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Cranberry Fig Bath Truffles Recipe

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December 14, 2017 By Rebecca D. Dillon

This cranberry fig bath truffles recipe makes a lovely seasonal, homemade gift idea that’s sure to give you a new appreciation for this tiny tart fruit! Keep reading to learn how to make these giftable fragrant, fizzing bath truffles and discover some of my favorite food recipes for cranberries as well!

I grew up with cranberry sauce (from a can) always being served at family holiday dinners. Not understanding at that point in my life how something that resembled Jello could come out of said can, I was never tempted to try it. And to date, I still have not. However, dried cranberries in salads or sweetened in desserts I do find appetizing. And of course cranberries immersed in cakes and breads make for a wonderful seasonal fresh baked fragrance that’s both tart, fruity and sweet.

Now that I’m a third way through my life (I plan to live forever though!) I have a better appreciation of many foods that I did not have in my teens and twenties. And, while I still won’t eat cranberry sauce out of a can, classic homemade cranberry sauce and even cranberry chutney can garner a thumbs up when paired with favorites like pork or scallops.

For the Love of Cranberry!

Some of my favorite cranberry recipes include this cranberry orange margarita recipe from Half Baked Harvest (one of my all time favorite food blogs!) along with some simply stunning cranberry wreath gingerbread cupcakes from Lauren Conrad, a dark chocolate cranberry bundt cake recipe from My Baking Addiction, and eggnog panna cotta with spiked cranberry sauce from Sprinkle Bakes.

However, before you start checking your pantry for the ingredients to one (or all) of these lustful cranberry concoctions, I want to first share an awesome recipe for making cranberry fig bath truffles! Similar to bath bombs (or bath fizzies) these homemade bath truffles are easy to make and work nicely with silicone molds. They also smell AMAZING! So much in fact that after I made these my house smelled like a blend of tart cranberries, sweet fig and subtle wood for days.

Additionally, my cranberry fig bath truffles are also great for gifting throughout the holiday season whether for a housewarming or hostess gift or even Christmas or Hanukkah gifts for family and friends. Following is the recipe.

Cranberry Fig Bath Truffles Recipe

Ingredients:

5 oz. citric acid
8 oz. baking soda
4 oz. SLSA
2 oz. deodorized cocoa butter
1 oz. pink kaolin (or blush) clay
.4 oz. polysorbate 80 (optional)
.6 oz. cranberry fig fragrance oil
2 teaspoons sparkle pink mica

Instructions:

You will need a digital scale for my cranberry fig bath truffles recipe in order to weigh the ingredients. (I recommend this Baker’s Math Scale if you plan to make a lot of bath, body or soap recipes.) You will also need two Wilton Silicone Brownie Pop Molds which can be found both online as well as in most craft stores.

Begin by weighing out the cocoa butter in either a double boiler or a heat safe glass container such as a glass Pyrex measuring bowl. Heat the cocoa butter in your double boiler or in your container in the microwave at 40% power until melted.

Set aside to cool slightly.

Now weigh out the citric acid, baking soda, kaolin clay, and SLSA and combine in a large glass bowl. (I highly recommend wearing a dust mask for this step. Both the SLSA and the citric acid are finer particles that can be inhaled into the lungs and cause coughing as they are released into the air.)

Using a teaspoon measure, measure out the sparkle pink mica and add to the other dry ingredients. Mix the dry ingredients thoroughly to combine.

Next, weigh out the fragrance oil (I used the cranberry fig fragrance oil from Symphony Scents) and polysorbate 80 and stir into the melted cocoa butter. (While the polysorbate 80 is optional, it is included to keep the oils in my cranberry fig bath truffles recipe from floating on top of your bath water as well as to prevent the mica from potentially staining your tub. If you choose not to use polysorbate 80, you can easily substitute it with your favorite carrier oil.)

Combine the dry ingredients with the scented cocoa butter and mix well.

You can now begin filling the cavities of your brownie pop molds. To do this, I recommend filling one cavity at a time.

Loosely add the cranberry fig bath truffles mix to fill one cavity. Then pile more on top to form a mountain.

Next, firmly press the ingredients into the mold cavity. Resist pushing so hard that the cavity bows out on the sides, but enough that the mixture is firmly packed.

Proceed with filling all of the additional cavities of your molds until you have used all of the bath truffle mix. (You should get approximately 9-10 bath truffles from this recipe.)

