I am sharing a simple & easy bath bomb recipe + tips & tricks on how to mold them.
1 cup (250 grams) baking soda, 1/2 cup (100 grams) citric acid, 1/4 cup (30 grams) corn starch + 1.5 teaspoons (7.5 milliliters fragrance oil), 1 teaspoon (5 milliliters) polysorbate 80, & 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 milliliters) surfactant (use any surfactant, I used coco glucoside). You don’t have to add anything else but baking soda & citric acid, but I always add 1/4 cup starch to keep my wet & dry ratios balanced. For the 1/4 cup you can add anything you want! *** You can add more dry ingredients but the more you add, the less vigorous reactions you'll have. Plus, you'll have to adjust the recipe. Sieve dry ingredients together, then whisk them together. WET: I'll share a secret with you! For me, a wetter mix (like 20-25 milliliters) is easier to work with, easier to mold, & holds together better… But the bombs take forever to dry & don't float. For this recipe 15 milliliters is perfect, but you could add up to 20 milliliters (probably even more if the liquid is thick). ***Thick versus thin liquids is noticeable in very small batches or on very large scales. It probably won't make a huge difference in this recipe, but I wanted you to be aware of this. Choose wet ingredients depending on the type of bomb & which reactions you desire. For example, for a heavily scented bomb: 12 milliliters fragrance oil & 3 milliliters emulsifier. Add liquid color (so it doesn't cause reactions) & mica (so it doesn't become airborne) to the wet ingredients. Mix them together. Add wet to dry slowly while whisking, then mix everything together well with your hands. The mixture should be light fluffy & damp. Always make a small batch because the mix will eventually dry out. ***If bath bombs crumble to pieces you can TRY to make them again: Let bomb pieces dry completely. Sieve into powder. Add wet ingredients (& repeat the steps again). Personally, I'd just make bubble bath or a bath soak. Check out these videos on what to do with recycled bath bomb powder: Brittle (recycled) • Quick and Easy Bubble ... Bath Soak (recycled): • Transform Old Bath Bom... MOLDS: Always use stainless steel molds. Shaped molds are tricky (even for an experienced bath bomb maker). Often times you'll have to adjust the recipe for shaped molds. This is why the wet ingredients are always higher in my recipes when using a shaped mold. MOLDING: Fill the mold, pack down, place loose mix on top. Repeat for other side. Smoosh them together until the 2 sides touch all the way around. Tap both sides with a spoon to release the bomb. Dry for 24 hours.
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Chapters
0:00 - Introduction
0:18 - Recipe
4:48 - Molds
5:39 - Molding
7:27 - Problems
8:09 - Results
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