Bath Recipes III  Note! You are advised to double-check the formulation of all recipes before making any of them. Recipes using sodium or potassium hydroxide should be run through a lye calculator before use. Copyright Notice! All content provided on this Web site, excluding button icons,  graphics, images, noted original author's works is the copyright of Rebecca Erisch, and is protected by applicable U.S. and international copyright laws. Information may be used for personal use only. Any other use--including display, distribution, modification, republication, reproduction, or transmission--of the content on this Web site is strictly prohibited. Copyright (c) 2005 Rebecca Erisch. All rights reserved.    *Before purchasing and using essential oils, please do some research and learn about them first, some can be extremly dangerous. When using the suggested blends in this section, you may want to dilute them in a carrier oil like any vegetable oil before adding to the the bath water. These are for adult use only, please protect yourself by reading safety procedures for each essential oil before preceding with the recipe. Lori's Rock Hard Bath Bombs!  Base Dry Ingredients:  3 c. baking soda  2 c. citric acid Store in lidded container till ready to use. Mixing Bath Bombs: Separate 1 cup of dry ingredients Mix together:  2 TBS. sweet almond oil or light oil(I use Safflower)                1/8 tsp. scent                8 drops food coloring Add to dry ingredients Mix well with hands Press into molds. Makes 8 little Walmart mold shapes.  Knock out. I spray them with a little Pam or Mike Lawson's food release oil. Let dry 24 hrs. Hope they work as well for you as they do for me.  Had a lot of crumbly, pitty, not-so-nice bath bombs before I came up with this one. Lori S. Lori's Laughing Lambs     Bath Bombs 1/4 C  baking soda 2 T citric acid (called "sour salt" in the kosher food aisle) 1 T borax 2 T Powdered sugar   2 T almond oil or olive oil 1 t vitamin E (or skin so soft) 1/4 t essential or perfume oil Combine dry ingredients. Drizzle almond oil previously mixed with vitamin E and fragrance and mix well. Take teaspoon sized globs and form into balls with your fingers. (Mixture is very crumbly, so do the best you can). Place these on wax paper and let harden 2 or 3 hours, then reshape again. Let dry completely, about 10 days. Store in an airtight container. To use, drop 1 or 2 into the bath and enjoy. I like to press this mixture into little candy molds. I increase about 4 times to make a batch.     Bath Bombs Jo-Anne Here is the recipe I used. I pushed them into a mold then popped them straight out and left to dry. No problems whatsoever. 1)  to make a bath bomb you need to start with a base mixture to which you add  different colors and fragrances to create individual bombs. Before you start, make  Sure that all your equipment is dry, because any drop of moisture will start the  Mixture fizzing. 2) Make the base mixture by sieving together 1½ cups of bicarb soda and one cup of citric acid into the large mixing bowl. Stir well with a spoon until thoroughly mixed. This is enough to make four bath bombs. Any left over mixture can be stored in an air tight container ready for later use. 3) Transfer ½ cup of base mixture into the medium size bowl and set aside. 4) Using the small bowl:     For an orange bath bomb:     Mix together 6 drops of orange essential oil, 2 teaspoons of sweet almond oil, 5 drops of red food coloring and 7 drops of yellow food coloring. Mix well using the teaspoon.    For a lemon bath bomb:     Mix together 6 drops of lemon essential oil, ½ teaspoon of sweet almond oil and 15 drops of yellow food coloring. Mix well using the teaspoon.    For a lime bath bomb:     Mix together 6 drops of lime essential oil, ½ teaspoon of sweet almond oil and 15 drops of green food coloring. Mix well using the teaspoon. 5) Pour the oil mixture of your choice into the medium bowl containing the ½ cup of base mixture. Stir very quickly so that the mixture doesn't start to fizz. 6) Continue mixing with your fingertips, working the oil mixture into the base  mixture until it starts to come together and stays compressed when squeezed (about 30 seconds). 