Once you’ve filled the mold, set it aside in a safe, dry location.

After one to two days, carefully unmold your cranberry fig bath truffles.

If desired, you can now add melt and pour soap “icing.”

To do this simply heat a small amount of white or clear melt and pour soap base of your choice in a small Pyrex measuring cup or glass scientific beaker until melted.

Mix in a small amount of unsweetened cocoa powder to suit for chocolate icing. Or use plain white melt and pour soap for white icing. Allow the soap to cool slightly.

Once a thin film starts to appear on top of the soap, remix the soap then pour across the tops of your cranberry fig bath truffles. If desired, you can also sprinkle the tops of your bath truffles with a biodegradable cosmetic glitter of your choice before the soap fully cools and hardens.

Once the soap has solidified, gently use a thin knife or utensil to remove your bath truffles from your work surface. Then package your bath truffles as desired for personal use or gifting.

To use, simply add to warm, running bath water and enjoy the bubbles and fizz!

Paint Your Cranberry Fig Bath Truffles Instead!

Alternately, you can also paint your cranberry fig bath truffles. To do this simply combine a small amount of colored mica with isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol and mix well until there are no longer any clumps. (You may have to play with it a bit to reach the desired consistency.)

Then, using a small craft paint brush, paint your bath truffles as desired in blocks of color or with designs of your own creation.

What If I Want to Sell My Bath Truffles?

If you plan to sell your cranberry fig bath truffles, you’ll need to follow FDA guidelines for labeling your product. If you’re unsure about the rules and regulations regarding labeling cosmetics, I highly recommend the book, Soap and Cosmetic Labeling: How to Follow the Rules and Regs Explained in Plain English, by Marie Gale.

It is important to note that, as this product contains SLSA, it is considered a foaming detergent bath product. Because of this labeling your bath truffles requires an additional caution to be printed on the label unless it states that the product is for adult use only. This is in addition to the ingredient list and directions for use and other information already required for cosmetic labeling. You can find more information on this at the FDA website here.

For more great homemade gift ideas, be sure to check out my post on DIY holiday gifts that look store bought at Soap Deli News blog here. Additionally, you can also discover more homemade gift ideas and recipes via my boards on Pinterest.

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Mermaid Bath Bomb Recipe for a Self Care Bath Time Treat

July 10, 2017 By Rebecca D. Dillon

Learn how to make DIY mermaid bath bombs for a fun and colorful addition to your bath time ritual! This mermaid bath bomb recipe yields two large bath bombs with moisturizing cocoa butter shells.

When placed in water, your DIY mermaid bath bomb will spin, fizz and sparkle releasing a beautiful blue color, eco-friendly rainbow glitter and skin loving ingredients including kelp powder, oat butter and coconut oil. The cocoa butter shell will also gradually melt in warm bath water as it releases from your mermaid lagoon bath bomb enveloping you with it’s skin nourishing properties.

Ready to create your own fun DIY mermaid bath bombs but have had trouble making your own homemade bath bombs in the past? Not to worry. I created my mermaid bath bomb recipe with ingredients to help your bath bombs stay together even in humid conditions! Keep reading to learn how to make your own mermaid bath bombs as a bath time self care treat! (Or check out this post on how to make bath bombs for tips and tricks for making the perfect bath bombs if you need some extra guidance.)

Mermaid Bath Bomb Recipe

Ingredients:

9 oz. baking soda
5 oz. citric acid
.5 oz. SLSA
.5 oz. kelp powder
.5 oz. kaolin (white cosmetic) clay
.5 oz. refined coconut oil
.5 oz. oat butter
.5 oz. cocoa butter or kokum butter
.05 oz. (about 1 Tbs) blue 1 lake dye powder
.6 oz. (about 2 Tbs) fine silver (or rainbow) biodegradable cosmetic glitter
.2 oz. polysorbate 80
.25 oz. cyclamen & citron fragrance oil (or scent of choice)
additional cocoa butter or kokum butter (for seashell embeds)

Instructions:

You’ll begin by creating your seashell embeds. I used a Wilton seashore silicone mold. However, if you aren’t able to find one, you can use another seashell silicone mold of your choice. Begin by melting a small amount of cocoa butter by placing it in the microwave and heating at 40% power until melted. (Alternately, you can also use a double boiler.)

