Terrifying Bath Bomb Ingredients & Safer Bath Recipes
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Bath bombs can be appealing because of their fun colors and relaxing scents. These “bombs” contain complex colorings and fragrances that fizz and dissolve to create (an often glittery) psychedelic-like rainbow in your bathwater. Are bath bombs safe? From hormone-disrupting chemicals to possible disease-triggering dyes infiltrating your mucous membranes, the standard bath bomb is not something I’d ever use.
In this video, I share what terrifying bath bomb ingredients you should steer clear of as well as how these ingredients can cause serious side effects and even lead to disease. But don’t worry. Your bath isn't ruined. I’ll also share some of my favorite DIYs and all-natural bath hacks for a relaxing, enjoyable and safe bath time.
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There are so many of us that make natural and pure bathbombs. Epsom salt, baking soda, Pink french clay powder, activated charcoal, bentonite clay, dead sea mud, safe colored mica, essential oils, herbs and oats, shea butter, olive oil, coconut oil and the list goes on.
YES! I use natural pigments to color them and essential oils for the fragrance! Why doesn't he mention this??
Yes, Natural is best
What to you think about the micas?
Agreed, I go to great lengths to put in safe & moisturizing ingredients into my handmade bath bombs. I wish he had specified that STORE BOUGHT MASS PRODUCED bath bombs apply to these negatives.
Maybe U don't realize that moisturizing ingredients alone are bad for your cootch
@@cerisekarpinski9697 It is definitely possible to make bath bombs just from all of the safe ingredients that the doctor listed.
@@cerisekarpinski9697natural oils are not bad for your crotch
@@cerisekarpinski9697 you comment does not make any sense. I just flagged/reported this video for correction or removal. He wrong just like you
Me too
You can eat a bathbomb as long as the fragrance is removed! Epsom salts, bicarb, citric acid, witch hazel, natural colour and fragrances. Thats a bath bomb!
I think its also worth mentioning that you should use all natural products to clean your bath tub especially for women who soak in baths because those cleaning residues may still be on your tub even after washing them off and those toxic chemicals can end up soaking through your skin and can cause not only UTI's but yeast infections and bacterial vaginosis!
Hi! Great video (as always). I just want to drop in and shed some light on a few things about bath bombs because they are getting a lot of bad attention when it comes to women's health and it's not actually the bath bombs that are to blame. In order to make the bath bombs porous and fragrant and fizzy/foamy, most major manufacturers and big retailers (Bath & Body, Walmart, etc.) use a bunch of chemicals. They use synthetic fragrances and a chemical called SLS (Sodium Laureth Sulfate) to create the bubbles, as well as chemical colorants to give the bombs their color. While this is considered OK by the FDA, it isn't the best for our skin, and yes it can cause irritation and other problems for women. That being said, there ARE bath bombs out there that DO NOT use synthetic chemicals and irritants. I personally make 100% natural bath bombs for my soap business, using skin-safe essential oils for fragrance, natural mica powders for colorant, baking soda and citric acid for the fizz action, and powdered buttermilk for the foaming and bubbles. All of these ingredients occur naturally and are all designed to condition the water and help your skin feel and look amazing. So essentially what I'm trying to say is Bath Bombs are OK if they are created the right way. Unfortunately, big box stores are more concerned about their bottom dollar than they are their customers' skin, so when you purchase from them you are getting a bunch of chemicals and fillers. Bath bombs are not the enemy, the big box stores are. Thanks.
Thank you. What is the name of your brand, and is it available to order online?
@@ne1productions777 I did. But thanks to the pandemic I did not survive the extended lock downs. Maybe one day I'll be able to get it all going again but not anytime soon, sorry :/
Thats why buying handmade bath bombs locally is safe.
Yes I actually love them also.
you really should reference the brands/ stores you're speaking of that use these toxic ingredients. Please don't just generally speak about bath bombs you've run across & group the industry as a whole. idk who uses triclozan in their bombs at all & the ones I make & make a living off of consist of all the beneficial ingredients you suggested people should use & I feel offended that a person like you is using scare tactics basically that could potentially hurt my business as well as the business of many other lovely people in the industry who do care about what is placed in their bath bombs
I couldn't agree with you more ...
He is clearly pointing out the right and the wrong, he is enabling people to make an informed decision + read the ingredient labels. If you use safe ingredients you should be glad a doctor is putting this information out there instead of feeling targeted!
Yes. Looking at Social media most people selling bath bombs are using artificial colouring, glitter etc.
