Bath bombs with natrasorb

[vberkesch]

Hi all!

I've just decided to add natrasorb into my bath bomb recipe to make the scent last longer and to disperse the FO into water better.

So far this is what I've noticed -

1) The bombs do have a longer fizz time - I like this. They've gone from 2 to 4 minutes.

2) The fizz is good, but not as strong as without the natrasorb.

3) they are not as smooth - they have tiny warts. Not the typical warts where you can tell its a wart, but very small warts all over.

Could any of you bath bombers tell me what's going on??

My recipe-

1C sodium bicarbonate

1/2 C citric

1/3 C epsom

1 T Kaolin

1/2 tsp Shea

1 tsp jojoba

1/8 C natrasorb

1 T dendritic

Thanks for the help!! Vanessa

[Ravens]

May have missed it, but I do not see any butter or oil to make the entire recipe stick together.  I see 1/2 teaspoon of shea, but that would not be enough to hold it all together.... or did I miss something?

[vberkesch]

May have missed it, but I do not see any butter or oil to make the entire recipe stick together.  I see 1/2 teaspoon of shea, but that would not be enough to hold it all together.... or did I miss something? [/quote

Hi ravens

There is 1 tsp of jojoba in this recipe

Along with 1 & 1/2 tsp of FO

[Ravens]

The cornstarch (Natrasorb) is killing the fizzing.  Consider decreasing it or adding a bit more acid.

hth  :-)

[vberkesch]

The cornstarch (Natrasorb) is killing the fizzing.  Consider decreasing it or adding a bit more acid.

hth  :-)

How much % of natrasorb is appropriate to save your scent and yet save the fizz also.

I actually liked the slower fizz, BUT ....will the fizz get less & less with time because I added natrasorb OR

WILL IT STAY THE SAME?

[TallTayl]

Natrasorb,in my formula, made the product more prone to humidity problems, i prefer dendritic salt.

[vberkesch]

Natrasorb,in my formula, made the product more prone to humidity problems, i prefer dendritic salt.

HA!!! That's exactly what I thought was happening! Well I really want the benefits that natrasorb gives so I think I will first try to decrease the amount in my formula & see what that does.

[chuck_35550]

I use a combination of Natrasorb (modified tapioca starch instead of cornstarch) and SLSA. I use a formulary that is metric measurement and when factoring in the Natrasorb and SLSA, divided it and use at 7.5% each. The clay could be your culprit as well (I use about a teaspoon) but my oils are High Oleic Sunflower, Sweet Almond Oil and Argan Oil; and there are no bumps whatsoever. I made a batch last night and my mix got too wet and several refused to stay together but the rest are just fine. The bombs not ony fizz but foam like crazy and the water turns a nice color (using the bath bomb colorants from Wholsale Plus and they are excellent) and the fragrance is wonderful. I had been adding the citric last after spritzing with witch hazel but got better results when adding all together. I'm thinking about leaving the clay out all together and don't really care for adding the salts becauase of the added weight. If you want your bombs to float and spin around tub or sink. This formulary has been very successful for me but you know how that goes. HTH

Steve

Edited September 11, 2014 by chuck_35550

[Scented]

Natrasorb with SLSA also w/ clays, milks, butters etc. (will always use salts though, because epsom is so very, very nice on the skin Steve ... and DSS is just as lovely). The only warting I ever got was mostly with too much wet and I attribute that to me activating the citric and not mixing well as my issues. 

I do include dendritic salts though on scents that strike me as too light, but otherwise, I like what I've got and will keep going with it. It strikes me as odd that Natrasorb might cause the warting, because Swift Monkey's blog and other indicators on the net say it's a miracle powder (and I believe it) in that apparently a lot of wet can be applied to it and it remains dry. I'll have to find that info again, because at some point I'm sure it can be over-saturated. 

I think my recipe makes a bigger batch than what OP posted. I will say, though, that I use more Kaolin than initially listed.