Guest guest Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 DO NOT USE BAKING SODA....and use ONLY the sea salt or the epson salt. Also add some vit. E for perservative if you are selling the bath salts to the public. Hope this helps Amber > > OK- the title may bit a tad bit dramatic, but it's kind of true... > > I made bath salts this evening using the following: > 1 pound Dead Sea Salt > 1 Pound Epson Salt > 1 Pound Baking Soda > 1.5 oz Olive Oil > 1.5 oz Almond Oil > 30 drops Euc. EO > > Now, they keep gassing and gassing! I let all the air of ot the > ziplock they're in, and 10 minutes later, it's ready to burst! > > Any ideas? Will it stop? Should I not use baking soda? Should I > just make them with this recipe, then let them sit overnite before > packaging? > > Thanks! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 In a message dated 12/11/2007 10:52:16 PM Eastern Standard Time, kevin@... writes: OK- the title may bit a tad bit dramatic, but it's kind of true... I made bath salts this evening using the following: 1 pound Dead Sea Salt 1 Pound Epson Salt 1 Pound Baking Soda 1.5 oz Olive Oil 1.5 oz Almond Oil 30 drops Euc. EO Now, they keep gassing and gassing! I let all the air of ot the ziplock they're in, and 10 minutes later, it's ready to burst! Any ideas? Will it stop? Should I not use baking soda? Should I just make them with this recipe, then let them sit overnite before packaging? Thanks!<< Hi , Remove the baking soda from your recipe and it should be fine. Angie The Herbarie _www.theherbarie.com_ (http://www.theherbarie.com) **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Good Morning, I never add baking soda or oils to my bath salts. I would suggest color and fragrance only. Lay out to dry on a cookie sheet or other flat surface to dry before packaging. The salts need to totally dry before packaging. The fragrance oils can cause a problem with the packaging if nit completely dry. I know from experience! Jan S sweetprairie@... May your troubles be less, your blessings be more and nothing but happiness come through your door! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Hi : Aside from leaving the baking soda out of your next batch, I dont know what you can do to salvage the bath salts you just made, other than use them up quickly or package them in a non-airtight container (not sure what to recommend here)... My thought is the epsom salts are attracting moisture which is activating the baking soda. Cat > Any ideas? Will it stop? Should I not use baking soda? Should I > just make them with this recipe, then let them sit overnite before > packaging? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Thanks! I will take both bits of advice- NO baking Soda, and I'll let them " air out " for a bit first! Thanks again! > > Good Morning, > I never add baking soda or oils to my bath salts. I would suggest color and > fragrance only. Lay out to dry on a cookie sheet or other flat surface to > dry before packaging. The salts need to totally dry before packaging. The > fragrance oils can cause a problem with the packaging if nit completely dry. > I know from experience! > Jan S > sweetprairie@... > May your troubles be less, > your blessings be more > and nothing but happiness > come through your door! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 In a message dated 12/12/2007 4:59:25 PM Eastern Standard Time, aanderson30067@... writes: Also add some vit. E for perservative if you are selling the bath salts to the public.<< Hi Folks, For clarification sake, I'll mention that " preservative " is often used to describe both antimicrobials and antioxidants. Sometimes this can create confusion. Vitamin E is not an antimicrobial and won't do anything to control bacteria, yeast or mold. But with bath salts, there really isn't much to worry about in terms of those bugs. On the flip side, Vitamin E (mixed tocopherols/Coviox T50) is a very good antioxidant that will prolong the shelf-life by delaying rancidity in oils and butters. This would be a good addition to an anhydrous product such as a scrub, salve or any product that contains vegetable oil or butter. Angie The Herbarie _www.theherbarie.com_ (http://www.theherbarie.com) **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 > > OK- the title may bit a tad bit dramatic, but it's kind of true... > > I made bath salts this evening using the following: > 1 pound Dead Sea Salt > 1 Pound Epson Salt > 1 Pound Baking Soda > 1.5 oz Olive Oil ............. , My first attempt at a salt scrub, I used a bath salt recipe I found online as my base, it also had baking soda in it. It keep growing and growing, I'd stir it down and it would rise, this went on for several days, I was so intent on it working that I bottled some of it and asked my testers (mother and sister) to try it, needless to say this did not make a good impression. The bottles leaked. I just trusted the source of the recipe and didnt even question the ingredients, I mixed a large batch of the stuff. When I used the mix to make bath salts the whole thing turned into a solid rock. I still have alot of this salt mix. I have learned that a small amount of the mix works well with large salt crystals as a fragrance, color base, and dosent harden when mixed with the large crystals, the base it self still has to be broken up, before use. The mix salt epsom salt baking soda in CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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