What Makes a Bath Bomb Fizz? Ingredients That POP!

Book? Check. Candles? Check. Wine? Double-check! Now all you need for the perfect evening escape is the therapeutic and relaxing fizz from bath bombs. But what makes a bath bomb fizz?

The short answer: Citric acid and baking soda.

Of course, there’s more to bath bombs than that! Let’s take a closer look at why bath bombs are the perfect addition to any bath or shower and how you can pick the perfect one for your specific needs based on their ingredients.

What Are the Key Ingredients in Bath Bombs?

Essential Oils

Almost every bath bomb out there has its own unique blend of essential oils. This gives them their own scent and soothing effect. Some of the most popular essential oils found in this product are lavender, eucalyptus, and rose. These are all perfect for baths because they provide a calming, soothing effect and have pleasant, subtle scents.

Oil

This product will often have one of the following oils: jojoba, sweet almond, coconut, olive, and sometimes baby oil. Cheef Botanicals’ own all-natural bath bombs contain coconut oil. This moistens the bath bomb, ensuring that your skin will feel moisturized, smooth, and soft after your bath.

Food Coloring

One thing this product is known for is how vibrant and absolutely fun it is. You’ll often find them in a wide variety of shapes and colors at any given beauty or bath store. There’s even an abundance of bath bombs that come in multiple colors, either swirled like a beautiful, sparkling planet or helping the bath bomb better portray a specific dessert, fruit, or fun item (think a brown cone and a mint green scoop of ice cream on top).

While all of these ingredients leave you smelling and feeling good, what actually makes bath bombs fizz?

What Ingredients Make a Bath Bomb Fizz?

This is what bath bombs are truly known for! Right when they’re added to the warm water in your tub, the bomb starts to dissolve into multi-colored bubbles and fizzy swirls throughout the water. That’s thanks to two other key ingredients: baking soda and citric acid.

Bath bombs start to fizz when water triggers a reaction between citric acid and a “neutralizing substance” like baking soda, or sodium bicarbonate. While dry, the chemicals in citric acid and baking soda are stable. But when water is added to the mix, citric acid and baking soda react together to produce carbon dioxide bubbles. That’s the fizz! This carbon dioxide reaction breaks the bath bomb apart, releasing their intoxicating fragrances and oils.

How Long Do Bath Bombs Last?

While baking soda and citric acid react almost instantly to water, that doesn’t mean the fizzing only happens when you drop bath bombs in the tub! Most bath bombs will fizz for about six to eight minutes in hot water. Even after it dissolves, you will still be able to feel the fizz of the carbon dioxide bubbles for a bit. Think of it as an ongoing massage right in your tub!

What Are There Benefits of Bath Bombs?

Bath bombs aren’t just pretty to look at and smell. Their luxurious appearance and scents also have a lot of benefits for your skin and mind. The oil and other ingredients that make up most bath bombs act as a moisturizer. This will leave your skin soft and silky smooth. It can be very soothing.

And that fizzing effect? That’s not only for looks! Sodium bicarbonate and citric acid can clean, repair, and deodorize skin. You’ll feel a sense of rejuvenation when you see your healthy, glowing skin after using quality bath bombs.

When it comes to your mood, bath bombs can help you feel good even hours after your bath! Each essential oil has a scent that serves a purpose. Try a citrus scent in a morning bath to feel energized throughout the day. If you’re looking for a more restful sleep after a long day, try a scent like lavender. It will linger on your skin all night, helping you get comfortable and relaxed.

How to Find the Right Bath Bomb

Okay, the benefits of using topicals above obviously sound like a dream. But what if we told you there’s a bath bomb that offers even more benefits?

Cheef Botanicals’ CBD bath bombs have all of the beneficial, healing ingredients listed above as well as CBD. This is a non-psychoactive phytocannabinoid found in the hemp plant that reacts with the receptors in your body’s endocannabinoid system (ECS). Those receptors and the ECS help regulate your mood and overall health. Applying CBD to your skin allows it to react with the receptors in your skin, providing relief to areas that are sore or experiencing discomfort.

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Cheef Botanicals uses only all-natural, vegan, non-GMO ingredients in their CBD products. Cheef Botanicals’ CBD is the highest grade in the market, grown in hemp farms in Colorado. Our bath bombs were created by a group of health-conscious cannabis enthusiasts with over 25 years of combined experience in the organic food industry.