Review: Some good ideas and some quibbles
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 15, 2014
Author Allsion McBride's book Bath Bombs Super Easy Natural and Organic Bath Bombs Recipes for Instant Relaxation, Reduced Stress, and Better Health offers some really good information on how to make homemade bath bombs. Where her book gets into trouble, at least with me, are the aromatherapy claims and the claim that homemade bath bombs could help eczema (Atopic dermatitis for example). I suspect there is little jury reviewed medical articles that state aromatherapy or scents will help improve any health condition.Also, anyone who suffers from eczema knows to never, ever use scented bath products, and I suspect bath bombs would fall into the category of scented bath products. Eczema patients are normally instructed to AVOID perfumes and to use unscented bath products such as Aveeno or Cetaphil.If you are healthy and wish to luxuriate in the use of bath bombs, McBride's book offers up a small but varied selection of bath bomb "recipes" to try. Some of the recipes she offers include:How to Make a Basic Bath BombCoconut (Bath) BombsThere is an interactive table of contents making navigation easy.Recommend with caveats given.