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Wake Up Shower Melts

March 26, 2015 by Krista 41 Comments

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These wake up shower melts are the perfect pick-me-up for your morning! Using a great blend of essential oils they’ll have you ready to go in no time!

 

wake up shower melts

When I was growing up I always swore I’d never become a coffee drinker. My dad drank a ton of coffee and my sister had a pot a day habit by her senior year in high school. I said I’ll never be addicted to caffeine and need coffee to get me going in the morning.

Then my second son was born… and he decided that sleep was not a thing he would do, and for almost 3 years yours truly didn’t sleep through the night.

Coffee became my friend! And it still is, we’re besties, it helps me get moving in the morning and wakes me up in the afternoon.

However, I’m always looking for even more ways to pep up my morning and make getting my day started even easier! I love essential oils so I thought it was a great idea to make something up to utilize their power to help me feel energized!

One of my favorite things I’ve ever made using essential oils were my Vicks Shower Disks. I love popping one of them in the shower when I’m stuffy!

As I’ve been learning more about essential oils and playing around with different scent combos it occurred to me… why not make shower melts with different combinations? Who says you have to wait until you’re sick to use one!

So I found a combination of oils that I wanted to use, and these wake up shower melts were born!

After a little experimentation, these are great, and they are awesome for waking you up in the morning and helping you get going!

 

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Here’s what you’ll need-

1/2- Cup Baking Soda

1/4- Cup Citric Acid (you can find this in the canning section of your store or supermarket)

1/4- Cup Corn Starch

Water – you’ll add this gradually but just about a Tbsp

Yellow food coloring (optional I just thought it made them look happy!)

Lemon Essential Oil

Lime Essential Oil

Lavender Essential Oil

Peppermint Essential Oil

(Here’s a post with my favorite resources for affordable Essential Oils)

Silicone mold or liners

 

In a bowl combine your baking soda, citric acid and cornstarch. Mix until well blended.

After  you mix it together create a little well in the middle, we’ll be putting our essential oils and water in there.

Add in 10 drops each of your lemon, lime, and lavender oil. Add 5 drops of peppermint. Mix your oils in thoroughly.

Now if you’re using food coloring add a few drops to your water. Add your water in a couple of drops at a time mixing each time. There will be a little fizzing action as the citric acid and baking soda react. You don’t want too much of that, but a little is ok. Add in water a little at a time until the mixture will stick together when squeezed, it doesn’t take much.

 

Now press the mixture into your molds firmly. They will puff a bit as they dry so leave a little space at the top.

I used silicone muffin wrappers, filed about 1/4 of the way up,  because most morning showers in this house are pretty quick.  Any size will work, how many you end up with will vary on the size of your mold.

You can store these in an air tight container right in your bathroom so they’re easy to grab and use!

To use just place a wake up shower melt on the floor of your shower and inhale its uplifting scent!

      Hope these make your mornings a little brighter & easier!!

 

 

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Comments

  1. Danielle says

    March 26, 2015 at 2:26 pm

    What a great idea! I usually need a good kick in the pants in the morning. I love essential oils for sleeping and for sicknesses, but it has never occurred to me to use them for this. As soon as I find some citric acid I’m making a batch of these!

  2. Jennie @ Little Girl Designs says

    March 27, 2015 at 9:01 am

    Wow, I’ve never thought of doing something like this before–I’ve got to try this! Thanks for the recipe and tutorial. 🙂

  3. Ashley Mullen says

    March 27, 2015 at 9:28 am

    These are great. I never get a shower first thing in the morning, I usually I have to wait until my kids have had breakfast, by then, I’m wide awake.

  4. lauren says

    March 27, 2015 at 2:11 pm

    this is a great idea!! I need some of these for sure…

  5. Joybee says

    March 27, 2015 at 9:55 pm

    I like these. I bet you could make some with mint and eucalyptus oils for when you have a stuffy head/cold . What kind of molds did you use? Could I use silicone ice cube trays or silicone muffin trays?

  6. Pam says

    April 3, 2015 at 7:54 pm

    What a great idea! I’ve made a lot of bath salts but I’ve never tried shower melts. Can’t wait to give these a try!

  7. Janine Halloran says

    April 3, 2015 at 10:47 pm

    I love this idea! What a great way to start your day! Thanks for linking up to the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Party. I have pinned your post to the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Board.

  8. Tiffany Thornton says

    November 5, 2016 at 10:57 pm

    I am about to try these! How long should I let them dry? Do I just leave them sitting out to dry, or do I bake them in the oven?

  9. Krista says

    November 6, 2016 at 10:01 am

    Yes, just leave them sitting, I usually let them dry overnight!

  10. CJ says

    December 18, 2016 at 4:40 pm

    Hi,
    I have been testing different shower melt recipes and came upon this one. What does the citric acid do ?

  11. Krista says

    December 18, 2016 at 6:35 pm

    The citric acid is what makes it bubble when it gets wet. The baking soda and citric acid act like baking soda and vinegar and it fizzes! Hope that helps!

