Feeling quite excited now to have both moulds available.
Monday 7 December 2015
New Holly Berry Silicone Mould
Feeling quite excited now to have both moulds available.
Tuesday 27 October 2015
Aluminium Moulds and Citric Acid Warning!
Was a little shocked to find aluminium moulds being marketed to use to make Bath Bombs. Initially I thought that they looked great until I noticed what they were made from.
I don't have an A level in Chemistry or even a GCSE for that matter, however I do have enough knowledge to be sure that Citric Acid an ingredient in Bath Bombs does not work well with aluminium. And so I went on a mission to look at the MSDS for Citric Acid. As we stock Citric Acid at Summer Naturals, I have MSDS - Safety Data to hand but I went an extra mile and pulled up different MSDS data on the internet.
My initial fear was confirmed, Citric Acid does indeed corrode Aluminium, the two do not react well at all.
As part of the EU, and manufacturing in the UK I am fully aware of the regulations that those who make bath and body products including bath bombs have to adhere to. In some EU countries, mainly France and Spain, MSDS is required for not just the products being manufactured but also the equipment used to make the products. It stands to reason, any piece of equipment used in the manufacture of products that come into contact with the skin should be safe to use.
Can you imagine buying a bath bomb that has been moulded in an aluminium mould if the aluminium mould reacts badly with the ingredients used in the bath bomb?
I am very aware in my line of work that aluminium poses a threat to a lot of people, personally I use aluminium foil in my kitchen, I have consumed coke from aluminium cans and so this led me to explore why coke that is packaged in aluminium can's isn't a problem. The reason being, the amount of Citric Acid in Coke is minimal. The amount of pure Citric Acid used to make a Bath Bomb is actually quite a lot of undiluted citric acid. I searched and searched more just to be sure, Snopes raises some useful information.
What I recognise is that the contact from pure citric acid with aluminium is an issue, small diluted quantities of citric acid is not. Bath Bombs use citric acid mixed with bicarbonate of soda as well as other ingredients but in quite a pure and un-concentrated form, the amount of pure anhydrous citric acid used to manufacture a bath bomb is far more concentrated than the amount of citric acid contained in a can of coca cola.
Top and bottom, the EU reg's scream safety. And then researching this more I look at aluminium food cans and learn that whilst aluminium is a great medium for holding food products that the aluminium cans are lined. At this stage the best I can offer is that dinted cans should not be purchased because there is a risk that the protective coating over the aluminium may be damaged and may contaminate the food. This is a whole new story.
And so, if you have purchased Aluminium Moulds, described as being suitable for making bath bombs in and are selling those products or even offering them as gifts, with or without safety assessments then hopefully this information will be helpful.
I don't have an A level in Chemistry or even a GCSE for that matter, however I do have enough knowledge to be sure that Citric Acid an ingredient in Bath Bombs does not work well with aluminium. And so I went on a mission to look at the MSDS for Citric Acid. As we stock Citric Acid at Summer Naturals, I have MSDS - Safety Data to hand but I went an extra mile and pulled up different MSDS data on the internet.
My initial fear was confirmed, Citric Acid does indeed corrode Aluminium, the two do not react well at all.
As part of the EU, and manufacturing in the UK I am fully aware of the regulations that those who make bath and body products including bath bombs have to adhere to. In some EU countries, mainly France and Spain, MSDS is required for not just the products being manufactured but also the equipment used to make the products. It stands to reason, any piece of equipment used in the manufacture of products that come into contact with the skin should be safe to use.
Can you imagine buying a bath bomb that has been moulded in an aluminium mould if the aluminium mould reacts badly with the ingredients used in the bath bomb?
I am very aware in my line of work that aluminium poses a threat to a lot of people, personally I use aluminium foil in my kitchen, I have consumed coke from aluminium cans and so this led me to explore why coke that is packaged in aluminium can's isn't a problem. The reason being, the amount of Citric Acid in Coke is minimal. The amount of pure Citric Acid used to make a Bath Bomb is actually quite a lot of undiluted citric acid. I searched and searched more just to be sure, Snopes raises some useful information.
What I recognise is that the contact from pure citric acid with aluminium is an issue, small diluted quantities of citric acid is not. Bath Bombs use citric acid mixed with bicarbonate of soda as well as other ingredients but in quite a pure and un-concentrated form, the amount of pure anhydrous citric acid used to manufacture a bath bomb is far more concentrated than the amount of citric acid contained in a can of coca cola.