If you are using the Wilton mold, you will need .75 oz. (by weight) to fill each of the two shell cavities in your mold. Otherwise, melt enough cocoa butter to fill two of the shell cavities in your alternate mold. Then pour the melted cocoa butter into the mold cavities. (If you’ve melted too much cocoa butter, simply fill additional mold cavities as needed and you can use the cocoa butter for other projects later on.)

Once the cocoa butter solidifies in the mold, remove the seashells from the mold and set aside.

You’ll next mix the ingredients together that will form your mermaid lagoon bath bombs.

Using a digital scale, weigh out all of the dry ingredients into a large glass bowl or large Pyrex measuring cup. This includes the baking soda, citric acid, SLSA, kelp powder, kaolin clay, lake blue dye and the glitter. (For safety please wear a face mask when working with the SLSA as it’s an airborne ingredient that is easily inhaled into your mouth and nose.)

Combine the dry ingredients using a fork until all of the ingredients are evenly distributed. Set aside.

Now weigh out .5 oz. of cocoa butter into a separate, large glass bowl or similar. Heat in the microwave at 40% power until melted.

Remove from heat and weigh out the coconut oil and oat butter. (You can substitute the oat butter with another hydrogenated butter if desired.) Stir these ingredients into the melted cocoa butter until they have melted.

Follow with the polysorbate 80 (which helps to prevent bathtub rings from the color used) and the fragrance oil, weighing them first so you are adding the correct amount. Mix into the melted butters and coconut oil.

Now pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, mixing with a fork as you go. Once the wet and dry ingredients are thoroughly incorporated you are ready to form your first mermaid lagoon bath bomb.

To do this, place one of your cocoa butter seashells into one side of a 2.75″ bath bomb mold. Follow with the bath bomb mixture you just made, loosely piling the ingredients into the mold half so it’s a rounded mound. Don’t press the mixture into this half. If you do, your two sides won’t stick together.

Next fill the matching half to the mold half you just filled with the blue bath bomb mixture in the same way.

Now quickly and precisely as you are able, press the two halves of your bath bomb mold together as firmly as you can. If you aren’t able to get the two halves of the mold to snap together – I usually can’t – you can tape them together to ensure the mold stays in place with a bit of masking tape.

Now repeat this same process with a second mold set.

Set your filled mermaid bath bomb molds aside in a cool, dry location.

After two days, you’re ready to unmold your bath bombs! (Technically you can unmold your bath bomb sooner, but I like to leave mine alone an extra day just to be on the safe side!)

Once you’ve unmolded each mermaid lagoon bath bomb, you are ready to decorate the embedded seashells!

To do this, first lightly brush off any loose or excess bath bomb material from the center of the bombs where the two halves of your mold met as well as around the shells.

Now, mix a small amount of mica powder with 99% isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol until it’s the consistency of paint and flows smoothly off a small craft paintbrush. (I used a pearl shimmer and a gold sparkle mica mixing each one separately and then layered them as desired onto the shells.)

Once you have your desired look and while the mica “paint” is still slightly damp, sprinkle a bit of your fine eco-glitter onto the shells of each mermaid bath bomb.

Your mermaid bath bombs are now complete! All that’s left is to wrap each of your mermaid bath bombs tightly in foodservice film or some other airtight packaging of your choice.

Be sure to use your mermaid lagoon bath bombs within a few months for best results as citric acid begins to lose its potency once exposed to air.

If you plan to sell your mermaid lagoon bath bombs, you’ll need to follow FDA guidelines for labeling your product. If you’re unsure about the rules and regulations regarding labeling cosmetics, I highly recommend the book, Soap and Cosmetic Labeling: How to Follow the Rules and Regs Explained in Plain English, by Marie Gale.

It is important to note that, as this product contains SLSA, it is considered a foaming detergent bath product. As such labeling requires an additional caution to be printed on the label unless it states that the product is for adult use only. This is in addition to the ingredient list and directions for use and other information required for cosmetic labeling.

Above is a screenshot of this requirement from the FDA website for cosmetic labeling regulations regarding this product.

For more homemade bath bomb recipes, visit Soap Deli News blog here. Not quite ready to make your own homemade bath bombs? You can shop from among a huge assortment of homemade bath bombs on Etsy here.

