Today we will talk about Frau Litsa’s bath bombs, who as a real Frau demanded in the middle of summer to turn her bathroom into a summer oasis. Exotic fruits such as coconut and mango have been used a lot, I recommended this time to be more traditional by adding strawberries.
The formula contains strawberry seed oil which has strong antioxidant properties while detoxifying and powdered strawberry because it is a natural food for the skin, helping to "extinguish" the intense pores. However, I did not resist the temptation and added monoi de Tahiti butter to give a tropical character.
how to use
Just drop them into a bath of hot water and enter the bath. They are fizzy and their fragrance is wonderful. They are suitable even for children, turning the bath time into a play.
Frau Litsa Bath Bombs
yields 4 bath bombs
350 g | 12.3 oz baking soda
140 g | 4.94 oz citric acid
30 g | 1.06 oz white clay
12 g | 0.42 oz buttermilk
6 g | 0.21 oz powdered strawberry
6 g | 0.21 oz coconut flour
8 g | 0.28 oz monoi de Tahiti butter
4 g | 0.14 oz strawberry seed oil
6 g | 0.21 oz polysorbate 80
6 g | 0.21 oz fragrance oil (optional)
equipment needed:
- bath bomb molds
- spray bottle for isopropyl alcohol 99% (don’t use 70%, it makes the bombs swell)
- high accuracy digital scale
- mixing bowl
- wire whisk
- gloves
- mask
Before you start making the bombs, sterilise tools, equipment, work surface and wear gloves and mask. Weigh your ingredients.
Pass the baking soda, the citric acid, the buttermilk and the coconut flour through the sieve, into your bowl. We use the sieve be cause we don’t want chunks. Stir with your whisk slightly. Add all the remaining ingredients (except citric acid and powdered strawberry- these will be added in the end) and stir again. Spray with isopropyl alcohol until the mixture is liquified while stirring gracefully and do not stop until the mixture becomes like wet sand. You can use your hands for the stirring, instead of whisker.
Pass now the citric acid through the sieve and then add it into the mixture.
Divide the mixture into 2 equal parts and add the powdered strawberry into one of the 2 parts. If you wish to give intensity to the colour, you can add mica. Mix well. Now, you have 2 mixtures of different colours (white and pink).
Pour the mixtures alternately into the mold.
Pack the mixture in your mold firmly and press well. Pop out directly. If you don’t succeed the shape, pack the mixture back to the mold, press again and pop out. Let your bombs dry for 24 hours.
extra information
- baking soda removes the dead cells
- buttermilk is rich in vitamins B2 and B12 and helps you to create extra foam
- citric acid regulates the pH and we add it in the end to help the bombs foam more and make them spin
- white clay has cleansing properties and gives the hardness we want for our bath bombs
- coconut flour gives a soft texture to the skin
- monoi de Tahiti butter gives healing properties and offers moisturizing action
- polysorbate 80 is especially useful if you want to add oils to cosmetics. If, for example, you want to add almond oil to a shampoo or if you want to make a bath bomb or a bath oil, then Polysorbate 80 is the ideal ingredient to "bind" the ingredients to each other.
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