Learn simple steps to use shower steamers for maximum benefits and transform your shower into a spa-like experience.
Steamers will improve your overall shower routine, whether you’re looking for relaxation or relief from a stuffy nose.
Although a hot bath has its benefits, only some people enjoy it, have a bathtub or have time for it. In today’s busy world, shower steamers have found their place because they only require fifteen minutes to achieve the right relaxing effect and enjoy the therapeutic benefits of essential oils in the shower.
To promote a sense of calm and stimulate your senses, it is essential to use them strategically for optimal benefits.
This tutorial will give you a step-by-step guide to your blissful shower routine.
What is a shower steamer?
Shower steamers, also called shower fizzes, tablets or melts, are small, aromatic effervescent tablets designed to dissolve and release the scent of essential oils in the shower. Typically made with lavender or eucalyptus essential oils, these shower bombs introduce aromatherapy into your daily shower.
Do shower steamers work as a diffuser for essential oils?
Yes, shower steamers function as diffusers for essential oils in the shower. When exposed to water and steam, shower steamers release essential oils into the air. Depending on which oils they contain, they create a fragrant and therapeutic atmosphere, such as relaxation, stress relief or invigoration.
How to use shower steamers in your daily routine
Wondering how to use a shower steamer? One of my favorite things about them is that they are super easy to use!
Follow the steps below:
First step: Remove the plastic wrap
Run warm or hot water to activate the chemical reaction between sodium bicarbonate and citric acid, giving you a fun fizz!
Carefully remove the shower steamer from the plastic packaging.
Second step: Activate your shower steamer
Place the shower steamer on a flat surface in your shower, away from the direct water flow. A shelf, shower floor or corner of the bath, as long as it is not repeatedly splashed. Allow the water to flow indirectly into the shower steamer. The steam activates the essential oils.
If you have a shower caddy, soap holder, or mesh tray, place the shower steamer there to keep it dry.
Third step: Enjoy the aroma and the blissful experience!
Once the shower steamer begins to dissolve, close your eyes and take a moment to appreciate the lingering steamy sensation and bubbly pleasure. Enjoy the aromatic steam that fills your shower area for five minutes and breathe deeply.
For the most relaxing experience, avoid using other fragrance products (shampoo, shower gel) in the first few minutes. This ensures the best aromatherapy experience. After you feel more relaxed, continue with your normal self-care routine.
Fourth step: shower as usual
Continue your normal shower routine while enjoying the wonderful scents released by the steamer.
That’s all! It is a very easy way to enjoy luxury in the shower.
It may take some experimentation to find the best spot in your shower where the steamer can dissolve and release essential oils just right, and not too quickly. Once you discover the perfect spot, you’re ready to go!
If there is any shower steamer left after your aromatherapy routine, move it closer to the warm water for another minute of spa goodness. Alternatively, you can take it out, dry it and use it for your next shower!
Reasons to use shower steamers in your self-care ritual
Practical
Before shower fizzies came along, people added a few drops of essential oils directly to the shower walls or floor for aromatherapy. However, this method is not very practical or safe. The oils quickly disappear with the water and end up in the drain. Plus, if the oils are not mixed with another carrier oil (which can make the floor slippery), they can touch the skin directly and possibly irritate it. Using shower steamers is a practical way to enjoy aromatherapy in the shower. They release their scent more gradually and have a longer lasting effect, making them a more economical option.
Therapeutic properties
In addition to their enchanting scents, shower bombs offer an array of medicinal properties. The choice of a shower bomb determines which specific benefits you experience. While the spa-like aroma creates a luxurious atmosphere in your bathroom, the combined ingredients, activated by steam, also contribute health and beauty benefits.
Shower fizzers for stress relief
Infused with menthol and pure essential oils of spearmint, eucalyptus and lavender, such shower fizzers help relieve tension, fatigue and stress-related headaches. Menthol, often used as menthol crystals, helps if you feel congested.
Check out these homemade shower bombs I made with menthol to relieve sinuses.
Energetic shower steamers
are often formulated with mood-enhancing citrus scents, such as orange or lemon essential oil + rosemary essential oil, which have uplifting and mood-boosting properties.
Soothing shower bombs
These lavender shower bombs are perfect for a balanced reset of your emotions and turn your daily shower into a grounding and balanced shower experience.
Steaming
Steam transports essential oils to the skin. Although not as effective as facial steaming, where your face is closer to the water and oils, steaming in the shower can still hydrate the skin, clear pores, soften sebum, stimulate circulation and relieve congestion. reduce, leading to redness and puffy eyes.
Additionally, the heat promotes sweating, which detoxifies the skin and removes pollutants.
Some common essential oils in shower steamers include lavender, peppermint and eucalyptus, which possess antibacterial properties that can help rid the skin of acne-causing bacteria.
Can you use them in the bath?
Shower steamers are like bath bombs for busybodies. However, you can’t soak it.
The difference between shower tablets and bath bombs is their approach to absorbing essential oils. Shower steamers are highly concentrated in essential oils, which can be unsafe for the skin and body if used for long periods of time in the bath.
While bath bombs are primarily used to nourish your skin, shower bombs instantly activate your senses and sinuses when exposed to water and steam.
Who should not use shower steamers?
Although the main way to experience vaporized essential oils is by inhaling them, the following groups should avoid using shower steamers:
- Pregnant woman
- Breastfeeding mothers
- Little children
- Infants
