How to Make Eucalyptus Mint Shower Steamers from Home // my new, improved process, tips and tricks
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This video is all about how I make my shower steamers. My first attempt was a bust: but this second attempt created beautiful, solid shower steamers that performed well in the shower! I'm so thankful for all the tips and tricks I got from the community. You all helped me so much!
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The question I receive about shower steamers is. "How long does it last?" Well that totally depends on how you use it and how long you shower. Placing the shower steamer behind you in a bath tub shower may slow down the activation. For fast activation put the shower steamer directly under the water stream, or take a shorter 3 to 5 minute shower. Then put the used shower steamer on a dry wash cloth. Even if it falls apart the powder can still be used for another shower Also, for the maker, add cream of tartar or a clay and the shower steamer will last longer. Be very carful about adding oils, because falling is very dangerous and a shower is usually slippery any way, Use a bath mat.
I do not use menthol crystals because they can detract from the essential oil shower steamers therapeutic inhalation. (Synthetic fragrance oils do not have therapeutic benefits, they are scent only) Here's why. I am a Certified Aromatherapist and the chemical constituents of essential oils in my blends are composed for many benefits and to support our immune system. For Instance: addressing relaxation and sleep, addressing stress and anxiety, addressing muscle tension and sinus headache, addressing airborne allergy, addressing lack of energy, addressing depression and grief, are only a few. Usually a 3% dilution is strong enough for inhalation in a shower depending on the essential oils. I choose certain essentials to use for safety and effectiveness and recommend certain blends for normal healthy children at different ages, pregnancy and elderly. Anyone taking medications must be aware of contraindications if taking prescription drugs and menthol can be a dangerous culprit. A light dilution is probably going to be better for a 5 to 8 minute shower. Some people are setting timers. Not for the inhalation therapy but for water conservation. Just got back from a 2 week trip to western US and it is dry and hot out there with very little snow in the Rockies so there will be a lot of water conservation coming around.
If we consistently, use strong dilutions, we can develop scent or fragrance fatigue. We become accustomed to using certain essential oils and then we may feel we aren't getting the same effect. So the best use of expensive essential oils, is to use them in a light dilution, for a short time and switch to another combination. Good Luck in your making endeavors and be safe.
Hello, so can you avoid using the menthol and does the alcohol evaporate before the person inhales it or has it already evaporated in the drying process?
@@natalieschannel4508 that evaporates.
You are making medical claims which you should not be making at all. I highly doubt that menthol inhalation in the shower will cause any interactions with any medications. Please share a source for your claim. Also there's really no difference in aromatherapy between essential oils and fragrance oils. That is, unless they are substandard.
@@SheasBathLab You know are wrong. In order to understand the chemical components of essential oils or fragrance oils you must see GCMS reports. That is the proof. Do more research. Read from "Essential oil Safety", Robert Tisserand and Rodney Young, (-)-Menthol Pages 590 - 593. and more, These are pages addressing chemical compounds. It's is not a medical claim that Fragrance oils and essential oils are made up of chemical compounds. Using caution and staying with usage rates for infants, children, elderly, compromised individuals, pregnancy and normal healthy adults is strongly advised. Urging caution and good praction is not limited to medical practices. Quotation from "Essentail Oil Safety", Tisserand and Young. Pg. 593, "Our safety advice: Menthol should be avoided at least in oral doses, by anyone with a G6PD deficiency. These people will characteristically have had abnormal blood reactions to at least one of the following drugs, or will have been advised to avoid them: antimalarials, sulfonamides, chloramphenicol, streptomycin, aspirin. Menthol-rich essential oils should possibly be avoided in cases of cardiac fibrillation and great care should be taken in regard to infants inhaling menthol."
I use mine in a bag that hangs from my spout. Then I just tap it into my stream. Lasts for many showers.
Hi Jerika, thank you for sharing your journey with us. It’s a brave thing being out there. When making your steamers, rather than weighing each one separately, I like to put my mix on the scale and tare it out. Then scoop however much mix into the mould. So a 2 oz shower steamer would weigh out to be a negative 2 oz on the scale. That way you don’t risk spilling ingredients if your mould topples. I also find with evaporation/drying the steamers tend to lose around 0.15-0.2 oz when fully ready. So always good to be heavy handed. Blessings to you and Cale and keep on keeping on.
Hi J! I use the moon cake presses to make all my bath bombs. I wanted to have both flat sides to have a design, so once the shaft is filled, I use another stamp to compress the powder into the shaft and create a design on the back. It works beautifully!
You two are an ADORABLE couple!!! He sat down river, Lol!!! OMG...He had me laughing so hard!!!
I love your honesty and dedication
Thank you for all your videos!! I’m just starting off with my small business and just bought a soap from you on Etsy! I’m so excited to try it out!! THANKYOU!! 🤗❤️❤️
I first was making these with my bath bombs as well and then soaps once I was comfortable with making things a decade ago. They were so awesome!
So happy to hear and cale's explanation was so cute his eyes and his cheeks gave him away. Now he's minty fresh! You are such a great inspiration I have this Moon press I think I know what to do with it this weekend!
