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    Essential/Fragrance Oil in Bath Bombs

    I've been making my bath bombs with fragrance oils and love the scents. I would like to incorporate the benefits of essential oils into my bath bombs...but I don't like the smells! Is it possible to use essential oils and also fragrance oil to overpower the smell or am I asking for trouble...
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    Bath Bomb Drying Time

    We've been making bath bombs for several months now and have all of a sudden run into a drying issue. We used to give them 24 hours to dry, and sometimes we're anywheres from 48-72 hours. We had no issue before and the only thing we have changed is adding an extra 1/2 tsp of fragrance oil. We're...
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    Coco Betaine

    I'm using a 3 cup dry mix. We tried 1 tsp. One batch of bombs expanded out of the molds. We put it in the tub just for kicks and the foam was perfect. The other batch was fine but slowed down the fizzing in our test bath bomb so it didn't give off the "flash foam" I was expecting. We made...
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    Coco Betaine

    Good to know! We did buy the proper one, the few times I did see it, people referred to it as "coco betaine"...maybe that's why I haven't found much info on it....i've been searching the wrong thing! Lol
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    How to get bright vibrant bath bombs

    They look great! How much roughly do you use? I'm wondering if I'm not using enough color. I use Poly 80 to help disperse color but I'm always scared to dye someone !
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    How to get bright vibrant bath bombs

    I'm wondering what to use to get bright colored bath bombs(Lush style) I've used lakes and neons. The lakes are usually saturated well (although they seem to fade faster) and the neons don't stay as bright given the white base. I've bought bombs from people who use Wilton gel food coloring and...
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    Coco Betaine

    Just wanted to see if anybody uses coco betaine in their bath bombs. I know it's often used in bubble bars but I'm looking to combine it with SLSA in my bombs. I'm not sure how much to use though. Currently using a 3 cup mixture with 1 TBSP of SLSA. Thanks in advance!!
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    SLSA in bath bombs

    Hello, I've been making bath bombs for a few months and I'm looking to make them better. I'm wondering how much SLSA you guys add to your bombs. My current recipe includes 2 cups of baking soda, 1 cup citric acid. Then my oil, fragrance, color etc. I'm currently using 1 tbsp of SLSA but I...
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