Bath Bomb Basics for Beginners! SIMPLE RECIPE + Molding Tips!
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- I am sharing a simple & easy bath bomb recipe + tips & tricks on how to mold them.
1 cup (250 grams) baking soda, 1/2 cup (100 grams) citric acid, 1/4 cup (30 grams) corn starch + 1.5 teaspoons (7.5 milliliters fragrance oil), 1 teaspoon (5 milliliters) polysorbate 80, & 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 milliliters) surfactant (use any surfactant, I used coco glucoside). You don’t have to add anything else but baking soda & citric acid, but I always add 1/4 cup starch to keep my wet & dry ratios balanced. For the 1/4 cup you can add anything you want! *** You can add more dry ingredients but the more you add, the less vigorous reactions you'll have. Plus, you'll have to adjust the recipe. Sieve dry ingredients together, then whisk them together. WET: I'll share a secret with you! For me, a wetter mix (like 20-25 milliliters) is easier to work with, easier to mold, & holds together better… But the bombs take forever to dry & don't float. For this recipe 15 milliliters is perfect, but you could add up to 20 milliliters (probably even more if the liquid is thick). ***Thick versus thin liquids is noticeable in very small batches or on very large scales. It probably won't make a huge difference in this recipe, but I wanted you to be aware of this. Choose wet ingredients depending on the type of bomb & which reactions you desire. For example, for a heavily scented bomb: 12 milliliters fragrance oil & 3 milliliters emulsifier. Add liquid color (so it doesn't cause reactions) & mica (so it doesn't become airborne) to the wet ingredients. Mix them together. Add wet to dry slowly while whisking, then mix everything together well with your hands. The mixture should be light fluffy & damp. Always make a small batch because the mix will eventually dry out. ***If bath bombs crumble to pieces you can TRY to make them again: Let bomb pieces dry completely. Sieve into powder. Add wet ingredients (& repeat the steps again). Personally, I'd just make bubble bath or a bath soak. Check out these videos on what to do with recycled bath bomb powder: Brittle (recycled) • Quick and Easy Bubble ... Bath Soak (recycled): • Transform Old Bath Bom... MOLDS: Always use stainless steel molds. Shaped molds are tricky (even for an experienced bath bomb maker). Often times you'll have to adjust the recipe for shaped molds. This is why the wet ingredients are always higher in my recipes when using a shaped mold. MOLDING: Fill the mold, pack down, place loose mix on top. Repeat for other side. Smoosh them together until the 2 sides touch all the way around. Tap both sides with a spoon to release the bomb. Dry for 24 hours.
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Chapters
0:00 - Introduction
0:18 - Recipe
4:48 - Molds
5:39 - Molding
7:27 - Problems
8:09 - Results
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A tip for making these is to mix everything but the citric acid. Add it lastly after getting the proper consistency. Also use a mixer. Good luck.
When would you add the citric acid and what difference would it make?
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Wow ❤🎉🎉
Excelente video. Muy claro y completo muchas gracias Olga C🇨🇴
Simple yet pretty! Thank you for another great video!
YW
Thank you for adding burned in captions to your videos its helpful!
Thank you for a “simple” bath bomb video, it truly helped me! Love all your videos ❤️
Perfect!
I believe the thing that I like most about your videos compared to others is the bath bombs themselves are really beautiful. I am finally about to try my hands at this, but suffice to say, you have a wonderful eye for color and design. Thank you for sharing☺
Thanks Dora! Your videos are the best. I really appreciate you sharing your knowledge. Your doing a great job.
Thanks so much
very nice , thank you for the tips , problems , solutions and final results
Thank you for all you do I love this channel it's my favorite 💘 and I made my first successful bathbomb today and I'm super excited to start my new journey.
Hi Dora, I’ve been making bath bombs on and off for about 2 years. My 4 year old grandson loves bath bombs and he expects new ones from his Gigi so I’m always looking for new cool ways to make them for his bathtime enjoyment. I love your videos. And omg! Yes never spray alcohol or witch hazel on the mix. I swear idk where that terrible idea came from lol But you’re correct it’s a definite No No. I have learned so much from you. I enjoy every video and I must say you definitely know your stuff and it’s obvious you have done your homework. Everything I have tried has turned out great! So, I usually watch a couple times a week and each time I pickup great information. Keep doing what you’re doing. Btw you have a wonderful, happy and bubbly no pun intended lol personality, which makes learning much more fun. It’s obvious you love what you do. That’s awesome!
