Bath products citric acid recipes

Bath products are very important products that everybody should have. There is no sense to talk about the multitude and diversity of bath products that the companies and the market have to offer us. Every person decides what are the best suited bath products for his/ her needs and demands. Of course, I’m definitely sure that every person had tested multiple bath products before choosing the favorite one. No doubt about it this is a pleasant, relaxing and enjoyable activity. Probably the most important aspect that we have to take into consideration when we buy bath products, body care products and cosmetic products is to buy only natural products. The natural products help our body and are healthy for our body through the healing and positive action of the natural products from it composition. We should take advantage of the natural benefits of the plants. A specialist said that the natural products are the ones that are edible. It is not the case now, edible bath products may be the ones made by you at home. The recipes for bath and beauty care products are very simple and easy to prepare, but this is another story.


In this article I will give you information concerning the citric acid and the citric acid for bath products. First, let’s see what is the citric acid, the citric acid is obtained from naturally organic acids and is used as preservative for its efficiency. As you probably know the citric acid can be found in citrus, in higher concentrations in lemons and limes and in many different vegetables. This is the natural way to produce citric acid, but it may be produced in refineries from the fallowing ingredients: sugar, molasses and dextrose. The citric acid is frequently used in the composition of a large range of foods, cosmetics, beverages and in the pharmaceutical industry. It is a safe product to use recognized by the US Food and Drug Administration and in Europe for its use in the foods.

The citric acid id used for the fallowing benefits: it is a good antioxidant and has preservative properties, prevents the rancidity and the growth of the bacteria, adjusts the pH of the skin, stabilizes the ingredients in a composition (color, taste) and gives a plus of flavor, is rapidly metabolized and eliminated by the body.

For this reasons and for others, the citric acid is a valuable ingredient in the composition of the natural bath products and cosmetic products.

The citric acid is used as a base for many bath products and body care products. For instance, it is the main ingredient for the bath bomb products and is the ingredient responsible for the fizzing effect. In the composition of the body care products the citric acid is used in low quantities, usually not more then 0.5% from the total composition.

The citric acid has a white powdered form and it presents the advantage that it can be easily dissolved and incorporated in the composition of the recipes.