If you like my DIY mermaid bath bomb recipe, then you’ll also want to check out my mermaid soap! You’ll make waves with my fun mermaid soap tutorial that walks you through the process of using melt and pour soap bases and mica colorants to create your very own mermaid soap! Find the tutorial here.

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Easter Egg Bath Bombs DIY (A Fun Non-Candy Easter Treat)

March 31, 2017 By Rebecca D. Dillon

These DIY fizzing Easter egg bath bombs add a bit of fun to bathtime! The finished DIY Easter egg bath bombs fizz & bubble and color & sparkle! They also nourish skin with natural cocoa butter, babassu oil and yogurt powder.

Plus, clean up is so easy! Because this Easter egg bath bomb recipe (made as indicated) calls for a non-staining bath bomb colorant, everything will rinse off your tub with ease! (Check out the video to see.)

These fizzing DIY Easter egg bath bombs make a wonderful addition not only to kids’ Easter baskets, but are also great gifts for friends, family and neighbors for spring!

This particular recipe was inspired by my friend, Cathy, who loves Lush’s golden glitter egg bath bombs. While these don’t have quite that much glitter, you can easily increase the amount of both the bath bomb color powder for more color as well as the amount of skin safe glitter for some serious sparkle! Following is my DIY Easter egg bath bomb recipe.

Fizzing Easter Egg Bath Bombs Recipe

Ingredients:

8 oz. citric acid
16 oz. baking soda
2 oz. cocoa butter
2 oz. babassu oil
.5 oz. kaolin (white cosmetic) clay
1 oz. SLSA
.5 oz. yogurt powder
.15 oz. neon bikini blue powder
.5 oz. skin safe azure blue glitter (or similar)
.5 oz. skin safe twinkling lights glitter (or similar)
.3 oz. essential oil of choice, optional

Instructions:

I used large plastic Easter eggs for my fizzing DIY Easter egg bath bombs. This recipe will yield seven large egg-shaped fizzing bath bombs.

Begin by using a digital scale to weigh out the cocoa butter and babassu oil. Heat at 50% power in the microwave or in a double boiler until melted. If using a fragrance, weigh out the essential oil and stir into the wet ingredients.

In a separate container, weigh out the baking soda, citric acid, kaolin clay, SLSA and yogurt powder. You will want to wear a mask for this step as the SLSA is an airborne product and it will get into your nose without a mask. Mix the dry ingredients until thoroughly combined.

Now weigh out the neon bikini blue powder and the glitters. (Feel free to mix up your own color combinations! The company I purchased my azure blue glitter from no longer had this product at the time of this post.)

Mix the color and glitter into the dry ingredients until they are all a uniform blue color.

Now combine the wet and dry ingredients. Mix well.

You’re now ready to make mold your fizzing Easter egg bath truffles. Pile the mixture into one half of a plastic egg.

Repeat with the other half of the egg.

Now mash the two sides of the plastic egg tightly together.

If your plastic eggs are a flimsy rather than rigid plastic, take care not to press either of the halves on top of the other. Otherwise your fizzing Easter egg bath truffles will be difficult to remove from the plastic egg mold.

Repeat this process until you’ve molded all seven fizzing DIY Easter egg bath bombs.

Set the molded Easter egg bath bombs aside for an hour or two in a location where they won’t be disturbed. Then carefully unmold each fizzing Easter egg bath truffle and wrap or packaged as desired for gifting.

To use these fizzing DIY Easter egg bath bombs, simply add to warm running bath water and enjoy!

If you plan to sell your fizzing Easter egg bath bombs, you’ll need to follow FDA guidelines for labeling your product. If you’re unsure about the rules and regulations regarding labeling cosmetics, I highly recommend the book, Soap and Cosmetic Labeling: How to Follow the Rules and Regs Explained in Plain English, by Marie Gale.

You can find the requirements for cosmetic labeling regulations regarding this product on the FDA website here.

For more great DIY Easter crafts, be sure to check out my DIY Homemade Easter Crafts and Treats Pinterest board. Or to discover more DIY’s similar to my fizzing Easter egg bath truffles as well as other homemade bath and body and soap recipes, be sure to check out my DIY Bath and Body board on Pinterest.

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Fizzing Shamrock Bath Truffles Recipe for St. Patrick’s Day

March 6, 2017 By Rebecca D. Dillon

Learn how to make this fizzing shamrock bath truffles recipe for St. Patrick’s Day!