O I want to buy one of these can’t wait till I can I’m glad it the shower steamer went well your products are amazing and the content is just awesome. Love your channel can’t wait to see more ☺️
Hi Marika
You are one of the best instructors
We have been learning from you for the past two years
OMG!!! I'm just now watching this video. Cale has me crying over here... 😁😆😅🤣... your facial expressions are the best. I can't wait to make some steamers!!! Thank you for all your videos. I'm learning so much. ❤❤❤
Just an idea...could you use the tiny left over one in the kitchen sink using the faucet sprayer for a you tube demo? Next time maybe?
Poor Cale! What a good guy you got there!
I can’t wait to see how you are going to pack in them 👏👏👏
Love your video's! I was wondering about your steamers. Looks less complicated than I thought! I suffer from seasonal too. These would be AMAZING! Poor Cale, love his description! I hope all is well! All the rain y'all don't want in Canada, just send to Southern California. We are in a terrible drought. The only thing that thrives is the weeds!!! Until the next video, you and Cale have a wonderful weekend!!!🥰
I love it ! I was wondering if you had shower steamers. They are so cute!!! Will be ordering some!
he is too cute !! you both are great thanks for sharing
I am sO glad you did this and finally fiqured it out❤❤❤ I made mine a week ago, and I'm thinking mine need more oil because they're are pretty crumbly. Thanks so much
Thanks for mentioning about those medical descriptors! In my aromatherapy certification program, there is an entire business lesson on things like this! Good for you
Like others I'd omit the oils, they really are not needed and a waste of product really. Just 1:1 BS and CA with kaolin clay, essential oils and menthol mixture. It will all stick together not to worry. 😉
Do u have a recipe you wouldn't mind sharing
@@heidihirschi9478 she did 1:1 bs:ca with kaolin clay essential oil and menthol mixture
Beautiful, I made my own moon press. I have to do that alot
Thanks heaps for the amazing, valuable tips. Oh, and for the laughs too :)
I love the moon cake press for bath bombs. Although I wish it comes in a bigger size.
I loved it….. Cale you are so ARTICULATE………”mid-u-lar”…….from Midland……
Looks so cute! 😂That was funny Cayle! But lucky you, you get to try it. Actually that mishap is good at least you can actually warn people not to touch it or sit downstream!😂
Thank you for the video!! I have made the shower steamers before using a recipe I THOUGHT worked well when I made them, but I think my area was too humid because the citric acid activated. Do you recommend a certain humidity level, like with Bath Bombs?
Hubby too funny!😭😭😭😭😂😂😂😂 This was a great video thank you!
The moon cake press works so beautifully with making bath bombs and steamers. My kids love the flowers and different shapes. The one thing is the more detailed the stamp piece is the less likely your design will come out right.
Just learned that tip last night. My design was way to detailed and it wanted to flake off. If it were like the one she had I would have been fine.
Hahaha tingly ‘down there’
It also helps to add the citric acid last
The word of the day ... Midular ... giggling here (sorry Cale) ... Great video - thanks Jerika and Cale ...
I don't use oils inmy shower steamers but you could add a little corn starch to help make them hard.
Lol hubby is funny as ....the downstream got me 😂😂😂 im a new subscriber the Amazing job😘🧼
Really enjoy your channel.. can you make one about body oil with recipe? Thanks for sharing
Thaaaannnnkkk You!!!!! I have an Etsy shop. N it’s a Wiccan Witch Shop. So that’s mainly what I do. However I added soap (cold process ) ppl love the soap and I have body butter and body oil’s. I will be announcing my new line of natural body butters. However, ppl ask me constantly if I have shower steamers. And I don’t. I do a lot of research before I formulate something. My problem is I am a visual learner and could find anyone showing how to use the menthol crystals. So thank u for that ! Now I might consider making them. 🖤🖤
Beautiful press. Did you find it easy to use? Did you spray anything inside to help with the release? I'd love to know what percentage of menthol you used in your batch. Great job 👏
I'll take that little baby shower steamer!! 😂👍💖
Love watching you grow and expand..no oils needed add cornstarch and they should harden enough you can handle them gently as soon as you make them dry quickly but can leave overnight and package..I sell mine in 2packs and singles..some customers like singles to buy for others and the 2 packs for themselves..variety packs sell well too
What would you’re measurements for all ingredients be
Hi 👋, I love watching your videos🤗
I wanted to know, for other scents eg: Geranium, vanilla, sweet orange etc. Are there any ways of making the scent smell more strong And to last for the whole shower period?
I made a morning wake up blend that I left in crystal/powder form. Use a scoop in the shower and the water releases the steam. I chose to add pine e.o., ginger e.o., and lavandin e.o. with the menthol crystals. My boyfriend uses it to help open up his sinuses. I chose e.o.'s for energy as well
I think i will try this. Because bombs doesnt work for me. They always activate after adding it in the mold
I honestly have never even tried to make molded shower steamers. I am just getting back to business after illness stopped me for a bit and this is how I did it 20 years ago, lol. Makes me feel old when I think of it like that🤣my boyfriend, and other men tend to go for scoops as opposed to molds, at least where I'm at. @@kimberlygefferie3889
OMG!!! 😅 Cale had some aromatherapy on his “midular” section 😆😆😆
Hahahahaha!!!! Omg!!!!! I can imagine how painful that was to sit in hahaha I used a powder that had menthol in it but my middle area wasn’t dry and lemme tell ya…. It felt like my parts were going to break hahaha 🤣
I absolutely love watching your videos. Ummm! I think there's a cog you can turn to adjust the height of the mould...... Just have a little 👀. I think, don't quote me on that!🤭.
