Guest guest Posted February 25, 2001 Report Share Posted February 25, 2001 I have sunflower oil (spectrum) and I have coconut oil (looks like crisco) but I heard grapeseed is a good preservative. Is there a good company to buy that from? Would that work? The almond oil is from Snowdrift Farms and I would think they sell alot of it. Is there another better recipe without oils? Alot of recipes just use water or witch hazel and spritz. They would probably last a long time. Thank you for your time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2001 Report Share Posted February 25, 2001 Hiya would be glad to share the recipe I have.....enjoy! China BATH BOMBS Get a bottle of good quality witch hazel(skip the terrible stuff in the drug store)and a " good " quality adjustable fine spritzing bottle. The recipe is really simple. 1 part cirtic acid 3 parts baking soda Witch hazel EO/FO Any natural colorings...food coloring is good too Any hebs, dried flowers, etc you want to use(about 1/2 a tsp for a small batch, 1 tsp for a larger batch. Less is more... A decent sized fork for mixing... I use my hands A teaspoon for packing the molds... I use my hands here also. Weigh out your baking soda and citric acid in the ratios above. Dump them together in a bucket, large bowl, whatever. Get all the lumps out with a fork or spoon(crushing). Add your dry colorings(clays, leaves, herbs, roots, flowers etc in small amounts) Add your EO/FO drop by drop till you get the strength of scent you want. Mix well...I put mine in large plastic zip lock bag to mix then pour in a bowl for spritzing.......Mist the mixture with the witch hazel, stir in well. Keep misting and mixing till you get a consistancy that will stick together in your hand. It doesn't take much witch hazel, so be careful... When right consistancy, press mixture into molds firmly, pack it down good turn over on hard flat surface if it stays togeather without breaking you have it right...if it breaks put back in bowl and spritz a LITTLE more after a while you will get the feel for this...let dry and several hours and package......I did get this recipe off the lists and heavily snipped it for my own use not expecting to give it out so dont know who to thank for it...BUT after ruining many ingredients and haveing bombs get funky with growths must say this is an excellent recipe and seem to really hold up for long time I have some that are 6months old still going strong...I package mine in small plastic containers...and make them about 6oz or close to it. -- ----<--<@ ----<--<@ The Soapery Handcrafted Castile Soaps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2001 Report Share Posted February 25, 2001 Hi, I will try your recipe with witch hazel. Thank you, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2001 Report Share Posted February 26, 2001 Hi China Sounds like you've got things cracked !!!!!!! :-) Do the bombs still float without the inclusion of oil? Nia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2001 Report Share Posted February 26, 2001 Not really they are so big and thick even broken they sink....but I like the look of the bubbles comming up through the water ....all I really know is this is the only recipe I ever made that didnt grow like some kind of monster China (snip) > Do the bombs still float without the inclusion of oil? > > Nia > -- ----<--<@ ----<--<@ The Soapery Handcrafted Castile Soaps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2001 Report Share Posted February 26, 2001 Hi Nia and China: I've found in my experiments that there are two deciding factors to whether a bath bomb sinks or not. The first one is the density/weight of the bomb: I've made bath bombs using one recipe that are in a small star shaped mold and which I packed tightly (about 65 grams), if I use the same recipe and make a sphere (100 grams) it will sill float unless I make one that is more tightly packed (say 125 grams), in which case it sinks. The second determining factor seems to be how much witch hazel is used. Too much and your bomb sinks, not enough and it won't hold together. Use as little witch hazel as possible, just enough to get the consistency of slightly wet sand so that it holds together when you scrunch it in your hand. My bombs all contain witch hazel, distilled water or flower waters as the wetting agent, and citric acid and baking soda as the base. Variations contain a small amount of grated cocoa butter (no liquid oils except for scent), essential oils, or! ris root powder to fix the scent, milk powder, ground herbs, petals, and natural colorants. The only disaster I have had was trying to include liquid honey...yikes! watch out, the ever-expanding bath bomb threatened to take over the house! ;o HTH, Laurel > Do the bombs still float without the inclusion of oil? > > Nia > > Subject: Re: Re: bath bomb > > Not really they are so big and thick even broken they sink.... __________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Webmail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2001 Report Share Posted February 26, 2001 regarding bathbombs i read somewhere that if you exclude borax they will float????? dolores Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 Liz, my first lot were like rocks.... I tried - just out of interest, to mash them to bath dust, and ended up denting a tin of baked beans . the bomb wasn't even dented . But they fizzed all right ! lolol _www.soapbops.co.uk_ (http://www.soapbops.co.uk/) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 Hi Liz, Yup, they are suppose to be hard. Let them dry for a week before you wrap them. The recipe I use also calls for corn starch and a little water. Have you tried using your hand mixer to mix the wet and dry ingredients together ? It works like a charm !! My recipe is : 1 cup baking soda 1/2 corn starch 1/2 Citrus Acid 3/4 teaspoon water 1 or 2 teaspoons EO or Fo colorant if desired I mix all the dry ingredients in a big bowl and then mix the wet all together in a small jar and shake. I drizzle the wet into the dry and use my electric mixer until all incorperated. After they dry I wrap mine in candy foils. Sally bath bomb Hi I just made some bath bombs for the second time and instead of going to fizzy this time they are rock hard are they meant to be this hard? I used 2 parts sodium bicarb to 1 part citric acid, essential oil and sweet almond oil. It did fizz for ages though about 5 minutes. Thanks Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 Bathbombs are supposed to be hard. You should hold on to your recipe if it makes them rock hard - that is exactly what everyone has so many problems with. You can literally drop mine off a 4 story building and they won't break...of course I am joking, but you get what I mean _www.InesShower.com_ (http://www.inkristinesshower.com/) 815-667-FiZZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 Sure sounds like a success to me. When and if I start making them, that is how I want them to be. Great going Liz. in Oregon _____ Hi I just made some bath bombs for the second time and instead of going to fizzy this time they are rock hard are they meant to be this hard? I used 2 parts sodium bicarb to 1 part citric acid, essential oil and sweet almond oil. It did fizz for ages though about 5 minutes. Thanks Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 > > Hi I just made some bath bombs for the second time and instead of going > to fizzy this time they are rock hard are they meant to be this hard? > > I used 2 parts sodium bicarb to 1 part citric acid, essential oil and > sweet almond oil. It did fizz for ages though about 5 minutes. > > Thanks > > Liz > Liz, Bath bombs ARE supposed to be rock hard, but it is neat that they fizzed for a LONG time. Do they eventually dissolve? Anita B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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