I hope I am not too late, but perhaps you should try it the "easy" way first.
I like this recipe; it does not have anything interested added, but you could do that next time.
• 1 part citric acid
• 2 parts baking soda
• Coloring of your choice - food color works great
• Fragrance oil of your choice
• Basic oil of your choice - I use Almond Oil
• A few drops Mulsifan (oil/water emulgator) - could be skipped
• Dome Shaped Mold
Mix the dry ingedrients very well
(if you use dry color mix it in now)
Put in some drops of the (food) color
Put in the Mulsifan
Add the Almond Oil - not more than a teaspoon or less at a time
Mix thouroughly,
add some more oil - mix .... repeat until the desired consistency is reached.
Mold it and unmold directly afterwards.
Tip make a second bowl with a bit of the same baking soda/citric Acid mixture. If your mix gets too wet, you can immediately put some extra in.
As you may have noticed, I don't use any water or additional liquid!
These bombs get hard like a rock! Success guaranteed
My originall recipe measurements (if you need to convert)
120 gr natriumbicarbonaat
60 gr citric acid
4 drops orange food colouring
30 drops EO tangerine
20 ml almond oil - or less
2 ml mulsifan
You could change the proportion of baking soda/citric acid to 3:1 - same good result!
have fun
