ISO beginner bath bomb

[friendlyMOM]

wondered if there was a easy bath bomb recipe for the beginner? wanted to make some for my soon to be 13 year olds birthday party favore bag

[jenniejr]

http://www.candletech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11739

There are 2 recipes here that might work for you. If not, let me know and I will keep looking.

[jenniejr]

Here is another one originally posted by Laura:

here is one i really like:

1 Cup Baking soda

1/2 Cup Citric Acid

1/2 Cup Cornstarch

1/4-1/2 Cup fine grade Sea Salt

2.5 TBS veggie oil

3/4 TBS water

2 tsp. lotion safe fragrance oil

1/4 tsp. borax

liquid dye

mix dry ingredients, except borax in a large bowl.

in a bottle, mix together water, oil, liquid dye, fo and borax. cap the top of the bottle and shake well. remove cap and cover bottle opening with finger/ thumb. while mixing dry ingredients, drizzle liquid blend into the dry mixture slowly, continously blending the liquid into the dry, until fully incorporated., make sure to do this slowly. adding the liquid blend too quickly can trigger the fizzing action.

i like to add mica and glitter, crushed herbs or tea, and then form into balls with a meat baller, or press very firmly into molds. wait a few seconds, remove carefully and set on a wax lined cookie sheet to air dry overnight.

i get super hard bombs with this one...

( i have also subbed cyclomethicone for the veggie oil and liked it as well)

i don't use butters since they would leave the tub quite slick after use...these in themselves tend to be pretty moisturizing.

[Darwin]

Qhen I first made bath bombs, I found this link to be very helpful...

http://www.notmartha.org/tomake/bathbombs.html