DIY Bubble Bars

These DIY bubble bars are made with baking soda, citric acid, and mango butter. They are soothing for the skin, easy to make, and make for a fun and relaxing bath time.
Materials
• 1 1/4 cups baking soda
• 1 cup citric acid
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1/2 cup sodium lauryl sulfoacetate
• 1 cup mango butter
• 20 drops essential oils, optional
Essential Oil Blends
Relaxing
• 10 drops lavender
• 6 drops geranium
• 4 drops copaiba
Uplifting
• 10 drops wild orange
• 6 drops lemon
• 4 drops bergamot
Soothing
• 10 drops peppermint
• 6 drops lavender
• 4 drops ylang ylang
Tools
• Double Boiler
• Rubber Gloves
• Small mixing bowl
• Parchment paper
Instructions
1. Start out by melting mango butter in a double boiler. Once melted, allow it to cool slightly; you want to be warm to the touch. Mix in essential oils.
2. In a separate small glass bowl, mix together dry ingredients.
3. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the melted mango butter. Stir well. The best way to do this is with your hands. Put on a pair of rubber gloves first and knead for about 5 minutes until it’s a thick, dough-like consistency.
4. At this point, you can either cut the bubble bars into shapes with cookie cutters, or you can put the dough into silicone molds.
5. If cutting into shapes, roll out a piece of parchment paper and place the dough on it. Spread it out in an even layer about a 1/2 inch thick.
6. Using a cookie cutter, cut the bubble bars out.
7. Allow the bubble bars to dry overnight before using and storing.

[@SpidyGirlMusic15]

Is there something else that can be used in place of sodium laurel sulfate ?

[@kikki2012]

Yes, that would be very helpful if you want to make healthy products. Modern citric acid is also not ideal, but perhaps okay if it is topical? It is made from black, toxic fungus. Ouch.

[@christinegamez7021]

I can’t either

[@srilekhap1049]

I can’t find the recipe my bad I found it sorry about it