Shower Melts That Actually Work

Have you ever stopped to read an article with a flashy headline, only to find out the information you were looking for was NOWHERE in the text? Well, that isn’t going to happen here. Continue reading to find a recipe for shower melts that ACTUALLY work.

Not some click bait attempt at getting you to read something you don’t have time to read!

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Anyways, I was looking for a recipe for a homemade shower bath bomb sort of thing. I had the worst cold and my nose was completely useless for 6 days. (Seriously, I didn’t need the nose cause it wasn’t working AT ALL!) What I found was a zillion recipes for BATH bombs and DIY chest rubs. Neither of those was what I wanted….I’m a busy lady, I take showers! I needed something that was going to de-stuff my nose WHILE I was being productive (and not smelling).

Since my nose was suffering for so long, I decided I had to try something. Anything!!!!! So I took all of these recipes and decided to make my own!

The first part of my plan was to figure out which essential oils would work best for my nasal congestion.

• Peppermint – The menthol in peppermint essential oil has soothing effects to relieve sore throats and relieve congestion.
• Orange – The anti-inflammatory properties makes for great addition to sinus and allergy issues.
• Rosemary – This wonderful smelling essential oil reduces congestion and increases immunity.

The next part was the actual shower vapor magic.

What you’ll need:

• 1/4 cup baking soda
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 4 tablespoons witch hazel – the one I used in picture is no longer available in alcohol free
• 10 drops of each oil you choose
• Ice Cube Trays

Directions

1. In a small bowl or plastic cup (if you don’t want your bowl to smell like the oils), add the baking soda and corn starch
2. Add your oils
3. Then using a PLASTIC fork, slowly add the witch hazel. It clumps and has a strange consistency but bear with me
4. Mix well
5. Pour your mixture into the ice cube trays. This only made about 4 cubes. So if you want more – change the recipes to fit your needs
6. Throw the tray in the freezer, let the mixture freeze for about an hour. Mine started to melt as soon as I took it out of the freezer so MOVE QUICKLY (or let them freeze longer).

To use your shower melt:

• Place the melt in the shower, OUT of the direct line of the water
• You want it somewhere you will be able to inhale the oils but you don’t want it to melt away too fast
• Think far corner of the bottom of the shower
• You can easily wash any remains away with water but I bet you won’t have any leftover

I can’t tell you what a difference this made to my nasal usage! It cleared me up (I’m sure the hot shower helped) but I could finally breath out of both nostrils.

Do you have any home remedies that you use to clear congestion? How about curing the common cold? What do you do?

Happy Breathing,