This Calendula Fizzing Bath Powder is so easy to make and provides all the same fun and fizzy bath experience as a bath bomb without the need of a bath bomb mould and a lot of extra time.

Calendula Fizzing Bath Powder

Fizzy bath powder or bath salts contain very similar ingredients to bath bombs, without the need to shape them into a bath bomb mould and wait for them to set. Giving the same result, this is just a quicker and easier way to have the fun, fizzy bath experience.

This light and airy, calendula bath powder provides a lovely, fizzy bath experience within a matter of minutes – no more time spent waiting for bath bombs to set and cure. Though, if you are looking for a calendula bath bomb recipe, check this one out!

Benefits of Calendula

Calendula is a lovely flower that not only smells good, but also has wonderful, soothing and calming benefits. Learn how to grow, harvest and dry this gorgeous flower then you can use the dry petals in a variety of products, making use of its natural healing properties.

As well as being a pretty flower to have in your garden, calendula makes an excellent companion plant, as it helps repels pests and is a great way to attract bees and butterflies to your garden. This lovely plant also have many medicinal benefits including reducing fevers and inflammation, helping with varicose veins, help with healing wounds and diaper rashes and more.

How to Make Calendula Bath Powder

This recipes make around 10 oz (280g) of powder.

½ cup baking soda (bicarbonate of soda)
¼ cup Epsom salts
¼ cup corn starch (cornflour)
¼ cup citric acid
1 tbsp calendula infused oil
¼ cup dried Calendula petals or dry your own
¼ tsp Golden Mica Powder, optional

To make this powder, add the baking soda, Epsom salts, cornstarch, citric acid and mica powder, if using to a medium bowl.

Whisk the ingredients until they are fully combined.

Slowly and carefully, while whisking, add the infused oil to the dry mixture.

Gently whisk for about two minutes to mix the oil through.

Add the dried flower petals and gently stir through.

Store in an airtight container.

To use: Add 1-3 tablespoons of bath powder to your bath under your running tap.

Storing Calendula Bath Powder

This powder needs to be stored in a sealed container. You can find some fun containers to put the powder in, just as long as they can be tightly sealed as you don’t want any moisture getting in.

This powder should keep for up to 3 months.

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Bath Powder Tips

If you’re finding the bath powder is clumping a bit, use a fork to break through the clumps and smooth everything out.
In this recipe, it is the citric acid and baking soda (bicarbonate of soda) that makes the bath powder fizz. When those two ingredients get wet, the fizzing is activated, so it is essential that you keep this powder dry when not in use.
When adding wet ingredients when mixing the powder, take your time, going very slowly, trying not to activate the fizzing effect too early.
The fizz of bath powder doesn’t last as long as bath bombs, but the benefits will still be there in the tub of water.
An alternative to using citric acid is cream of tartar.

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