Homemade bath melts

These are my favourite thing to add to my baths lately, made with sweet almond oil and cocoa butter they leave your skin soft and silky. They are perfect if you suffer from dry skin, or like my daughter, have eczema. She has to avoid bubble baths because they irritate her skin, these mean she has something nice to put in her bath that actually soothes her skin instead of irritates it.

They are simple to make, and you can add in the essential oils of your choice and any little extras you like.

We made lavender ones this time, half we added some dried lavender too and half we added glitter. I also love making rose and geranium scented ones. Choose your favourite essential oil, or a combination!

bath-melts

You’ll Need:
300g cocoa butter
150g sweet almond oil
Essential Oils of your choice {I added 40 drops to this mix}
Colouring
Mold – {I use a silicone mini muffin mold}

Melt the cocoa butter in a bowl over a pan of simmering water. Once it has melted, remove from the heat.

Stir in the sweet almond oil, your essential oils and a little colouring if you are using any.

Carefully pour the mixture into your molds.

At this point you can add in your extras. A small flower bud, a sprinkling of dried lavender, some glitter. Alternatively, you can let the melts set for an hour and then sprinkle the extra’s on top so that it stays on the surface of the bath melt – up to you!

Leave to set until they are firm and opaque – you can speed the process up by placing them in the fridge if you wish.

To use, simply add one bath melt to your bath – remember that they will leave the base of the tub slippy so be careful when you’re getting in and out! Bag them up and they make a fantastic gift.

bath melt

29 Comments

  1. Natalie

    September 17, 2013 at 10:38

    We make these too! They great for giving as gifts at Christmas or for special birthday pressies :)

  2. Jess

    September 17, 2013 at 19:33

    Ah these sound lovely, pinning this post to have a go at for Christmas presents!
    On the topic of bubble bath – I have eczema and it’s the Sodium Laureth Sulphate that irritates my skin, anything without that in seems to be fine, Naked Bodycare do some lovely ones. It sounds like your daughter is well catered for with these gorgeous melts, but thought I’d mention it all the same :)

    xo

    1. polly

      September 17, 2013 at 19:55

      Thanks for the tip Jess! xx

  3. Nic

    September 17, 2013 at 21:32

    I am definitely going to try these! These look great!

  4. Melissa

    October 15, 2013 at 12:33

    just wondering how I might firm these up, as they become goo at room temperature :/ I can’t put them through the mail if they are going to go liquid. please help, as I’m desperate here!!

    1. polly

      October 15, 2013 at 12:35

      hmm… where are you in the world? Mine stay solid at room temp, even in the summer here. You could add a tablespoon of beeswax to help them solidify?

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  6. Kate

    November 24, 2013 at 19:34

    Hi,
    These look great- how many does this recipe make?
    Thanks! : )

  7. Kate

    December 1, 2013 at 21:07

    Can I also ask- the recipe says 150g of coconut oil- is this not a liquid? Should it say ml? Forgive my ignorance, I’ve never made anything like this before so want I make sure I am buying the correct quantities!

    Thank you : )

    1. Cassandra

      March 6, 2016 at 03:25

      The recipe calls for Cocoa Butter which is somewhat solid. Coconut oil will melt at room temperature depending on the type you buy

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  12. Chrissie

    June 9, 2015 at 19:29

    Made these this afternoon, came out great! Thank you! But question, how would one store these?

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  15. Elizabeth Grice

    November 14, 2016 at 21:15

    How many does this recipe allow for roughly, super excited to try them for Christmas prezzies x

    1. polly

      November 15, 2016 at 13:52

      i think i usually get around a dozen out of it- depends a little on the size of your molds!

  16. Jahnell

    January 3, 2017 at 04:19

    Can you substitute the Cocoa Butter with Shea Butter.

    1. polly

      January 3, 2017 at 09:52

      Yep – will work with Shea butter too :)

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    July 15, 2017 at 01:26

    Can you tell me how many tablespoons or teaspoon of each please

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  22. Stacey

    January 22, 2018 at 13:46

    Please help! I followed recepie and even tried adding a little less almond oil but my bath melts are getting a hole in the middle, doesnt look very good, what am i doing wrong

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