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I said I was not even going to try them but I did because I happened to have all the ingredients on hand today. I decided to make them like little cupcakes instead of balls. I left them in the kitchen to dry and in about 3 hours they had quadrupled thier size bubbling all over the place. DUH! I know it's a good recipe... it's just I am such a dork!

Ahhhh snopes to the rescue! Thansk Robin!

Those look nice! I love your idea of the little cocoa butter heart. How adorable!

I like the idea because the bubbles from the bubble bars themsleves are not necessarily moisturizing. I think if we started adding butters or oils to them it would kill the foam. (not sure but thats what I've been reading)

So I can imagine taking off the heart, then bubbling up the tub with the bubble bar, then dropping the heart back in the water to get some moisturing effect in the water. Perfect idea!

Question for you.. Did you press the heart into the bar immediately? Or did you let it dry out a tad? How do you fet it to stay stuck on without falling off?

I've seen the SLS warnings but I've also come across a lot of articles saying that it's safe and calling it just 'internet rumors'

I faintly remember someone saying not to use them together?

I searched and found a thread here on the topic but the link with in the thread didn't work. Not sure what they were talking about but it didn't sound good.

Anyone know if this is true and if so, why?

THANKS!

I know this thread is a little old but I was just on the pvsoap.com site and they have a shea mp that supposedly lathers pretty well. I am thrilled about it since finding out that my beloved shea butter KILLS the lathering process. I've been pouting about that for weeks now!

I just ordered some and I'll let you know how it turns out.

I'm taking so many bubble baths it's crazy. LOL! The batch I made was "Desert Pear" (a mixture of NGstrawberry and NG melon Mist) Smells just like the Pricky pear margaritas I had in Arizona! YUMMO!

The only problem was I used a Leaf green mica. I wanted a mottled look so I mixed half non colored and half green. The green spots might look like mold to some people.. But I'm not selling these.. they're for me. I'm still just in the testing stages. I wont use this green again.

But thanks so much for your help! I can't wait to make more with more colors & scents.

I did it! They're perfect! Thanks so much!

That is so wierd because I have been trying to order from them too. I want to order their Soy Thick lotion. But the website constantly times out! ARGH! I tried three times this morning.

Thats a pretty common stock photo. I've seen it for sale for a dollar on a few stock photo sites.

Jenny, I live in your area (sort of- like a couple hours away) and those companies aren't your competition as far as I'm concerned.... they don't compare to unique and interesting products like yours. I personally can not stand companies like party lite. They are over priced and thei product is sub standard. Yuck. And all the crappy little knick knacks & tuff that they sell just proves it.

Thank You Robin! I'll try that.

Everyone, remember to wear a mask or something when using SLS. It's so powdery and I'm STILL sounding like I'm gonna cough up a lung. ACK!

Not too awful for my very first try. But boy did those bubbles dissappear FAST! What could I try to increase the bubbling and make them last longer? Increase the SLS a little maybe?

Below is the recipe I'm using... I made a 4 oz bars and they dried nicely, crumbled nicely.. the bubbles started out with a bang (needed to use the whole 4oz bar to fill the tub with bubbles.. I'm not sure if that's right since I've never actually used bubble bars before) but the foam whimped out too wayyy quickly. :sad:

I'm asking cuz you all are so much more experienced than me and I'm gonna be in the poor house with all this experimenting I've been doing. Watcha think?

1 cup baking soda

1/2 cup corn starch

1/3 cup SLS

1/2 cup Citric acid

4 tbsp Grapeseed oil

1 tsp FO

mica

Thanks for all the links! And darn those things are pricey!! OMG!

yeah, I've tried searching here.. maybe I'm not using the right key words.

I was products researching yesterday at the mall and saw them at Origins. They looked so nice and safe for the shower

For scrubs and salts? I've searched with no luck.

Thanks!

I was at VS yesterday and I asked the girl to look it uo in their product books. She said Apple, Raspberry, peach, tamorind... something else too? but not grapefruit.

I was going to make some solid lotion bars from scratch but then I read on the BCN site that thier body balm can be used as a lip balm or a lotion bar. http://www.candlesupply.com/bath.html (bottom of page)

Hmmm interesting! Anyone use this product? Do you think I could pour into tins, let it harden and have solid lotion bars?

Not sure, but I'd be interested in the answers. I never thought of using menthol since a little bit of peppermint essential oil seems to give a nice cool burst.

ARRRGH! I had finally decided on sugar scrubs in my line and now after reading those threads I'm kind of re-thinking! I'm going to be 100 years old and STILL trying to decide what to put in my line. I hope you decide before I do!

Hey what do you think those 'tub cakes' are? I've never seen those? (Wheels turning)

Nice but you are STILL the bathbmb queen!

Wow. Interesting to see it from the other side. I just quit my business as a web designer because I was sick of my clients thinking that they knew what looked better for thier business than what I thought as a professional designer looked better.

Very wierd for me to see it on the other side. I can see your point. Rant away!

Jennys products are fantastic! I totally agree!

I'm in the midwest but am absolutely in love with the Southwest. Cacti are so cool to me since all I see are corn fields & soy beans everywhere. :rolleyes2

I saw somewhere, I think the BCN site an idea for "Desert Pear" (assuming because the word 'prickly' wouldn't be so appealing)

I used NG's Watermelon and NG's Strawberry 50/50 in a body butter base and YUMM-O! Have you ever had a Prickly Pear Margarita? Smells just like it. (minus the Tequila of course) Delicious! I'm calling it 'Arizona Desert Pear'

are you wanting to send online invites to people? You can't be sure what programs they have. Many people do not have the programs that you mentioned.

Go to www.evite.com you'll love it!