Also many use fragrance oils as opposed to essential oils. Citric acid is also very harsh for people with sensitive skin or have eczema etc,
My bath bombs have basically all ur good list ingredients, but in a bath bomb form, not all bombs are the same, I don't like store brands as in high mass produced, they do have cheep and un nessesary ingredient, but hancrafters take care and have pride in what we make, and only use the best ingredients, this video would have been better if you had touched on that.instead of making all bombs look bad
Lol he got nothing against viagra. This dummy is a chiropactor. Excess alcohol intake, hepatitis, cancer and other disease kills the live. Kidneys are mostly distroy by diabetes, ecoli poisoning, respiratory failure shuts down the kidneys. Lawd have mercy women are more likely to have uti from hormones flipping out, diabetes, stresss. This dude his last name Axe was given to him after he got ax out of medical school.
I agree with you AtomicBalm!!
Sometimes you need to know that your not the main topic, if you don’t do anything he said then don’t include yourself with the hate, just chill
I came here to say virtually the same thing as you AtomicBalm Bath'n Body,thx
Lush says their bath bombs are natural
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 you've basically posted the recipe of most bath bomb makers with your "safer bath recipes"
sn: who on earth uses boric acid? You're crazy😂😂🤣
I know most bath bomb makers use a lot of the safe ingredients he mention. He should know that essential oils should be use in a carrier oil before adding directly to water. If you do add to water it have to be in tiny drops and will not give you the benefits. There is a book make it fizz bath bomb apparently the author have boric acid in the recipes.
I've never heard of anyone making bath bombs with The questionable ingredients he refers to.
@@spinrash6000 one thing about adding essential oils and carrier oils to a bath. You can't just do that. Oil and water don't mix and that will cause puddles of floating oil on top , it needs a surfactant or natrasorb to disperse throughout the water. So in a way, the way he says to use them is incorrect and dangerous
I second that suggest on DYI bath bomb! Thank you for giving some healthy bath options, I was just wanting to have some variations off the usual Epsom salts. Thanks!
I think that this doctor needs to go on Wikipedia and see how to make bath bombs I think he'll be surprised to find how it's done and to stop buying bath bombs from his drug dealer also who the hell puts borax in a bath bomb
I think you need to go to medical school
You had no idea what a bath bomb is
I just mix dry chamomile n lavender flower in pot n drink it as a tea while soaking my feet in foot spa with Epsom salt . Its relive pain n make me sleep within an hour!
Where do you find the lavender? Thanks
I looked this up after I put one in my tub. The fact that the water turned red made me want to research how safe this is to use
I feel you’ve done a great disservice to those of us who make our livings selling our handmade bombs. Most of us care very much about making a natural and non toxic product. We care about the health of our customers. It would have been nice for you to be more exact with the bomb makers you were putting into the category of dangerous bombs. There are plenty out there but also so many who do natural and quite safe bomb products.
Lush says their bombs are natural and their glitter is made of seaweed
Also boric acid in bath bombs lmao I am dying 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I think your confusing bath bombs with slime
I completely agree Dr. Axe !!!!! There are alot of people who don't understand that the bath bombs from Walmart and other places that sell the pre-packaged kind are not good for them. I make my own bath salts with essential oils that are wonderful and healthy!!!
Thanks Dr. Axe! How much salt do you recommend for a full bathtub? Next, I put a small amount of baby oil in the tub so that the salt does not dry out my skin too much. What about Eucalyptus leaves, and real flowers like camomile?
Thank you. You cleared my mind on bath bombs.
In all the years ive made bath bombs ive never used borax and nor do i know of any bathbomb producers who use it. The powder colours are non toxic and along with citric acid are all used in food and soaps. Then they are dissolved in ratio less than 1% of bath water depending on size
You are absolutely right. Spread the wisdom.
I've been wondering how safe it is to use baking soda in cases of fungal infections. Or, for that matter, the citric acid used to make bath bombs as well. Our skin is slightly acidic - why would we want to alkalinize it when it wants to be acidic? Not every part of our bodies have the same ph.
Excellent video. Your channel is helping us immensely as we have no way to see a naturopath or doctor anymore.
***Please caution women with interstitial cystitis to try oils very carefully in the bath until they have fully healed. Even though essential oils are excellent, when you have this illness you have to be extremely cautious about everything in bath water. Symptoms can flare for days after a few drops of EO ....(years of personal experience here.)
So are you a "doctor" like Dr.Phil is a "doctor"?
Dumbest fucking comment
@@Texasmade74 what is dumber? you responding 2/3 years late just to say that. kek.
