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Making Bath Bombs


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January 3, 2019

Making Bath Bombs - three balls in a plastic bag, they can be decorated to look like a snowmanI made these as stocking stuffer snowmen for my adult children, but they are a treat anytime of the year! Unfortunately I didn't take a final photo of them with their "faces on", but it was a simply drawn as a bunch of dots (similar to smiley faces really) made with a Betty Crocker Easy Writer 4 decorator pen.

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Total Time: 20 minutes

Yield: 6 big balls or multiple smaller ones

Supplies:

  • 3/4 cup corn starch
  • 1/2 cup Epson salts
  • 1/2 cup citric acid
  • 30 Drops essential oils (your preference)
  • 2+ tsp witch hazel or water to get the right consistency
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup baking soda
  • 2 Tbsp oil
  • round molds or ice cube tray
  • Optional: dried flowers, leaves, or herbs
  • 1 Betty Crocker Easy Writer 4 decorator pen used to make the snowman's face
Making Bath Bombs - ingredients
 

Steps:

  1. Combine dry ingredients (baking soda, salt, citric acid, and cornstarch) in a large bowl and mix thoroughly to combine.
  2. Making Bath Bombs - measuring Epsom salt into a bowl
     
    Making Bath Bombs - add corn starch
     
    Making Bath Bombs - mix well
     
  3. In a small bowl, combine the oil, witch hazel, and vanilla extract and stir well. Add essential oils now if using. Eucalyptus is great for opening sinuses, peppermint for energy, wild orange and lavender are stress relievers.
  4. Making Bath Bombs - in a small bowl add witch hazel
     
    Making Bath Bombs - vanilla extract
     
    Making Bath Bombs - add oil
     
    Making Bath Bombs - add and mix in herbs if desired
     
    Making Bath Bombs - now comes the essential oil
     
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  5. IMPORTANT: Add liquid slowly (a few drops at a time) to the dry ingredients or it may fizz!!
  6. Making Bath Bombs - to prevent fizzing add liquid mixture to dry ingredients slowly
     
  7. Mix together well with your hands. When you can make a ball that stays together it is ready to put in the mold.
  8. Making Bath Bombs - mix gently with your hands until you can make a ball
     
  9. Grease your mold or ice cube tray and press the mixture firmly into each space. Leave for at least 2 days.
  10. Making Bath Bombs - grease molds or ice cube trays
     
    Making Bath Bombs - press in the mixture and leave for at least two days
     
    Making Bath Bombs - molds closed
     
  11. When dry, remove carefully and place in an airtight container or bag. This is when you can add a face and other details to make snowmen.
  12. Making Bath Bombs - when dry remove carefully and place in an air tight bag
     
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  13. Enjoy!
  14. Making Bath Bombs - bag lying down
     
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September 14, 2005

Combine the dry ingredients in bowl and stir until well mixed. Next... Drizzle in the almond oil and stir until mixture is moistened. Add more oil and fragrance and stir until well mixed.

 
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February 16, 2015

I love making bath bombs and have made quite a few batches in the past month. Just recently I noticed that when my bath bomb is fizzing, there are a lot of little yellowish-whitish lumps showing. I have no idea what they are. They look really gross like warts. I'm thinking maybe it's the food colouring because I only made 2 batches with food colouring and both of them had this problem.

The other 2 batches I made were perfect! Also, I noticed that instead of floating on the water like they should, they sink down to the bottom of the tub! I really want to have my own soap and cosmetics business and sell at craft fairs and stuff so please reply! Thank you.
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