As you can see bath bomb without polysorbate 80 does not dissolve oils into wat.
Poly 80 bath bomb.
Usage in blooming bath oil.
In this video i am comparing bath bomb made with polysorbate 80 and without.
Which means you will get more foam and less fizzing.
Polysorbate 80 is a natural emulsifier that is sourced from vegetable matter.
It basically creates a happy incorporated and symbiotic relationship between water based ingredients and oil based ingredients.
Up to 50 by combining poly 80 with carrier oils.
Most bath bomb makers add carrier oils to their bath bombs therefore they use polysorbate 80.
If you only want to add some essential oils to your bath bomb then you are ok to go with.
I just added powdered dye and poly 80 to my bath bomb recipe to create cool colors.
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.
Poly 20 is often used to emulsify lighter oils such as fragrance or essential oils into water.
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.
I didn t have any problem with the dye staining but now my bath bombs fizz very slowly.
While poly 80 is used for heavier oils carrier oils.
Since it is a liquid it works well as a wetting agent.
This reduces oils from floating in the bath and ring around the tub.
Allows oil to bind with water.