Re: Aromatherapy Manicure Balls

[Guest guest]

Here is a bath bomb recipe from Anne Marie at Bramblerry's. I'm surprised I

still have it. The key to making bath bombs is that you have to put them in a

flexible mold (like an ice cube mold) - just get one that's the size you

want. Here's the recipe. Now remember you need a " dendric " salt to hold the

color and scent. Kosher salt is a dendric salt. Dendrick means that the edges

are uneven. (I would keep them in the molds longer, maybe overnight, mine would

always crumble)

1 part citric acid

2 parts baking soda

food coloring or other colourant

scent

witch hazel

Mix the citric acid and baking soda very thoroughly. I usually sift them

together a couple of times. Add color and fragrance and mix again. Then

with the witch hazel in a FINE MIST SPRAYER (fine mist being the important

part), spritz once, quickly, with one hand and mix with the other. I usually

use 1/2 cup as my 'part' and so end up with 1 1/2 cups of mixture. I usually

only spritz once, mix and MAYBE spritz again. It needs to hold together when

you squeeze a handful of it, but if you get it too wet, it will activate the

citric acid and you'll get little 'mushrooms' on the surface of the bath

bombs. I press the mixture really hard into the molds, turn out onto paper

and let air dry for a few hours.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 6/12/04 7:28:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Olatou@...

writes:

> would

Thanks so much for the recipe and additional info!

Sincerely,

a

Quickscents Aromatherapie

www.thearomaconcierge.com

" If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. " --

Dr. Wayne Dyer

[Guest guest]

Good luck, this is supposed to be a no fail recipe. Have fun and let us know

how it comes out.

Thanks so much for the recipe and additional info!

Sincerely,

a

in Cambridge

[Guest guest]

Hi a:

Use a basic Bath Bomb recipe (there are a few in the Toiletries Library, I

believe), and add some softening jojoba oil with a tiny bit of lavender or

lemon essential oil. Pack into small ice cube molds and pop out. Let dry

thoroughly before packaging.

You could also make these for the feet, using peppermint and tea tree

essential oil...refreshing!

Good luck! :-)

Cat

> At Sally's Beauty Supply I saw a container of aromatherapy manicure balls.

> They were like bath fizzes, but were small balls - said to whiten nails

and

> soften hands.

>

> Does anyone have a recipe -- especialy for making them so small? The idea

is

> that you drop them into a basin of water and let your hands soak for 3-4

> minutes.

[Guest guest]

if someone would be so nice ,i would love to have the no fail recipefor the

manicure balls

T,I.A.

GALE

Olatou@... wrote:

Good luck, this is supposed to be a no fail recipe. Have fun and let us know

how it comes out.

Thanks so much for the recipe and additional info!

Sincerely,

a

in Cambridge

[Guest guest]

Me too, Gale. I couldn't find it.

Jenn in oregon

Re: Aromatherapy Manicure Balls

if someone would be so nice ,i would love to have the no fail recipefor the

manicure balls

T,I.A.

GALE

[Guest guest]

> Me too, Gale. I couldn't find it.

> Jenn in oregon

> Re: Aromatherapy Manicure Balls

>

>

> if someone would be so nice ,i would love to have the no fail

recipefor the manicure balls

> T,I.A.

> GALE

Here is the post again (I just copied & pasted it):

Here is a bath bomb recipe from Anne Marie at Bramblerry's. I'm

surprised I still have it. The key to making bath bombs is that you

have to put them in a flexible mold (like an ice cube mold) - just

get one that's the size you want. Here's the recipe. Now remember you

need a " dendric " salt to hold the color and scent. Kosher salt is a

dendric salt. Dendrick means that the edges are uneven. (I would keep

them in the molds longer, maybe overnight, mine would always crumble)

1 part citric acid

2 parts baking soda

food coloring or other colourant

scent

witch hazel

Mix the citric acid and baking soda very thoroughly. I usually sift

them together a couple of times. Add color and fragrance and mix

again. Then with the witch hazel in a FINE MIST SPRAYER (fine mist

being the important part), spritz once, quickly, with one hand and

mix with the other. I usually use 1/2 cup as my 'part' and so end up

with 1 1/2 cups of mixture. I usually only spritz once, mix and MAYBE

spritz again. It needs to hold together when you squeeze a handful of

it, but if you get it too wet, it will activate the citric acid and

you'll get little 'mushrooms' on the surface of the bath

bombs. I press the mixture really hard into the molds, turn out onto

paper

and let air dry for a few hours.

[Guest guest]

I apologize for butting in here since it's not my conversation, but I

wondered when you posted this the first time...