  12. Anonymous says

    December 19, 2016 at 7:03 pm

    Is the scent strong? I tried a recipe but without the citric acid (there’s a horrible wasteful story with trying to use that stuff

  13. Krista says

    December 20, 2016 at 10:58 pm

    Oh my! I have had a few mishaps with it too.. a sort of volcano effect! As with most essential oil products you can smell the scent at first but once you’re surrounded by it, it seems to disappear but you still get the effects. You can always make them stronger by adding more oils, you can even drip them onto the finished product if you want to!

  14. Karen says

    February 11, 2017 at 4:12 pm

    These sound like just what I need to try; a question though. I have seen in many recipes for bath bombs using food coloring doesn’t that stain? I am afraid to use the coloring in any of them.

  15. Krista says

    February 12, 2017 at 12:29 am

    The little bit I used in these doesn’t, I wouldn’t use any really bright colors or a lot of it. You can totally omit it though, it doesn’t serve any purpose except to make them pretty!

  16. Emmy says

    March 13, 2017 at 9:13 pm

    Thanks for the recipe Krista. I gotta try these!!

  17. Tara says

    December 20, 2017 at 9:35 am

    I’m just going down this path of DIY personal care type products and love this recipe. Thanks for sharing!

  18. Tracey Frazer says

    January 29, 2018 at 10:55 pm

    I’ve decided to make bath bombs for my sis and mother in law,but these seem just perfect for before work ! Thank you so much for sharing
    Just Wonderful

  19. Brenda says

    February 19, 2018 at 11:49 am

    What do you do with them?

  20. Sherri says

    February 24, 2018 at 12:30 pm

    How much citric acid do you use? I didn’t see it in the ingredients, and where can you get It?

  21. Sabrina says

    March 5, 2018 at 7:33 pm

    She said to use 1/4 cup. I bought mine at Hobby Lobby. Hope that helps.

  22. Barbara Bureau says

    October 16, 2018 at 9:44 am

    Question
    Why do my shower melts crumble as I take them out of the mold– not eNough water, too much water? Is there a special way to lift them out of the mold without causing them to crumble? Thank you for your help. Love the idea of melts since so few members of the family take baths, prefer showers.

  23. Krista says

    October 16, 2018 at 11:09 pm

    It may be that you need to add more water, or pack them in tighter. Also make sure they are completely dry! Hope that helps

  24. Brandy says

    November 10, 2018 at 8:28 am

    Can I use thes in the bathtub? Similar to how one would use bath bombs.

  25. Vickie says

    November 27, 2018 at 10:51 am

    You specifically say to use silicone molds. Is this just a preference? I have a metal pan with Winter (snowflake) molds for cookies that I would like to use – unless there is a reaction with the ingredients to the non stick bakeware……

  26. Judy W. says

    November 30, 2018 at 11:45 am

    Sounds great, but will the oils make the shower slippery? I have a balance problem!

  27. Erin says

    December 13, 2018 at 7:44 pm

    I have tried two different shower melt diy recipes. They soften after I take them out of the mold although they seem Rock solid. Why? How do I keep them firm?

  28. MoxZ Mokeev says

    December 18, 2018 at 12:38 pm

    Keep them in an airtight container so that they don’t get the humidity from the bathroom.

  29. Laura says

    December 19, 2018 at 8:50 am

    Help! Mine came out looking like sea sponges with all the holes in them ….what did I do wrong?

  30. Vanessa says

    January 26, 2019 at 5:07 pm

    Thanks for sharing! Do they keep long?

  31. Emilie says

    July 17, 2019 at 5:31 am

    These are amazing! Really pepped me up after my morning shower 🙂 However mine turned slightly pink after they had completely dried, have I not put enough food colouring in?

  32. Crystal says

    December 1, 2019 at 2:04 pm

    Thanks for the recipe! I’d love to make these but do not have lime essential oil on hand. I have all the others. Do you think grapefruit essential oil would be ok to substitute or should I just leave it out?

  33. Krista says

    December 4, 2019 at 11:45 am

    I think grapefruit would work nicely! The citrus is what helps wake you up and I think grapefruit would do the job!

  34. Gail says

    December 17, 2019 at 8:45 pm

    I made these for the first time. Can’t wait to see how they work. New at this. Very easy to make and smell so nice.
    Thank you.

  35. Linda says

    April 20, 2020 at 6:17 pm

    Is it normal for the shower bombs to get 3 times there size. I kept deflating them about 5 times. Finally they are hardening.

  36. Debbie says

    April 18, 2021 at 12:43 pm

    These came out of the mold perfectly and are really cute but I have double the oils and still do not get any scent when I throw them in the shower. Any suggestions?

  37. Sandra says

    December 1, 2021 at 12:10 pm

    Hi, I was wondering what the corn starch does other then maybe hold it together, I’ve seen other recipes that don’t call for any.

  38. Krista says

    December 2, 2021 at 12:14 pm

    That is exactly what it does, it also helps them to be a little firmer and melt more slowly. You can omit it if you don’t have any!

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