Why We Colour Our Bath Bombs With Botanicals

Clean, safe, and naturally beautiful — that’s how every Forage & Soothe bath bomb begins.

Each one is made in our lab with the same care we bring to skincare formulation. Because a bath bomb isn’t just for fun — it’s part of a ritual that touches your skin, your senses, and your nervous system. And colour, believe it or not, plays a big role in that experience.

When we began creating non-toxic bath bombs, our goal was to make them as safe as they are beautiful — free from synthetic dyes, gentle on sensitive skin, and grounded in the wild intelligence of plants.

1. Safety first — plants over petroleum

Many bath bombs on the market use synthetic, petroleum-based colorants to achieve bright, artificial hues. These dyes can contain contaminants or heavy metals that irritate sensitive skin, leading to redness, itchiness, or even rash-like reactions.

For people with allergies, eczema, or histamine intolerance, those ingredients can make bath time anything but relaxing.

At Forage & Soothe, colour comes from botanical pigments, not petroleum — making each bath a truly non-toxic bath bomb experience.

2. Botanical aesthetics — nature’s palette is magic

Nature’s colours feel alive. Beet root brings a gentle rose blush; butterfly pea flower creates dreamy blues and violets; spirulina paints the soft green of moss after rain. These are the natural bath bomb colors we’re obsessed with — soft, grounding, and never harsh.

We also decorate our bath bombs with real botanicals — lavender buds, rose petals, toasted coconut, orange peel. Each one becomes a small, natural landscape that blooms in water.

That’s the beauty of non-toxic bath bombs: they look and feel connected to the earth that made them.

3. Wellness beyond the skin’s surface

When we eat synthetic dyes in food, our liver can filter and metabolize them. But our skin doesn’t have that same protective system. What’s absorbed topically goes straight into circulation.

Not everyone reacts, but those who do might experience inflammation, hives, eczema flare-ups, or heightened sensitivity. For anyone whose immune system already works overtime, even a small exposure can matter. Botanical pigments let colour and care coexist — the essence of plant-based bath color and sensitive skin bath bombs that truly nurture.

4. The ritual — colour as ceremony

Baths are our form of meditation. Watching botanical colours swirl through water feels like a conversation between earth and body. It’s a small ceremony that reminds us that beauty doesn’t need to be synthetic to be striking — it just needs to feel honest.

5. Because we’re bath lovers, and we expect more

We’ve tried a lot of bath bombs, and most disappoint us — they vanish too fast, they sink like a rock, or they erupt in neon colours that feel more chaotic than calming. For us, a bath should be a sensory refuge, not a light show.

The perfect bath bomb is aesthetic and soothing — it floats gracefully, fizzes softly, swirls with gentle colour, and lingers for the full length of a soak. Our baths last longer than five minutes; our bath bombs should too.

That’s why every Forage & Soothe bath bomb is crafted for performance and purity — the rare combination that makes a truly non-toxic bath bomb worth your time in the tub.

Ready to experience the difference?
Explore our collection off non-toxic bath bombs and soak in colour that soothes — not synthetic.