lindsaycb Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 no cornstarch? Do they get hard fast too?I though with just a little bit of cornstarch I noticed they got harder faster.I have to try them again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elle110 Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 Mine get hard fast, I let them cure for at least a day regardless. You could experiment adding some CS to see how it works for you. The key for me is to not use alcohol or WHElle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindsaycb Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 Elle...do you color at all?Okay, I'm off to make a batch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elle110 Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 Yes, I use mica or sometimes I add a tiny bit of liquid color to my oil and stir then pour in and mix dry ingredients like mad, but have had better luck w/mica bcz not liquid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindsaycb Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 Okay Elle.....so far that recipe worked for me. It mold really easily....now I get to wait.I only put in 1tbsp fo. Is that about what you do for a small batch like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elle110 Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 Yep...sometimes less, if it is a strong FO...glad it worked for you...I have to make bath bombs tomorrow and I have been away for it awhile, always takes me awhile to get back into the groove LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerriWV Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 Well, I (um, a friend lol) tried this recipe. Now, keep in mind, never made a bath bomb at all. Well, read the recipe wrong. Instead of 6 tsp of alcohol, I measured out 6 TBS of alcohol. As I was adding, little by little, I thought man this is alot. Glanced at the recipe after getting about half of it in there. So, placed the first in a small mp soap mold, took it out and placed it on waxed paper. Decided to add some more soda, starch and salt to dry it out a bit, and finished with the rest.All turned out great except the first one, it now looks like a white cow patty!! It puffed out on the sides, and looked like a flat marshmellow.Man, these things if thrown could break a window!! I'll have to try them again and use the right amount of alcohol. What an experience that was.When first done they smelled VERY strong of alcohol (wouldn't have a clue why). I used Oatmeal, Milk & Honey FO, and now they smell like they should. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindsaycb Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Do you have to list the alcohol in your ingredients? Or is it considered to be evaporated?Mine are still crumbling, but they're better. I did a batch with just a bit of cornstarch and they just didn't firm up in 24hours. The batch with just citric & bs is doing much better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindsaycb Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 anyone know the answer about listing alcohol on the ingred. label? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 ok, you use Mica's to color? Don't ya have a ring around the tub??Everytime I tried them, that's what happened. And let me tell ya, my phone lines were burnin' down with some very unhappy ladies LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 anyone know the answer about listing alcohol on the ingred. label?i list alcohol in my ingredients labeling Lindsay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 i list alcohol in my ingredients labeling Lindsay.Shouldn't be any left once they dry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elle110 Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 I only use a very small amount of mica, less than an 1/8 of a tsp to a 2-3 C batch. I do still make them in small batches because I can control them better I just made some last night, I am going to put them in the oven now, I had not made any in a while and it took me a while to get back into the swing of it, they are hard now but now as dry as I want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michi Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 I sooooo want to try making these, but I'm afraid of "bombing" at it. LOLMichelle/Elle I think you're right in that small batches would be so much easier to control, only thinking about molding these dudes and having all that to mold, having never even attempted them ya know. LOLI'm such a big chicken, geesh, won't do CP soap, won't do bath bombs.... Why do you use the castor oil and not some other oil? Just curious? Can you use ANY oil? Like something like avacado or something like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grannyscandles Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Oh what is the trick to getting the mold halves to stay together? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melly Posted April 13, 2006 Author Share Posted April 13, 2006 Fill the molds with lots of mix so some falls out when you squeeze it together, hold them so hard your hands hurt but not hard enough to break the molds for about 15 seconds, set them down and leave them in the molds for about 10 minutes. Then carefully pull off the top half. Leave the bottom half on for about 20 minutes longer to prevent flat bottoms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraInNY Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 What size are the molds that you all use? Sara said something about using a meatballer. Has anyone tried that? I've never made bath bombs before and they will probably turn out like Terri's first ones, but it sounds like fun. (sure i say that right now, until I get puffy blobs of goo) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 Here's an intersting note: In researching bathbombs I read about some people that were having "blow up" issues omitting the additional salts (i.e., epsom, dead sea salt whatever you use). The mindset was that they attracted atmospheric moisture to the bath bomb. It seemed that omitting these extra salts dramatically improved their end product. I tried it out, and although my bombs didn't have the visual appeal that the epsom salts lend, they seemed to set up quicker and got harder faster. Since I usually don't have blow up issues, and in light of the visual and label appeals to adding the additional salts, i opted to continue using them.Just thought i'd throw that out there for those of you who are having a hard time because of humidity. (although I live in michigan, surrounded on three sides by HUGE lakes with 90+ temps and a relative humidy of 70++ and i don't have issues with blow ups. I really believe the alcohol is key! )Maybe this is a foolish question - but what kind of alcohol? Just regular rubbing alcohol from the grocery store? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valleygrls98 Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 yup regualr rubbing alchohol..... make sure it is at least 70% if you are using water soluable color you probably want 70% otherwise go for the 90+ percent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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