I crumbled half of this bubble bar into the bath. The bubble bar itself looks so solid and it is, but when crumbled has a softer texture to it. It created bubbles straight away while it was thrown under the warm running water. I was actually surprised how many bubbles were created and how soft, fluffy and airy they were! Underneath the surface the bath was a shade of soft pink. Overall a very inviting bath to look at. Same old story: Most of the bubble bath soaps on the market contain some really terrible ingredients… parabens, fragrances, even formaldehyde. Yep.

The Baking Soda is used to help to create the “dough” for the bar. When it is introduced to the bath water, it also helps with softening the water. It makes the water softer because it makes it slightly more alkaline. Coco Glucoside is our secondary surfactant. It is compatible with anionic, cationic and nonionic surfactants. We use this to improve the foam (makes the bubbles more stable and last longer) and to help with wetting the mixture to make a “dough”.Simply break of a chunk of the strawberry bubble bar and hot it under the running water to create bubbles. You can squeeze the bubble bar and agitate the water with your hands to maximize the amount of bubbles. Bubble Bar Ingredients Fractionated Coconut Oil: We use the fractionated coconut oil because its a lightweight oil. We use the carrier oil to help wet the dry ingredients and to add moisture to our bath. You can swap it for sweet almond oil or another lightweight carrier oil. Storage Shea Butter: We need some oils to add a moisturizing element and also to bind the bar together. You could substitute the shea butter for mango butter.

Since we are not using a preservative, you do not want to introduce it to water and then reuse the bar. It is best to just break off a bit.Whisk all ingredients together. Drizzle under running water while filling the bath. Super Bubble Bath I did some research, tried out a few options, and have some good ones for you listed below. Scroll down even further and you’ll see some DIY options that you can whip together for a safe and sudsy good time. In a large container mix together the dry ingredients (SLSa, baking soda, cream of tartar, arrowroot powder, and kaolin clay). The SLSa is a very fine powder and you may want to wear a face mask when adding it. Place the shea butter, kokum butter and fractionated coconut oil in a heat safe container. Place in a double boiler until the butters are completely melted.

Baking Soda and Citric Acid: We use the baking soda and citric acid to create the base for the dough and to cause a fizzing when introduced to water. The fizzing helps to break up the solid bubble bar into the water. Whisk all ingredients together. Drizzle under running water while filling the bath. For extra foaming power, add a little bit of water and mix with a hand mixer to make foam before adding to the bath. The Cream of Tartar is used to help harden the bubble bar and to help hold the ingredients together so our bars don’t fall apart. We need to use some type of carrier oil or butter to hold our bar together. I am using Cocoa Butter because it is a brittle butter that will help with keeping the bar in solid form. The emulsifier in this recipe will actually allow the cocoa butter to disperse into your water so you actually get the benefits of it. In this recipe I am using three surfactants. Two of the surfactants (SLSa and Cocamidopropyl betaine) are to create bubbles and the third (polysorbate 80) is an emulsifier.Add the melted butters and the remaining wet ingredients (vegetable glycerin, polysorbate 80, fractionated coconut oil and strawberry fragrance oil) to your oils. Polysorbate 80: Polysorbate 80 is an emulsifier. We need an emulsifier to disperse the oils and fragrance throughout the bath water. Otherwise, it would all just pool on the top of your bath water. Add all of the dry ingredients (baking soda, citric acid, SLSa, and cream of tartar) to a bowl and mix lightly with a whisk. To remove from the mold, you can push in the center of the mold. However, that leaves a little dent in the center of the strawberries. The other way to get them out (without the dent) is to pull on the sides of the mold to help release it. Then tip it upside down (while pulling the sides apart). The strawberry bubble bars will pop out. But should that obstacle stand in the way of a natural mama and her kids’ bath time? Not in my household.