Bathbomb

Abstract:
Bath bomb consists of various natural ingredients and it is shaped into many figures,
which releases bubbles after it touches the water. This can be an excellent experience,
significantly if your bath bomb has a nice smell which allows you to relax and has some of bath
salts because it nourishes your skin. Fizzy bubbles appear in a bath that caused by a chemical
reaction happened by mixture within the bath bomb. In this project, we will create a bath bomb
and determine which natural ingredient and fragrance are the best for our skin which we will use
petals of pink rose to demonstrate how our skin will look like after using the bath bomb.

Question: Which natural ingredient that mixed up in the bath bomb will be the most effective
in making the petal of pink rose invariant in color and appearance?

Hypothesis:
If we use oats and honey bath bomb test with the petals of pink rose, then the petals of
pink roses will look better than others.

Variable of the experiment:

Independent Variable: scent and herb
Dependent Variable: petals of roses
Control Variable: Amount of water basins, amount of bath bomb that put into the basins,
duration of keeping rose petals in the water
Control group: Pure bath bomb (bath bomb with no scent and herbs)

Background Research:
They can also have a broad range of recipe, including bath salts, various fragrances,
and other components. Also, there are a few major ingredients that most of the bath bomb
should have, which are baking soda, corn starch, and citric acid. When we mixed the citric acid
and baking soda with some water, chemical reaction occurred. Explicitly, this reaction requires
acid-base chemistry, since citric acid (C6H8O7) is a weak acid, and the baking soda, sodium
bicarbonate (NaHCO3), is a weak base, shown in Equation 1. According to Equation 1, the
acid-base reaction produces carbon dioxide gas, CO2 which this gas is the thing that makes the
fizzy bubbles when you put a bath bomb into a tub that full of water.

Equation 1:
NaHCO3+C6H8O7CO2+H2O+Na3C6H5O7
The acidic or basic thing can be measured by a scale called pH scale, which ranges from 0 to
14. The acid elements are in the pH range of 1-7 (not include 7), while base elements are in the
pH range of 7-14 (not include 7).
Coffee ground: According to Organic Authority, rubbing the grounds coffee on your skin will
help removing dead skin cells and leave you with smoother skin. You can also add olive oil for a
more luxurious coffee ground and olive oil scrub. Caffeine is a known diuretic and can banish
cellulite when applied topically.

Honey and Oats:

Oat:
- Oat is a favorable component to look for in homemade or commercially product face
masks. Oat has a lot of amino acids that essential to our skin ,and it will act as a building
blocks for the body. Also oat have a hypoallergenic which can healing the skin by
sunburn. Due to the granular texture of oat, it makes oat become a perfect homemade
exfoliant. Exfoliation removes dry and leaves the healthy ones.

- Amino Acids:
- Oat carries 18 diversity amino acids. All of the amino acids are essential
to our skin which amino acids will act as building blocks for the body.
Also, amino acids help to repair tissue and promote healing which your
face will consume amino acids from oat in a face mask and make it an
ideal ingredient to help heal scars by repairing damaged skin. Oatl is a
humectant. Thus, it improves your skin hold moisture.

- Hypoallergenic
- Oatl has skin-soothing features, and it is hypoallergenic which when mixed with
other products, those with sensitive skin can gain the benefits of an oat face
mask. These characteristics can also help relieve rashes and allergic reactions,
also other skin damage and sunburn.

- Moisturizing
- Isolated oat does not moisturize your skin; it is a useful component in a
moisturizing face mask. Oat is a humectant. Thus, it improves your skin hold
moisture. When used in combination with the skin-hydrating recipe. Oat also
helps your skin take on a bright, bedewed appearance.

- Exfoliant
- Due to the granular texture of oat, it makes an oat become a perfect homemade
exfoliant. Exfoliation removes dry and leaves the healthy ones. Typically, the
combination of exfoliating, new skin growth supported by the amino acids and the extra
moisture given by the ingredients in an oat face mask promote vibrant, younger-looking
skin.
Honey:
- Acne: Honey is a natural antibacterial. Thus, it is the great source for acne treatment
and preventing.
- Aging: Honey is full of antioxidants, so it is perfect for stalling down aging.
- Complexion boost: Honey is very moisturizing and soothing, which this will helps to
produce a glow.
- Pores: Honey is clarifying since it opens up pores making them easy to unclog.

