Super Cute Unicorn Bath Salts DIY….

If you’re a unicorn fan then you’re going to love this cute little unicorn-coloured bath salts DIY. And even if unicorns aren’t your thing, stick around because you can use absolutely any colours you like to make these. 😊

I didn’t wake up planning to make unicorn bath salts at all. I was actually meant to be tidying out my baking cupboard when I found the gel food colourings I used for my no-bake unicorn fudge a while ago. And because I’ll do anything to avoid tidying a cupboard, I decided to see what else I could make with them.

Bath salts were pretty much the only unicorn-coloured thing I hadn’t tried before, so I got Miss Frugal involved and we turned it into a lovely activity to do together.

Once we got going, it took us no time at all and we both loved how they turned out. The finished unicorn bath salts would be such a cute little gift for anyone who likes pretty colours or enjoys a relaxing bath but I never got chance to consider gifting them as they were upstairs and on display on Miss Frugal’s dressing table within about 30 seconds of me taking the last photo for this post. 😁

We used some leftover paper bowls from an old birthday party and added a tablespoon of plain bath salts into each one to start with. Then we added a couple of drops of gel food colouring into each bowl and mixed everything through. Some colours blended straight away but the purple definitely needed a bit more persuasion. I was in charge of the purple bowl and had to really squish it in before it started to mix properly.

After the first spoonful was coloured in each bowl, we added another and mixed again so the shade gradually softened. Most colours needed around four tablespoons altogether, mainly because we knew roughly how much it would take to fill the bottle we were going to be using. The yellow was a bit too bright at first so we diluted the mix with extra salts, and we ended up making a tiny bit more pink mix at the end just to make sure we had enough to finish the bottle.

When all the colours were ready, we started layering them into the bottle. We used a small spoon so I had a bit more control and could nudge each layer into place but in hindsight, a smallish funnel would have worked out better as we did have a bit of spillage when spooning it in. 

We tried not to shake the bottle too much because that can make the layers blend, so we gently tapped the bottle on the table after each colour to level it out. You don’t have to be perfect with it, but adding the colours in small amounts helps keep the layers nice and defined.

Once the bottle was full, we added a simple label and that was it.

A little rainbow of unicorn bath salts, ready to gift or enjoy in a hot bath. It’s such a quick project but it looks so pretty when it’s finished. 😊

We bought our bath salts from Tesco but I’m pretty sure it was this brand – any will do though I would think. 

If you think you’ve seen this post before, you absolutely might have done. This week’s posts are a little bit special because my very lovely daughter, Miss Frugal, has stepped in to help while I’m feeling a bit under the weather. She’s chosen a few of her favourite old posts to share with you all again – they’re the ones that bring back happy memories of things we’ve made, done or visited together and I can’t wait to see what she’s decided to share.  One of the conditions of her taking over was that she was allowed to do it all herself so I wrote this paragraph for her to share with each post that she chooses and I’ll find out what she re-shares when you all do! The control freak in me is very uncomfortable with this. 🫢

I’ll be back next week… hopefully with a blog still here to come back to!

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