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Bath melts
are tiny solid cubes of oils that stay solid at room temperature, but
gently melt into a warm bath, enriching the bath with moisturising oils
and fragrance.
YOU'LL NEED.....
1) A saucepan
2) An ice cube tray or suitable small moulds
3) Kitchen scales
INGREDIENTS
Weights are not necessary in this recipe. Simply use the following
proportions in the quantities you require.
2 parts cocoa butter
1 part sweet almond oil
Colour (either oil colours or powders such as ultramarines or lakes.)
as required
Essential or Fragrance oil
HOW TO.....
Gently melt the cocoa butter over a low heat. Once just melted add
the sweet almond oil and mix thoroughly. Remove from heat and leave to
cool a little (not too much, it still should be liquid). Add colour and
fragrance as required (the equivalent of a few drops of essential or fragrance
oil per melt. Colour can be added a little at a time and stirred/whisked
(hand whisk) to achieve enough depth. Remember, once set solid the background
colour of the cocoa butter will be opaque off-white). If you are using
ultramarines or oxides to colour, be sure the mixture is fairly cool before
adding them, or they will not disperse and colour the mixture.
Once cooled but
still completely liquid, pour into ice cube tray moulds and cool in the
fridge or freezer. Don't actually freeze them, just ensure they are very
cold and completely solid.
Press out of ice
cube moulds as you would an ice cube and leave at room temperature.
There! You've
made bath melts. Wasn't that easy!
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