Re: Hello, New to this board, with a prob. Mold on bath bombs?!

[Guest guest]

Do you mean moldy???? Is your area very humid????? Bath bombs need to

dry thoroughly before packaging. I can't imagine that you added too much

moisture, else you would have set off the fizzing action.

Something else is going on. Elaborate if you can. More details. Holly

On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 17:00:37 -0000 " eeyoremom3 " <eeyore74@...>

writes:

> Hello, I just joined this board ( i heard you all gave good advice)

> so here it goes.

>

> I made my first batch of bath bombs, and after a few days they were

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> molded. Has any one had this happen? how did you solve the problem?

> I would be greatfull for any suggestions.

> Thank so much.

>

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>

[Guest guest]

Yes, I live on the MS coast. It is very humid here. I colored them a

light green, and a couple of days later they had brown spots on them

that looked like mold. here is the recipe i used:

Dry Ingredients:

1 cup baking soda

1/2 cup citric acid

1/2 cup corn starch

1/3 cup epsom salts

Wet Ingredients:

2 1/2 T. sunflower

3/4 T. water (or a mixture of water and glycerin)

at least 1/4 teaspoon and up to 1 teaspoon of desired fragrance oils

1/4 teaspoon borax as an emulsifier

vegetable or other natural colourant (optional) - liquid food

colouring works well.

Mix all the dry ingredients. mix all wet ingredients and borax in a

jar with a lid.Drizzal in to dry ingredients, then mold.

Do you know of a better recipe? or what(if anything) in ths one

would make it do that? Or mabye i just packaged them too soon.

i woul app. any help

[Guest guest]

Try leaving out the epsom salts...they attract moisture (which is why bath

salts containing it clump). The rest of the recipe should work fine.

Good luck!

Cat

> Yes, I live on the MS coast. It is very humid here. I colored them a

> light green, and a couple of days later they had brown spots on them

> that looked like mold. here is the recipe i used:

>

> Dry Ingredients:

> 1 cup baking soda

> 1/2 cup citric acid

> 1/2 cup corn starch

> 1/3 cup epsom salts

> Wet Ingredients:

> 2 1/2 T. sunflower

> 3/4 T. water (or a mixture of water and glycerin)

> at least 1/4 teaspoon and up to 1 teaspoon of desired fragrance oils

> 1/4 teaspoon borax as an emulsifier

> vegetable or other natural colourant (optional) - liquid food

> colouring works well.

> Mix all the dry ingredients. mix all wet ingredients and borax in a

> jar with a lid.Drizzal in to dry ingredients, then mold.

> Do you know of a better recipe? or what(if anything) in ths one

> would make it do that? Or mabye i just packaged them too soon.

> i woul app. any help

[Guest guest]

Next time you make them, be sure to pack them very tightly in the mold,

and after unmolding them set them in fromt of a fan for several hours

before packaging. See if that helps. Your Mississippi humidity sure

isn't helping.. Holly P.S. There doesn't seem to be anything wrong

with your recipe. It's very close to the one I use.

On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 20:04:31 -0000 " eeyoremom3 " <eeyore74@...>

writes:

> Yes, I live on the MS coast. It is very humid here. I colored them a

>

> light green, and a couple of days later they had brown spots on them

>

> that looked like mold. here is the recipe i used:

>

> Dry Ingredients:

> 1 cup baking soda

> 1/2 cup citric acid

> 1/2 cup corn starch

> 1/3 cup epsom salts

> Wet Ingredients:

> 2 1/2 T. sunflower

> 3/4 T. water (or a mixture of water and glycerin)

> at least 1/4 teaspoon and up to 1 teaspoon of desired fragrance oils

>

> 1/4 teaspoon borax as an emulsifier

> vegetable or other natural colourant (optional) - liquid food

> colouring works well.

> Mix all the dry ingredients. mix all wet ingredients and borax in a

>

> jar with a lid.Drizzal in to dry ingredients, then mold.

> Do you know of a better recipe? or what(if anything) in ths one

> would make it do that? Or mabye i just packaged them too soon.

> i woul app. any help

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Where do you get citric acid?

Vicky

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[Guest guest]

Thanks so much you have been a big help. Would you happen to know

why my bombs are " growing " . While i am molding them the expand.

<holliberry1@j...> wrote:

> Next time you make them, be sure to pack them very tightly in the

mold,

> and after unmolding them set them in fromt of a fan for several

hours

> before packaging. See if that helps. Your Mississippi humidity

sure

> isn't helping.. Holly P.S. There doesn't seem to be anything

wrong

> with your recipe. It's very close to the one I use.

> holliberry1@j...

[Guest guest]

You can get it online, drugstores, and natural (some times

called " whole " )food stores.

Jenn

wrote:

> Where do you get citric acid?

> Vicky

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[Guest guest]

Too much moisture added to them when mixing will sometimes set them off.

Try a bit less liquid in your recipe. Holly

On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 16:41:39 -0000 " eeyoremom3 " <eeyore74@...>

writes:

> Thanks so much you have been a big help. Would you happen to know

> why my bombs are " growing " . While i am molding them the expand.

>

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> <holliberry1@j...> wrote:

> > Next time you make them, be sure to pack them very tightly in the

>

> mold,

> > and after unmolding them set them in fromt of a fan for several

> hours

> > before packaging. See if that helps. Your Mississippi humidity

> sure

> > isn't helping.. Holly P.S. There doesn't seem to be anything

> wrong

> > with your recipe. It's very close to the one I use.

>

> > holliberry1@j...

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