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Bath Bombs

Mom’s Bath Bombs

MIX well until smooth in large bowl:

1 cup baking soda
1/2 cup citric acid
1/2 cup cornstarch
1/3 cup Epsom salts
 
Wet Ingredients:
2-1/2 tablespoon light oil  (sweet almond, jojoba, avocado oil - sunflower oil can be used also or light olive)
3/4 tablespoon water
1 to 2 teaspoon essential oil or fragrance oil
1/4  teaspoon Borax (an emulsifier)

I put the wet ingredients and borax in a small jar and shake- shake- shake :)

ADD your colorant to this mixture

Pour wet mixture SLOWLY over dry ingredients. Mix with hand similar to mixing (biscuits) ha ha ha Keep pouring slowly and mix.  Mixture will hold together when squeezed in palm of your hand

If the mixture seems to dry add just a tiny bit of extra oil, not water to moisten the mix.

You have to press, press, press and then press some more into your molds. I then turn the mold over and they will just drop right out. These will need to air dry for 24 hours! We put a fan on them to help with drying. If you do not let these air dry for at least 24 hours they will become soft and will fall apart.

I have found that on HUMID or rainy days to forget making these! They press nicely in molds BUT they try to go off (small bumps on top of bomb) this doesn't affect how well the bomb works.. It is just a visual thing, I prefer smooth tops:  we use a mold that has a nice swirl "S" on it so I try to make them smooth.. I also set some out on our table out of the package so people can see and feel them and SMELL also.

This RECIPE really works for me!!!! They are hard when dry and press well into the molds.

Courtesy of:
Lois Messer
Soapy Hills Farm