Thank you, Dora. I love watching your videos. 💗💗💗💗
Thanks Pam!!
Those are absolutely beautiful! Love that pink 💖😍💖
Thank you for all the great tips & tricks!
You are so welcome!
That bath bomb was incredible love it and thank you so much for sharing this video with us all.
Super ty. So needed this. Love all u do. Very inspiring.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you your videos are very informative
Hello! Thank you for your videos, you’re an incredible teacher, very thorough 👏🏼👏🏼
Thank you for sharing. Sharing is caring. I will be trying this beginners recipe for making simple bath bombs. Yes, I am a beginner in this type of crafting. I will be making "colorless" bombs. Again, thank you for sharing and may God continue to bless you.🙏🙏🙏🙏
YOU are adorable and I love watching and NOW making your recipes !!! Thank you, you have "upped " my grandma status 💕
So happy to hear it!
i have watched and looked up many bath bomb recipes but yours is the best because of the way you explain things thxs so much i will not use anybody elses recipe your great keep going your awesome
Maravilhoso ❤️
Wonderful tips, thank you!
You are so welcome!
Love this video. Thanks for sharing Dora. You’re one of the best 💐💐💐
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Very helpful for us new creators! Thanks so very much!!!🤩💜
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Amazing, incredibly helpful video. Thank you so much Dora ❤️🙂
Glad it was helpful!
Great tutorial as always!! Thank you for sharing
YW
Another awesome video Dora I've made lots of your bathbombs and everyone has turned out fantastic thanx to your videos.
Wonderful!
I love ❤️ to watch your videos they are awesome 👏🏽
Thanks for sharring!
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Thanks!❤
I love your videos!!! Greetings from Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Desde que te veo sigo tus tips y ahora con traducción al español es más facil❤❤❤ gracias gracias por qué ahora puedo poner un plato de comida a mis hijos en la mesa con las ventas de mis bombas 🎉🎉🎉 i love
Dora, this video is lovely. Thank you.
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The queen has done it again 🥰
Lol. Thanks girl!
Спасибо Дора за твои замечательные видео!!! Я много узнала нового для себя.
Пожалуйста
شكرا لاهتمامك بالمبتدئين 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤❤❤
بالتاكيد. كنت مبتدئا مرة واحدة. أتفهم كيف يمكن أن يكون الأمر محبطًا.
Thx for sharing
we LOVE it😊😍🤩😀
Beautiful color.
Thank you! Cheers!
You're amazing 💕💕Thank you for this 😘
YW!
Hi Dora thank you again for the tips and examples. Have a Blessed Easter. Kathy from Cali😎
Kathy from Cali! Glad to hear from u!
Great video thanks for teaching us how to make bathbombs
You’re welcome 😊
Love it foamy
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I have watched all your videos have them all a thumbs up because your bath bombs are the best I’ve seen on TH-cam
Thanks so much, I really appreciate it!
Thanks!
And a super thanks right back at ya! I appreciate your support!
thank you so much your was a lot of help to me
Perfect!
DORA YOU ARE MY HERO.. Thanks alot. AM GOING TO TRY THIS TODAY.. just going to use coco betaen as a Surfactant
Awe! You gave me the biggest smile ever! I hope this recipe does you justice lovely person!!!
Thank You 🌹👏🏽
No problem 😊
Thanks Dora 🌺 You’re awesome 🤩
Love u Laurie!
@@CreativeBathLab 🥰
My bombs came out perfectly! Thanks so much!
Great!
Wow!!! These are beautiful.. I love them. I really love watching your videos, I always learn something new.
I'm so glad!
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This video is awesome! So much helpful tips! Also, where did you get your molds? I'm the same, I don't like the ridges on my circular bath bombs.
Thank you ❤️💋
Any time!
A dish bomb for your handwash dishes would be cool and much more fun then regular dishes.
Dora thank you so much 🥰
YW
you're my favorite bath bomb maker!!!!!
Awe! I’m so glad & I appreciate it!
I've been making bath bombs for three years now and I keep learning about how to produce a great bath bomb every time. I've tried the poly 80 trick from you and it works, but I also kept using the alcohol because I live in zero humidity and my bath bombs kept drying out too fast...my last batch, made with poly and alcohol expanded. It has great bubbles and action, just hard, squashed, cracked too badly to fix or turn into fizzy dust. But I use them and they are fun! I'm going to (try harder) not to add the alcohol in my next batch...and thanks!!! I needed this tutorial.
Awesome! So glad to hear my tips worked for you!
