Making Bath Bombs in Florida has been an incredible challenge. The humidity does not play well with the ingredients at all. But.... lucky for you I have figured it out! Yes, you can make bath bombs that hold together and do not turn into a blob!
If you are anything like me and love Bath Bombs but have had a hard time making them, this post is for you!
I have fought with numerous bath bomb recipes, spent a ton of money on ingredients with promises of epic bath bombs, and thrown it all in the garbage at the end of the day.
What I have discovered recently is I absolutely LOVE making them now that I have tweaked a few recipes and made an easy, fool proof recipe that will end your hatred for making Bath Bombs.
After many and I do mean many attempts, I finally have a recipe that will work even in the the most humid areas!
First, lets talk supplies...
For your dry ingredients you will need: (Makes 8 - 2.4 oz Bath Bombs
21.16 ounces Baking Soda
10.58 ounces Citric Acid
3.52 ounces Epsom Salt
0.70 ounces Kaolin Clay
1.05 ounces SLSA
Mica or Lake dyes - I get mine from Mad Micas and they are amazing!
Now for the wet ingredients you will need:
0.17 ounces Polysorbate 80
0.35 ounces Sweet Almond Oil
0.52 ounces Cocoa Butter
Witch Hazel
0.52 ounces Fragrance Oil or Essential Oil - I only use Nature's Garden
You will also need a mold, which can be anything you would like to use. I use these round molds I found on Amazon a few years ago
You can also use a Moon Cake Press
Here we go!
It is important to start with clean supplies so I always clean all of my tools with a bleach water and spray everything down with alcohol and allow to air dry for a few minutes.
I always sift my dry ingredients (except the SLSA) as I measure them on my digital scale so there are no clumps and the end result is a nice, smooth bath bomb. After all of the baking soda, citric acid, kaolin clay and epsom salt is sifted I add the SLSA and lightly mix.
We can then place the bowl onto the mixer and I always cover it with a towel so that the SLSA is contained. If you have never worked with SLSA I encourage you to do your research. When airborne it can get into your lungs and cause you to cough and it is not a fun experience.
Now for our wet ingredients, add your Polysorbate 80 , Sweet Almond oil and Cocoa Butter to a microwave safe container and melt slowly until it is completely melted.
I usually melt it in 10 second intervals, it takes a while to melt but doesn't get to hot. Let cool for a few minutes and the add your fragrance or essential oil. Mix well to incorporate.
I
use my Kitchen aid mixer to mix my bath bombs because it is easier and
faster for me. I have carpal tunnel so mixing by hand is very hard for
me.
Set the mixer to low and slowly pour the wet ingredients into the dry. Continue to mix on low until fully incorporated then slightly raise the speed and mix for a minute or two longer.
At this point I separate my mix because I will be coloring one half blue and leaving the other white. Using Cheesy Poof mica and Red Iron Oxide from Mad Micas and Blood Orange fragrance oil from Nature's Garden. I add some to the mix that is in the bowl and mix again to fully incorporate the color spraying lightly with witch hazel.
I am adding a little of the red to the top of the bath bomb mold and then filling the rest with the orange. Fill each half of your bath bomb mold with the mixture until it’s just overflowing a little. Press together, clean off the excess then gently remove one side of the mold.
This batch makes 8 2.5 ounce bath bombs with a little extra left over that I usually put in one of my smaller bath bomb molds.
Leave your bath bombs in 1 half of the mold so they retain their shape. I use a muffin pan to hold them in place.
Turn your oven on and set the temperature to 170, once it comes to temperature, turn it off and put your bath bombs in the oven and leave them in there for 45 minutes.
Do NOT be tempted to touch them when you remove them from the oven, they will be soft. I put mine in a cabinet and let them sit overnight to make sure they are nice and hard and ready to unmold.
Once they are completely out of the mold, allow them to dry out for 8 hours or overnight. Once dry, you can wrap them in plastic wrap and store in a dry place until you’re ready to use them.
That's it! That is how you make bath bombs in a humid climate. They work every time and dry nice and hard.
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ReplyDeleteCould you send me this recipe with measurements that are easier to handle? I'm not quite sure how to measure out 21.16 ounces. Could you provide the measurements in cups, tbsp, etc.?
ReplyDeleteIf you use a kitchen scale it is very easy to measure. I do not use cups or tablespoons.
DeleteThank you for sharing your method. Even I live in a very humid place and no mater what I try they always tend to be soft, or devlop spots. Will give this method a try soon.This is such a good idea of keeping the bath bomb in the oven.
DeleteWhen you mentioned that you store them overnight in the cabinet, did you mean the kitchen cabinet or the oven ?
Thanks once again.
Can you make this without melting without polysprbate 80 and slsa
ReplyDeletehi.. the 170 degrees is in F or C? sorry. my oven is set ti celsius. that's why thought to ask
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