Citric Acid Anhydrous is used to make bath bombs and adds sparkle to bathe salts.
- Made from natural fruits like lemons and other citruses
- Used to adjust the pH in final formulations
- Acts as a great neutralizer especially in making liquid soaps
- One of the key ingredients for Bath Bombs
Citric Acid has protective antioxidant, corrective antiaging effects, helps to exfoliate the upper layer of dead skin cells to help clean pores, even skin tone and soften and smooth the skin.
Citric Acid Anhydrous Certificate of Analysis
To make bath bombs you will need:
- Baking Soda - 226g
- Citric Acid - 113g
- Corn Starch - 113g
- Salts - 113g (you can use dead sea salt, pink Himalaya salt or plain old table salt)
- Water - 3/4 tbsp
- Essential or Fragrance Oil - 2 tsp
- Carrier Oil - 2.5 tbsp (Sweet Almond oil or any carrier oils)
- Soap Dye - 1 or 2 drops (optional)
Instructions
- Mix all wet ingredients together in a jar (water, essential oil/fragrance oil, carrier oil, soap dye) and give the jar a good shake.
- Mix all the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients very slowly, tablespoon to tablespoon.
- Knead as you go along.
- When all the items have been mixed, you should be able to get a texture of damp sand.
- Stuff the mixed ingredients into your mold (you could use an ball mold or any ice cube tray).
- Make sure you pack it in tight. Pop the bath bomb out immediately and store it away by wrapping it with cling wrap.
- Just drop one into your bath and enjoy.
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Memperkenalkan Asid Sitrik Craftiviti yang digunakan untuk membuat bom mandi dan menambahkan kilauan ke dalam garam mandian.
- Dihasilkan daripada buah-buahan semula jadi seperti lemon dan buah sitrus lain
- Digunakan untuk mengurangkan pH kosmetik
- Berfungsi sebagai peneutralan terutamanya dalam membuat sabun cecair
Untuk membuat bom mandian anda memerlukan:
- Soda penaik (Baking Soda) – 226g
- Asid sitrik - 113g
- Tepung jagung - 113g
- Garam - 113g (garam laut mati, garam Himalaya atau garam biasa)
- Air – 0.75 sudu besar
- Minyak pati (Essential Oil) atau minyak pewangi (Fragrance Oil) - 2 sudu kecil
- Minyak pembawa - 2.5 sudu besar (minyak Sweet Almond Bertapis)
- Bahan Pewarna Sabun - 1 atau 2 titik (mengikut pilihan)
Arahan
- Campurkan semua bahan basah dengan memasukkan kesemuanya ke dalam bekas (air, minyak pati/pewangi, minyak pembawa, bahan pewarna sabun). Goncangkan bekas sehingga sebati.
- Campurkan bahan basah yang sudah sebati tadi dengan bahan kering secara perlahan-lahan, sedikit demi sedikit. Campurkan adunan sehingga sekata.
- Bom mandian tersebut haruslah mempunyai tekstur yang berpasir serta lembap apabila setelah semua dicampurkan.
- Masukkan campuran tadi ke dalam acuan (acuan berbentuk bola atau mana-mana dulang kiub ais). Pastikan campuran bom mandian tersebut dimasukkan secara padat ke dalam acuan.
- Balut bom mandian tersebut dengan pembalut plastik (cling wrap) untuk tujuan penyimpanan setelah ianya dikeluarkan daripada acuan.
- Nikmati kesannya apabila digunakan di dalam mandian.