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Cocoa Butter Oatmeal Bath Bombs

Cocoa Butter Oatmeal Bath Bomb

Ingredients

Powders
420g (51.5%) baking soda
210g (26%) citric acid
130g (16%) epsom salts
14g (1.7%) white kaolin clay
8g (1%) colloidal oatmeal

Oils
12g (1.5%) cocoa butter
12g (1.5%) polysorbate 80

8g | 1% essential oil blend (3g lavender, 3g ylang ylang, 2g patchouli)

Extras
Dried cornflower petals
Dried rose buds
Witch hazel in a mister, if needed

Tools & Equipment

Bowl
Sieve
Whisk/Spatula/Spoon
Aluminium bath bomb mould

Instructions

  1. Sieve the baking soda and citric acid
  2. Add the rest of the powders and mix well, making sure to get all the clumps out
  3. Melt the cocoa butter and add to the powders along with the other oils
  4. Mix well, getting all the liquids fully incorporated and clump free
  5. Check the consistency of the mixture. It should be like wet sand, so when you squeeze it together it stays in shape. If it’s too dry spritz a little witch hazel and mix.
  6. Add a pinch of dried flowers to one half of the mould and fill until heaped with mixture. Heap the other half of the mould and press the two halves together tightly.
  7. Tap the outside of the mould gently to release the bath bomb and carefully remove from the mould.
  8. Set aside to dry and repeat until you run out of mixture.
  9. Let the bath bombs dry for a few days in a warm, dry place (away from moisture or humidity) Because these bath bombs have a high oil content they can take a little longer to dry compared to basic bath bombs.
  10. This recipe makes about six bath bombs.
  • You can substitute the essential oil blend for any blend or fragrance you like
  • You can add colour if you like – because this recipe has polysorbate 80 you can use any mica colour, or our ZeBomb!
  • You can substitute the cocoa butter for another butter such as shea or mango.
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Foaming Bath Truffles

Well it seems winter has well and truly arrived this week! Luckily here in Tauranga we usually don’t get hit with the worst of the weather, but I really feel for those of you in more southerly areas. My Mum lives in Christchurch and she sent a picture of the first snow fall this morning, brrr!

It’s the perfect time of year for a nice warm relaxing soak in the tub. Crumble one of these foaming bath truffles under the water when running the bath and enjoy a lovely fragrant and moisturising bath. These are different to regular “bath bombs” as they don’t contain any citric acid to give it a fizz, but they will foam and bubble giving you a more luxurious feeling.

Foaming Bath Truffles

(makes 8)

What you’ll need

75 grams Baking Soda
45 grams SLSa
15 grams Cream of Tartar
8 grams Cocoa Butter
5 grams Glycerin
3 grams Cocomidopropyl Betaine
4 mini scoops Roussillion Mica
3ml Ylang & Amber Fragrance

Lotus Wax Tart Mould

Mixing bowls
Scales

Step One:

Add Baking Soda, SLSa, Cream of Tartar and Mica to the mixing bowl. Mix well, making sure to get rid of all the tiny lumps. I like to use my hands to rub the mixture together so it’s a nice fine texture with no lumps.

Step-1

Step Two

Add the Cocoa Butter to a separate mixing bowl and heat in the microwave in 30 second bursts until melted. Be careful not to overheat the butter. Once melted add the Glycerin, Cocomidopropyl Betaine and Fragrance. The add the wet ingredients to the dry.

Step-2

Step Three

Mix the ingredients together until completely combined (I use my hands to mix) and the mixture holds together when squeezed. If your mixture seems a little crumbly, spritz with a little witch hazel or add more glycerin until you get the right texture.

Step-3

Step Four

Spoon the mixture into the mould and press firmly so it’s tightly packed. Set aside to harden. I left mine for about four hours, but you may need longer depending on the weather conditions.

Step-4

Step Five

Once the truffles have hardened, gently press the back of each cavity. The truffles should slide right out easily. If they don’t come out easily they may not be hard enough yet.

Step-5

Set aside to continue drying for about 24 hours then package up. I’ve used a cute bail jar to keep mine nice and dry when storing in the bathroom.

Truffles

Remember these aren’t bath fizzies, so you need to crumble them under the running water to ensure they melt completely releasing all the skin softening ingredients.