Top and bottom, the EU reg's scream safety. And then researching this more I look at aluminium food cans and learn that whilst aluminium is a great medium for holding food products that the aluminium cans are lined. At this stage the best I can offer is that dinted cans should not be purchased because there is a risk that the protective coating over the aluminium may be damaged and may contaminate the food. This is a whole new story.
And so, if you have purchased Aluminium Moulds, described as being suitable for making bath bombs in and are selling those products or even offering them as gifts, with or without safety assessments then hopefully this information will be helpful.
Monday 26 October 2015
Christmas Moulds - The Holly and The Ivy
We still need to make a Holly Berry Mould, hope to have that made in the next few weeks.
Both of these moulds are currently on offer at
www.themouldsshop.co.uk
Made in top quality silicone, in the UK for cosmetic use only.
As soon as we have a Holly Berry Mould made, I feel a new soap design coming on.
The moulds would also make fragranced mini wax melts, three or four in a burner - lovely!
Concave Bath Bomb Mould - Something Different!
Well, I say something different, we have been asked time and time again to make this mould and now we have!
And so the mould is in two parts, the bottom semi sphere and the top a concave semi sphere. Simply make like a regular bath bomb and then you can fill with piped decoration, we used foaming bath butter and decorated with M&P soap decorations. Very pretty!
This new bath bomb mould is available at The Moulds Shop
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This new bath bomb mould is available at The Moulds Shop
Tuesday 6 October 2015
The Twister Bath Bomb Mould Now Available To Purchase
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The Twister Bath Bomb Mould |
New Mould Testing, easy bath bombs!
Do you struggle to make bath bombs? I know that I do, they are either wonderful or end up as bath crystals. Getting the two halves of a sphere mould to stick together is the hardest and then when I do get them to stick, I end up with flat bits on the bottom. And so, we have designed and manufactured a new Bath Bomb Mould. No sticking bits together, no issues with flat bottoms!
We test all new moulds that we make and often I will send them out to expert "bath and body" manufacturers to be tested. Nic at Marshmallow Blends kindly agreed to test this new bath bomb mould and here it is, brilliant Video, thank you Nic!!
We test all new moulds that we make and often I will send them out to expert "bath and body" manufacturers to be tested. Nic at Marshmallow Blends kindly agreed to test this new bath bomb mould and here it is, brilliant Video, thank you Nic!!
Thursday 24 September 2015
Dome Shaped Mould.
Dome Shaped Silicone Mould And here it is, a new mould, made in silicone as a one cavity, there will be the option to select multiples with a discount. We will also be making this in plastic for Bath Bombs as a multi cavity and possibly a single, I did try to make bath bombs in the silicone but far too much play for the bombs to demould and retain their shape.
And so I really need to work out a name for this mould, on one hand it looks like a star, then a comet, and then it reminds me of a firework or a rocket. Dome mould really doesn't do anything really interesting to my mind but I love this mould.
And so I made Melt and Pour Soap using the 6 different coloured mica powders, both soaps weigh a slightly different weight because I hadn't chopped enough soap base but the mould will hold between 65g and 75g of soap which includes the fragrance and the mica.
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And so I really need to work out a name for this mould, on one hand it looks like a star, then a comet, and then it reminds me of a firework or a rocket. Dome mould really doesn't do anything really interesting to my mind but I love this mould.
And so I made Melt and Pour Soap using the 6 different coloured mica powders, both soaps weigh a slightly different weight because I hadn't chopped enough soap base but the mould will hold between 65g and 75g of soap which includes the fragrance and the mica.
Sunday 20 September 2015
New Mould in the Making
It has been a while but we now have a new mould master being made. I am excited really because I see this new mould, which we will make in both plastic and silicone so will hopefully make brilliant bath bombs and matching soap, as a little different, it isn't a shape that I have seen before. It is a little quirky and I am hoping with give bath bomb makers something a little different from the spheres, eggs and hearts.
We are also hoping that before Christmas 2015 we can also make at least two other moulds, its has been a slow year for new designs, so much that we want to do but simply haven't had the time.
As there are no photos to show you just yet, here are a few photos of moulds that we have already made and have on The Moulds Shop website
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Blackberry Mould |
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Acorn Mould |
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Snow Flake Frozen Mould |
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