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Raspberry Jam Bubbling Bath Truffle

May 28, 2018 Filed Under: Bath & Body Tutorials, Bath Fizzies

As soon as we smelled new Raspberry Jam Fragrance Oil, we knew it was perfect for bath bombs. These Raspberry Jam Bubbling Bath Truffles are part bath bomb, part bubble bar, and part bath truffle. Raspberry Jam Fragrance Oil gives them a sweet, fruity, and completely delicious scent.

This recipe consists of baking soda, citric acid, and SLSA. The baking soda and citric acid create a mild fizzing reaction. The SLSA creates small, creamy bubbles. Because this recipe contains plenty of shea butter, cocoa butter, and a touch of raspberry seed oil, it doesn’t create large and fluffy bubbles. If you’re after more bubbles, this recipe may be more up your alley.

This recipe is a very slight twist on the recipe used for the Salted Caramel Bath Truffles, Mermaid Bubble Bath Truffles, and the Rainbow Bubbling Bath Truffles. In this batch we added more butter and oil, as well as more polysorbate 80 to help emulsify it.

With these changes, we found the dough was a little bit softer. This means the bars don’t crumble when cut, which is great. But they are a bit more tricky to shape. We found gently shaping each bar with your hand helped prevent a flat truffle.

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DIY Salted Caramel Bath Truffles

October 9, 2017 Filed Under: Bath & Body Tutorials, Bath Fizzies

Ever since we created the formula for Rainbow Bubbling Bath Truffles, we can’t stop putting new spins on it. Our first recreation was the Mermaid Bubbling Bath Truffles, complete with an aquatic color scheme and tropical scent. Now we are looking to the holidays with the latest iteration – Salted Caramel Bath Truffles.

Scented with delicious Burnt Sugar Fragrance Oil, these bath truffles smell good enough to eat. Epsom salt is sprinkled on top to give texture, but it’s also a skin-loving bath additive. Cocoa butter and shea butter add plenty of moisture to the bath. Polysorbate 80 helps emulsify the butters and bath water to prevent large pools of oil in the tub.

In the water, the formula creates a slow fizzing reaction and with small, creamy bubbles. If you want more bubbles, place the bar directly under the running faucet while breaking it into small pieces.

Burnt Sugar Fragrance Oil does discolor to a deep tan. Discoloration in bath bombs is tricky; sometimes the discoloration happens and sometimes it doesn’t. We have found that in general, the discoloration takes about a week to show up. We made these bath bombs about two weeks ago, so they may continue to discolor. We chose this color scheme on purpose – if the bars do turn more brown, they’ll still look like rich caramel.

UPDATE: Below are the bath truffles after about 1.5 months. As you can see, the white layer has turned tan. It took quite a while for the discoloration to occur, but that could vary batch to batch. If you don’t plan on using these bath truffles within about a month, there are a few vanilla discoloration workarounds for this project.

You can choose a different, non-discoloring fragrance oil. A great option would be Pure Honey Fragrance Oil – it has sweet, foodie notes and no discoloration.
Only add the Burnt Sugar Fragrance Oil to the tan half of the bath truffle mixture.
Add more Bronze Mica. If the tan-colored half of the mixture is darker, the contrast may pop a little more. Just keep in mind more color will also be in the bath water.

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LoveSpell Solid Bubble Bath DIY

December 31, 2015 Filed Under: Bath & Body Tutorials, Bath Fizzies, Soaks & Scrubs

Who doesn’t love soaking in a warm bubble bath? It’s one of my favorite ways to relax after a long, stressful day. In the quest for the perfect bubble bath, I spent more than a year developing a great solid bubble bath recipe. I was inspired by so many great recipes and tutorials, and this video by Good Earth Spa in particular was incredibly helpful. These LoveSpell Bubble Bars are made with that very recipe, which is a combination of glycerin, castor oil and an array of dry ingredients. When combined they create a dough-like texture that you can roll and cut. The bars harden in about a week, and can be crumbled into your bath tub.

These LoveSpell Bubble Bars are super girly and fun. I used Eastern Purple and Pinkberry Sherbert LabColor for a wonderfully feminine color scheme. LoveSpell (Type) Fragrance Oil features notes of apple blossom, white musk and Italian bergamot. It smells wonderful. A heavy sprinkle of Lavender Mica and Fine Iridescent Glitter brings the wow factor. They would make wonderful Valentine’s Day gifts!

If you have never made solid bubble bath before, I would highly recommend watching the Soap Queen TV video below. They are a little bit tricky. The dough is rather sticky and does take a gentle hand to roll evenly without tearing. If you have ever rolled sushi or a jelly roll cake, that experience will come in handy for this project! In the video below, I use a different color scheme and fragrance for a totally different feel. Feel free to add your choice of LabColor and skin-safe fragrance oil to create your own custom project. I don’t recommend making substitutions for the dry and wet ingredients in this recipe. It took a very long time to formulate, and replacing ingredients can greatly affect the texture of the dough or the bubbles.

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Aloe Bubble Bath Bombs

June 9, 2015 Filed Under: Bath Fizzies

Regular bath fizzies are super fun, but if you’re looking for bubbles that stick around, these Aloe Bubble Bath Bombs are what you want. The addition of SLSA to the basic bath bomb formula of baking soda and citric acid creates silky and luxurious bubbles. Aloe extract adds skin soothing and moisturizing properties. Kentish Rain Fragrance Oil gives the bath bombs a fresh scent.

Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate (SLSA) is derived from coconut and palm oils (though, it’s not considered ‘natural‘ in my book because of all the processing it has to go through to get to its final powdery state). It’s extremely powdery and light, and tends to “poof” into the air. When working with SLSA, I recommend a well-ventilated area or a mask. Some crafters prefer to wear a protective mask to avoid sneezing and coughing. To use these bubble bath bombs, simple add 1-3 fizzies (depending on how many bubbles you’d like) directly to your bath water. For even more bubbles, add the fizzies as the water fills up the tub.

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How To Make Solid Bubble Bath

April 11, 2013 Filed Under: Bath Fizzies

It took me over a year of testing and formulating to find the perfect recipe for Solid Bubble Bath. It dries to a solid bar – but isn’t so hard that you can’t crumble it up with your fingers. Rolling up the bar is a little tricky to get the cute swirl in the center, but if you’ve ever made sushi or a jelly roll cake you will be a pro at this. And, nothing says you can’t start easy and just go with one color instead of the double color that I show in this video. [Read more…]