Fight Club Bath Bomb
Made with Sodium Bicarbonate (Baking Soda), Citric Acid, Starch, Sea Salt (of several sizes), Epsom Salt, Essential Oils, Coconut Oil(carrier oil) and Cocoa/Shea/Grape Seed Butters; these bath bombs will at first sink, then float, then sort of do both, and create a layer of skin lotion floating on top. You’ll feel it the most when you step out of the bath or rub it into your skin.
The reaction between baking soda and citric acid is one of my favorite. You know Baking Soda, and you know Citric acid because it is actually the powder that any sour candy is coated in. The reaction looks something like this:
Citric Acid Dissociation: Citric acid dissociates into hydrogen ions and citrate ions.
Sodium Bicarbonate Dissociation: Sodium bicarbonate dissociates into sodium ions and bicarbonate ions.
Acid-Base Reaction: Hydrogen ions react with bicarbonate ions to form carbonic acid.
Decomposition: Carbonic acid decomposes into water and carbon dioxide gas.
Formation of Sodium Citrate: Sodium ions react with citrate ions to form sodium citrate.
3NaHCO₃ + C₆H₈O₇ → Na₃C₆H₅O₇ + 3CO₂ + 3H₂O
This reaction is endothermic so the bomb may be cold to the touch while it is reacting in the tub.
Final Products:
Sodium Citrate (Na₃C₆H₅O₇): A salt used in food, cosmetics and medicine.
Carbon Dioxide (CO₂): Gas that creates the fizzing effect.
Water (H₂O): Byproduct of the reaction.
Caution: If there is a surplus of moisturizer left on the surface of the tub after draining the water it will be very slippery. The cocoa butter will easily wipe clean of the surface with a dry cloth or towel and will wash out readily.
Made with Sodium Bicarbonate (Baking Soda), Citric Acid, Starch, Sea Salt (of several sizes), Epsom Salt, Essential Oils, Coconut Oil(carrier oil) and Cocoa/Shea/Grape Seed Butters; these bath bombs will at first sink, then float, then sort of do both, and create a layer of skin lotion floating on top. You’ll feel it the most when you step out of the bath or rub it into your skin.
The reaction between baking soda and citric acid is one of my favorite. You know Baking Soda, and you know Citric acid because it is actually the powder that any sour candy is coated in. The reaction looks something like this:
Citric Acid Dissociation: Citric acid dissociates into hydrogen ions and citrate ions.
Sodium Bicarbonate Dissociation: Sodium bicarbonate dissociates into sodium ions and bicarbonate ions.
Acid-Base Reaction: Hydrogen ions react with bicarbonate ions to form carbonic acid.
Decomposition: Carbonic acid decomposes into water and carbon dioxide gas.
Formation of Sodium Citrate: Sodium ions react with citrate ions to form sodium citrate.
3NaHCO₃ + C₆H₈O₇ → Na₃C₆H₅O₇ + 3CO₂ + 3H₂O
This reaction is endothermic so the bomb may be cold to the touch while it is reacting in the tub.
Final Products:
Sodium Citrate (Na₃C₆H₅O₇): A salt used in food, cosmetics and medicine.
Carbon Dioxide (CO₂): Gas that creates the fizzing effect.
Water (H₂O): Byproduct of the reaction.
Caution: If there is a surplus of moisturizer left on the surface of the tub after draining the water it will be very slippery. The cocoa butter will easily wipe clean of the surface with a dry cloth or towel and will wash out readily.
Made with Sodium Bicarbonate (Baking Soda), Citric Acid, Starch, Sea Salt (of several sizes), Epsom Salt, Essential Oils, Coconut Oil(carrier oil) and Cocoa/Shea/Grape Seed Butters; these bath bombs will at first sink, then float, then sort of do both, and create a layer of skin lotion floating on top. You’ll feel it the most when you step out of the bath or rub it into your skin.
The reaction between baking soda and citric acid is one of my favorite. You know Baking Soda, and you know Citric acid because it is actually the powder that any sour candy is coated in. The reaction looks something like this:
Citric Acid Dissociation: Citric acid dissociates into hydrogen ions and citrate ions.
Sodium Bicarbonate Dissociation: Sodium bicarbonate dissociates into sodium ions and bicarbonate ions.
Acid-Base Reaction: Hydrogen ions react with bicarbonate ions to form carbonic acid.
Decomposition: Carbonic acid decomposes into water and carbon dioxide gas.
Formation of Sodium Citrate: Sodium ions react with citrate ions to form sodium citrate.
3NaHCO₃ + C₆H₈O₇ → Na₃C₆H₅O₇ + 3CO₂ + 3H₂O
This reaction is endothermic so the bomb may be cold to the touch while it is reacting in the tub.
Final Products:
Sodium Citrate (Na₃C₆H₅O₇): A salt used in food, cosmetics and medicine.
Carbon Dioxide (CO₂): Gas that creates the fizzing effect.
Water (H₂O): Byproduct of the reaction.
Caution: If there is a surplus of moisturizer left on the surface of the tub after draining the water it will be very slippery. The cocoa butter will easily wipe clean of the surface with a dry cloth or towel and will wash out readily.