My question is how much kaolin clay should I add to my recipe and does it affect the fizzing at all? I'm talking about a simple 2 cup baking soda and 1 cup citric acid base recipe. I've seen some put 1 tbsp all the way to 4 tbsp and I need maximum hardness without reduced fizzing. Thanks everyone!
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One tbsp is already a quarter of a 1/4 cup measurement. It might sound a little cray-cray but maybe trying kaolin in 1/2 tbsp measurements might be helpful? In any case, please do report back. I'm fixing to try my hand at a bathbomb myself. I just need to find some Everclear.
Dahila
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I add 1 tbsp Kaolin when I fancy it, for my 4 cups dry powders
Tried it yesterday. 1 tbsp for 1 cup of dry ingredients. I don't notice any difference but I'll wait a few more days. Usually without the clay it gets pretty hard but a bit malleable within 24 hours. For some reason I feel like it was harder to mold (not sure because I really suck at it)
