Pintester Movement the 3rd: DIY Shower Soothers

Sonja over at Pintester.com has decided it was time for another Pintester Movement!

I love the Pintester Movement because it makes me search the depths of my Pinterest boards for a long-lost project that I've been cyber-hoarding.

So here we go!

You guys, I LOVED Shower Soothers.

They were my favorite "feeling under the weather" tool.

Not only did they smell soooo good and help clear your nasal passages but you used them IN a steaming hot shower.

Sick. Person. Heaven.

But, for stupid reasons unbeknownst to me, the stupid manufacturers stopped making them.

(You can still technically find them on Amazon BUT only the Vanilla Mint kind and that is NOT the right one. Plus, they are ridiculously expensive)

Pinterest to the rescue!

 I found a few different "recipes" for these but this is the one that was on my board already.

It's from www.mrshappyhomemaker.com and here is the original post

It has but 3 ingredients:

1/3 C. Water (check)

1 C. Baking soda (check)

Essential Oils (sorta check)

The instructions say to use Eucalyptus, Lavender and Rosemary oil. 

I had Lavender, and I found Eucalyptus, but I wasn't going to make another stop with a cranky kid just to try and find Rosemary oil.
Sue me.
Also, apparently the Lavender oil is "Calming" and the Eucalyptus is "Exhilarating" so I prepared myself for an emotional roller coaster of a shower.

 It's a pretty basic recipe:

Mix Baking Soda with Water.

Pour into silicone muffin tin.
OK, This is the silicone muffin thingy I have. As you can see, it's not normal muffin size. It's a huge, Big and Tall version of a muffin tin, which is probably why my mom just gave it to me like 7 years ago.
An average size muffin tin (is it still a tin if it's made of silicone?) would probably work better.

Drop in some oils.
So.... I have no idea how much oil I put in each puck... I was busy trying to take pictures at the same time... hmmmm.

Put in the oven at 350 for 20 minutes.
Notice that I even remembered to put the floppy pan on a baking sheet... so smart.

So this is where I expected my house to start smelling like a spa.
But... that's not what happened.
It definitely smelled, but it was more of an "eye-burny, head-achy, over-powering, a eucalyptus forest is obviously burning down" kind of smell.
Did I mention I don't know how many drops of oil I put in those things?
In my defense, the instructions don't specify.

Take them out and let them cool.

Pop them out, drop a little more oil on each puck and store in an airtight container.

Put them in your bathroom for all to behold and wonder what the hell they are.
I should probably put a label on the jar.

Put one on the floor of the shower and breathe in the soothy-ness

Verdict:
  Meh.

I had this right in the shower stream and it lasted long enough for me to take a picture, get in the shower and wet down my hair. Then it was completely gone. So, it smelled good for about 4 minutes. Next time I will put it in the corner on the edge of the tub and see if that works better.

Because my muffin pan was ginormous, I only got 3 thin pucks. I feel like surface area is a pretty big factor in how fast these things dissolve in the shower, which is another reason I think a normal size muffin pan would work better.
Also, I feel the need to tell you all that even after a run through the dishwasher, the silicone muffin pan still smells suspiciously like eucalyptus.


If you're curious which projects I've done for previous Pintester Movements, see them here:
The Pintester Movement: Watermark Tee
The Pintester Movement V 2.0: Arm Knitting

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