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I always thought their colorants were a bit too expensive but I never did the math. I still like mica though because I can put just around half a teaspoon and it will color my water real well and I use a lot of poly 80 for the oils anyway. I should consider trying a liquid colorant when I get...

Maybe it is the oils, I just buy a lot of organic (scentless and flavorless) coconut oil from local grocery stores. You can get a pound bentonite clay from your local whole foods. I add just a teaspoon or two into my mixture and it may absorb some of the moisture and harden. I don't think you...

The bath bomb colors are a bit too expensive there. I suggest you stick to micas and polysorbate 80. Their stuff is amazing though.

For all my test batches, I didn't measure the temperature of the coconut oil. Sometimes it was liquid, other times the coconut oils were hard. The texture of the mixture should be nothing more than lightly damp sand that can mold with a good squeeze. For the math, convert everything to some...

Okay, thank you. I'll try to tweak my recipe.

I made bath bombs with about a 1:1 rate of poly 80 to my carrier oils and the mica and oils dispersed well in my tub, but I don't have too much of the poly 80 and would like to know if I can lower the amount I'm using. There's never a good ratio or usage percentage found online, so I'd like to...

Coconut oil and avocado are my main carriers, and they do harden well within 2 days. It think it also depends on how much oils you're using. Only around 3-7% of the recipe should be any liquid (including fragrance). If you use too much oils, it will take forever to dry and harden. I also add a...

No need to spend so much money. They sell these plastic containers filled with this dehumidifying powder.https://www.containerstore.com/s/closet/clothing-care/view-all-clothing-care/dry-out-dehumidifier/123d?productId=10004541 I think the main problem is the amount of oils you're using. If...

I suggest putting a dehumidifier (the stuff you put in closets) with your bath bombs in a box or closet in the driest place in your house. Since you're using coconut oils, also make sure the room is somewhat cool. Also, that is way too much wet ingredient, looking at your dry ingredients, a few...

Bentonite clay Speaking of ingredients, do you guys use clay? I see lots of people using kaolin clay, but can bentonite clay be an alternative to make the bombs harder?

I use some polysorbate 80. Maybe that prevents clumping?

Wonder why that may be happening. I made big ones first though and the mixture was sitting for around 10 min. Maybe rubbing alcohol spray would help?

I tried that and when I loosely fill them together, it falls apart when it comes out.

I'm talking about the 2 halves

Hi everyone. I made bathbombs yesterday and the large (80mm) ones worked amazing. Although I may need to add a bit more mica and fragrance. However, the mini molds, (30mm; around 1 inch) won't stick the 2 bath bombs. I added even more coconut oil, but then it just became a wet mess. Is there...

What exactly does rubbing alcohol do to help bath bombs and by your recipe, about a 20:1 dry to wet ratio?

Dry ingredients are the usual - epsom salts, baking soda, corn starch, citric acid. You can consider mica as dry, but it should be mixed with wet... right? I'm thinking a 10:1 dry to wet ratio, with maybe 25% of the wet being polysorbate 80? Or is that too much...

I decided to make my bath bombs on Friday, as the following weeks have really low humidity. I'm just worried about the wet to dry ingredient ratio. Since I don't have any clay with me, I don't know if it will be too soft. My oils are poly 80, avocado oil, coconut oil (refined), sweet almond...

Hi, I want to make bath bombs, but many recipes online don't seem to use epsom salts. Is there a reason? I found some fine grain epsom salts online and debating whether to buy it or not. Does it make your bath bombs better? Also, I'm worried about the usage of poly 80. I want my product to be...

I don't have a shrink wrapping machine nor do I know how it works. Isn't cling wrapping using saran wrap basically the same thing?