8 oz Sodium Bicarbonate (Baking Soda)
4 oz Citric Acid
2 oz Confectioners Sugar
Witch Hazel (in a Spray Bottle)
Colorant (We used Radiant Beige Mica)
Fragrance (We used Pumpkin Harvest Fragrance Oil)
Phase 1: Combine citric acid, powdered sugar and sodium bicarbonate in a stainless steel or glass mixing bowl. Wear a mask and work in a well-ventilated area as airborne particles will affect respiration. We use gloved hands to gently mix ingredients.
Phase 2: Add your colorants and fragrance to your preference. Dry pigments, dyes & micas can be used, however stick with water-soluble colorants and use a light hand as the color will intensify when added to water and could stain if over-colored (Pigments and some herbal powders/clays will tend to float in the bath water and leave a ring. These are better-off avoided).
We used our Radiant Beige Mica. The water content of the dye can set off your fizz, so drop a few drops into a gloved hand and sort of "smear" it into the dry ingredients to minimize fizzing until you reach the intensity you prefer. Blend thoroughly to ensure your fragrance & color are mixed throughout the dry ingredients.
Phase 3: Using a spray bottle of witch hazel, spritz your dry ingredients several times and then mix with gloved hands. Spritz again, then mix again. And spritz again, and mix again. And again. And again. You get the picture! This is the patience-trying portion of the recipe. You will continue to spritz and mix until the mixture resembles the consistency of wet sand and holds together when squeezed into a ball. DO NOT OVER SPRITZ as this will set off a chain reaction where your ingredients will fizz. Once it starts, you can't stop it and the batch will be ruined.
Phase 4: When your mixture begins to hold together, you will begin packing it into prepared molds or clamshells.
Allison B. Kontur
www.BathBodySupply.com
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