@@Texasmade74 go take a bath, warren.
I think what people need to be aware of is that one just because something is natural does not make it safe and two just because something is safe for the skin on the body does not mean it’s safe on the mucosal linings in our nether regions. There are clays, colorants (certain micas), and glitters that are body safe but not bath safe (meaning not safe to sit and soak in). As a crafter (whether personal or professional), you should be checking this information under the product description and usage section of your supplier. They also list whether ingredients are eye safe or lip safe. Then there are other factors like throwing off the pH balance of the skin and body. For example, baking soda is harmful to the pH of hair. So he’s tearing his hair up slowly by using it in his shampoo. This is why skin care, bath and body, and hair care products are supposed to be pH balanced for the area they are being applied to. Stay safe people.
Dude people sometimes use Epsom salts in bath bombs. You should ask someone who make bath bombs. Bath bombs can help your body. You can add tea and coffee in bath bombs. Let's see you make a bath bomb
I'm wondering what you think about mica powder
now I know that watching any of your other videos will be pointless if their info is as wrong as this one. I make my own and know what goes in them and it's none of that weird stuff you mentioned.
Out of curiosity, I watched. He definitely has one agenda and that is to use scare tactics on gullible people to line his purse.
Us and our kids use many salts and lavander etc in the bath. I have homemade nappy cream, lotion and all sorts. Right there with you. I was surprised to learn we use the same Jason shampoo! Haha
Good Info and I agree 100% better to use natural safe ingredients than some of the crap people put in bath bombs.
Is citric acid safe for the bath? My recipe does not contain any coloring, glitter, or preservatives, but it does contain citric acid. Thank you
The only ingredient I've seen in bath bombs I've used is grittier. However I never knew glitter was bad.
It's true!! It's like soap and i have never used one before because of that I get utis from just using soap so this isn't any different
Thanks for the video, When you mentioned boric acid, I did not realize that is toxic? I have put borax in my bath before and there are people that even drink small amounts of it to clear parasites and for other healing purposes,… as far as I understood it’s pretty much just boron, so what does that do that is toxic?
Thank you sir..
What do you recommend for coloring home made bath salts
He forgot to mention a carrier oil with the essential oils, secondly who the heck uses borac acid in their bath bombs? I make cosmetics and although I don’t make many bath bombs I only use natural skin safe ingredients. For scent I use essential oils. No nasty chemicals. My products are all natural handmade. I’m looking to make bath bombs again but don’t use nasty ingredients. This guy also forgot to mention the benefits of the natural/skin safe ingredients in the bath bombs. You could even add powdered milk or something like that for benefits. I’m no expert but I use sea buckthorn oil to naturally color my bath bombs if I want a nice orange color. It’s expensive but I love the benefits of it. I don’t make a lot of bath bombs (climate humidity) but the benefits of the natural/safe ingredients are incredible. I love essential oils and all the other lovely safe ingredients.
I’ve never heard of borax acid being used in bath bombs. I know they’re used in laundry detergents but a safer ingredient is soap nuts.
And this is why I make my own or only get ones that I know for a fact use only natural ingredients
What if I make my bathbomb from essential oils? Will that work Dr Josh?
its funny to me that what goes into a bath bomb is what is on the right-hand list 🤣😂🤣
dr axe ur amazing god loves u bless u ! i can move n walk thx to ur teachings i was bedridden after antibiotics n now i can move free from faigue after ur leaky gut program. i even developed heart disease from it but u helped with that too. !
What about plant based glitter? Is that OK?
Doctor, you said triclosan is dangerous, but my toothpaste contains it. Should I change it?
You didn’t mention the citric acid? What do you think about this? It’s one of the main ingredients along with the soda
citric acid is used in many recipes that you eat. have you researched it ?
Hello doctor.can you suggest a 24/7 food time table for women for healthy and which includes all types of vitamins and good sufficient food for the body.because we are not that much aware of food that contains sufficient amount of milligrams like vitamins and other things.if you discuss that schedule will be better for us.hour by hour schedule.thank you very much
I sure appreciate your many videos in the Ancient Medicine Today series. Thank you!
Meanwhile bath bombs have baking soda and essential oils in them.😂
Some bath bombs are made with dodgy ingredients but other bath bombs are made with skin safe ingredients right down to the fragrance oil.