Beautifully
I followed a recipe that told me to get a spray bottle of water and put it on mist. I tried it, but my bombs expanded. I was so disappointed. I followed your recipe and the bombs are the bomb! Lol! I'm so pleased so far. I'm letting them sit overnight. I believe that they are going to be great! Thank you so much for your easy instructions!
You’re so welcome!
Hi dora! I've been watching your videos for a few weeks now. You are an amazing teacher! Thank you for taking the time to teach us ❤. I have a question. I want foamy bubbles. Should i switch the coco glucoside for SLSa instead? Would it be the same measurements?
Hello Dora. Love your videos as always. I also always learn something new when I watch your channel. Thank you for all the info and videos. XoXo
My pleasure
Thanks for always sharing, I tried to double batch the other day, to save time. And it was a mess! Never doing that again.. bath Bombs making is soothing for me, but with double batching it became a nightmare! I love watching your videos..
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un grand merci pour tous les tutoriels que tu partages avec nous? j'en ai reproduis quelques un que j'ai légèrement modifié. Tu es une source d'inspiration pour moi.
Merci beaucoup pour les aimables paroles et le soutien.
J'espère être une source continue d'inspiration et de créativité pour vous.
Hi Dora! Your handmade treats are absolutely beautiful. I agree with zero aqueous solution for making bombs. I only add poly 80, surfactant, and FO. No premature fizzing or warts. Thank you for always sharing your craft.
You got it!
Hi Adora thank you very much for the reply. I have one more question. My pumps have been breaking, how can I make her hard?
I don’t have this issue with mine. Are u drying them fully? If this is an issue I’ve read the only way to fix it is by incorporating water &/or alcohol into the mix (which is something I refuse to do bc it NEVER works out well)
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Thank you for this simple bath bomb recipe.
Hello! I appreciate the clarity with which you explain the process. I am from Bolivia and unfortunately here we do not have as much variety of colors / pigments so I have complications when it comes to giving colors as vibrant as the one in your video.
Thank you again! I'm learning a lot on your channel...
My pleasure
@Welcome's House sometimes that option is too expensive for some people. For example, I live in south Africa and strong pigments are hard to find(I just found a great soapmaking website selling great quality micas, thank God) but even if the mica is $2 on Amazon, the shipping is $180... It just doesn't seem worth it. Even if you buy in bulk, shipping costs are insane lately.
@@thelxvechild3193 sounds like youve found a market niche to sell yourself. Bulk order all of the micas and then sell them locally for soap makers etc
I was choosing materials to create the Bath Bomb and this video was incredibly helpful! Thank you for your useful explanation.☺ I'm worried about your hand. I hope you recover well!
You’re welcome. My hands are fine, just stained! lol
Adore Your Channel❣
Thanks so much!
I would love to just do this all day
Pink pink 💗 thanks next weekend bomb weekend lol 😆
LOL I feel ya on that! Except, every day is a bath bomb day for me! lol
i love it..
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Thanks ✌
This recipe is great thank you! I added 1tsp of carrier oil for that extra hold and stability
I'm sure its not needed though!
Question also! So you put in liquid colour.. then you added powdered colour? I have been using these liquid colours but I can't get them bright and bold they are more pastel and they don't seem to colour the water in a dramatic way. I used 10 drops of one colour, maybe not enough? Thank you!! ❤
Adorable 😊
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Heeyy Dora GURL!!! thanks for that bath bomb info!
You're very welcome!
Your videos are the best bath bomb vids on TH-cam!!
I’m confused about the colour part. It’s not written in the recipe, you used a liquid and a “colour powder” I am wondering what the liquid was? Is it 5 ml I should be adding?
Hey.. This is a great tutorial.
Did I miss a point?
The last bath bomb that fizzed more, what was the added surfactant and how much quantity?
Hey Dora! I recently found you and have become obsessed with your videos! I've struggled with Bath bombs so much, and have given up on them several times over the years and just decided not to worry with them anymore. But I always end up coming back to them. Your videos have really helped me alot and I finally have confidence that I'll be able to "get it right" this time :) Haven't used one of your recipes yet but getting ready to.
One question though, how long does it take your bombs to completely dissolve. I'm wanting mine to last for at least 5 mins, and so far it's only about 3 mins. I'm using the 2.5" sphere molds. I'm currently not using cornstarch or a surfactant so I'm wondering if that could be the reason why they're dissolving too fast. Any suggestions you have are appreciated.
