Are you a fan of luxurious smelling shower gels? I know I am! Discover a great recipe for homemade shower gel with essential oils in this post!
What is Shower Gel?
Shower gel is a thick liquid product used for washing your body in the shower. It’s basically an alternative to bar soap and is very effective when using a loofah or bath sponge in the shower. Many shower gels create a lot of lather and smell fantastic. And when they don’t contain synthetic fragrances and have only natural ingredients, it’s even more amazing!
Before we move on to the recipe, let’s first see the ingredients in this shower gel and how they work:
Make Shower Gel Using Essential Oils & Other Natural Ingredients
In this shower gel with essential oils, we’ll be using completely natural ingredients that work just as well as conventional products, if not better!
Here’s how each of the ingredients we’ll be using help:
» Unscented Liquid Castile Soap – This is your soap ingredient or the one that’s going to make your shower gel lather. It’s an all-natural plant based soap and it’s so gentle that you can use it for sensitive skin and on babies’ skin too!
» Raw Honey – Raw honey is very nourishing to the skin and a natural humectant which pumps water into skin cells, keeping them well hydrated. It’s also an emulsifier which binds the essential oils together with the rest of the ingredients.
» Jojoba Oil – Jojoba oil has a similar molecular structure to that of our skin’s own natural oils so it’s a perfect oil to use for healthy skin. It’s moisturizing and keeps skin moisturized and soft.
» Vegetable Glycerine – This ingredient gives the shower gel a slippery consistency that’s good for lathering. It is also a natural humectant and emulsifier as well.
» Lemon Verbena & Palma Rosa – A beautiful essential oil scent blend, lemon verbena and palma rosa are two heavenly smelling essential oils that create a most luxurious shower gel. They also have antimicrobial properties, beautify and firm skin as well as antioxidant properties which lengthen the life of this shower gel.
How to Make Shower Gel with Essential Oils
►What you need:
- 5 oz unscented liquid castile soap (where to get it)
- 1 oz raw honey (where to get it)
- 1 tbsp vegetable glycerine (where to get it)
- 1 tbsp jojoba oil (where to get it)
- 15 drops lemon verbena oil (where to get it)
- 7 drops palma rosa oil (where to get it)
- 8 oz disc dispenser bottle *a plastic one is fine (where to get it)
►Method:
- In a large bowl, add the ingredients and use a whisk to mix them well.
- Transfer the ready-made essential oil shower gel into a pump bottle.
- To use, pump once on a loofah or bath sponge and lather away! You’ll be delighted at the luxurious lemon verbena scent!
►Tips & Notes
- Feel free to customize your essential oil shower gel by using different essential oils! Here are some great scent blends:
Happy Mood
- Lavender (where to get it)
- Ylang Ylang (where to get it)
- Elemi (where to get it)
Floral Whisper
- Lavender (where to get it)
- Tea Tree (where to get it)
- Geranium (where to get it)
Masculine
- Vetiver (where to get it)
- Cedarwood (where to get it)
- Patchouli (where to get it)
2. Instead of jojoba oil, you can try using coconut oil.
3. You can keep your shower gel in a flip top bottle.
4. of the pure and natural preservative ingredients in this recipe, this shower gel will last a good long while – more than 3 months, provided you keep it away from contaminants like water. But you’ll be creating your next batch by then!
5. The shower gel might separate a bit when left stable for long but it’s no biggie! Simply give it a quick shake and it’ll be dandy again.
Try out this luxurious homemade shower gel with essential oils and come share your results!
