After a lot of research, a lot of tinkering, and a lot of patience... and a little shopping of course... I think I have created a bath bomb much closer to what I am looking for. I used mostly organic ingredients and pure essential oils this time... lavender by itself for experimenting, since I know I can handle an overwhelming amout of the scent if I happen to get it wrong.
I spent the day scouring websites full of bath bomb recipes, scientific properties of the various chemicals involved and sites that discussed the reactions of these chemicals in different proportions. I read through over a thousand comment on blogs of other people who have tried to make bath bombs and learned what I could from their experiences. I then transfered all of these notes onto my Nook and made use of my waiting time while my daughter Jordan got her haircut to come up with what I deemed to be the best ingredients, a formula, and a procedure. I then hurried to the store (while everything was fresh in my mind) and bought all the ingredients to make my bath bombs.
Tonight I created the first batch (ok... so I scaled down the recipe to make only 2) of Becky's Bath Bombs. They turned out great so far. I did use a bit too much water and the wetter mixture is creating a flat spot on the bombs as they dry, but that is easliy remedied and shouldn't affect their usage. Now they should wait 24-hours (minimum) to dry and harden before using, but of course I'm an impatient inventor and must see how my creation holds up the tub test, so I am using one tonight, Of course, the bomb will break apart quicker since it is not dry, but I should be able to determine tub tint color, fragrance levels, skin softening abilities and glitter levels (yep... I added glitter right off the bat) with one tonight. I will save the other for a few days to see how they perform once hardened.
Tomorrow I will try again, this time focusing on my notes from tonight's bath. I will let you all know how things turn out.
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