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What Bath & Body Thing Have You Done Today?
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She's done a lot more than I have in the last 2 weeks, but I have an excuse
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YES YES YES PLEASE! I've tried Zing's lip balm, and it is great!
EDIT for full disclosure: I made mine today, so I really should let Zing give his to his other friends... so he can stay, you know, SO POPULAR with all of them.
At the risk of running afoul of the censors, I am truly LFMKittenLovingAO out loud right now!!YES YES YES PLEASE! I've tried Zing's lip balm, and it is great!
EDIT for full disclosure: I made mine today, so I really should let Zing give his to his other friends... so he can stay, you know, SO POPULAR with all of them.
Quick question! I’m planning to whip up a batch of shower steamers today using recipe posted by @Misschief a couple of years ago. It’s the one with baking soda, citric acid, cornstarch, menthol dissolved in 91% isopropyl, and eos.
Is the order of mixing ingredients important, or do I just throw it all together in a bowl and mix? I think it would make sense to sprinkle the menthol/alcohol/eo mix around/across the dry mix rather than pouring it in one spot, but other than that, are there any key tips for success?
Is the order of mixing ingredients important, or do I just throw it all together in a bowl and mix? I think it would make sense to sprinkle the menthol/alcohol/eo mix around/across the dry mix rather than pouring it in one spot, but other than that, are there any key tips for success?
I mix up the dry ingredients, then add the liquids until the mixture sticks together. It's easy to add too much liquid. If you live in an area that's quite humid (I think you do, don't you?), you might not need as much liquid as the recipe calls for. If you live in a more arid area (as I do), the liquid in the recipe will probably be just right. It's similar to bath bombs.
Thanks for the tips. Yes, humid here in general although I’ve kept the dehumidifier going to help with soap that only had a month to cure. I’m at the bottom of the learning because I’ve never made bath bombs either. I did pop my powdery ingredients into a warm oven this morning to get them as dry as possible before adding the liquid ingredients.
Will report back!
I will add that I don't mix the CA in with all the other dry ingredients. Instead, I wait until I've incorporated the other dry ingredients with the wet ones. Only then do I mix in the CA as the very last ingredient.
Doing it that way helps to keep the CA from activating, because the wet ingredients are far less concentrated/ more dispersed before the CA is added. I do this with my bath bombs, too.
Over the last 3 days I made enough liquid lotion to fill 3 pump style bottles. They were for a Polly Anna, my secret pal, and a family member who has a nasty allergic reaction to anything with laurel sulfate. It is a nice smooth lotion that is wonderful on the skin!
I do that with my bath bombs but not for my steamers. Not sure why not.
Thanks for that one. I will keep it in mind for the next batch.
I can see now after mixing and molding a portion of the first batch, that this is all about getting the texture and moisture content right. I don’t have a bath bomb mold or anything else to use as a mold that I thought was reasonably unisex,so I settled on using a tablespoon to make small steamers. I did watch a couple of YouTube videos which were helpful because they really emphasized packing the mixture as tightly as possible.
I don’t know if these were moist enough at the start, but I can pick up a little one (not in pic) and manipulate it without it falling apart.
I made bubble scoops for the first time. I used Bath Fizz and Foam Wonder bar recipe recipe. I'm really happy with how they look it being my first time and I'm happy with how they perform in the bath tub. I will definitely try this recipe in a 3D mold. I used Blue lake for the first time. I used flying fox fragrance oil from Aztec.
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I made the DIY BB foaming bath base then made two small batches of sugar scrub. One without scent and the other with orange EO. Both were small, 100 gram, batches for testing.
I also made the DIY BB lotion concentrate using tallow for all of the oils and made a small batch of thick hand cream. This was my first time using tallow in this recipe and I am really liking the way it feels.
Reading the last few posts reminds me I need to make more lotion bars and lip balms.
I also made the DIY BB lotion concentrate using tallow for all of the oils and made a small batch of thick hand cream. This was my first time using tallow in this recipe and I am really liking the way it feels.
Reading the last few posts reminds me I need to make more lotion bars and lip balms.
Made my first batch of lip balm. Only made 10 to hand out to some of my guinea pigs family and friends.
My granddaughter visited yesterday and we made 2 bottles of lotion for her 2 female aids. she was very proud!
Finally making lip balms! 3 flavors - Sweet Spearmint, Sweet Pineapple, and Vanilla Mint. 
Those all sound delicious! What brand of flavoring do you use?Finally making lip balms! 3 flavors - Sweet Spearmint, Sweet Pineapple, and Vanilla Mint.
I use 1/2 BB Lip Smacking Sweet Flavor Oil and 1/2 Spearmint EO or BB Pineapple Flavor Oil; and BB Vanilla Mint Flavor Oil. I still have them on hand from a prior purchase, so I haven’t branched out.
I infused oil with calendula, chamomile, lavender buds, and broadleaf plantain and made a salve with it today. I used grape seed oil for the infusion so I know the shelf life might not be the longest. I added ROE so hopefully that'll help with that. I'm wishing I used a little higher percentage of EO's to cover the grassy smell!
