Ashleigh Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 Okay I know this subject has been beat over and over!I TRIED to make a batch of Elizabeth's recipe that she posted and well it bombed.... Out of the five I made only one stayed together.. One fizzled up and expanded, second batch was too crumbly.Okay with the one that was crumbly I was able to spray it down and save it a little bit, it took form and looked perfect but after it sat for a few hrs it discolored..Now I have saw many of them on here very nice pretty colors...I'm still working on getting them to stick right but as far as the coloring what can I do to get it right?Also for the ones that uses a meatballer: do you stick the bathbomb still inside the meatballer in the oven? That is the only way I have been able to keep them in shape and stuck together..Thanks so much for the help everyone! Ash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynda3811 Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 I have a spray bottle set aside for bathbombs. If anyone where to touch the nozzle on mine they will be sorry!!! I do 25 sprays from my bottle. I use witch hazel. I use a meatballer and have tried doing the ornaments. I have better luck with the meatballer. I don't use the oven. I hit them with a heat gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashleigh Posted July 27, 2005 Author Share Posted July 27, 2005 Okay finally got 2 to work woo hoo actually 3 did until I picked it up to take a picture of it and it crumbled? Not spraying it enough ya think?Ash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melly Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 Did you follow elizabeths recipies exactly or did you modify it? How many sprays did you do? I sprayed mine about 30 times before initial molding,(5 - 10 sprays mix, spray more , mix , spray more , mix) and a time or two after if it seemed dry. I did have to modify the oils I used in the recipie inorder for it to stick together well. I swapped 50% of the oil with Castor oil. I also dropped the epsom salt to 1/4 cup to stop them from fizzing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashleigh Posted July 28, 2005 Author Share Posted July 28, 2005 Mell I did the same as you this last time but also found if i mix in the oils into the dry mix THEN mix in the Citric Acid last it doesnt react even when I spritz it... Now just getting them sprayed enough to not crumble after they are unmolded!Ash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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