Toilet bombs

 1 1/3 cup baking soda

 1/2 cup citric acid
 1 tsp water
 30 drops lavender essential oil
 30 drops peppermint essential oil
 30 drops lemon essential oil

Mix the baking soda and citric acid together in a small bowl. Next, slowly add the water and
essential oils to the mixture. The best way I’ve found to do it is to pour both the water and
essential oils into a small spray bottle that produces a fine mist.
Gently spritz the dry ingredients until all of the oils have been added. (The mixture may fizz a
tiny bit, but that’s okay!)
Test the mixture at this point by squeezing some in your fist. If it isn’t sticking together very
well, add a little more water to your spray bottle. Spritz the mixture a few more times and
keep testing it until you can get it to form a good clump in your hand.
Next, transfer the mixture into your silicone mold of choice, and pack each cell down firmly.
Allow the tabs to dry for several hours. When they’ve dried completely, gently remove them
from the mold and they’re ready to use! Store unused tabs in an airtight container.

Using Your Toilet Freshening Bombs

Simply drop one tab into your toilet bowl, let it fizz away, then flush. Your toilet bowl will
smell fresher and look cleaner, no scrubbing needed!

Troubleshooting Tips

If you’ve never made fizzy tabs like these before, there’s a bit of a learning curve to getting
them exactly right. Here are a few common issues people tend to run in to, and how to fix or
avoid them.

If your tabs are really crumbly…

Use a bit more liquid next time. The mixture should resemble and feel like slightly wet sand.
The mixture should also form a firm ball when you squeeze a bit of it in your hand.

If your tabs are expanding in their molds…

You’ve used too much water, and it’s causing the citric acid to start fizzing. The goal is to get
the dry ingredients just wet enough that they’ll stick together, but not wet enough to start the
citric acid reaction. It’s a fine line to walk, but just make sure to add the water a tiny bitat a
time, and you should be fine! :-)

If your tabs are taking a long time to dry…

It could be due to humidity. Try placing your tray of tabs near a heating vent, where that
warm, dry air will help your tabs dry out faster.