Best Kids’ Bubble Bath

What child doesn’t like to splash around in a tub full of foamy bubbles? As parents, we want bathtime to be something to look forward to rather than dread. When choosing a bubble bath for our precious ones, we want a product that will bring copious amounts of bubbles and other features that make bath time equal fun time.

At the same time, we also want to make sure that the product we choose to use on our children’s delicate skin won’t harm them. Parents would never choose a bubble bath that burns a child’s eyes and makes them cry!

A product made with quality ingredients can nourish and soothe the skin without irritation. Speaking of irritation, we want a bubble bath for our children that is free of parabens and other chemical additives that make products last longer. No parent wants to give their children any food with preservatives, any more than wanting it on their skin.

Products that have a pleasing and calming scent like lavender, for example, help our kids wind down at the end of a long day and fall asleep easily. When choosing a bubble bath for our children, many parents also want to find a quality product that is a good value for the money.
So here is a review of the 10 best bubble bath you can select for your children.

Best Kids’ Bubble Bath Reviews

1. Alaffia Everyday Coconut Bubble Bath

Product Highlights

Alaffia designs its products for sensitive and dry skin, so this bubble bath should not irritate the skin. It has a mild scent because there are no artificial ingredients.

In addition to Coconut Chamomile, this comes in Coconut Strawberry. If the natural scent is too mild, you can add essential oils. Alaffia’s website has information about the company and all its products.

Features

• Gentle and non-irritating for sensitive and dry skin
• Foaming bubbles nourish the skin
• All-natural: no chemicals, preservatives, or parabens
• Non-GMO and created with fair trade principles

What We Like About Alaffia Everyday Coconut Bubble Bath

Alaffia is a fair-trade company that invests in a better world. Their bubble bath is known for its nourishing properties. Made with virgin coconut oil, calming yarrow and chamomile, it soothes and softens all types of skin.

What We Don’t Like About Alaffia Everyday Coconut Bubble Bath

The scent is a little mild, and because it’s all-natural, you have to swirl the bubble bath around to make the bath really bubbly.

2. The Honest Company Truly Calming Lavender Bubble Bath

Product Highlights

The Honest Company, created by actress Jessica Alba, strives to provide products that are safe, natural, and effective. Truly Calming Lavender Bubble Bath is made without sulfites, is vegan, hypoallergenic, and paraben-free.

This product creates plentiful bubbles that last and it doesn’t irritate the eyes. It nourishes the skin with a mild formula that retains moisture. The bubble bath also comes in Sweet Orange Vanilla, gently nourishing, and fragrance-gree; all blends have natural botanicals and essential oils, such as coconut oil, calendula, and chamomile.

The Honest Company’s website has information about the company and all its products, as well as a blog.

Features

• All-Natural: Free of dyes, parabens, synthetic fragrances, and formaldehyde
• A plant-based formula that soothes without drying
• Super-foaming bubbles
• Tear-free

What We Like About About The Honest Company Truly Calming Lavender Bubble Bath

This product smells great and bubbles up really well. Only a small amount is needed to fill the whole bath.

What We Don’t Like About The Honest Company Truly Calming Lavender Bubble Bath

Despite its tear-free claim, the bubble bath may irritate kids’ eyes.

3. Everyone 3-in-1 Kids Soap: Shampoo, Body Wash, and Bubble Bath

Product Highlights

This combination of body wash, shampoo, and bubble bath has essential oils of lavender and orange. It has a foamy lather from coconut oil. The nourishing blend of vitamins and minerals moisturizes and is all-natural and non-GMO. Everyone’s website has both company and product information.

Features

• Calming and moisturizing
• All-natural and no GMOs
• Foamy bubbles
• Cruelty-free

What We Like About Everyone 3-in-1 Kids Soap: Shampoo, Body Wash, and Bubble Bath

This product is versatile because it is a bubble bath, body wash, and shampoo. The essential oil blend is soothing and moisturizing. It comes in three blends: Lavender, Orange Squeeze, and Tropical Coconut Twist.

What We Don’t Like About Everyone 3-in-1 Kids Soap: Shampoo, Body Wash, and Bubble Bath

Because it doesn’t have chemicals that numb, it could be irritating to sensitive skin.