Where does the dendric salt come in? It's not listed in the recipe or the

directions so how/why/when would you use it? Thanks.

Deby

At 08:10 AM 6/16/2004, you wrote:

>

> > if someone would be so nice ,i would love to have the no fail

>recipefor the manicure balls

> > T,I.A.

> > GALE

>Here is the post again (I just copied & pasted it):

>Here is a bath bomb recipe from Anne Marie at Bramblerry's. I'm

>surprised I still have it. The key to making bath bombs is that you

>have to put them in a flexible mold (like an ice cube mold) - just

>get one that's the size you want. Here's the recipe. Now remember you

>need a " dendric " salt to hold the color and scent. Kosher salt is a

>dendric salt. Dendrick means that the edges are uneven. (I would keep

>them in the molds longer, maybe overnight, mine would always crumble)

>

>1 part citric acid

>2 parts baking soda

>food coloring or other colourant

>scent

>witch hazel

>

>Mix the citric acid and baking soda very thoroughly. I usually sift

>them together a couple of times. Add color and fragrance and mix

>again. Then with the witch hazel in a FINE MIST SPRAYER (fine mist

>being the important part), spritz once, quickly, with one hand and

>mix with the other. I usually use 1/2 cup as my 'part' and so end up

>with 1 1/2 cups of mixture. I usually only spritz once, mix and MAYBE

>spritz again. It needs to hold together when you squeeze a handful of

>it, but if you get it too wet, it will activate the citric acid and

>you'll get little 'mushrooms' on the surface of the bath

>bombs. I press the mixture really hard into the molds, turn out onto

>paper

>and let air dry for a few hours.

[Guest guest]

Hi Deby,

I never posted it originally. It was message # 40105. I just copied

& pasted it since the others couldn't find it. I have no idea why the

dendritic salt is mentioned except maybe as an additive to hold

scent? Your guess is as good as mine!

Brightest Blessings!

aka Artemis

> I apologize for butting in here since it's not my conversation, but

I

> wondered when you posted this the first time...

>

> Where does the dendric salt come in? It's not listed in the recipe

or the

> directions so how/why/when would you use it? Thanks.

>

> Deby

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 6/16/2004 10:00:44 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

debyj@... writes:

Where does the dendric salt come in? It's not listed in the recipe or the

directions so how/why/when would you use it? Thanks.

Deby

You're right, it's not in the recipe. Has anyone esle tried this recipe.

Thanks for pointing this out. I copied and pasted so quickly I didn't notice

this. I appologise, I thought salts were part of the ingredients. Guess not.

(I went to re read the recipe)

in Cambridge

[Guest guest]

Hi it was my passed along bath bomb recipe and my error about the dendric

salts. It was an errror. I don't know why, but I thought bath bombs contained

salt.

Obviously the recipe I posted did not contain salts, dendric or otherwise

<frown>

Hi Deby,

I never posted it originally. It was message # 40105. I just copied

& pasted it since the others couldn't find it. I have no idea why the

dendritic salt is mentioned except maybe as an additive to hold

scent? Your guess is as good as mine!

in Cambridge

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 6/15/2004 2:11:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

gale.glover@... writes:

if someone would be so nice ,i would love to have the no fail recipefor the

manicure balls

T,I.A.

GALE

hint hint hint, go to group, sign in and do a search on aromatherpy

manicure balls, or a search on: olatou - you will be able to find the recipe in

the messege archives.

in Cambridge

[Guest guest]

Mistaken or not, it gave me an opportunity to ask some questions about

something I wasn't clear on and I got some very good answers. I understand

much more than I did prior to your 'mistake'. Didn't you know that some of

the best inventions and discoveries came from mistakes? And some of the

greatest quotes were slips of the tongue? Now you're right up there with

Ben lin. Thanks.

Deby

At 09:16 PM 6/17/2004, you wrote:

>Hi it was my passed along bath bomb recipe and my error about the dendric

>salts. It was an errror. I don't know why, but I thought bath bombs

>contained

>salt.

>

>Obviously the recipe I posted did not contain salts, dendric or otherwise

><frown>

[Guest guest]

LOL. Some bath bombs do contain salt. It's all a matter of preference.

pamela

[Guest guest]

I'm glad you noticed to I don't feel so bad now

Gale

jenn333 wrote:

Me too, Gale. I couldn't find it.

Jenn in oregon

Re: Aromatherapy Manicure Balls

if someone would be so nice ,i would love to have the no fail recipefor the

manicure balls

T,I.A.

GALE