Turmeric: Curcumin appears to have skin cancer-fighting properties. In the experiment,

scientists administered oral curcumin to mice for 14 days, followed by UVB radiation three times
a week for 24 weeks. At the end of the study, researchers found that curcumin helped suppress
skin cancer formation and slowed the onset of tumors. Turmeric is effective in the treatment of
acne due to its antiseptic and antibacterial properties which fight pimples and breakouts to
provide a youthful glow to your skin.

Aloe Vera: Aloe Vera treats with sunburn through its powerful healing activity at the epithelial, a
layer of cells that coat the body. Aloe vera acts as a protective layer on the skin and helps
replenish its moisture. Because of its nutritional qualities and antioxidant properties, the skin
heals quicker. Aloe vera moisturizes the skin without giving it a creamy feel, so its perfect for
anyone with an oily skin complexion. Aloe vera gel contains two hormones consist of Auxin and
Gibberellins. These two hormones provide wound healing and anti-inflammatory properties that
reduce skin inflammation. Aloe vera can reduce blistering, skin inflammations, and itchiness
while helping the skin to heal more rapidly.

Green tea: Green tea enhances your skin tone and makes your skin healthy. It helps flush out
toxins from the skin, heals blemishes and scars, and reduces inflammation. It even improves the
skins elasticity. The catechins in green tea are antibacterial agents that help fight acne-causing
bacteria. Catechins even help regulate hormonal imbalances in the body, one of the principal
causes of acne.
Materials:
1. Spoon
2. Bowl
3. Rubber tray with holes
4. Mortar and pestle
5. The main materials for 3-4 pieces: cup of baking soda
cup of citric acid
cup of cornstarch
cup of sea salt
(some scent of bath bomb we added sea salt powder)
cup of olive oil
1 tbs of water

6. Natural ingredients: 1. Coffee ground: 1 tablespoon

2. Green tea
-Leaves: 2 tablespoons
-Powder: 1 tablespoon
3. Honey and Oats: 1 tablespoon
4. Aloe Vera: 1 tablespoon
5. Turmeric: 1 tablespoon

Procedure:
1. Measure cup of baking soda, cup of citric acid, cup of cornstarch, and cup of
sea salt
2. Mix them up in a bowl.
3. Add natural ingredient, olive oil, water, and essential oil (only a few drops of scent) into
another bowl.
4. Slowly add wet mixture into dry mixture because if we add all of it in one time, the
chemical reaction will occur too much
5. Put the mixture into a rubber tray with holes and press them tightly.
6. Allow them to dry completely for about 2-3 days.
7. Draw the bath bombs out of the rubber tray with holes gently.
8. Put same amount of water in five basins to do an experiment
9. Put five different scent bath bomb into five different basins
10. After bath bomb dissolve in water, we will put a few rose petals into the basins and wait
for 1 and a half hours
11. Then, pick them up and put them on tissue paper
 Result:
Put the petals of pink roses in bath bomb mixed water for one half hour. Then we leave
the petals of the rose outside for 1 and a half hours and see the result.

Pure: The petals didnt change anything (normally turn to black)

Turmeric: The petals didnt bruise.
Ground Coffee: The petals were soften, however, the edge of it is become dark.
Aloe Vera: The petals were dry and the edge of it is also become dark.
Oat and Honey: The color of the petals remains the same and the edge of petals did not
become dark. However, the petal is become softer.
Grean Tea: Some of the petals edge were dark, and the petal is start to shrink.

Conclusion:
In conclusion, as the result appear that oat and honey is the best bath bomb that
keeping the shape, colour, and moist of the rose petal. The result is as same as our hypothesis
which state that If we use oats and honey bath bomb test with the petals of pink rose, then the
petals of pink roses will look better than others. Also, during this experiment we are having
some of an error consist of: the different size of the bath bomb and also some of the bath bomb
are broken.

Future Direction:
For the future direction, We think that we should make the bath bomb more firm by
leaving it in the block longer because the longer time it leave, the stronger it is which makes us
easier to pick it up from a rubber tray. Moreover, we want to use different recipe and scent for
bath bomb to find the best bath bomb for our skin.

References

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10 Beauty Benefits of Green Tea for Skin and Hair. (n.d.). Retrieved from
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