How to make bath bombs. With recipes and tips
I haven’t made any bath bombs in a while now and when it comes to these fizzy treats you need time to learn how to make them again. I made three small batches to see how “rusty“ my skills were but it turned out I could still make rock hard, foaming, fizzing bath bombs so it’s time to share😊
🎁If you don’t know anything about bath bombs or are just starting out, I will link helpful blog posts and Youtube videos to fill those bath bomb master gaps.
Now let’s take a look and the three recipes that I created for this project.
oatmeal, milk, and honey bath bombs with ucuuba butter and goats milk powder
This recipe creates very luxurious, high-end bath bombs that are not only moisturizing and nourishing but also soothing and calming to the skin.
Dry Ingredients
250g Baking Soda
5g Kaolin Clay or Cream of Tartar
5g Colloidal Oatmeal
5g Honey Powder
5g Goat’s Milk Powder (buttermilk powder, regular milk powder, coconut milk powder)
2g SLSA or SCI or SCS (read more about these surfactants here)
Liquids
10g Fragrance (or less)
2g Cocamidopropyl Betaine
10g Ucuuba Butter (or Cocoa Butter, Shea Butter)
Water as needed (about 1-2ml depending on the humidity)
Last
125 Citric Acid
Optional: glitter, colorants, oatmeal and other embellishments
Mix your dry ingredients and sift them to make sure no lumps are left.
In a small heat-proof cup or beaker add your butter ( I used uccuba) and gently melt it. You can use a different butter or even oil but I wanted some extra luxurious kick to this recipe so I went with this rare butter.
Add fragrance oil, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, and water to the butter, stir to combine, and pour the mixture into the dry ingredients and start mixing everything with your hands or a stand mixer or a hand mixer.
Once everything is well combined you can add the Citric Acid in 3-4 portions. I will link a short videoon how your mixture should look and feel at this step. If it does not then you have to add more water or Alcohol 70% or higher.
If your mixture is ready to mold you can start making your bath bombs! This recipe makes about 3-4 medium-sized bath bombs. Another short video will be linked below on how I mold my bath bombs.
Once your bath bombs are molded they need to dry for about 24-48 hours.
bath bomb mixture is ready
molding
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Rose Clay Bath Bombs (dry fast)
This recipe creates rock-hard bath bombs that dry fast and have a good fizz.
Dry Ingredients
300g Baking Soda
5g Kaolin Clay or Cream of Tartar
10g Rose Clay
2g SLSA or SCI or SCS (read more about these surfactants here)
Liquids
7g Fragrance (or less)
2g Cocamidopropyl Betaine
7g Liquid Oil (I used Hemp Seed Oil)
Water as needed (about 1-2ml depending on the humidity)+red and blue water-soluble dye to create purple color
Last
150 Citric Acid
Optional: glitter, colorants, oatmeal, rose buds, sprinkles, and other embellishments
These bath bombs color bath water in a beautiful pink-lavender color. My kids love these💜
Bath Bombs with Milk Powder and Macadamia Oil
This recipe creates rock-hard bath bombs that dry fast and have a good bubbling and foaming action.
Dry Ingredients
300g Baking Soda
5g Kaolin Clay or Cream of Tartar
5g Milk Powder
5g SLSA or SCI or SCS (read more about these surfactants here)
Liquids
7g Fragrance (or less)
2g Cocamidopropyl Betaine
5g Heptyl Glucoside . Trade Name Sepiclear G7 (or Polysorbate 80)
7g Macadamia Oil or liquid oil of your choice
Water as needed (about 1-2ml depending on the humidity)
Colorant (optional)
You can paint your bath bombs with micas mixed with Polysorbate 80.
Last
150 Citric Acid
Optional: glitter, colorants, oatmeal, rose buds, sprinkles, and other embellishments
“SEPICLEAR™ G7 is a 100% natural and sustainable solubilizer targeting the cosmetics market. It is a concentrated non-ionic surfactant that is bio-degradable. It is derived from sugar and castor seeds with 100% vegetable origin. This product solubilizes lipophilic compounds like vitamins, essential oils, and fragrances in aqueous media. Unlike other natural solubilizers, it does not produce foam, which is a fundamental point in formulating cosmetic products such as toners, toiletries, and aqueous gels. Being a liquid and cold processable, it is also easy to use and is energy-efficient. COSMOS & Natrue approved.”
If you have any questions drop them in the comments down below. Happy Bath Bomb Making!
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