Fizzing Bath Oil Balls
Ingredients:
1/4 c. baking soda
2 tlbs. citric acid
or absorbic acid (powdered vit. C)
1 tlbs. Borax powder (for
softening)
2 tlbs. powdered sugar (for binding)
2 tlbs. sweet
almond oil
1 tsp. Vitamin E oil (preservative)
1/4 tsp. fragrance
or essential oil
Combine dry ingredients in a bowl and stir until well
blended. Drizzle in almond oil and stir until mixture is moistened. Add Vit. E
oil and fragrance and stir until well mixed. Take teaspoon size globs of mixture
and form into ball shapes with fingers. (mixture will be VERY crumbly and
fragile , so do the best you can. Add a little bit more of the vit. E. oil I
find that helps.) Place the balls on a sheet of wax paper and leave alone for
2-3 hours. After 2-3 hrs, reshape balls. Let the balls air-dry and harden for 10
days. Store balls in a closed container to protect from moisture. To use, plop a
ball into your bathtub in warm water!
For an orange bath bomb:
Mix together 6 drops of orange essential oil, 2 teaspoons of sweetalmond
oil, 5drops of red food colouring and 7 drops of yellow food colouring. Mixwell
using theteaspoon.
For a lemon bath bomb:
Mix together 6 drops of
lemon essential oil, ½ teaspoon of sweetalmond oil and 15drops of yellow food
colouring. Mix well using the teaspoon.
For a lime bath bomb:
Mix
together 6 drops of lime essential oil, ½ teaspoon of sweetalmond oil and
15drops of green food colouring. Mix well using the teaspoon.
Pour the
oil mixture of your choice into the medium bowl containingthe ½ cup ofbase
mixture. Stir very quickly so that the mixture doesn’t start tofizz.
Continue mixing with your fingertips, working the oil mixture intothe
base mixture until it starts to come together and stays compressed whensqueezed
(about 30 seconds).
Wipe some sweet almond oil around the inside of the
mould. This willmake surethe bath bomb will slip out easily from the mould. Now
press the mixtureinto the mould.
Fill the mould 1/3 at a time with the
mixture, pressing down firmlyas you go. When you reach the top of the mould,
neaten the edges, turn the mouldover, bang firmly on a flat surface and the bath
bomb will slip out.
Let it set for 24 hours. It is then ready to use!
These bath bombs make great Christmas presents.
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Shower Gel
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method-
1/4
Cup Distilled Water
2 Tbs Shampoo Concentrate ( or substitute with1/4 cup
unscented shampooand increase ssalt to 1/2 tsp.)
2 Tbs Rose
Water
1 Tbs. Liquid Glycerin (From Drug Store FirstAid
Section)
1/4 Tsp. Table Salt
10 Drops Vanilla Fragrance
Oil
4 Drops Rose Frangrance Oil
Warm distilled water in a saucepan
and pour into a ceramic bowl. Add
shampoo concentrate and stir with a wire
whisk until well blended. Add rosewater, glycerine, salt and fragrance oils.
Stir until blended and thick.Pour into a bottle