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Yes you can use sles. Mix it into the bicarbonate of soda. Let it dry overnight. It doesn’t react. I’ve done it loads and it works just fine You can buy cocomidopropyl betaine in powder form. I have it. It’s very hard to source from craft supply shops. It’s difficult to work with. Even a few...

Agreed with the post above. There’s a lot of info in previous posts and no ones gonna give the winning recipe! :) It’s definitely a trial and error thing. It’s took me a year to get the fizz and foam right.

When your using moulds with the intricate designs like your cherub it best to pack slightly light because they will realise from the Mold easier. If you pack too tight they will get stuck and break. Round bombs pack anyway you want too but if you pack too tight they risk cracking in the middle...

Pack lightly with your mix. Very nice

And you can always crush failed batches them up and put them into bags and call them bath dust or bath brew :)

Not enough oil is a good thing! :) it’s the water mixed in fast is the key. Cold freezing water. They look fabulous!

Good stuff. They tend to flatten out if too much oil is used. 15g to every cup is good. Also, keep your fragrance to around 2% and you’ll be good.

Getting there! should only take a few mins to fizz. The poly will make them fizz a bit longer. I’d say only about 30g or less of cornflower for your recipe and less that a teaspoon of poly. You only need a tiny amount to get good results. I think the heat of the oven made them crack. I tried...

Appreciate that everyone has got their own different way of making bathbombs especially in different climates etc. I just found that adding some water helped with the hardening a lot. I used to be against water after everything I read.

Water doesn’t cause activation if it’s mixed in very quickly. It’s gives the hardest bathbombs along with cream of tarter. I only use cornstarch when I’m using glitter as it makes the glitter sit nicely on top of the water.

Should work! I mix mine water with my fragrances all the time and mine turn out ok. Just a teaspoon or less of poly not too much or they will bubble

Good luck. They are difficult to master! Trust me on the water. They will get solid in an hour. I made a batch a few days ago and solid with no crumbling whatsoever

Your recipe is good. A good tip is to add 2 teaspoons of water to your fragrance oil and stir. If you use a blender add it in slowly so it doesn’t activate. I know it goes against the rule of no water but it’s an excellent way to harden your bombs! They will crumble otherwise. Sorry food...

Cornstarch acts as a filler. I’ve a few bathbombs made with cornstarch that I kept for testing. And they have lasted the longest. Still hard and fizzes in the tub. Think I may add it back to my recipe! :)

Looks a great recipe. Agreed with the post above about slsa. All you need is a teaspoon or they won’t fizz in the tub if you use too much.

The rules are quite strict in Europe for selling bath and body products. You should start by making basic soap and giving it to family and friends for feedback. Ive been making products for about 10 months and still wouldn’t feel confident enough to sell them public. Takes lots of practice...

I’m with you there. I paid for a recipe and it piped lovely but never hardened. Try some Cocamidopropyl Betaine. I find this really makes any frosting recipe pipeable. I now just use sodium bicarbonate and cococa butter and slsa and Cocamidopropyl Betaine blended up in my mixer. Pipes lovely

What about changing the Mica for waterbased colours? The ones I use dissolve in water and leave no stains or rings around the tub.

There are more than enough ingredients to make bathbombs. I use this recipe and get floating spinning bathbombs! :)

2 cups bicarbonate 1 cup citric acid. 2:1 ratio Tablespoon of cocoa butter and slsa per every cup of bicarbonate. Hope that helps! :)