Discover the HOLY GRAIL to Making Perfect Bath Bombs!
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- čas přidán 7. 08. 2024
- Attention all bath bomb makers - I've discovered the holy grail to making the perfect bath bomb mix! It's thick wet ingredients! Using thick wet ingredients has many advantages: It acts like a buffer, eliminating premature reactions. The mix stays wet/workable for much longer. You don’t have to be exact with liquid measurements/amounts. Matter of fact, you can add extra wet ingredients (about 5-10 milliliters/standard recipe). All of these advantages contribute to creating a perfect final bath bomb and makes the bath bomb making process easier.
**This isn't a magic solution for bath bombs, but it sure does help - A LOT! It cuts down on premature reactions, cracks, etc (all the negative stuff), but it doesn't always 100% guarantee perfect bath bombs in every situation. Weather/humidity still needs to be considered. And, you still need to try to keep wet and dry ratios balanced as much as possible. Think of this as a crutch; it helps you walk & keeps you from falling, BUT you still need to put in effort and do the work.**
Thick liquids, like carrier/fragrance oil or polysorbate 80, don’t cause reactions in the mix. While thin liquids, like water or coco betaine, do. So, it makes sense to only use thick wet ingredients.
Lately, whenever using fluid wet ingredients, the mix reacts, causing the bombs to puff up and develop cracks in the middle. Yet whenever I use the same amount of wet ingredients with minor adjustments to the amounts (to thicken liquid), I get perfect mix, which = perfect bath bombs.
The liquid thickens when you mix an emulsifier, like polysorbate 20/80 and hydrogenated castor oil peg 40, with other liquids. Polysorbate 20 doesn't thicken well like others.
Many factors can influence the thickening process. Keep in mind:
You have to add an emulsifier & water (try same amount of each)
In some cases, adding coco betaine will thicken it.
Use a combination of fragrance, carrier oil, water, and an emulsifier.
Thickening isn't always instant; wait several minutes.
The thickening process is finicky; some fragrances refuse to thicken (no matter how much emulsifier you add) and even different liquid colorants can have an effect. Liquid colorant doesn’t thicken like regular water.
NOTES: If your mixture isn't thick enough, add more emulsifier & water. Any thickness is better than adding thin, fluid wet ingredients. The thicker, the better (the blob is the best).
The best mix feels light, fluffy, & sort of like barely moist sand. You can squeeze it and It should just be able to hold together.
A GOOD RECIPE TO START
1 cup baking soda, 1/2 cup citric acid, 1/4 cup corn starch, 1 teaspoon (SLSa) Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate (makes bombs last longer). + 9 milliliters fragrance, 3 milliliters polysorbate 80, 3 milliliters carrier oil, 3 milliliters water.
The wet ingredients come together and thicken, but they also play individual roles: fragrance adds scent; polysorbate 80 emulsifies water/oil and allows mix to stay wet longer; carrier oil adds moisture and allows mix to stay wet longer; and water makes the bomb hard.
**To try a thick version of wet ingredients, tweak ingredients & amounts to make the liquid thick but keep it the same total amount of liquid that you normally use**
DIRECTIONS: Sieve dry ingredients together. Mix wet ingredients separately. Add your blob, then thoroughly mix, knead, and rub mixture. Add mix to mold, then sprinkle a bit of salt on the sides. Add more mix, filling to the top. Lightly pack it down. Add loose mix on top. Repeat for other side. Smoosh the 2 molds together. Tap with a spoon to release the bomb. Dry bombs 24 hours.
A perfect bath bomb looks/feels like this: the surface is smooth & tight (it's not powdery), the shape is round, there are no cracks/bumps/warts, & most importantly, it's rock hard.
You don’t have to have thick wet ingredients to make great bath bombs - it just makes it easier. If your recipe is working fine, keep doing it. I hope this information helps you on your bath bomb making journey!
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CHAPTERS
0:00 - Introduction
1:23 - Thick Ingredients Are Best
2:53 - The Best Thickening Ingredient
3:04 - How to Thicken Wet Ingredients
4:40 - Varying Degrees of Thickness
5:00 - Recipe
7:53 - Final Word - Jak na to + styl
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My bath bomb recipe is a heavily oil based recipe with literally just a tsp or two of water max. I played around forever until I found the oil heavy ones gave that perfect long working consistency.
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You said if it’s not broke, don’t fix it… Well mine seem to be broke. I just can’t get them perfectly round or not to break. I just finished watching your video and taking very precision like notes and I am going into my work room and I’m gonna try it right now.! Wish me luck!!!
