Do CBD Bath Bombs Really Work?

 Jan 10,2023

CBD bath bombs are balls you add to your bath water for a nice, relaxing fizzy sensation. They are usually made with a combination of cannabidiol (CBD), Essential Oils, and fragrance. Some will add fun colours to the mix as well. Bath bombs directly deliver CBD's healing and skin-health properties to your skin.

CBD bath bombs don't work; the evidence is in plain sight. Here are 3 reasons CBD bath bombs don't work.

As you may know, topical CBD products work wonders. But CBD bath bombs aren't considered topical CBD.
The key aspect of using a topical CBD product is that it requires dwell time, which is time for the CBD to soak into the epidermis. CBD bath bombs don't allow for the same effect; CBD put into a bathtub simply sits on the surface of the water.

CBD bath bombs are typically sold at low strength yet marketed as though they are high strength. On a popular CBD site, we found that their bath bombs featured just 50MG of CBD each. If you were to dilute those 50MG of CBD into an entire bath full of water (about 75 gallons), it wouldn't produce enough of an effect, and most of the CBD would end up washed down the drain.
Any relaxing feeling one might take after using a CBD bath bomb is likely just from the fact that they took a bath and not from the CBD that is sitting on the surface of the water.

We looked into popular online recipes for creating your own CBD bath bombs and were quite surprised to find that most recipes include CBD in oil form. Now, isn't it basic science and knowledge that water and oil do not mix? As aforementioned, the oil would simply sit on top of the water and not be able to perform as effectively as it's meant to.

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The good news is that CBD bath bombs offer many benefits, including those listed below:

Improves sleep quality and helps to reduce insomnia
Relieves pain from sore muscles and achy joints
Reduces stress and anxiety
Anti-inflammatory
Helps remove toxins from the body
Improves skin health by reducing redness and irritation, and nourishing the skin
Helps you relax
Boosts serotonin to improve your mood

That means there is a lot to love about CBD bath bombs, both for enhancing your bath experience and improving your health and wellness.

The right bath bomb depends on what you hope to accomplish. If you have a skin condition like eczema, psoriasis, or rosacea, you must check that none of the products will irritate your skin or trigger a flare-up. If you’re just looking for a relaxing, at-home spa treatment, you may want to find a bath bomb with soothing natural scents or revitalizing ingredients.

CBD bath bombs usually range between 25 and 100 milligrams or more per bath bomb. If you’re new to the experience or even using CBD at all, you might want to start at a lower dose to see how you do and then increase the dosage as desired.
To use CBD bath bombs, you need to allow the bombs to fully dissolve in a tub of warm water before climbing into the tub. Remain in the bath for at least 20 minutes to allow your skin to soak up the full benefit of the minerals and cannabinoids in the bath bomb. Avoid splashing the water into your eyes or getting it into your mouth.
You should also note that while increasing the dose can be beneficial (albeit more expensive) with full and broad-spectrum CBD bath bombs, this is not the case with the isolate bath bomb. You’ll receive no discernible benefit from increasing the dose.