super Pearly White
Shamrock Green Mica
Blue Mica – Cellini Lip Safe Mica
99% Isopropyl Alcohol

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DIY Sprinkle Doughnut Bath Bombs

These bath bombs look just like pink doughnuts with sprinkles!

Course Bath Bombs

Servings 6 bath bombs

Author Soap Queen

Ingredients

• Doughnut Half Mold
• 1 cup Baking Soda
• ½ cup Citric Acid
• .5 oz. Coconut Oil
• 6 mL Strawberry Fragrance Oil
• 5-6 drops Rosy Pink La Bomb Colorant
• Fine Iridescent Glitter
• Witch Hazel in Spray Bottle
• Droppers
• Optional: 2 mL Polysorbate 80
• Yellow Lip Safe Mica
• Magenta Mica
• Super Pearly White
• Shamrock Green Mica
• Blue Mica – Cellini Lip Safe Mica
• 99 % Isopropyl Alcohol

Instructions

• In a large bowl, mix together the baking soda and citric acid. If there are any clumps in the mixture, you can push the powder through a sifter or break up the clumps with your fingers. Citric acid has a tendency to take off nail polish, so wear gloves to protect your manicure.
• Add the melted coconut oil, Strawberry Fragrance Oil, Polysorbate 80 and Rosy Pink La Bomb Colorant. Mix all the ingredients together, until fully combined. I have found it's best to use your hands for this step!
• Once the ingredients are fully mixed and there are no clumps of colorant or oil, add the Fine Iridescent Glitter and mix in.
• Begin spritzing with witch hazel, while mixing with your hands or a spatula. Continue spritzing until the mixture is a texture that holds its shape when squeezed.
• Fill each container with the bath fizzy mixture, pressing the mixture down to make sure it's packed tight in the mold. Make sure to leave the middle of the mold clean so there is a hole in the doughnut shape!
• Allow the bath bombs to harden and dry for several hours, up to overnight.
• Once completely hard and dry, remove the bath fizzies from the mold.
• Time to paint on the sprinkles! In separate containers, add about 1/8 teaspoon of the Super Pearly White Mica, Yellow Lip Safe Mica, Magenta Mica, Shamrock Mica and Cellini Blue Mica with about 1/4 99% isopropyl alcohol. Stir together to create a "paint." The paint should be thin enough to spread, but also saturated enough to leave a strong color on the fizzy.
• Using a fine point paint brush, start painting the sprinkles on the fizzy, cleaning your brush between each color. If you find the "paint" is bleeding on your bath bomb, add a bit more mica to the mixture.
• Continue painting on sprinkles until you're happy with the look. Allow them to fully dry for several hours. To use, place in a hot bath and enjoy!

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There is something so mesmerizing about gemstones and crystals. With their unique shapes and variety of colors, it’s easy to understand why crystal jewelry and home decor has become so popular. Who doesn’t want to surround themselves with sparkly crystals? If you’re a crystal and gemstone lover like me, these Sparkling Bath Crystals are an easy way to incorporate them in the bath.

First, drop fragrance oil onto the extra large bath crystals to give them scent. A bit of Polysorbate 80 helps the mica disperse throughout the tub water more evenly. Then, coat the crystals lightly in micas and glitter. This project can be customized with any skin-safe fragrance oil and mica of your choice. This tutorial used Celestial Waters Fragrance Oil and Queen’s Purple Mica for an amethyst effect. The other colors shown were created with Shamrock Green Mica scented with Clover & Aloe Fragrance Oil, Rose Gold Mica scented with Rosehip Jasmine Fragrance Oil and Caribbean Blue Mica scented with Rain Cybilla Fragrance Oil.

I do recommend using micas for this project and not oxides and pigments. The particles of oxides and pigments are larger and won’t coat the salts as nicely. They also won’t look very nice in your tub water! In our tests, we found these salts did give a light ring of colorant around the tub without Polysorbate 80. The cleaner your bath tub, the less color will transfer. Also, use less mica rather than more to help avoid any extreme color transfer. Add just enough to cover the crystals. See how these crystals affect bath water with and without Polysorbate 80 at the bottom of this post.

The salts can also be used as potpourri. If you’re not adding them to your bath water, feel free to heavily scent them. Then place them in a glass container to showcase the colorful crystals. I also recommend some gloves for this project. Mixing the ingredients with your hands works so much better than a spoon, and helps avoid any irritation.

