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Throughout the spring, I’ve been testing out different recipes. I’ve experimented with a paint recipe that requires cooking, and several no-cook versions. I’ve also tried 3 different types and brands of liquid soap to perfect our bath paint recipe. Why I Love Making Bath Paint for Kids Sift the cornstarch into a mixing bowl or container. If you’re using the Attitude Shampoo, use 3 parts shampoo to 1 part cornstarch.
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The photo below shows bath paints made with pure red, yellow, green, and blue natural food coloring (no color mixing!) and Dr. Bronner’s Castile Soap. The colors mixed with the liquid soap to create what you see below. Homemade Bath Paint Supplies There’s also a cooking method, which involves heat corn start, hot water, and shampoo or soap up on your stove top before portioning it out into individual containers. Over the winter, things got a bit out of control with her bath paint habit. She got in the habit of using it at the bathroom sink every single morning before heading off to childcare. And then she’d spend up to an hour in the evenings in the bath tub, doing more painting, making a massive mess, and having a ton of fun. If you do use this method, my tip is to still sift the cornstarch. I didn’t the first time I tried this, and it was really lumpy. Safety Tips
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I tried this method, and it does create slightly better results, getting rid of the “marshmallow fluff” consistency. I’ve tried these recipes with 3 different brands of soap, and the results varied a surprising amount based on which soap I used! Then, of course, there’s the ingredients. Generally speaking, I prefer to use more natural, non toxic products in our house, with fewer ingredients.
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You control the ingredients, which is always a good thing in my books! The Fun Distracts Toddlers From … Other Things Compared to the Dr. Bronner’s (which is amber colored in the bottle, but looked clear when I was mixing) and the Cetaphil (which is a yellow-ish color), the colors were way clearer and more vibrant with the clear Attitude Shampoo.
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If you only have a normal-sized sifter, I recommend you make it up as a larger batch, and then portion it out for the food coloring stage.