For bath bombs we don’t typically add too many more oils as they can prevent the bath bombs from fizzing properly. But, if you are wanting to add something like Cocoa Butter you can add it in at 2 tablespoons per 6 cups of mixture. Here is a fun and quick bath bomb post we created with cocoa butter that might help you out:

Tiger Stripe Bath Bombs: http://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/tigerstripebathbombs/

-Becky with Bramble Berry

Thanks for the quick response! The recipe that includes oil is one I had gotten from a book, not Brambleberry’s. I will try this recipe here on Soap Queen tonight and make the bath bomb without any oil and use a little extra witch hazel this time around and will check on it tomorrow to see if it sets up better this time. How much oil to dry ingredients would you guys recommend if I wanted to make a ‘moisturizing’ bath bomb? I wanted someway to incorporate a little extra moisturizing-ness to the bath bomb. Would finely chopped cocoa butter maybe be better than a light vegetable oil? Or should I melt the cocoa butter first?

~Terra

If you found that the first recipe was crumbly, it is probably because it was a little to dry. The best way to combat that is to use enough witch hazel to help it stick together properly.

The second recipe uses more oil then we would typically use in a bath bomb cupcake recipe. Try using the witch hazel as the wetting agent only and see if that helps out!

-Becky with Bramble Berry

It’s not the same as Soap Queen’s recipe but when I tried the SQ recipe it was to dry and crumble almost immediately even after letting it set overnight and I packed it tight. I tried the following recipe and it was WAY too oily. I think I just need to maybe find a happy middle ground and would love any tips or pointers. Here’s the recipe I tried that was too oily:

- 1 cup Baking Soda
- 1 cup Citric Acid
- 1/2 cup Corn Starch
- 1/2 cup Light Oil(I had used Almond Oil)
- 10 drops of Essential Oil

I had even cut back the oil by half and it was still too oily. Also, the scent wasn’t very strong once the bath bomb was dropped into the tub(I still tried out the bath bomb even though it was too oily). Any help or tips would be greatly appreciated since I’ve yet to find the ‘perfect’ bath bomb for me.

~Terra

~Terra

Often times, meringue powder is fully natural. It’s often just dried egg whites and cornstarch. =)

-Becky with Bramble Berry