Potted Succulent Bath Bombs

About This Recipe:

We created these bath bombs to follow the succulent craze that is currently dominating interior design. The bottom or pot for the succulent is a bath bomb and the succulent embed is actually soap. They are fun to make and people will think they are the real thing.

Shopping List:

(1) 2 lb Detergent Free Coconut Milk MP Soap Base - 2 lb Tray

(1) 1 lb Baking Soda (Sodium Bicarbonate)

(1) 1 lb Citric Acid Powder

(1) 2 oz Cocoa Butter Wafers - Natural

(1) 2 fl. oz Aloe Water & Cactus Fragrance Oil (Special Order)

(1) 2 oz Vanilla Color Stabilizer - CP Soap

(1) 2 oz Polysorbate 80

(1) 2 oz Aloe Vera Oil - Clear

(1) 2 oz Rhassoul Clay

(1) 2 oz Alaea Red Sea Salt - Small

(1) 2.5 gm Bag Matte Ruby Red Oxide Pigment Powder

(1) 2.5 gm Bag Martini Olive Green Mica Powder

(1) 2.5 gm Bag Matte Brown Oxide Pigment Powder

(1) 2.5 gm Bag Matte Woodland Green Pigment Powder

(1) 1 Set Bath Bomb Ball Mold - 2" Metal Mold

(1) 1 Mold Succulent Silicone Soap Mold

(1) 1 Each Hairnets - 24 inch Disposable

(4) 1 Piece Scoop - 0.15 ml (Micro Size)

(1) 1 Piece Beaker - Natural Polypropylene

(1) 1 Piece Droppers (Pipettes) - Plastic

Recipe Ingredients:

• 9 oz. Detergent Free Coconut Milk MP Soap Base - 2 lb Tray
• 14 oz. Baking Soda (Sodium Bicarbonate)
• 7 oz. Citric Acid Powder
• 2 oz. Cocoa Butter Wafers - Natural
• 0.60 oz. Aloe Water & Cactus Fragrance Oil (Special Order)
• 0.30 oz. Vanilla Color Stabilizer - CP Soap
• 0.50 oz. Polysorbate 80
• 0.50 oz. Aloe Vera Oil - Clear
• 0.50 oz. Rhassoul Clay
• 2 oz. Alaea Red Sea Salt - Small
• 3 .15 ml Scoop Matte Ruby Red Oxide Pigment Powder
• 2 .15 ml Scoop Martini Olive Green Mica Powder
• 3 .15 ml Scoop Matte Brown Oxide Pigment Powder
• 2 .15 ml Scoop Matte Woodland Green Pigment Powder

Equipment From Home:

• (1) Microwave-Safe Measuring Cup (8 oz.)
• (1) Microwave
• (1) Scale - Digital Display
• (1) Spatula
• (1) Soap Cutter & Cutting Mat
• (1) Medium Mixing Bowl
• (1) Wire Whisk
• (1) Cookie Sheet
• (1) Plastic Wrap

Directions:

NOTE: If you are making these products for sale, good manufacturing practices recommend you wear a hairnet, gloves and a mask. We also recommend a clean apron and workspace.

1. SOAP EMBED: Using a microwave-safe container, add 4.5 oz. of cut up soap. Heat in microwave until melted.
2. Stir in Woodland Green pigment powder until completely blended and pour into all cavities of the silicone mold.
3. Once hardened, unmold and repeat above steps using the Martini Olive Green mica powder. Cover unmolded soaps with plastic wrap and set aside.
4. To a mixing bowl, add baking soda, citric acid, rhassoul clay and red and brown pigment colors. Blend with wire whisk.
5. Using a plastic beaker, mix fragrance and vanilla stabilizer. Set aside for two minutes. Drizzle over powder mixture and mix well with wire whisk.
6. Add Polysorbate 80 and Aloe Vera Oil. Mix until consistency of damp sand is achieved. Mixture should stick together when squeezed in palm of hand.
7. Fill one-half of metal bath bomb mold with mixture. Pack tightly and unmold onto cookie sheet. Repeat until all mixture has been used.
8. Allow bath bombs to harden for 24 hours or until hard enough to handle.
9. Once bath bombs are hard, melt cocoa butter in microwave.
10. Using a plastic dropper, cover the top or flat area with a thin layer of cocoa butter. This will act as the "glue" for the toppings.
11. Place succulent soaps on top of bath bomb as desired. You may need to coat the bottoms of the soaps with cocoa butter so that they stick.
12. Using a spoon, carefully sprinkle red salts into the empty areas on the bath bomb. Drizzle a small amount of cocoa butter on top of the salts to hold them in place.
13. Repeat until all bath bombs are decorated. Depending on the designs of the bath bombs, there may be leftover succulent soaps.
14. Allow to set for at least 24-48 hours to dry.  Package as desired.
15. Label product accordingly.

To Use: Place bath bomb under running water to dissolve. Use soap embed to wash with.