Cocoa Butter Bath Melt Recipe
These DIY Lush bath melts are made to dissolve in warm water and coat your skin in a layer of skin-nourishing bath oils.
Active Time15 minutes mins
Cooling Time6 hours hrs
Total Time6 hours hrs 15 minutes mins
Course: Natural Beauty
Keyword: bath melt, Lush, skincare
Yield: 6
Author: Stephanie Pollard
Cost: $12
Combine the butters and beeswax in a a heat-safe bowl and melt in a double boiler over low heat. Once melted, add the baking soda and essential oils. Stir well.
Pour some of the melted oil into a separate bowl (you'll need about 4 ounces, depending on your mold) and add the ground chlorella for color. Do not add color to the remaining oil mixture.
Pour the green oil into the tree portion of the mold and let cool completely (if you like, you can put it in the refrigerator to cool faster). Meanwhile, re-heat the non-colored oil so it remains a liquid.
Pour the remaining oil into the mold and set aside to cool completely.
Remove the solid bath melts from the mold, using a knife to separate them, if needed.
Then, take a metal nail and hold it over a candle or open flame. Punch two holes at the top of each bath melt and run a piece of string the holes. Tie in a knot at the top.
To use, break the bath melt into pieces and toss a couple small chunks into running bath water. The oils will float on top of the water, softening skin as you soak.