4. TruKid Yumberry Bubble Podz

Product Highlights

These ready-to-use bubble bath pods are premeasured. They moisturize the skin and smell great. This is like a bubble-bath version of bath bombs, so instead of just the fizz, you get bubbles.

Because they are pre-portioned pods, they are easy to travel with – packable and TSA friendly. The TruKid website has company and product information in case you’re interested in something more than a bubble bath.

Features

• Gentle
• Smells great
• All-natural
• Pre-portioned

What We Like About TruKid Yumberry Bubble Podz

This product smells great and because it’s all-natural, it doesn’t cause irritation, even for the most sensitive skin.

What We Don’t Like About TruKid Yumberry Bubble Podz

Sometimes you have to use two pods to get enough bubbles.

5. California Baby Calendula Bubble Bath

Product Highlights

This bubble bath has essential oils that reduce stress and promote relaxation, helping both parents and children feel calm before bedtime. It has aloe and calendula from the company’s organic farm that is soothing to the skin.

It can be used in hot tubs and spas and is not tested on animals. Check out this family-owned company’s website for more products.

Features

• Gentle lavender and sage scent
• Calendula and aloe hydrate skin
• Plant-based foaming bubbles
• Allergen-free

What We Like About California Baby Calendula Bubble Bath

California Baby is a woman-owned company and this bubble bath is allergy tested, so it’s great for sensitive skin and works for kids with eczema. The bubble bath comes with a bubble wand so kids can play during bath time.

California Baby bubble baths also come in floral, herbal, citrus, eucalyptus, lavender, and fragrance-free blends.

What We Don’t Like About Product Name

It’s a little pricier than other products and may dry out the skin.

6. Baby Mantra 3-in-1 Bubble Bath, Shampoo, and Body Wash

Product Highlights

This product is all-natural and does triple duty as a bubble bath, body wash, and shampoo. It’s extremely gentle on the skin and has very few ingredients, so even the most sensitive skin won’t be bothered.

This product does create bubbles, but they are not the traditional bubble bath bubbles–they are smaller than synthetic bubbles. Baby Mantra’s website has information about their full line of products.

Features

• Natural and non-toxic
• A little goes a long way
• Non-irritating for sensitive skin
• Dye and cruelty-free

What We Like About Baby Mantra 3-in-1 Bubble Bath, Shampoo, and Body Wash

Because everything is in one bottle, it is a space saver. It is a clean product and has the highest rating of 1 from the Environmental Working Group (EWG), so parents don’t need to worry about anything unnatural added to this product. In fact, all of Baby Mantra’s products are EWG certified.

What We Don’t Like About Baby Mantra 3-in-1 Bubble Bath, Shampoo, and Body Wash

Because this is such a natural product, bubbles aren’t the same as you’re used to. You have to experiment with how much product to use.

7. Baby Bum Bubble Bath

Product Highlights

Made with white ginger, this bubble bath is tear-free and good for sensitive skin. It’s plant-based and includes aloe, avocado, and coconut oils. It smells great and you can feel good about using this product because it’s all-natural.

The Baby Bum website features the company’s full product line as well as DIY projects for kids and printable coloring pages.

Features

• All-Natural: no chemicals or artificial fragrance
• A plant-based formula that is gentle on the skin
• Tear-free and non-irritating
• Fresh fragrance

What We Like About Baby Bum Bubble Bath

This bubble bath is made by a family company and the product smells great. It’s good for sensitive skin, all-natural, and non-irritating. It softens the skin, contains gentle ingredients, and is plant-based.

The makers suggest giving your child a whisk to help make bubbles, so there is playtime, too.

What We Don’t Like About Baby Bum Bubble Bath

The bubbles don’t have a long life, and it’s not super foamy.

8. Episencial Playful Wash

Product Highlights

This bubble bath is made with oat extracts that soothe and moisturize the skin. It’s a versatile combination formula that can also be used as a body wash and shampoo. It has the highest Environmental Working Group (EWG) rating and smells great.

BabyTime! is the US company that produces Episencial Playful Wash. Company and product information can be found on their website.