What You’ll Need:
Two Tall 8 oz. Bail Jar
16 oz. Extra Large Bath Crystals
3 mL Celestial Waters Fragrance Oil
2 mL Polysorbate 80
Queen’s Purple Mica
Super Pearly White Mica
Fine Iridescent Glitter
Optional: Droppers & Gloves

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ONE: Place the Extra Large Bath Crystals into a glass fragrance oil safe container. Using a dropper, add drops of the Celestial Waters Fragrance Oil onto the salts, while using your hands or spoon to mix the salt and fragrance oil together. Continue dropping the oil into the salts in various areas to help evenly coat the salt. If you’re using your hands to mix your salts (which I found to be the easiest method of mixing) I recommend wearing gloves. Using another dropper, add the Polysorbate 80 to the salts in various areas while mixing.

TWO: Once all the fragrance oil and Polysorbate 80 has been added, continue to mix the ingredients into the salts for about a minute or two to help all the salt come in contact with the oil.

THREE: Once the salts have been thoroughly mixed, sprinkle a very small amount of the Queen’s Purple Mica onto the salts and use your hands or spoon to begin mixing in the salts. Remember, you can always add more mica, so start with a small amount.

FOUR: Continue mixing until the mica is evenly coated on the salts. Add more mica if you’d like. Because these salts can leave a small ring around the tub due to the mica, I recommend using less rather than more mica. Use your hands to “massage” any salt that has a huge chunks of mica stuck to it.

FIVE: Once you’re happy with the amount of color, sprinkle a bit of the Super Pearly White Mica and thoroughly mix in. The white mica gives the crystals a bit of dimension and extra shine.

SIX: Add a dash of glitter to the salts and mix in. Transfer the salts to a bail jar. Once you’re ready to use, dump a large handful of salts into a very hot bath and enjoy!

Below, you can see the difference between the water with Polysorbate 80 in the salts (shown on the left), and without Polysorbate 80 (on the right). While the salts without Polysorbate 80 do look a little extreme, keep in mind the colorant is dispersed in a much larger amount of water when used in the tub. But, the Polysorbate 80 does help the mica disperse throughout the water nicely!

Once the salts hit the water, the mica blends into the water and the salts turn crystal clear. I love how they look once in the water…it’s like they transform into ice crystals! The photo below is the crystals colored with Rose Gold Mica. The photo doesn’t do justice to how pretty the pink, sparkly water looks!

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DIY Sparkling Bath Crystals

These Sparkly Bath Crystals can be customized with the color and fragrance of your choice.

Course Bath Soaks

Cook Time 30 minutes minutes

Total Time 30 minutes minutes

Author Soap Queen

Ingredients

• Two Tall 8 oz. Bail Jar
• 16 oz. Extra Large Bath Crystals
• 3 mL Celestial Waters Fragrance Oil
• 2 mL Polysorbate 80
• Queen's Purple Mica
• Super Pearly White Mica
• Fine Iridescent Glitter
• Optional: Droppers & Gloves

Instructions

• Place the Extra Large Bath Crystals into a glass fragrance oil safe container. Using a dropper, add drops of the Celestial Waters Fragrance Oil onto the salts, while using your hands or spoon to mix the salt and fragrance oil together. Continue dropping the oil into the salts in various areas to help evenly coat the salt. If you're using your hands to mix your salts (which I found to be the easiest method of mixing) I recommend wearing gloves. Using another dropper, add the Polysorbate 80 to the salts in various areas while mixing.
• Once all the fragrance oil and Polysorbate 80 has been added, continue to mix the ingredients into the salts for about a minute to help all the salt come in contact with the oil.
• Once the oil has been thoroughly mixed, sprinkle a very small amount of the Queen’s Purple Mica onto the salts and use your hands or spoon to begin mixing in the salts. Remember, you can always add more mica, so start with a small amount.
• Continue mixing until the mica is evenly coated on the salts. Add more mica if you’d like. Because these salts can leave a small ring around the tub due to the mica, I recommend using less rather than more mica. Use your hands to “massage” any salt that has a huge chunks of mica stuck to it.
• Once you’re happy with the amount of color, sprinkle a bit of the Super Pearly White Mica and thoroughly mix in. The white mica gives the crystals a bit of dimension and extra shine.
• Add a dash of glitter to the salts, and mix in. Transfer the salts to a bail jar. Once you’re ready to use, dump a large handful of salts into a very hot bath and enjoy!

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