Effervescent bath powder
Les Mauvaises Herbes
Bath bombs are bath-ing fun, but a nearly instant way to cheer up the kids is bath-solutely perfect! Okay, that's too much. Sorry about that! Turn the bath into a potion with this magic powder that's super easy to concoct.
Happy bath time!
Level
Beginner
Preparation
3 min
Contains
260 ml
Conservation
Indefinitely
Ingredients
- 15 ml (1 tbsp) of organic butterfly pea powder for a blue mix, OR
- 30 ml (2 tbsp) of beet powder for a pink mix*
- 60 ml (1/4 cup) of citric acid
- 60 ml (1/4 cup) of ground oat flakes (optional)
- 125 ml (1/2 cup) of baking soda
* You can also use ground flowers like cornflower or hibiscus flowers. Depending on each flower powder's coloring power, you'll have to go by taste and adjust. Don't hesitate to add whole flowers to the mix, to give it an even more magical touch!
Preparation steps
1. In a bowl, mix all the ingredients well.
2. Store in an airtight jar.
How to use it
Sprinkle a few tablespoons of the mix into the bathwater (a step kids can of course do on their own) to concoct a lovely colored, fizzy water. On contact with water, the citric acid and baking soda will react, making little bubbles under the amazed gaze of the little ones. Oats, for their part, are well known for their anti-inflammatory and restorative effect on their delicate skin, and the plant or flower powders will infuse their properties into the bathwater. Enough to prepare mysterious magic potions, beautiful “soups” and excellent imaginary “teas.” Testimonial from Raphaëlle, age 5:
“Thank you for your recipe! I love you in my heart.”
... enough said.
