Contents
Contents 31 Introduction 6
1.1 Author’s Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61.2 So, What Are These Bath Bomb Things, Anyway? . . . . . . . 7
2 Equipment and Grocery List For This Entire Manual 9
2.1 Required Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92.2 Required Ingredients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92.3 Other Stuff You Probably Want . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92.4 Before You Start Making Bath Bombs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3 What To Use For Molds 11
3.1 Strong Shapes and Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113.2 Plastic Ornaments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113.3 Improvisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123.4 What the “Professionals” Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4 The Basic Foundational Recipe 14
4.1 Overview of Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154.2 More Detailed Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
5 Generic Colored and Scented Bath Bomb Recipe 176 Coloring Your Bath Bombs 19
6.1 Food Coloring and Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196.2 Making Purple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206.3 Getting Vivid, Bright Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206.4 Powdered Colorant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206.5 Concentrated Liquid Dye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216.6 Discoloration?! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216.7 Anything to Add? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223