Bath Bombs....Aussie Success Stories

[gekko62]

.......ARE there any???????????!!??!!

 

[ChrissyB]

Not from my laboratory I'm afraid.
I've tried different recipes. Low water, no water, cocoa butter, oils...no success.
I think it's the humidity.
I'll try again in winter.

 

[gekko62]

Was afraid of that Chrissy. I've had no luck either. Oh well.

 

[ChrissyB]

At leasts it's not you or your technique!

 

[gekko62]

lol
The cocoa butter ones came out ok but within a 1/2 hr were warty,they still work well enough but look a bit scary.I think I'll just break them into chunks,bottle em up,& everyone I know is getting fizzy bath crumblies for christmas!

 

[pepperi27]

I have only succeeded once and that was using rice bran oil and I believe mango butter. I will have to check my recipes because I truly forgot.

 

[Manda]

I have a few bombs sitting around from some early batches I made about 6-12 months ago which are amazingly still rock hard and un-warted (they're wrapped in cello). Almost all subsequent attempts have been failures. :evil: Very frustrating. I am sure I was using rice bran oil early on though so maybe that is the key?? Maybe certain oils are better than others? Sorry I can't be more help. I wasn't going to comment but then when pepperi mentioned the RBO I remembered I'd used that too.

 

[Manchy]

just: Aaaaaaaaaaargh!!!! :evil:

i'm not an aussie, but i got frustrated yesterday - made 12 bombs in a row, and than the 13th one just wouldn't work. lucky that i'm not superstitious

does anyone have experience - could it be the clay? i tried adding water, oil, more mixture, new mold... only thing i'm thinking now is that it maybe could be the clay i used to color it :?:

 

[Manda]

Thinking about it more I remember using wheat flour instead of cornflour early on too. More variables... sorry

 

[Manchy]

check this bath bomb making troubleshooting - very nice, it helped me - i'm looking at 30 pretty bath bombs right now :wink:

http://www.estheticals.com/bathbombdotcom/Guide to Making Bath Bombs.pdf

the most helpful thing was the description of a perfect mixture - like a fresh snow

 

[gekko62]

check this bath bomb making troubleshooting - very nice, it helped me - i'm looking at 30 pretty bath bombs right now :wink:

http://www.estheticals.com/bathbombdotcom/Guide to Making Bath Bombs.pdf

the most helpful thing was the description of a perfect mixture - like a fresh snow

Thanks for the link manchy it has some great info. And congrats on your beautiful bombs.
Im not even going to try again till winter,there's just too much moisture in the air thru spring/summer.
You made me think of the only time I saw snow! Nice memories

 

[ChrissyB]

I definitely think the humidity over here is a big *huge* factor!

 

[gekko62]

Yeah,and who takes long hot soaks in the summer anyhow??!!