How to Make Exfoliating Shower Gel
Making your own shower gel can give you a way to personalize your shower experience. It can also be a less expensive way of having that spa experience right in your home. It is relatively easy with ingredients you can find locally. Make an exfoliating shower gel and enjoy the benefits. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Choose a gentle shampoo with little or no fragrance. An herbal or baby shampoo will work the best.
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Purchase filtered or purified water. To ensure your shower gel has no impurities, start with the purest water you can.
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Find a source for fragrance or essential oils. These can be purchased at craft stores, health food stores, mail order or over the Internet. There is a wide variety. You may want to sample a few different fragrances to add variety to your shower.
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Purchase food coloring in your grocery store. Craft stores now also carry coloring agents for soaps and bath items. You can mix the three basic colors to make any color you desire.
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Decide on the exfoliate you would like to use. Ground salt or oatmeal can be used. You can also purchase poppy or raspberry seeds. It is a personal preference.
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Combine the ingredients. Use twice as much shampoo as water. If you use half a cup of shampoo, use one-fourth a cup of water for example. Add color and fragrance to preference. Add the exfoliant one teaspoon at a time.
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Keep it in an airtight container. This will keep things out of your exfoliating shower gel when you are not using it. You can purchase plastic bottles, or reuse old shampoo bottles.
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Tips & Warnings
Try combining different fragrance and essential oils to make your own blend. This will give a personal touch to your shower gel.
Use your handmade shower gel as gifts. People will appreciate the thought and time you have put into the personalized shower gel.
You can purchase shower gel base at beauty supply stores and online. They offer different formulas. You will just need to add fragrance, color and exfoliant.
Use shower gel as soon as possible. Hand made bath products do not have preservatives in them. To avoid mold, you can store your exfoliating shower gel in the refrigerator between showers.
