Re: Fwd: Re: Re:aluminium molds(was: Molds for Bath Bombs)

[Guest guest]

Hm, I never was successful to unmold them after 20 seconds!!!! I always let

them sit them over night, but I use another recipe, maybe I should try

yours one day.

Franziska

At 11:34 16.08.00 -0700, Spellbound Botanicals wrote:

> Maybe the molds will darken over time, but I

> >have them in the mold for about 20 seconds and unmold them, after about 3

> >bombs I wash them again and dry them well (so no sticky bits of bomb

> >interfere with the smoothness/shape). Even if they don't last forever, at

> >less than $5 Cdn each, that's ok with me

> >

> >

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[Guest guest]

At 01:19 PM 8/17/00 +0200, you wrote:

>Hm, I never was successful to unmold them after 20 seconds!!!! I always let

>them sit them over night, but I use another recipe, maybe I should try

>yours one day.

>Franziska

>

>At 11:34 16.08.00 -0700, Spellbound Botanicals wrote:

> > Maybe the molds will darken over time, but I

> > >have them in the mold for about 20 seconds and unmold them, after about 3

> > >bombs I wash them again and dry them well (so no sticky bits of bomb

> > >interfere with the smoothness/shape). Even if they don't last forever, at

> > >less than $5 Cdn each, that's ok with me

> > >

Someone else asked if I'd share it... here's what I do with them:

Base:

5 cups Bomb Mix (citric acid/baking soda)

1 cup cornstarch

Liquids:

2 Tbls Aloe Gel (preserved thick clear kind)

¼ cup vegetable glycerine

2 oz water with added colourant/scent/additives mixed into it.

When using eo’s blends use:

2 tsp of eo blend (ocean scents like rosemary, some trees)

2 caps chlorophyll for colour

use shell mold

When using “Sweetgrass” FO use:

2 tsp FO (plus a little vanilla FO)

1 caps Beta Carotene, sprinkling of chamomile in mold

use heart mold

When using “Pear” FO use:

2 tsp sweet yellow pear FO

2 caps Beta Carotene

use teddy bear mold

Procedures:

1.Sanitize counters, implements, tubes, caps, measuring cups, and wash

hands (or use latex gloves). Use 20% bleach (1 cup bleach and 4 cups water).

2.Make sure all the molds are clean and dry. I use Wilton individual cake

molds, about 6 oz bombs - teddy bear, shell, heart.

3.Sift dry ingredients into a bowl. Blend very well.

4.Mix wet ingredients together, drizzle using a teaspoon into the mix, stir

until fully distributed. Whiz in mini food processor for a few

seconds. Hand mold 5-6 bath bombs for 20 seconds or so, really push it all

in hard to get details of mold. Unmold onto paper towels and let sit

24hrs. When hard, shrink-wrap and label on the back.

These harden up in a day or so like little bricks My fragrance with the

eo's could be a tad stronger, but it's already at about 15-drops per bath

in this recipe. The FO seems stronger at the same usage level. The good

thing is that the bomb doesn't leave an oily residue like others I've made

with oils, or with cocoa butter. They do fizz a bit from the water added,

but not so much they don't lose their shape after molding, and they still

take a couple minutes in the bath to dissolve.

hth

Tamara Zyganiuk

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