Just made BATH BOMBS !!!

[Relle]

Made these yesterday, a few cracks in them so I'll have to add some more oil. I found out that bi carb is baking soda. All I have to do now is find some citric in larger quantities for a reasonable price. The soap suppliers have it but its not that cheap. Think I'll have to try some foody type places.

 

[LauraHoosier]

While its not cheap to buy there I found some at a health food store. People buy it to make their own homemade Gatorade with no or low sugar added. I bought some so I could play with it first to see if making bath bombs would work for me with my limitations.

I would imagine if you found some there you could work with them to price out a "bulk order" or get the name of their supplier to see if you can buy it from them?

 

[nc.marula]

Just a note that you probably don't want to let them set on paper towel.. they will stick and you'll have bits of paper stuck to the bottoms! I let mine sit on saran wrap so there's no sticky issues. Also I package them in a cello bag with a ribbon/twine.

 

[fiddletree]

Where I live I get my citric acid from the pharmacy in bulk. Sometimes they have to special order it, but it ends up only costing about 5 euros a kilo.

 

[Traceyann]

Hey , sorry I am having a few probs with my pc...the net is painfully slow, any how my IP is supposed to be looking into it.

Relle, yes Bi carb is baking soda, and i buy it and tghe citric acid from a bulk health food store near me, the citric acid is about $4 a KILO ....lol so cheap compared to the supermarket....they also stock epsom and rock salt as well ....

I made up some 1/2 balls and gave to some of the girls at work for some feed back on what others think.

Tiki, I didnt find the BS drying at all, I actually found it quite relaxing...

 

[Dragonkaz]

Wow Traceyann they look fantastic!

I've never made any, but I'm keen ... just got to make time to do some research ... and do it! Thanks for the tips!

 

[Relle]

Hey , sorry I am having a few probs with my pc...the net is painfully slow, any how my IP is supposed to be looking into it.

Relle, yes Bi carb is baking soda, and i buy it and tghe citric acid from a bulk health food store near me, the citric acid is about $4 a KILO ....lol so cheap compared to the supermarket....they also stock epsom and rock salt as well...

Wow, $4 kilo, that is cheap, the cheapest I've found is Escentials at $5 kg for 5 kg lots. I got the bicarb at Coles for $3.69 I think for a kg.

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[Iduna]

I love how those bath bombs look.
What did you fragrance them with?

Wow $4 a kg I would love to be able to get it for that around where I live.

I have been looking at making some myself but I'm unsure about colouring them. I have micas, oxides and ultramarines but I'm unsure of how to use them to colour the bath bombs as all I have been able to see on youtube are people using liquid colours.
How does everyone else colour theirs?

 

[Relle]

I used ultramarines like Trace.

 

[Traceyann]

Iduna, I did a bit of research on this forum B4 I made these up and I beleive Mica's and oxides will leave a ring around the bath, whereas I have found the ultramarines didnt ( were also water soluible) ...my fragrance was Dragons Blood......YUMMY .....

 

[Traceyann]

Oh and to colour them I put a tiny bit in to start and mix it around to check the colour first...if it isnt enough I add more , but I start tiny first