Decode Your Label: Bath Fizzy
Bath Fizzy: hand-packed dry ingredients that fizz when wet.
Effervesce: to bubble, hiss, and foam as gas escapes.
Chemical Reaction: a process in which one or more substances, the reactants, are converted to one or more different substances, the products.
Citric Acid: a weak acid found naturally in citrus fruits.
Sodium Bicarbonate: a salt composed of sodium ions and bicarbonate ions. It reacts with acidic components (citric acid) in bath bombs, releasing carbon dioxide.
Polysorbate 80: a solubilizer that should be used with any bath bomb formula containing fixed oils and micas to reduce tub slipperiness, “ring around the tub” and staining.
Packaging Tip: Glass should never be used to package bath bombs as moisture in the environment can set of the chemical reaction between ingredients causing the package to explode.
Effervesce: to bubble, hiss, and foam as gas escapes.
Chemical Reaction: a process in which one or more substances, the reactants, are converted to one or more different substances, the products.
Citric Acid: a weak acid found naturally in citrus fruits.
Sodium Bicarbonate: a salt composed of sodium ions and bicarbonate ions. It reacts with acidic components (citric acid) in bath bombs, releasing carbon dioxide.
Polysorbate 80: a solubilizer that should be used with any bath bomb formula containing fixed oils and micas to reduce tub slipperiness, “ring around the tub” and staining.
Packaging Tip: Glass should never be used to package bath bombs as moisture in the environment can set of the chemical reaction between ingredients causing the package to explode.
