Fun With Foam

Fun With Foam

Juliette van der Meer

Bubbles in the bath - endless fun for kids, luxuriously relaxing for the adults, everyone loves them. And now there are ways to make your own bubbly creations using natural surfactants instead of the sulfates and other nasties found in store bought bubble bath.

First up is the good old traditional-style liquid bubble bath. It is really as easy as blending gentle natural surfactants with water. Try this ultra gentle DIY bubble bath suitable for smaller children. I've left the amounts in percentages so you can decide how much to make.
See the video instruction on making it here:

Gentle Kiddies Liquid Bubble Bath

Ingredients:

Method:

  1. Blend the surfactants together and add the glycerine.
  2. Add the preservative to the water.
  3. Add the surfactant mixture to the water, stirring gently.
  4. Blend in any child friendly essential oils.
  5. Add in the *citric acid solution to adjust the pH and you're good to go.

    * To make a quick citric acid solution:
    Mix 6g citric acid with 14g of distilled water. Add a few drops at a time and check Ph throughout.


Add a dash or two of bubble bath to the running bath water and let the fun begin!

Simple Bubble Bath For Adults:

A simple alternative for adults which can be made 2 minutes before running your bath

Ingredients:

Method: In a cup, simply blend everything together - it will make a smooth paste.

Run your bath and hold the cup under the tap until the mixture is used up. Let the bubbles flow!

Foaming Bath Powder

This is a foaming bath powder. This can be made extra fun with the addition of colour. Have a look at DIY Natural Colourants for inspiration.

Ingredients:

Note: - You can adjust the quantities of this recipe to make your desired amount.

- The SCI comes in flake form but you can easily power it in a grinder or manually by placing the flakes in a bag and then bashing them up with a meat tenderiser.

Method: Mix the citric acid, baking soda, arrowroot powder and SCI powder together in a bowl.

To use, run a bath and throw a handful of the foaming powder in. Slosh the water around with your hands to develop the best bubbles.

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Juliette van der Meer

Fascinated with all things Nature, Science, Chemistry and Cosmetic Formulation; slave to four cats; my sweet tooth fuels my sweet nature.

I like to constantly learn new things. I also love crime series, which is totally not a red flag :)

I graduated from Rhodes University with a Degree in Geology but later switched to Cosmetic Science and haven't looked back - proof that flipping your life around can lead to much happiness.

BSc Hons, Adv. Dip. Cosmetic Science


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2 comments

Hi Chante, yes you can convert percentages directly to grams or mils (just keep the units the same). An easy way to do it is to say 100% = 100g (or 100ml), and then 50% will be 50g, 15% will be 15g etc etc. If you want more than 100g then you can just double it.

Juliette

Hi there,

Just wanted to find out how does the percentages work when working with a recipe , how do you know how much do you need to add of each product. Can you convert the percentages to grams ?

Chante Barnard

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