Do you want to know how to use essential oils in the shower? Look no further than the article below!
Essential oils are potent liquid plant extracts. What makes them special is their numerous therapeutic properties that offer many health and beauty benefits for the body. One of the best ways to use essential oils is in the shower! You can make DIY body wash, DIY shower gel, DIY shower melts, DIY shampoo and even a DIY shaving oil, all of which you can use in the shower.
Without wasting any time, let’s get right onto the 5 amazing recipes showing how to use essential oils in the shower!
How to Use Essential Oils in the Shower
1. DIY Shower Melts
What you need
- 1 cup corn starch
- ½ cup baking soda
- 10 drops peppermint oil
- 10 drops lemon oil
- Large bowl & whisk
- Silicone cube tray
- Spray bottle with water
Directions
- In a large bowl, dump in and whisk the corn starch, baking soda, lemon oil and peppermint oil.
- Get the spray bottle and start spritzing water into the bowl. While spritzing, use your hand to mix and gather the powder into little molds that form a shape. Make sure not to add a lot of water: just enough to get the ingredients to form a shape without falling apart.
- Now stuff the little molds you’ve gathered into a silicone cube tray and leave it to set for an hour or two in the refrigerator.
- Once set, carefully remove from the silicone tray and store in a large mason jar.
- To use, toss one on the shower floor near the drain. The heat and pressure of the shower will melt the shower melt, releasing the refreshing scent of peppermint and lemon into the air.
2. DIY Body Wash
What you need
- ¾ cup unscented liquid castile soap (where to get it)
- ¼ cup vegetable glycerine (where to get it)
- 1 tbsp coconut oil (where to get it)
- ½ – 1 tsp guar gum (where to get it)
- 20 – 25 drops of peppermint essential oil (where to get it)
Directions
- Get a large heatproof bowl and add the coconut oil in it. Put a pot containing ¼ cup of water on the stove top. Now rest the bowl over the pot. Heat the pot over a medium low flame until the coconut oil melts down.
- When it’s melting, add the vegetable glycerine and guar gum. Stir all the ingredients with a whisk until well-combined then turn off the flame.
- Remove the glass bowl from the pot and rest it on the kitchen counter.
- Slowly pour the unscented liquid castile soap into the bowl and give it a quick stir with the whisk.
- Now pull out your immersion blender and blend the ingredients until all the ingredients are well-incorporated into a foamy white mixture.
- Add the peppermint essential oil drops and blend again. Your whole workstation will fill up with the minty fresh scent of peppermint!
- Transfer your newly made all-natural body wash into a clean soap dispenser using a funnel.
- To use, pump a little on a bath sponge or loofah and lather up! Shake before each use.
3. DIY Shower Gel
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)
Directions
- 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!
4. DIY Shampoo
What you need
- Old shampoo bottle or flip top bottle (where to get it)
- ¼ cup of full fat coconut milk (where to get it)
- 2 tablespoons of liquid castile soap (where to get it)
- 10 drops of lemongrass essential oil (where to get it)
- 5 drops of wild orange essential oil (where to get it)
- 5 drops of lavender oil (where to get it)
Directions
- Pour all your ingredients into an old shampoo bottle or 4 oz jar.
- Screw on the cap and shake to get all the ingredients well mixed.
- Now use like a normal shampoo!
5. DIY Shaving Oil
What you need
- ¾ cup liquid castile soap (where to get it)
- 2 tbsp jojoba oil (where to get it)
- 7 drops lavender oil (where to get it)
- 7 drops tea tree oil (where to get it)
- Pyrex measuring cup (where to get it)
- 8 oz soap dispenser (where to get it)
Directions
- In a Pyrex measuring cup, measure out ¾ cup of liquid castile soap.
- Then add in 2 tbsp of jojoba oil and drop in lavender oil.
- Mix well with a spatula.
- Slowly pour the mixture into a soap dispenser.
- That’s it! To use, pump onto your palm then rub on hairy skin and shave.
Caution
If you’re new to essential oils, please first read Caution and Safety when Using Essential Oils