Features

• All-Natural: no parabens or chemicals
• Moisturizing organic ginkgo, oat, and peach fruit extracts
• Great scent
• Non-drying

What We Like About Episencial Playful Wash

Episencial Playful Wash is super gentle and soothing for the skin. It’s certified organic, vegan, and gluten-free. It doesn’t dry out the skin and is a clean product with no additives, parabens, or chemicals. We like it’s top EWG rating, too.

What We Don’t Like About Episencial Playful Wash

This product may irritate the skin of children who have eczema. Episencial Playful Wash may reach its expiration before you can use the whole bottle. The sell-by date on the bottle is the manufacture date, not the expiration date.

9. Babyganics Bubble Bath

Product Highlights

This product is fragrance-free for those with sensitivities. It is allergy tested and certified organic. It’s also free of parabens, sulfates, and artificial ingredients. The plant-based formula is gentle and soothing for the skin.

Babyganics bubble bath is also available in two scented options: chamomile, verbena, and orange blossom. The Babyganics website has product and company information.

Features

• Allergen-free and tested by dermatologists and pediatricians
• Not tested on animals
• Bubbles clean and soften skin
• Certified organic

What We Like About Babyganics Bubble Bath

Babyganics is safe for kids with sensitive skin, including those with eczema. Parents may want to fill the tub from the showerhead to create more bubbles. The fresh scent comes from plants, so it’s a light and natural smell.

What We Don’t Like About Babyganics Bubble Bath

This bubble bath may cause itching and rashes.

10. Mr. Bubble Original Bubble Bath

Product Highlights

Mr. Bubble is the classic original bubble bath parents used when they were kids. It’s now paraben-free and won’t irritate eyes. Appealing and fun for kids, and dependable for parents, Mr. Bubble is a bubbly good value.

Mr. Bubble’s website has information about its parent company, The Village Company, and its products.

Features

• Aloe for Soft Skin
• Free of parabens
• Hypoallergenic
• Good value

What We Like About Mr. Bubble Original Bubble Bath

Mr. Bubble comes through on its promise of bubbles, bubbles, bubbles. It’s a reliable go-to product. For grandparents and parents, it’s a touch of nostalgia, and for kids, it’s just plain fun.

What We Don’t Like About Mr. Bubble Original Bubble Bath

Mr. Bubbles needs some better sealing because the bottles sometimes leak during shipping. It also has chemicals and artificial dye.

Final Verdict

Although all these products are formulated to promote gentle cleaning and fun for your precious children, and all of them have great features, our top recommendation is Alaffia Everyday Coconut Bubble Bath.

This product won 2018 Best of Body award and the company is committed to formulating products that are free of synthetic fragrance, parabens, and sulfates. Their products are never tested on animals, so you can feel safe using this bubble bath for your children.

We love that this product is handcrafted and has a natural, plant-based scent. It’s vegan and has all-natural ingredients that are gentle and nourishing on dry skin.

We also like this company’s commitment to Fair Trade practices. We prefer to use products that not only care for and protect our children but also contribute to creating a better world for them to grow up in.

Because this product is all-natural, parents and children may have to put some effort into making the big bubbles that come from synthetic bubbles, but we think the extra work is a good trade-off for a natural product that won’t harm children’s skin.

In addition, this product is biodegradable and does not leave residue on your tub.
Some consumers are concerned with Alaffia’s use of the preservative phenoxyethanol; if your child is sensitive, Alaffia’s shea-based products do not have phenoxyethanol.

Finally, Alaffia’s 32-ounce package of bubble bath is a good value for the money. Its blend of virgin coconut oil, yarrow, and chamomile is soothing and promotes soft skin, never compromising your child’s safety.

BUYER’S GUIDE

All the products reviewed above are available on Amazon. All 10 bubble baths are available with Amazon Prime shipping, although some products may not be available in all scents.

For example, our top bubble bath choice, Alaffia Everyday Coconut Bubble Bath, also comes in Coconut Strawberry, which is currently unavailable on Amazon.

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) is referred to throughout our reviews. This organization reviews products based on chemicals and additives, and you can reference their EWG ratings here.

The above reviews are specifically for kids’ bubble bath products. Although we reviewed some 3-in-1 products (bubble bath, body wash, and shampoo), we did not review non-foaming body wash or bath bombs, which fizz but don’t foam and create the bubbles we are looking for.

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