Essential Shower Steamers
I'm not much of a bath person; I am more inclined to take a shower. Therefore, unfortunately, I have quite the stock of bath bombs I've yet to indulge in. A friend gifted me a pack of shower steamers last year. I had never heard of such a thing, but after my first use I was hooked and in love. I tried my best to make the gifted four-pack last as long as possible. Alas! They were too good not to use, so needless to say I was soon looking for more but found them to be a bit expensive. With them being a wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am disposable item, I began to research how to simply make them myself with less cost and minimal work.
I found this webpage with the following ingredients and concluded it to be the best I'd yet run across, so that is what I went with and was quite pleased with the results.
Ingredients:
* 2 c. Baking Soda
* 1 c. Citric Acid
* 1 c. Arrowroot Powder
* 3-5 Tbsp. Filtered Water
* Essential Oils
* Silicone Molds (We used Heart shaped)
* Tin Foil (optional)
* Mesh Drawstring Bag (optional)
Directions:
1. In a bowl mix baking soda, citric acid and arrowroot powder until lump free. Add filtered water one tablespoon at a time, until you can clump it together. The webpage mentioned a 'snowball' consistency. So if you can pack it into a snowball then you're good to go. Do not over wet your mixture or it'll fizz. We want to save those fizzies for when we're showering.
2. Fill silicone molds with mixture using a spoon, press down and compact the best you can. We filled ours about 3/4 to the top of the cups. Let molds air-dry over night. I placed them on a tiered cupcake stand.
3. Once dry, remove from silicone molds. They should easily pop right out. Choose your essential oils and cover both the top and bottom of your steampucks. I think we counted approximately 20 drops per side. I found a couple already mixed oils and we picked a few other scents we fancied.
Photo shown is of two batches made.
4. (Optional) We wrapped ours in tinfoil and tulle circles and fastened them with ribbon and handmade name cards.
To Use:
Unwrap and place a puck inside your shower, either on a dish or inside a mesh drawstring bag hanging on any convenient hook. Avoid placing them under a direct stream of water as that will make them dissolve too quickly. Bask in the aroma while you shower. Think of it as a 5 minute aromatherapy session. These steampucks also make your bathroom smell great in between time too. They seem to be lasting a week or two depending on how many showers are being taken.
** She's Crafty:
Turn these into a thoughtful gift. Get creative with fun shaped silicone molds, wrap them in colorful foil, toss them into a jar and add a mini drawstring mesh bag.
** Ladies Night:
Turn this project into a fun ladies night. Invite some girlfriends, have them each bring a bottle or two of essential oils to share as they can be expensive. Share the costs and the wealth for everyone's health. You could have the steampucks already dried and ready to go and together mix your oils and wrap 'em up over a bottle of vino or VODKA and giggles.
Source: The Hippy Homemaker - DIY Aromatherapy Shower Steamers * She also offers some great essential oil combinations for specific needs. Check it out!
Happy Crafting!
Content by: Agent J
