I never truly appreciated the garden tub in our bathroom until we didn't have it anymore. We did a bathroom renovation and opted to replace the tub with a big shower instead. Well, it wasn't long before I regretted that decision!
We have since moved and have a garden tub again. Of course, now I can't find much time to enjoy a relaxing bath! So, these shower melts will be a great substitute for when I'm short on time but really want to relax. As an added bonus, they are inexpensive to make too!
Lavender Shower Melts Ingredients
- 1 cup, Corn Starch
- 2 TBS, Water
- 5-7 drops, Lavender Essential Oil
- Ice Cube Tray (mini works best)
Lavender Shower Melts Directions
- Place the lavender essential oil and corn starch in a bowl. Mix well. The mixture will look like a crumbly powder.
- Add in a few drop of both blue and red food coloring (optional) and continue to mix well. You may not notice a great deal of coloring until you do step 3 below.
- Add in the two tablespoons of water. Continue to mix to the colors disperse and clumps begin to form. Please note that this amount of water will NOT be enough to make the paste you are after. It is however a starting point so you can carefully ration water in and form your paste.
- Continue adding a few drops of water at a time, mixing well as you do. Once you have a thick paste, transfer the mixture to your mini ice cube tray. Smooth the mixture out flat.
- Freeze the contents for 1 hour or until the mixture is set.
To use your lavender essential oil shower melts, place the melt on the floor of the shower and turn the water on. Enjoy the shower as you usually would, yet as the water and steam hits the melt it will break down and diffuse the aroma of the oil into the air.
As long as you didn’t overdo the mixture with water, you do not need to leave the melts frozen. You can place them in a jar and store them in a cool and dry place. If your cubes seem like they are runny, opt to store them in the freezer instead.
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Use our long handle measuring spoons to measure and stir this recipe.
Can you use any type of essential oil?
Rebekah, yeap you sure can! The lavender is a great one for relaxation. Another good oil to use for stuffy noses would be peppermint oil or eucalyptus. Really whatever oil you prefer for their therapeutic properties you can add to the shower melts. Thanks for stopping by!
Hi, wanted to let you know I made these and featured them in my own blog. Thanks for the great idea!
Suzanne, awesome, thanks for stopping by and letting me know!
Can’t wait to start making these !! I have Gardenia essential oil, that should work until I get some lavender? Thanks for posting on how to make these.
Shelley, yes, these can work with basically any oil that you prefer!
How many melts does one recipe yield?
Tara, if you use a mini ice cube tray, this recipe will make around 10-12 melts.
I’ve been trying multiple ways to make these, with very little success. What is the texture you are wanting to achieve so that they will dry and set the right way? Last night I tried a baking soda/water combo and baked them but they’re so crumbly!
Hannah, you will want them to be firm similar to wet sand. If you find that they aren’t getting as firm as they need to be once they are set, add more water to the corn starch. HTH!
What is the shelf life of these shower melts?
Susan, they should keep for about 3 months. We go through ours pretty fast though so we never have them longer than 6 weeks.