Just made BATH BOMBS !!!

[Traceyann]

OMG how easy are these, I wanted to make something new for my friends for Christmas, so I am having a go at the bath bombs and some bath salts.....I am so Happy at how these bombs have turned out...cant wait to have a bath to try them out lol.....

Please excuse the back ground lol......

Now just one question, what to the people who make bombs wrap them in ?

 

[Traceyann]

SORRY , I forgot to resize the pic.... its been a while

 

[Hazel]

Those look great! I agree bath bombs are easy and I love the color. What did you use as a colorant?

 

[Relle]

You could get some glad wrap or cheap cling wrap and put around it then hit with a heat gun at a distance and shrink wrap it, thats what I've been doing with the soap. Think the Tut is on Soap Queen. I think most shops have them in a see through plastic.

 

[Hazel]

Whoops! Sorry Traceyann. I zipped past your question about wrapping them. Like Relle said, stores have them in clear plastic. If you don't want to shrink wrap them, you could just put them in saran wrap and then tie off the ends so they look like candy. Just a thought.

 

[Pretty n Plain]

Well done Traceyann, I wish I had the same success using a standard bb recipe. I decided to make my own up with oil and cocoa butter and e wax, after Busymakingsoap mentioned it in another post. I found a recipe on the net, altered it a bit and it came out with fabulous results.

 

[Soapy Gurl]

They look great! What did you use to mold your round one? It looks awesome!

 

[Traceyann]

Thanks Girls, I am really happy with them too....its been a few hours now and they are hardening up well....

The colour is ultramarine pink from Essentials of Australia, and the round mold is one I bought off ebay, the flatish mold is a cake mold.


AND the best part is my local bulk natural food store has everything I need at a third of the price in the shops!!

 

[Relle]

Did you make up your own recipe Trace or find it on the net, its been a while since I had a go at these.

 

[cinta]

They look fantastic!!

 

[Traceyann]

Relle, I got the recipe off this forum, it was 2cups of baking soda, 1 cup citric acid, 1 cup corn starch, oils and colouring....its a pretty basic one from what I read but had to start somewhere

 

[busymakinsoap!]

Well done Traceyann, I wish I had the same success using a standard bb recipe. I decided to make my own up with oil and cocoa butter and e wax, after Busymakingsoap mentioned it in another post. I found a recipe on the net, altered it a bit and it came out with fabulous results.

I'm so glad - and sorry I didn't answer your last post I got side tracked and have just remembered

Traceyanne - they look fab. I love making bath bombs - my new addiction

 

[Traceyann]

oooooo, just tried one of these out , and they work superbly...and floated as well.....very nice

 

[Pretty n Plain]

[quote="Pretty n Plain":vppbr9n9]Well done Traceyann, I wish I had the same success using a standard bb recipe. I decided to make my own up with oil and cocoa butter and e wax, after Busymakingsoap mentioned it in another post. I found a recipe on the net, altered it a bit and it came out with fabulous results.

I'm so glad - and sorry I didn't answer your last post I got side tracked and have just remembered [/quote:vppbr9n9]

Tis all good Busymakinsoap, once my poor ol lye finger burn clears up i'll try out another batch I don't want to be getting citric acid in my owie :shock: :shock: :shock:

 

[Relle]

Thanks Trace, now are those piggies of yours getting bath bombs in their bath water from now on hehe.

 

[Traceyann]

LOL Relle, no chance , bath bombs are MINE lol

 

[saltydog]

oooooo, just tried one of these out , and they work superbly...and floated as well.....very nice

Very nice! I like that they float with the cornstarch, never make them that way, I'll have to give this recipe a go!

 

[Relle]

All the recipes I've found have bicarbonate of soda in them. Trace I noticed yours was baking soda, is that what you call bicarb ? Some people call bicarb, baking soda and visa versa.

 

[LauraHoosier]

I think I have hubby talked into letting me pick up some ingredients to try this out today Now to find something to mold them in. I'm thinking of trying my mini molds like cubes, trees, snowmen, fleur-de-lys that I have for guest soaps.

 

[Guest]

They look nice! I want to try bath bombs too, is the BS very drying? I use it to wash my hair with and if I use too much it gets dry. Does the citric acid combat that?