7) Wipe some sweet almond oil around the inside of the mold. This will make sure the bath bomb will slip out easily from the mold. Now press the mixture into the  mold. 8) Fill the mold 1/3 at a time with the mixture, pressing down firmly as you go.  When you reach the top of the mold, neaten the edges, turn the mold over, bang firmly on a flat surface and the bath bomb will slip out. 9) Let it set for 24 hours. It is then ready to use! 10)These bath bombs make great Christmas presents.      Bicarb soda (from supermarket baking section)      Citric acid (from supermarket baking section)      Sweet almond oil (from Body Shop or local chemist)      Essential oils (orange, lemon and lime, from health food stores or local chemist)      Packet of food coloring (from supermarket baking section)      Mixing bowls: small, medium and large      Mixing spoon      Sieve      Measuring cup and teaspoon      Mold (we used a small aluminum jelly mold) These bath bombs cost around $1.00 each to make using ingredients shown.     Bath Bombs(J'son's)   1/4 C  baking soda 2 T citric acid (called "sour salt" in the kosher food aisle) 1 T borax 2 T Powdered sugar 2 T almond oil or olive oil 1 t vitamin E (or skin so soft) 1/4 t essential or perfume oil Combine dry ingredients. Drizzle almond oil previously mixed with vitamin E and fragrance and mix well. Take teaspoon sized globs and form into balls with your fingers. (Mixture is very crumbly, so do the best you can). Place these on wax paper and let harden 2 or 3 hours, then reshape again. Let dry completely, about 10 days. Store in an airtight container. To use, drop 1 or 2 into the bath and enjoy. I like to press this mixture into little candy molds. I increase about 4 times to make a batch.   Ela's Bath Bombs  1 3/4 cups baking soda 1/4 cup cornstarch 3-4 drops food coloring "some" fragrance oil 1/2 cup citric acid Mix it all around with your fingers (or a spoon).  Take special care to break up the food color "blobs"; it tends to clump!  Once it's mixed to your satisfaction, MIST it heavily with a plant mister (spray bottle) filled with witch hazel.  Mist until it's about the consistency of VERY wet sea sand (like you'd make a sand castle with ...), and it easily retains an imprint when you poke your finger into it. Now, add your citric acid.  Put in 1/2 cup, and mix *thoroughly*.  Once it's mixed, start pulling some out and putting it into your molds.  (I use the small, heart-shaped, four cavities to a mold Wal-Mart molds for this). Really PUSH it in there with your finger tips; this makes the top surface smoother, and creates better adhesion. Leave them in the mold about three or four minutes, then *carefully* invert them onto a hard surface (like a cookie sheet), holding them into the molds with your fingers until they are RIGHT on the surface of the cookie sheet, and then pushing them out.  (This sounds stupid, but it's important that they not "fall" onto the cookie sheet from any distance, since they are still very fragile at this point). Once you have all of them onto a cookie sheet or other object, stick them in a warm, dry place to harden for about 24 hours.  (I put them in my gas oven, left *off*.  The pilot light provides enough heat to dry them out nicely.)  After that, I either use them or wrap them in colored Reynold's Wrap and save them. BTW, if you add some sodium carbonate (washing soda) to the mix instead of some of the sodium bicarbonate (baking soda), you'll have almost exactly the same recipe as is used in some of the Bath & Body Works bath bombs!!    Helen Parker Serenity Gardens Handmade Soap Easy Milk Bath                 1 cup powdered milk                 1 cup baking soda                 2 tsp. cornstarch                 1 tsp. cream of tartar                 2 tbsp. powdered herbs of choice                 Blend in a food processor & store in air tight container. Place 2 Tbsp. in bath water      Helen Parker  Serenity Gardens Handmade Soap Fizzy Bath Salts                 1/2 cup baking soda                 1/4 cup citric acid                 1/4 cup cornstarch                 1 tsp. EO or FO                 Mix well & store in air tight container. To use sprinkle 2-3 Tbsp. in bath.        Serenity Gardens Handmade Soap Bubbly Bath Bags                 2 part oatmeal                 2 parts dried herbs                 2 parts grated soap                 8x8 square cloth                Sew cloth leaving top open.Place ingredients in bag & tie top. Use in the shower in place of a washcloth.     