The weather is getting cold and now is the best time to relax on a rainy autumn afternoon with one of the bath bombs I have prepared for you. Opora Rays bath bombs are a sensual combination of pumpkin, vanilla and plum that reminds a walk in the autumn forest or, to be more specific, a walk in the witch’s house who lives in the forest. Hey, it’s almost Halloween.
Bath bombs are amazing because in addition to relaxing, they detoxify the skin and release their fragrance all over your space. For today's recipe I used pumpkin oil (cucurbita maxima) because it contains valuable elements such as carotenoids (due to which the orange color of the oil), omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids while it is rich in antioxidants, ingredients that are extremely beneficial for skin and mango butter which is ideal for damaged skin.
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.
Opora Rays Bath Bombs
yields 4 bath bombs
350 g | 12.3 oz baking soda
140 g | 4.9 oz citric acid
20 g | 0.71 oz white clay
15 g | 0.53 oz buttermilk
10 g | 0.35 oz coconut flour
10 g | 0.35 oz ayurvedic orange powder
10 g | 0.35 oz pumpkin powder
6 g | 0.21 oz mango butter
4 g | 0.14 oz pumpkin seed oil
2 g | 0.07 oz plum kernel oil
2 g | 0.07 oz vanilla infused almond oil
6 g | 0.21 oz polysorbate 80
6 g | 0.21 oz Pumpkin Souffle fragrance oil
mica colouring
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 buttermilk, the coconut flour and the herbal powders through the sieve, into your bowl. We use the sieve because we don’t want chunks. Stir with your whisk slightly. Add all the remaining ingredients (except citric acid- this 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. Add also the mica you chose. Mix well.
Fill the molds- cauldrons with the mixture and press until it is full.
If you do not have such pots, follow the known procedure, where you pour the mixture into the molds, press well and unmold. 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
- orange and pumpkin powders deeply cleanse and give shine
- plum and vanilla oils moisturize while give a natural fragrance to your product
- 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.
Stella Crown©
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