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Thank you so much, I’m going to try this because I do live in a hotter state with humidity and nothing seems to bring it down. I will come back to let you know the results. I already use the same dry ingredient amounts that you do only in grams, but I’m gonna try the glop.
I have been doing this for about 4 years, I never have bombs react prematurely and they dry rock hard. I also sometimes melt my slsa with my wet mix to ensure even distribution.
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I use coconut oil as my carrier oil. Seems to help make the liquid more thick too.
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So I wanted to know: with your experience, how many bath bombs is it possible to make in 1 hour? Thanks again you are great !!
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Thank you, Dora. ❤ This is great information. When I am ready to make bath bombs I am definitely going to try it. 👍💕
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I have tried with E Wax and BTMS-50. Worked soooo good!! I was trying your recipes and didnt have polysorbate so i used the emulsifying wax.
Thanks for sharing!!
I have not even made my first bath bomb yet...so looks like I got in a great secret right off the bat! Where would you suggest I start in watching your tutorials? Just now starting to get some supplies..and trying to learn as much as I can.. Any advice appreciated.. Thank you...
Dive into my playlist “bath bomb making 101”. If you watch all of those, you’ll be good to go! Stop procrastinating & make a batch of bath bombs already- they’re so much fun!
I stop making bath bombs cause they just fall apart. after so many recipes fails,
I accepted defeat.😢
thank you so much for all the information 😊 going to try again. I believe that bath bombs are the hardest bath product to make. 😳 That’s just me! Lol!😅
They’re not easy that’s for sure! They’re unpredictable & finicky!
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Thanks Dora... I noticed this blob thing the last time you mentioned to put in a spray bottle..I walked away it it was thiCker than a snicker.. LOL newho thanks for the new info. And as always you are appreciated. BTW you're absolutely beautiful I see you don't have hardly any makeup on. Keepit roCkin' beautiful
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You have so many great recipes. Wondering if, “the blob” will make all your recipes better!?? Team blob looks good, so far, you could sell blob merch ❤🎉😊
Thanks Brianna. The blob is really useful in ANY recipe that contains baking soda and citric acid - whether it's bubble bar, bath bombs, a base for bath salt, etc. Did you say blob merch? Interesting... I'll have to think about that! lol
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Made the BEST bombs ever with this recipe. Thank you so much for sharing 💕
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I thought I was the one who came up with this. Mine is a mix of poly 80, oil, EO, and water
My bath bumps aren't foamy. They're just colored and they sink to the bottom. I want them foamy and bubbly. They also don't fizz a lot. They do a little though
Hello, do you use peg 40 hydrogenated castor oil as a support oil in this recipe? Do we have to melt it before use?
peg 40 or poly 80. no melt required
Hello, thanks for the explanation until I finally see someone explain the main thing about effervescent bombs.
My question is what carrier oil should you use? Can I use fractionated coconut oil?
Yes, absolutely
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How do they perform?
Great- wonderful! They floated and everything. Ill post a video if I get time!
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WOW!! Did anyone write the recipe down?
I did! It's in the description
are sparkling salt same as espsom salt?
why is epsom salt not added in most of ur recipe?
can u make one with epsom salt too?
You can add salt, & I have in the past
@@CreativeBathLab Could u link the video made with epsom salt?
Are you saying that when using a thick binder, high humidity will no longer be a worrying factor??!! (OH PLEASE, OH PLEASE, OH PLEEEEEASE SAY THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE SAYING!!!)
Unfortunately, I am NOT saying that. This isn't a magic solution for bath bombs, but it sure does help - A LOT! It cuts down on premature reactions, cracks, etc (all the negative stuff), but it doesn't always 100% guarantee perfect bath bombs in every situation. Weather/humidity still needs to be considered. And, you still need to try to keep wet and dry ratios balanced as much as possible. Think of this as a crutch; it helps you walk & keeps you from falling, BUT you still need to put in effort and do the work.
@@CreativeBathLab Ok...THANKS!
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How to make the blob??
Thank you for teaching us, a few months ago I was making bath bombs and my liquid became very thick. My first thought was I messed up big time. Now because of your teaching I know it was ok. Thank you again
Yep. I used to get so aggravated when the blob appeared. Who knew? I'm just mad it took me this long to realize it!
@@CreativeBathLab i would still be thinking I messed up. 😂😂😂