How to Make Bath Beads - The Fun Way to Moisturize

Learn how to make bath pearls; they melt in water, releasing skin-loving oil/butter. All recipes I researched said to roll the pearls by hand… Not with my recipe! Easily mold the perfect bath pearls. After the pearl dissolves, you're left with moisturizing, sparkling, & scented water. Um, yes please! RECIPE: 25 grams butter, 15 grams stearic acid, 10 grams coconut oil (expeller pressed), 10 grams polysorbate 80, 6 grams fragrance oil + "action powder": 22 grams baking soda, 22 grams cornstarch , 22 grams citric acid. SUBSTITUTIONS: Use a brittle butter, like cupuacu, kokum, illipe, or murumuru. Stearic acid is a hardener (like emulsifying wax or cetearyl alcohol) & makes pearls firm. Coconut oil is moisturizing, is solid at room temperature, & melts easily. Polysorbate 80 is an emulsifier which allows oil/butter to mix with water. The "action powder" is crucial; it makes pearls firmer and allows it to melt/disperse oil/butter - you can also add salt. *Don't add coconut milk powder, it makes pearls soggy & gooey*. DIRECTIONS: Sieve "action powder" (dry ingredients) together. Separately, add other ingredients (except fragrance) & melt. Add fragrance around 215 degrees F; it'll cool to 200 degrees F or lower = the perfect pouring temperature.* Mix everything together then pour into mold. Freeze pearls solid (15 minutes). Unmold pearls while frozen & immediately coat in mica. Once they're room temperature (couple hours), remove excess mica; roll them on paper towel until no more mica comes off. Or heat pearls 1-3 seconds, then roll them in mica. ***NOTES: ALWAYS experiment with a tiny batch first. *Mixture cools quickly; work fast &/or make small batches.* If mixture cools & no longer pours, you cannot reheat it (it'll activate mix), throw it out. If mixture puffs up, try to save it; swirl it around in cup until it depuffs then try to continue to pour. ISSUES: Mixture puffing up can be from adding the wet into the dry too quickly, or if you are using thinner liquids/butter, or if you're using too much liquid. If your pearls smoosh or melt to easily, try using a harder butter like murumuru, illipe, or cupuacu, or add more add more action powder (baking soda & citric acid). If your pearls don't melt well in the water, add more action powder and/or a softer butter that melts more easily. **If you found this tutorial helpful, show your appreciation & buy this girl a cup of coffee!** https://www.buymeacoffee.com/creativebathlab Affiliated links are below. As an Amazon Associate, I earn a very small percentage from qualifying purchases. Your support allows me to keep making free tutorials at no extra cost to you (prices are the same as website)! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED ITEMS USED IN VIDEO ****CBL SHOP: https://www.amazon.com/shop/creativebathlab Glass Apothecary Jars - https://amzn.to/3OVHyZb Round balls mold- https://amzn.to/3YBsRxA Small spheres - https://amzn.to/3scZhT3 Stearic Acid - https://amzn.to/3irffAz Polysorbate 80, 32oz – https://amzn.to/3aV287H Coconut Oil Virgin – https://amzn.to/3pFA7W2 Cupuaçu Butter – https://amzn.to/3kMtj9p Illipe Butter - https://amzn.to/441Taye Kokum Butter – https://amzn.to/3bpgcW7 Beakers 100 & 50 ml – https://amzn.to/3dqYiUb Beakers 300 ml – https://amzn.to/3cIChBf OTHER MOLDS IN VIDEO Elongated spheres - https://amzn.to/45uca9I Mini dots - https://amzn.to/3Yzs2Fo Mini Hearts - https://amzn.to/3YC4Nug Plastic Pipettes 5 ml (8”) – https://amzn.to/3PVQOdH MICAS!!! Interference Micas Set – https://amzn.to/2QmEjhD Micas are available on Amazon (listed below) OR get discount @ https://marbleyourspace.com/?ref=5vnEBv09 * 15% off ($50+) PROMO code: bathlab10 *** 5% off (-$50) PROMO code: bathlab05 Maya Blue Pearl - https://amzn.to/3s8GyrE Tiffany Pearl Mica - https://amzn.to/3XzDIal Mojito Pearl - https://amzn.to/3rPrDlX Peony Pearl - https://amzn.to/3jERHN4 Wisteria pearl – https://amzn.to/3Ymm9LK Helio pearl - https://amzn.to/3Yo85Bn CONNECT WITH ME! If you make beautiful creations inspired by me, tag me! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/creativebathlab/?ref=page_internal Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/doram23/creative-bath-lab/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creativebathlab/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@creativebathlab Twitter: https://twitter.com/CreativeBathLab Email: creativebathlab@gmail.com #CreativeBathLab #bathbeads #bathpearls #bodyconditioning #moisturizing #hydration #loveyourskin #nourishing #loveskin #bodybutter #diylotion #skincare #skincarelover CHAPTERS 0:00 - Introduction 0:43 - Recipe 2:00 - Molding 4:27 - Sparkling Coating 6:00 - Packaging 6:19 - Experiments 7:07 - Results

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