Thank you so much my grant bought the exact one on the screen ..she thought it was fragrance but it was a bath bomber I showed he r what it could do to her she is relieved she could not use it ..because she already has peoblems
Grand
Great, great info!! I thought I was the only one looking at the ingredients of bath bombs 😳😳…..thought I’m not soaking my skin in that and neither is my family ☠️☠️
how about the producst of LUSh? i thought their products are safe and natural?
Dr. Axe, many of us crafters have spent countless hours researching the best ingredients to put into our bath bombs. Not all are created equal. As for the use of essential oils, please do your research and perhaps make a follow up video. Essential oils need to be properly diluted before applying to skin or using in the bath. Also, some essential oils should not be used by those with certain medical conditions, if pregnant/breastfeeding or under 10 years of age.
Best way to stay safe, bath bombs can be good. Stay away from big shop chain bath bombs and also pound or dollar store bombs, ingredients- less is better, all the ones I make have basic ingredients which are bicarbonate of soda, citric acid, sweet almond oil, water, skin safe fragrance and eazycolour to colour them. Bubbling agent should be SLSa as this cat be absorbed unlike the SLS used in big stores like LUSH
I had a bath bomb from Lush, it was expensive and I work hard to keep my serve rheumatologists arthritis at bay, I did the intergalactic bath bomb for the first time last night. I FEEL SO BAD I WANT TO LITERALLY CRY. IMEDIATLY AFTER THE BATH I FELT EXTREAMLY TIRED THEN ALL JOINTS STARTED TO HURT. THEN I WOKE UP FINDING IT HARD TO BREATH AND TENTION KNOT IN MY RIGHT SHOULDER THERE IS NO DOUBT THESE BOMBS ARE EXTREAMLY BAD 4 YOUR BODY
What a shame that you are trying to act like an expert and lump everything into the same category. You tell people that you mix 3 different essential oils and put them on your shoulder area and don't bother to mention that they should be premixed with a carrier oil, or that only a few drops per ounce are used. Not everyone makes toxic bath bombs. Homecrafters and artisans take special precautions to make safe natural products, bath bombs included. Please STOP misinforming the public and be more specific about which brands you are talking about...usually commercial manufacturers who are only interested in money.
Not all bath bombs are created equal, now days there are other skin safe ingredients to make a great soothing body and environment safe bath bomb, of course there are the ones that you get at a very cheap price which are the ones you’re talking about, a shoutout to all the beautiful lady that are making bath bombs safe for all of us to use thanks 🙏
What’s the different between epsom salt and bath salts?
What about all natural bath bombs would they still be toxic to the body too?
Lmao, I already have ADHD...fuck it I'm never going to stop
What is the good brand for Epsom salt? I heard that some brands contain lead ....
I don't think there is a difference in brands, pure salt is salt. I have heard that pink Himalayan sea salt can balance energies!
Wow, very interesting..
Very wrong in this instance.
What is a good multi vitamin you can buy in store?
hi! :)
are Citric Acid and Mineral Pigments ok?..i make homemade Fuzzy Bath Shots with Epsom, Citric Acid, Baking Soda, Mineral Pigments, & EO's
C C citric acid is vitamin C
Exactly why I make my own.
I have a request can you please do a video on natural cures for bv and yeast infections
Sorry hun but I wouldn't trust any information from this guy,
yes but dont it have to be organic baking soda instead what we buy at grocery store? thank you
teresa chase do you mean aluminum free baking soda?
Human Being. Im not sure if the baking soda we get from the grocery store is aluminum. free or not. sorry i need to look on the box
EI use aluminum free simply the best baking soda, I love it, I purchase in bulk,
Dr Axe, do you not have any response to the comments about homemade natural bath bombs?
He hasn't responded to ANY questions.
thanks for the tips!
wow! this is so timely! I only recently heard of these bath bombs, and I thought what a neat idea.. thank God I never used one! Thanks Dr.Axe for this great info!!
You tell em, folks do your research the same good ingredients he's talking about we use un our bath bombs !
how about diy bath bombs?
He's right, I'm terrified!!!! 😒
I am really glad EVERYTHING in my bath bombs are on his GOOD LIST.. !!
Lush is all natural and uses Epsom salts, baking soda and natural safe essential oils. So lush is the way to go!
Can you look at ancient wisdoms bath bombs. They have oils and the way it is promoted it looks like it is healthy for the skin. I'm confused.
I'm still going to use bath bombs idk😊
Holographic Unicorn don't worry hun, the bath bombs you're using are probably all of the safe to use ones that he's never seen nor heard of lol
I use baking soda, coconut oil, citric acid and cornstarch. I use fragrance from a soap supply company. I make for me. I don’t like how sone stores have non-packaged product where anyone can sniff or handle them.
