Poly 80 Bath Bomb

This reduces oils from floating in the bath and ring around the tub.

Poly 80 bath bomb.

Great wetting agent for bath bombs. Since it is a liquid it works well as a wetting agent. As you can see bath bomb without polysorbate 80 does not dissolve oils into wat. Which means you will get more foam and less fizzing.

I just added powdered dye and poly 80 to my bath bomb recipe to create cool colors. I added pol 80 in equal parts to the oils but my sodium bicarbonate to citric acid ration remained unchanged 2 1. Allows oil to bind with water. Usage in blooming bath oil.

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. Most bath bomb makers add carrier oils to their bath bombs therefore they use polysorbate 80. Poly 20 is often used to emulsify lighter oils such as fragrance or essential oils into water.

Adding more of poly80 and less of water or witch hazel will decrease a risk of your bath bomb mix activating too early. Polysorbate 80 is an emulsifier a wetting agent a dispersing agent and a natural solubilizer. If you only want to add some essential oils to your bath bomb then you are ok to go with. Up to 50 by combining poly 80 with carrier oils.

Polysorbate 80 is a natural emulsifier that is sourced from vegetable matter. In this video i am comparing bath bomb made with polysorbate 80 and without.