I adapted Camille adaptation of the Lush Floating Bath Soak to make into a facial....and does it make a good facial..I think it would be even better as a Hand,Foot and Face Lush                                Adapted from the Lush Floating Bath Soak                                            By Camille Pratt and Jackie Colt 1.5 oz cocoa butter               1/4oz fresh banana 1 Tbsp. whipping cream         1 tsp olive oil 1 tbsp honey                         1 tbsp oatmeal ground fine in mini processor 2 drops tangerine eo. I didn't have any coconut milk or coconut!!! But next time I make this I'll put them back in..Will grind the coconut finely with the oatmeal...50%/50%..Lessened the cocoa butter to make a smaller and tighter mix to stick on the face.. Poured 2/3 of it into ice cube tray, and smeared the rest onto my face and left on for 20 or so minutes and then took the shower to get it off, and scrubbed a tad with wash cloth...hey, this stuff tastes great too. This is a mositurizing mask, and I saw a little tightening action on the under eye bags..this would be great on feet and hands..if you can sit still for it to work. I will make this again...Notice this recipe has almost no relation to the original  LOL feeling competant enough to make another batch of soap right now,before it hides again. Jackie in Ore.   Milk n' Honey Bath 1/2 Cup Powdered Milk 1/4 Cup Cornstartch 1/4 Cup Honey 2-3 Tbsp. Distilled Water fragrance if desired In a blender or food processor combine powdered milk, cornstarch, honey.......Add distilled water slowly until mixture becomes a smooth paste. Bath Melts  I've made bath melts and wrapped them like candies.  I package them up about 6 per package.  Here is the recipe I use:1 part shea butter2 parts cocoa butterEO or FO Melt butters then add EO or FO and pour into candy molds.  You may have to put molds in freezer if you have difficulty with releasing from molds.Hope that helps.Kelly :o) Dry Bubble Bath Recipe 2 oz. SLS 2 oz. powdered milk 2 oz. cornstarch This can also be mixed with a non-water substance (glycerin, oil etc...) to make a paste or a dough to make a semi-solid bubble bath. I like the powder idea better though =) Happy soaping! Anne-Marie ~For all your soaping needs~ www.brambleberry.com Oil-Free Bath Fizzies 1/2 C. Citric Acid 1/2 C. Cornstarch 1 C. Baking Soda Mix dry ingredients together. Add about 10-20 drops scent or essential oil. With Witch Hazel in a fine spray bottle, begin spraying and mixing the mixture by hand until it holds together. Firmly pack into mold. Allow to set for a few minutes, then tamp out onto a table or other flat surface.  Give the finished bath fizzie a final spritz so a slight "shell" forms on the surface. This mixture can also be made without the witch hazel and just used as fizzie bath salts. Maryanne Bath Bon-Bons  4 oz cocoa butter – use a double boiler to melt  7 oz Baking Soda  4 oz Citric Acid  .9 oz Corn Starch  1-1-1/4 tsp of FO  Mica for coloring if desired (1/4 to 1/2 a teaspoon)  Sift the three dry ingredients together for easier mixing.  Melt cocoa butter in a double boiler.  Pour into a large glass mixing cup.  Add fragrance oil and stir thoroughly.  Then add dry mixture and blend well.  Pour and spoon into small molds.  Let stand at room temperature until they begin to set then place in freezer for 30-45 minutes.  Remove from mold onto waxed paper.  If using rubber ice cube type molds, they weigh nearly .75 of an ounce and this recipe yields about 23.  I suggest that you use the thin plastic candy molds, giving you a product of 1/2 an ounce or slightly less, as these are VERY rich and the larger size can be cut in half with great results in the tub.  Also, be sure to label with warning about oils possibly making the tub slippery.  Leni Foaming Bath Butter (Veronica&Helen's version) 8 oz Melt and Pour Soap (melt) 1.6 oz of liquid soap  .4 oz of DEA .5 Rice Bran oil I melt the soap and let it cool slightly, add the LS, DEA and RBO and whip with a regular mixer.  Add color and FO/EO, salt, sugar, whatever.  I also use this to make a shaving soap by adding clay and a masculine EO blend.  Pour into shaving mugs . . .          Home