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Bath truffles are a new-ish addition to the Maiden Hill Farm lineup (visit the Etsy shop here), and let me tell you, they’ve been really popular.
With good reason. Imagine a bath bomb (or fizzy, as they’re somtimes called) with a boatload of skin nourishing cocoa butter added to it. What does that make? A bath truffle!
So, how do you make these little truffles of goodness. Well, it’s as simple as three ingredients.
No, seriously. There are three main ingredients in them.
Baking Soda. One.
Citric acid. Two.
And cocoa butter. That’s three.
Of course, if you’re like me and dream in bling-tastic, add a little fragrace (or essential oils), a bit of color, and the ultimate in bling, glitter, and you’ve got the bling-iest of bath indulgences.
Okay, so maybe that’s a little much on the bling wagon, but these babies are seriously cute.
So, let’s make some. . .
Ingredients:
5 oz baking soda
2.5 oz citric acid
3 oz cocoa butter
0.17 oz fragrance or essential oil (I used Strawberries & Champagne body safe fragrance oil for this batch)
1/4 tsp Pink Mica Powder mixed with vegetable glycerin (optional)
Silicon Ice Cube Mold
Drizzle on top:
2.5 oz baking soda
1.25 oz citric acid
1.5 oz cocoa butter
.08 oz fragrance or essential oil
Cosmetic Grade Glitter (optional)
Pink Himalayan Sea Salt (optional)
Directions:
First, I should mention that all ingredients (other than colorants, glitter, etc) are measured by weight.
Weigh the citric acid and baking soda into a heat safe medium sized bowl.
Use a fork or your hands to break up any clumps and to also mix the two powders together. Set aside.
Weigh the cocoa butter into a microwave safe measuring cup. Heat in 30 second bursts until completely melted, making sure to not leave it unattended. Handle with care when removing it from the microwave as it will be very hot.
Slowly pour the melted cocoa butter into the citric acid/baking soda mixture, using a fork to completely combine them.
At this point, you can add in the fragrance and/or essential oil (I used Strawberries & Champagne for this batch). M It’s very important that you only use body safe fragrance oils.
You can also stir in colorants if you’d like. To get a beautiful soft pink color, I used an eighth of a teaspoon of pink mica mixed with just enough vegetable glycerin to dissolve the powder.
Spoon the mixture into the mold of your choice (I use a silicon ice cube tray – similar to this one)
Allow to harden for about 24 hours before unmolding.
To create the drizzle on top, make a second smaller batch of bath truffle mixture, following the same instructions above. But instead of spooning it into the mold, place it into a plastic storage bag, snip one corner off, and drizzle a little on top of each bath truffle square.
Then, add a little cosmetic grade glitter (regular glitter won’t work and can irritate skin) and a pinch of pink Himalayan sea salt and voila!
Directions For Use:
Drop one in to a warm bath (or foot bath) and enjoy.
Please note: Bath truffles may make floor slippery, so please use caution.
Ingredients
- 5 oz baking soda
- 2.5 oz citric acid
- 3 oz cocoa butter
- 0.17 oz fragrance or essential oil
- 1/4 tsp Pink Mica Powder mixed with vegetable glycerin (optional)
- Silicon Ice Cube Mold
- Drizzle on top:
- 2.5 oz baking soda
- 1.25 oz citric acid
- 1.5 oz cocoa butter
- .08 oz fragrance or essential oil
- Cosmetic Grade Glitter (optional)
- Pink Himalayan Sea Salt (optional)
Instructions
- Weigh out baking soda and citric acid in a heat safe bowl. Combine completely with fork or hands, breaking up any clumps. Set aside.
- Weigh out cocoa butter in microwave safe measuring cup. Melt in a microwave in 30 second bursts until completely melted. Don't leave unattended and use care when removing from microwave as it will be hot.
- Slowly pour in to baking soda/citric acid mixture, using fork to make sure it's completely combined with no clumps.
- Stir in fragrance or essential oil and colorant if you're using any.
- Spoon in to mold. Allow to harden for about 24 hours before unmolding.
- Drizzle:
- Once the bath truffle squares have completely hardened, remove them from the mold and set aside.
- Weigh out baking soda and citric acid in a small heat safe bowl. Set aside.
- Weigh out the cocoa butter in a microwave safe measuring cup. Microwave in 30 second bursts until completely melted. Handle with care when removing from the microwave as it will be hot.
- Slowly pour the melted cocoa butter into the baking soda/citric acid mixture, using the fork to make sure it's completely combined. Stir in the fragrance and colorants if you're using any.
- Spoon into a plastic storage bag. Snip one corner off with scissors and drizzle on top of each bath truffle square.
- Top each square with a sprinkle of cosmetic grade glitter and pink Himalayan sea salt. Allow to dry for a couple of hours.
Notes
I can somtimes unmold the bath truffles a little earlier than 24 hours later, but not often.