Lip Balm, Butter/Lotion Bars, Bath Bombs

Here are some recipes for you to try:
Bath Bombs
Ingredients:
1/2 cup baking soda
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/4 cup citric acid
1 teaspoon deodorized cocoa butter, melted
2 teaspoons of scent of your choice, essential oil or fragrance oil
1 tablespoon distilled water
colorant, if desired

Mix the baking soda, cornstarch and citric acid together in glass or stainless steel bowl. Make "well" in the middle and drizzle melted cocoa butter and scent. Blend well. Add a few drops of desired colorant to your distilled water and add to your other ingredients. It will fizz a little. If it fizzes too much, use less water next time. Pack firmly into soap mold. The more compact you do this the better your bomb will be. Turn out onto wax paper or plastic wrap. Let dry and harden. After a few hours, package. Keep from getting damp again. The bombs will fizz when added to your bath.

The new Molds we now carry are perfect for the bombs. Go to our Soap Mold link to see pictures. The molds are 3 to 4 cavity and sell for $5.00 each.

Here at our shop we shrink wrap our bath bombs in our 6 x 4 shrink bags. The bombs stay together very well. Our 6"x4" PVC shrink bags can be purchased from us. 100 bags are $2.50, 500 bags are $10.00 and 1,000 bags are $18.00. We now carry impulse sealers to seal the bags. Go to our packaging page or see our downloadable catalog.

Butter Bars - Lotion Bars
Ingredient List:

4 ounces cocoa butter, shea butter or mango butter

4 ounces beeswax, refined beads, yellow or white

4 or 5 ounces liquid vegetable oil such as refined jojoba, sunflower or sweet almond*

3 to 4 teaspoons of essential oil or fragrance oil of your choice

2 to 3 teaspoons colored wax jojoba beads (optional)

Melt first butter and pour 4 ounces into 8oz Pyrex measuring cup. Add 4 ounces of beeswax beads. (Total of 8 ounces in cup) Add colored jojoba beads if using. Melt together in microwave. Now add the liquid vegetable oil. Use 4 ounces for a hard bar, which would bring your total to 12 ounces or 5 ounces for a softer bar for a total of 13 ounces. Stir to mix thoroughly. Add essential oil or fragrance oil when mixture has cooled slightly. Pour into jars or small soap molds. Pop out when cool, about two hours. For best results, put in refrigerator for a few minutes before popping out of mold.

* Different carrier oils will give a different feel to your butter bars. Lighter oils will absorb in to the skin quicker, heavier oils will be more moisturizing, but will take longer to absorb into the skin. For more information see our Carrier Oils Page and also this Recipe Page.

Uses:    Wet hands and rub with lotion bar
            Rub on body when getting out of shower while still damp
            Use as drawer sachet
            Cut off a sliver and let melt in hot bath water
            Massage into cuticles to soften them
            Rub into elbows and knees
            Massage - use softer bar recipe.

Lip Balm
Ingredients:       1/2 ounce beeswax beads
                        4 ounces sweet almond oil
                        1 teaspoon colored jojoba beads
                        2 teaspoons essential oil or food flavoring oil
                        We carry Cherry & Banana flavoring oils.

Some good essential oil choices that are nice are Tangerine, Lemon, Sweet Orange or Lime. The citrus oils seem to be popular for this application.

Utensils needed: 8 ounce glass measuring cup, teaspoon measuring spoon, stainless spoon for stirring and 1/4 ounce lip balm jars.
Put the 4 ounces of sweet almond oil in measuring cup, add beeswax beads and jojoba beads and melt in microwave. Stir with spoon, and when cooled a bit, add essential or flavoring oil. Pour into lip balm jars, and when cool, label.

Bath Salts
To each pound of salt add 1 teaspoon of fragrance oil or essential oil. Mix with a spoon and put in glass jar. Use a glass or stainless steel bowl to do your mixing. Can add a little vegetable glycerin to give the salts a shine. Cosmetic grade colorants can be added. Our D & C liquid colors work well. The Ultramarines work but not the iron oxides for the most part. When using powders, put a teaspoon of colorant in 2 oz bottle, add 1 to 1-1/2 oz distilled water, a little Polysorbate 20 and shake. Sprinkle on your salts after you have added the scent. The Polysorbate keeps the solution emulsified.
Also, try our Dendritic Salts to help your scents to last longer. Use about 1/2 cup of dendritic salts to 8 to 10 cups of other salts. (You can add more, it won't hurt.) Add your scent to the dendritic salt first, and then add to rest of salts.