This easy fizzing shamrock bath truffles recipe creates a fizzy bath truffle that adds moisturizing cocoa butter to your bath water along with bubbles. While it doesn’t have the dramatic effect of a bath bomb, it’s perfect for those who prefer less flair in their bath water. You’ll also find that my fizzing shamrock bath truffles recipe creates a product that’s easy to remove from a silicone mold – so your fizzy bath truffles come out all in one piece!

Made with skin nourishing cocoa butter, my fizzing shamrock bath truffles recipe also contain dendritic salt, which has better oil absorption, greater fragrance retention and dissolves faster in water than regular salt. Ready to get started? Follow my recipe and instructions below!

Fizzing Shamrock Bath Truffles Recipe

Ingredients:

4 oz. citric acid
8 oz. baking soda
2 oz. cocoa butter
1 oz. dendritic salt
.3 oz. SLSA
.15 oz. lime peel essential oil
1/2 teaspoon green mica powder, of choice

Instructions:

You will need a digital scale for my fizzing shamrock bath truffles recipe in order to weigh the ingredients. (I recommend this Baker’s Math Scale if you plan to make a lot of bath, body or soap recipes.) You will also need the Wilton 8-Cavity Silicone Shamrock Mold which can be found online and in most craft stores.

Begin by weighing out the cocoa butter in either a double boiler or a glass Pyrex container. Heat the cocoa butter in your double boiler or in a heat safe glass container in the microwave at 50% power until melted.

Set aside to cool slightly.

Now weigh out the citric acid, baking soda, dendritic salt, and SLSA and combine in a large glass bowl. (You may want to wear a face mask for this step. Both the SLSA and the citric acid are finer particles that can cause coughing as they are released into the air.)

Using a teaspoon measure, measure out the green mica and add to the other dry ingredients. Now mix the dry ingredients thoroughly together.

Next, weigh out the essential oil and stir into the melted cocoa butter.

Combine the dry ingredients with the scented cocoa butter and mix well.

You can now begin filling five of the cavities of your shamrock silicone mold. To do this, I recommend filling one cavity at a time. Loosely add the fizzing bath truffles mix to fill one cavity. Then pile more on top to form a mountain. Next, firmly press the ingredients into the mold cavity. Resist pushing so hard that the cavity bows out on the sides, but enough that the mixture is firmly packed.

Proceed with filling four additional cavities of your shamrock mold.

Once you’ve filled the mold, set the molded fizzing bath bomb truffles aside out of the way in a dry location.

Wait two days, then carefully unmold your fizzing shamrock bath truffles.

Wrap and label your completed fizzing bath truffles as desired for personal use or for gifting.

To use, simply add to warm, running bath water and enjoy!

My fizzing shamrock bath truffles don’t have the same flair as bath bombs however they do create bubbles and fill your bath with nourishing cocoa butter. These are perfect for people that don’t want super colored bathwater and strong fragrances.

If you plan to sell your fizzing shamrock bath truffles, you’ll need to follow FDA guidelines for labeling your product. If you’re unsure about the rules and regulations regarding labeling cosmetics, I highly recommend the book, Soap and Cosmetic Labeling: How to Follow the Rules and Regs Explained in Plain English, by Marie Gale.

Above is a screenshot of this requirement from the FDA website for cosmetic labeling regulations regarding this product.

Notes:

Be sure to use your fizzy bath truffles within a few months for best results as citric acid begins to lose its potency once exposed to air.

In addition I also received some helpful tips for making bath bombs on one of my instagram posts!

The Bubbling Mermaid suggests when formulating your own bath bombs or bath fizzies for use in a silicone mold that you add kaolin clay for ease of removal. While The Chequered Lily also recommends curing your bath fizzies in a silicone mold for at least 48 hours.

If you don’t have the time to create my fizzing shamrock bath truffles recipe you can find similar handmade products on Etsy like this set of two magic bath bomb shamrocks from SpaGlo. Or you can browse for more shamrock bath bombs here.

For more recipes like my fizzing bath truffles recipe as well as other homemade bath and body and soap recipes, be sure to check out my DIY Bath and Body board on Pinterest. You can also find me on G+, Tumblr, Facebook, Twitter, Blog Lovin’, and Instagram. Or sign up to receive new posts to your email via FeedBurner so you never miss a post.

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