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I made some "latte" soap w/BBs Espresso FO and really like it. I think it has more of a hazelnut coffee scent. I colored and scented the bottom half, but not the white top. The bottoms are starting to turn a darker brown, but that's fine...it's coffee!

It's pretty much throughout the soap, on top and into the soap itself. In the past, this didn't wash off, so that's why I thought it was stearic. I'm stumped because I went with a 34% lye concentration (water discount) that works great for my smaller batches. Why would it do this for a larger...

Drop your SLSA down to 1 T and don't use coconut oil, use a liquid carrier oil instead. The coconut oil (IMO) has a tendency to make BBs not really harden very well, same with melted coco butter. Plus when it gets hot in the summer time, solid oils can remelt/get soft. Also, if you do change to...

Drop it down to 1 tablespoon. My "sample/experiment" batch recipe that I use to try new recipes has a similar citric acid/baking soda ratio as yours and I only use 1 T.

It's summer time, do you possibly have a lot of humidity in your house? I have found that a dehumdifier made a HUGE difference for me; all of my BBs were getting warts until I started using a dehumdifier. In the wintertime, I don't need one, of course.

I'm not sure if what I have is stearic streaks/spots or deep soda ash. I KNOW it's not lye, as I did the "zap" test...just soap. My recipe is on the Soap Calc pic, and I soaped at 103° for the oils and 113° for the lye water. I don't get this on my smaller, 3 lb. batches; this was for a 5 lb...

Dahlia I'm not using clay and rarely alcohol. That's the frustrating part of making bath bombs...what works for one person may not work or be preferable for another. BBs are as elusive and personal as they are scientific, IMO. :-) LOL! For me, it's a preference thing. The BBs come out great...

Hazel, that's a thought about mixing the SLSA powder with Coco betaine. Hmmm... I was watching a Youtube video yesterday of BBs made with a combo of coco betaine, glycerine, and liquid Castile soap in place of SLSA, and that appeals to me since SLSA is so darn expensive! Plus, I'm not a big...

No, I don't think misting them with anything will make a difference, as it will inevitably dry and I will be right back where I was. Also, for some reason, witch hazel does not do well with my bombs. I've made them with and without kaolin clay, and the difference is definitely there with the...

I've been tweaking my BB recipe to get that perfect bomb and I like the use of SLSA in them; however, I do notice the bombs tend to have a "chalky" or more "powdery" feel/finish to them when I use SLSA. I primarily use light oils in my BB recipe and thought that by using a hard butter like...

Thanks Kathy. You know the old saying, "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over-and-over and expecting a different result"? Well, that seems to be the case, but I'm enjoying the process. I keep a notebook and take notes on what works, what doesn't, the results, suggestions...

Dahlia, thank you! I had the same effect and thought the stickiness was a result of using a hard butter like coco butter. I thought the coco butter contributed to a waxy feel on my skin, as it hardens at room temp. I do like what it does, but have definitely found the % amounts recommended in...

Hello everyone! I'm a new member, but a long time stalker. I finally jumped into the deep end of bath bomb making 2 months ago and have been making sample bath bombs almost every day to see what works and what doesn't. I've been tweaking as I go along in order to find my "ideal" recipe...