Ingredients
575g Baking Soda
285g Citric Acid
20g SLSA
15g Kaolin Clay
10g Sunflower Oil
5g Witch Hazel
10g Fragrance Oil (I used Rose Gold Fragrance Oil from Brambleberry)
5g Polysorbate 80
1/4 tsp of Pink Mica (I used Strawberry Moonshine from Mad Micas)
1/4 tsp of Gold Mica (I used Matte Gold from Mad Micas)
Directions
In a large bowl, combine baking soda, citric acid, SLSA, pink mica, and kaolin clay (all dry ingredients except gold mica). Mix thoroughly and be sure to break down any clumps. I find it easiest to sift the ingredients.
After mixing, add the sunflower oil, fragrance oil, and polysorbate 80 to the bowl containing the dry ingredients.
In a separate container, weigh out the witch hazel then slowly pour it into the large bowl containing the other ingredients. I find it best to mix with a whisk while pouring. The mixture will begin to slowly bubble/activate but mixing while pouring will minimize this.
Mix with gloved hands until your mixture can be firmly squeezed and hold together.
Fill up the mold with the mixture, be careful to not overpack (unless you want a thick Saturn ring), then press. If your bath bomb mixture starts to dry out or your bath bombs break apart, spray mixture with a very small amount of witch hazel and mix.
In order to create paint for the bath bombs, mix a few drops of 91% isopropyl alcohol with a pinch of gold mica and stir until smooth and paint on with a flat and wide paint brush.
Notes
Sunflower oil can be substituted for grapeseed oil, sweet almond oil, safflower oil, or your favorite liquid carrier oil.
If you are using the same bath bomb mold as me and need assistance, here are the instructions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF-xTz9J8fY.
Bath bombs are best packaged in shrink wrap or stored in an airtight container.
In this recipe, polysorbate 80 is used to help prevent mica from forming a color ring around the tub.
To use bath bombs, add one to warm bath water and enjoy!
This recipe makes 6-7 2.25” bath bombs.
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