Poly 80 Bath Bomb

Up to 50 by combining poly 80 with carrier oils.

Poly 80 bath bomb.

Since it is a liquid it works well as a wetting agent. Adding more of poly80 and less of water or witch hazel will decrease a risk of your bath bomb mix activating too early. If you only want to add some essential oils to your bath bomb then you are ok to go with. Most bath bomb makers add carrier oils to their bath bombs therefore they use polysorbate 80.

I added pol 80 in equal parts to the oils but my sodium bicarbonate to citric acid ration remained unchanged 2 1. Great wetting agent for bath bombs. Polysorbate 80 is a natural emulsifier that is sourced from vegetable matter. This reduces oils from floating in the bath and ring around the tub.

As you can see bath bomb without polysorbate 80 does not dissolve oils into wat. Usage in blooming bath oil. In bath bombs add up to 6 as a wetting agent instead of witch hazel or carrier oil to make amazing bombs that fizz longer. It basically creates a happy incorporated and symbiotic relationship between water based ingredients and oil based ingredients.

Poly 20 is often used to emulsify lighter oils such as fragrance or essential oils into water. Polysorbate 80 is an emulsifier a wetting agent a dispersing agent and a natural solubilizer. I just added powdered dye and poly 80 to my bath bomb recipe to create cool colors. Allows oil to bind with water.

Depending on how much poly 80 you put it may interfere with fizzing a little bit. While poly 80 is used for heavier oils carrier oils.