Makes 10 beads.
Combine the dried milk, flour, and borax in a bowl. Using a fork, stir until well mixed. Add the rose water, mineral oil, rose fragrance oil, and food coloring (if desired). Stir until you have thick dough.
Take a teaspoon of dough and roll it into a ball, with your hands. Keep rolling and working with the dough until it is shiny with oil all over it. Repeat until all of the dough has been shaped. Place the balls on waxed paper or foil and let air dry for 24 hours. You can leave in ball shape or press designs in them. This makes a handful of fragrant bath beads. When one or two dissolve in warm bath water, they release skin-softening milk and oil, and the scent of roses.
By Irishwitch from Aurora, CO
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Borax can be toxic in high doses. It needs to be kept away from animals and children. It can be used to keep pests away, such as ants. It can be used as a bleaching agent. When it is mined it can become contaminated with arsenic. So is best left out of recipes which come in contact with skin.
Thank you, Berrybee! I was concerned about the Borax, too. I wonder if there is a safe substitute for it, that would work with this recipe?
This is a very small amount of borax actually so it wouldn't harm you in any way to be honest. The borax is a water softener and it is gentle on the skin in this small of an amount. If you aren't wanting to use it you can add in the same amount listed for borax with powdered milk or powdered goats milk. :)
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