FOAM BATH

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A very simple recipe for making your own foam baths using Liquid Crystal concentrate.

YOU'LL NEED.....
1) A plastic bucket/tub with lid.
2) Kitchen scales.
3) A stirring spoon or hand (baloon) whisk.
4) Suitable bottles with either screw-tops or 'squeezy' lids.

INGREDIENTS
Foam Bath/Shower Gel Concentrate (Liquid Crystal). available to buy on-line
1% essential/fragrance Oil (3% before dilution)
A few drops of liquid colour of your choice or powdered water-soluble colour dissolved in a little water..

HOW TO.....

This concentrated base has the additional benefit of being fully preserved to accept dilution with tap water up to 3:1.

Measure out the desired quantity of foam bath concentrate into the bucket/tub, remembering the final volume/weight will be 4 times the starting volume/weight (scales are useful. 1 litre = 1 kilo for these purposes).

Calculate as accurately as possible maximum 4% by volume of your desired fragrance or blend of essential/fragrance oils and add to the base, whisking/stirring it in (once diluted this will become 1%). Important...do not exceed this % age, especially with citrus-based oils and fragrances. Geranium oil or oils with a high Geraniol content may not work well in this base, so avoid them.

Add clean water, steadily, a little at a time, stirring/whisking gently, until EXACTLY 4 times the original weight is shown on the scale (1Kg base to 3 Kg of clean water, making 4 Kg of foam bath/shower gel) and the consistency becomes that of a typical foam-bath (it will not be completely clear at this stage).

Add a few drops of your desired liquid colour or blend of colours and whisk/stir in. You may also choose to add a small quantity of pearliser.

Place the lid on the bucket/tub and leave overnight until it settles and becomes clear.

Bottle as required. This can be a slow process if using a funnel. Pump dispensers are available from our on-line catalogue to fit our semi-opaque bottles in sizes 250ml to 1Lt.

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