I do t think you know what your talking about my bath bombs are made with the ingredients you are demonstrating are good for you so maybe get your facts strait
Maybe he's not talking about locally made bombs but mass produced one's and you need to learn proper grammar
It's funny because most bath bombs are actually made with all of the "safer options" that he mentions! And this guy is a doctor?
Not all bath bombs are the same I make a natural clay , essential oils & epsom salts with organic cocoa butter and baking soda balances PH I have psoriasis and never have any issues with even the mica colored ones. And there is BIO & Mineral Glitter
I love my bath bombs but I will make some without fragrance and dyes to see the difference .
Lol I dunno this title is funny! Most people would never think. But what about LUSH products? They pride and Bill themselves as all natural & handmade ... They are also kinda famous for their fizzy bath balls - LUSH is still OK I think I'm going to have to double check now though. I think LUSH should be an exception to this but good heads up anyway.
This guy is an idiot, shooting his mouth off as a scare tactic for gullible people just to line his own pockets. He clearly knows NOTHING about bath bombs, especially all the good ones out there made by handcrafters who take great pride in the safety of their products.
I don't know where you are buying your bath bombs. Everything on your " Safe Options" are in bath bombs. I've never seen or made a bath bomb with any of the ingredients you listed in your toxic example. With the exception of fragrance oils. You are right about essential oils being a better option.
when I make bath bombs I use ALL NATURAL EVERYTHING! So not everybody"s bath bombs are bad!
I've NEVER EVER seen a bath bomb made with boric acid.
"Toxic Fragrances"? Fragrances used for personal care have gone through STRICT safety testing. I am a personal care formulation chemist who formulates things like this for almost 3 decades. Please define what you think a "toxic fragrance" is as phthalates are no longer allowed in the manufacturing of fragrance. A word like that shouldn't be just thrown around easily.
Myself and many other makers us all natural and safe ingredients. Your big companies such as bath and body works use a lot of chemicals. Honestly, if you use an all natural bath bomb you're fine. Even the fragrances we use are safe. I cannot say the same for the huge producers such has Bath and Body Works.
please tell us about hot tubs
Is Citric acid also bad?
"Doctor" Please don't get the Bath Bombs dropped you. You got everything you said in these bath bomb if anything and oils that makes the body smooth and there is not enough sugar sprinkles that cause yest infection. Sorry
this one was boring.needs to be more specific there are plenty of natural bath bombs that use the ingredients he listed as safe. but he fails to distinguish between artificial dyes and plant dyes which are safe! beets and baking soda make a beautiful,safe blue dye for example!
Lmao now you got more expertise than an md??
Are lush bombs safe now?
I don't bathe in bath bombs I just watch them cause they're cool..
What about citric acid in bath bombs? Is this harmful
No citric acid is naturally derived from citrus fruits,
You can actually eat it, its in many many foods you already eat, as well as your oranges, lemons, limes. Grapefruit etc.
is there a bad type of epsom salt?
Those bright colors in bath bombs are achieved by using only FD&C Batch Certified Lakes and Dyes which have been thoroughly tested and approved for this purpose by experts in that field, not by some chiropractor.
Ummm what is he talking about??.... didn't he just contradict himself with the fragrance part??? I dont know anyone or have seen anyone use anything other then essential oils.... or approved colorants and glitter. All the other things he described is exactly what goes in a bath bomb ya know the stuff he just said are good alternatives.
I so agree AtomicBalm, Who the hell uses Borax. He has not a clue. Very irresponsible.
You can buy all natrual dyes online like red is made from beet root or blue from bkueberries.
Fragrance oils are scary in general,
I get fragrance free epsom salts, Citric Acid is used in bath bombs too, and essential oils are worth the price.
Can make your own Vicks as well.
Dr. Axe, was there a study linking lavendar to reproductive problems in males?
In many instances, fragrance oils are safer than essential oils.
Uhhhh but boric acid gets rid of yeast infections?
Ohhhh nooooo. I usually love this guy but felt the same there are many different ways to make bath bombs, but to be fair to the guy the ones in the shops are usually loaded with....crap that gives people the common problems you here about when people tell you they mabye cant use them ....i however like a lot of others make home made bath bombs with pure essential oils, bicarbonate of soda and citric acid....mabye a wee petal lol....i also use natural colouring .......still teaches to be aware of ingredients on a positive note
I use all natural ingredients in mine, all organic... no dyes, no fragrances