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My Reward PointsEveryone raves about Lush beauty products, such as shower jellies, but they are quite pricey! Did you know you can produce DIY shower jelly at a tenth of the cost of the market products? It's true, and easier than you think. This article explains what shower jelly is, how to make it, and how to use it.
What Is a Shower Jelly?
Shower jelly is a unique, jiggly soap that offers a fun and diverse skin-cleansing experience. You can use Shower Jelly as a standard body wash, chill it for cooling, or freeze it for a bar soap-like sensation.
Why Make Shower Jellies at Home?
There are many reasons to make shower jellies at home, such as being gentle on the skin, customizable, budget-friendly, fun to use, and ideal for gifting.
1. Gentle on Skin:- Shower jelly, made with natural, moisturizing ingredients, is gentle and suitable for a wide range of skin types, including sensitive ones, as it washes without removing the skin's natural oils.
2. Customizable: DIY shower jellies can be customised with colours, scents, and embellishments like glitter or dried flowers, allowing for personalisation and customization of recipes to create unique and personalised items.
3. Budget-Friendly: DIY shower jellies are reasonably priced because you can make them with inexpensive items from your kitchen or cosmetics cabinet.
4. Fun to Use: With its wriggly and buoyant consistency, DIY shower jelly has the potential to transform your shower into a luxurious spa experience.
5. Great For Gifts: DIY shower jellies are a charming and unique self-care gift, perfect for those who appreciate unique bath treatments, made from basic ingredients like gelatin, body wash, and food colouring.
Best DIY Shower Jelly Recipes
This blog will provide you with the best homemade shower jelly recipes, including instructions on how to make shower jellies without gelatin. Keep reading!
Homemade Shower Jelly Recipe
To make your own shower jellies, simply follow these instructions. This shower jelly recipe makes use of gelatin to achieve a unique and wobbly texture.
Ingredients
- Hot filtered water: 4 ⅓ cups
- Gelatin: 2 ½ teaspoons
- Sea salt: 2 teaspoons
- Shower gel: 1 cup
- Essential oils: 20 drops (peppermint, for example)
- Food colouring: 2 drops
- Any colour of body glitter
How to make
- Boil 4 ⅓ cups of water in a mixing bowl and add 2 ½ tablespoons of gelatin into it.
- Add 2 tablespoons of salt to the pan and let it cool until dissolved.
- Once the salt has been dissolved and the mixture has cooled slightly, add 1 cup of shower gel or bath soap.
- Stir in 2 drops of food colouring (we used one each of red and yellow) until thoroughly blended.
- Add 20 drops of fragrance or essential oil if you'd like.
- Transfer the shower jelly mixture into the moulds of your choice.
- On top of the soap mixture, scatter some glitter. We chose black glitter, but you can use any type you want; nevertheless, we recommend biodegradable body glitter.
- Place the soap mould in the refrigerator and let the shower jellies cool for two hours before removing them from the moulds.
- Once cooled and removed from the moulds, your shower jellies are ready for use.
How to Make Shower Jellies Without Gelatin?
Three different plant-based colourant ingredients were used in this gelatin-free recipe to create red, purple, and green shower jellies. You can also have fun experimenting with other colourants and additions.
Ingredients
- Aqua: 64.40 grams
- Dermosoft pA-3 (Sodium phytate, Aqua, Alcohol): 0.10 gram
- Euxyl K712 (potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate): 1 gram
- Sodium lauroyl sarcosinate: 15 grams
- Cocamidopropyl betaine: 5 grams
- Glycerine (Glycerin): 10 grams
- Carrageenan: 2 grams
- Solagum AX (Acacia senegal gum, xanthan gum): 1 ½ grams
- Lemon essential oil (Citrus limonum fruit oil): 1 gram
How to make
- Measure and mix Aqua, Dermosoft pA-3, Euxyl K712, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, and cocamidopropyl betaine.
- Now, make a slurry of glycerin, carrageenan, and Solagum AX and combine with the above mixture.
- To achieve the optimal pH range for the preservative, now adjust the pH. In our situation, the pH is 5.
- Next, heat all of the ingredients except the essential oil on a hot plate to 75-80°C, then combine continually to avoid the contents from overheating.
- After heating and soaking the gums, let the blend cool.
- Now, add the essential oil below 60°C and blend thoroughly.
- Next, pour the jellies into silicone moulds and let them harden overnight.
- Once hardened, your shower jellies are ready for use.
How to Use Shower Jellies
The following are the points on how to use shower jelly:
- To use shower jellies, wet them, lather them on skin, or use a loofah or shower pouf.
- You can also use shower jellies to rinse off and chill or freeze for a fire-and-ice shower experience.
- Store shower jellies in a container and drain excess water after use.
- Wet your pouffe or loofah and rub it into the container with shower gel to lather it up without getting the entire bar wet. This method eliminates the excitement of wiggly, squishy shower jellies, but they are still enjoyable to play with.
Conclusion
Now you would probably know how to make shower jelly at home. DIY shower jellies offer a unique, fun, and cost-effective alternative to expensive cosmetic products, making them ideal for self-care or thoughtful gifting. With simple ingredients and straightforward formulations, they provide a rich sensation while promoting creativity and personal expression. These pH-balanced shower jellies do not dry out skin, and their delightful, faint aroma makes bathing or showering enjoyable.