Thanks again for all you do ❤
So glad that my videos have helped you out! I have your EXACT answer you're looking for. Please watch these: th-cam.com/video/2GTCIlLTecA/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/9ccXqEaYNxI/w-d-xo.html
Also, you can watch this playlist it will help in other areas
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Thanx for sharing such a wonderful recipe.... Can we skip sasl? Will it still fizz the same? Plzz help
Do you have any recipes for aromatherapy?
Thanks alot for sharing ❤ one question: can you mix Polysorbate 80 and slsa? Want my bombs to be a foambath :) if so, how much should I’ll add of slsa ?😊
It's difficult to find a great recipe for bath bombs . It's not a simple one and done. Keeping humidity low is super important though. I can't make bath bombs the day it rains or the day after, they will not stay formed, they just fall apart, so a dehumidifier is a wonderful purchase. Humidity should be below 50. I actually prefer about 42. Everyone's recipe is different in this regard. I also use kaolin clay and cream of tarter and coconut milk, as they make the water feel nice. Sometimes I'll substitute the milk for colloidal oatmeal. I use lakes and dyes to color my bombs although a few use mica too. I'm going to try adding a liquid surfactant rather tham 99% alcohol, like you suggest and see if this helps. I've got a ton of many different surfactants, so no problem ther, lol!
Thanks for the tutorial!
Jill
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Thanks for sharing and teaching. Do you know if this works using machine press (bath bomb presses). Thanks again.
Idk. I don’t see why not
I am so glad, blessed really to have found your channel. You are so generous and I truly thank you for all your help, guidance and sharing your experience. I'm new to making bath bombs so I do have a question and hope its not a stupid question. I was wondering do we use both mica and lake colorants as well as liquid colorants in a bomb recipe. I thought it was one or the other but I noticed you added all 3 for one single recipe. Why add mica to liquid and also lake powder. I'm a novice and apologize for my ignorance. Thank you in advance for any help you can give me.
Hey Lisa. There are no silly questions. I don't normally add all 3. I was demonstrating how to add colorants to a bath bomb recipe (for the sake of the video). If I do add all 3 I normally use 90% dye bc it dissolves in water, then I might add lake or neon color powder to brighten the color up a bit (10% at the absolute most bc it is not water soluble). Then you can add mica for sparkle.
Hi Dora, I would like Epsom salt in my recipe, what can I substitute with epsom salt
OMG i literally choked on The Carpel Tunnel Joke... it was really funny! Thnx for the videos
lol Glad you enjoyed it!
I dont even remember making that joke
Well I felt that joke haha it was great! Thanks for sharing your work also I'm currently trying to grow a business that has this kind of product 😀
What's the difference in fragrance oils and essential oils? How does that effect liquid to dry ratio for bath bombs? What type of carrier oil would work well for the essential oils and bath bombs?
Hi Dora. Can i add liquid bubble bath to this recipe?
For the 1/4 can I do half kaolin clay and the other half cream of tartar?
This gives me confidence. Thank you!
Amy subs for surfactants?. I have cocoa betaine.
thats fine
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Hello! Thank you for your video! ❤❤❤ Where did you bought those smooth molds? 😊
Linked in description
What did you use for dry color?
Do I have to use the essential oil?
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Oppinion on shea/coco butter?
Are they beneficial?
Any alternative option?
hi dora, how much surfuctant did u add to make this foaming at 8:45
pls pls pls
Thank you Dora. I’ve been trying my hardest at these. I’m also adding treats inside of them. The MOMENT i think they are fine, like a few days later, they crumble to the touch. I been crying my eyes out over what I could be doing wrong. I’m still working on it but bath bombs are a headache for me.
Fekisha I hear you & I’m hear to tell you that ALL bath bomb makers go thru this! Mine was 3 months of this until I finally made a bath bomb that I was proud of (that worked). Don’t give up! There’s a learning curve to bath bomb making & the ONLY thing you can do is practice. You can try 109+ greatest recipes that work for every one else but the truth is that it just takes time, practice, and (above all) patience to actually develop a recipe and method that works for you, your climate, your ingredients, etc. hang in there just a little bit longer and I promise you -you will get the hang of it!
Wish mine came together like yours have lol
Follow this video & they will, I promise!
Hello I'm from Chile and I love what you do. I am just starting out with bath boms and I have done several tests, my bubbles do not fall apart but they are still fragile, how long does it take for them to dry and become completely hard. Thank you and many blessings
About 24 hours to get out the fragile state then it could take up to a week or longer until they fully dry to where they float