Hey Jerika, I am really struggling with my shower steamers not being hard enough to travel/ship.
I'm curious...do you use any water in your recipe?
What percentage% of oil would you recommend?
I think I'll cut out the water and add rubbing alcohol to melt the crystal menthol like you do.
I've heard other makers say that RA can make them harder and to sub water with it. Thanks for sharing this video! I love your channel!!!
Hello, tge question i have is since you are using oils as a binding agent shouldnt you use polysorbate 80 to avoid slipping in the shower?
The only oil you need in there is the fragrance oil. Stick the steamer on the shelf and it lasts more than one shower!
Important lesson, do not sit in or downstream from the steamer 🤣 great video!
😂😂😂
Hello, does anyone know where to buy the eucalyptus oil you use?
What size moon press did you get?
Aww poor Cale....he took one for the team
I'm totally off topic, but... can you do a video on how you get your eyebrows so perfect every time LOL!
Hi Jerika that was awesome 😎. I make my shower steamer with no oils, just the fragrance oil or essential oils and never had a problem and the last sometime two showers. I add kaolin clay though
So do I. It gives extra hardness for product shipping.
I use essential oil only and add cream of tartar.
Betcha these would work with your press too ❤️
I need to give it a try!
This video is life:) My husband and I could not stop laughing at Cale's story.
I don't add oil at all and I don't add any clays either that's a waste of product I just do a very basic recipe of baking soda, citrus acid, cornstarch, RA, and FO. Thank you for sharing.
What’s RA??
@@adunnas-harris9073 rubbing alcohol
@@leticiaortiz3908 🤦🏾♀️ duhh I’m so slow. Thanks love ❣️
@@adunnas-harris9073 you're welcome 😊
How much RA do you use? Do you spritz it or measure out?
Since we can’t claim they have any benefits, how would you market them? Or what to answer when someone asks what they do?
Hi Jerika!
Just found these two steamer videos but the first try was a bust but lists ingredients, etc. The 2nd attempt worked but there is no updated recipe provided? The first recipe had no oil other than the eucalyptus but coconut oil was melted and used in the updated video. I’M SO CONFUSED! Please help!
A quick question about these.
I guess the menthol. If it should not be touching the skin. How did these do with skin on your feet? Because of put behind you in the shower the run off of the water could get onto your feet. Though it skin on our feet are more callous than the rest of our body. I would think you might get a similar i guess "cooling" feeling on your feet? I guess I'd be asking if this menthol though not directly touching the skin is skin safe for this type of product?
Can you put measurements and the ingredients on the description please
nope no oil dear you are not making a bath bomb you want it to dry hard as a rock. and yes you should be able to pick them up soon as you press them . remember to flip them as they dry
I use my bath bomb machine to make shower steamers. I have a macron attachment and it goes by so fast.
Also where did u get those menthol crystals?
Can you make a shower steamer without the menthol crystals and instead use just essential oils?
Yep. Just made ones with grapefruit.
You definitely want to omit any oils. You don’t want the liability of someone slipping. My trick is making them out of a half bath bomb mold
Do you recommend children only use certain bombs & not others? Also are bath bombs even for kids to use? I don't know much about them?
Wow I can smell all that goodness from here 🥰. You did a fantastic job as always. Can I ask where you get the big silver bottles of fragrance?
New Directions aromatics ☺️
@@JerikaZimmerman Thank you! 🥰🥰
Hello! Maybe a fellow soap maker or bath bomb maker can help me out! I have been using a new scent of fragrance oil because the last one I used got discontinued. It is a “cake” scent for my donut bath bombs. It is turning my bath bombs brown and leaving weird spots. Does anyone know of a bakery scent fragrance oil that doesn’t contain vanillin or very little that it doesn’t discolor?
Vanillin? I’m not sure if it affects shower steamers.
I use a square cube mold for mine. I use Cada's recipe for my steamers
I use menthol crystals in all of mine tho
Is that recipe any good? I've been meaning to try it.
yes her recipe is awesome
@@LadySarah370 I will give it a try!
What state are you in? I see Kingston and Midland are you in michigan
Can you put ingredients n measurement on the description please
There's strict labeling requirements in the US also
Where is recipe? Under which link? Thank you
Oh my goodness women your teeth are amazing!
How much menthol?
Is there a recipe with measurements???
What's the recipe though ?
Why haven’t you put a list of the ingredients you use and the amounts??
You may not be able to make claims but you can give stuff like this names like Deep Breath 😉 Customers will get it when the read what’s in it.
alright already ( ok the whole story of YOU and the HUBBY and YOU and YOU
I’d like to make these but where is the ingredients and recipe I’m really new to this
Basic recipe
2 parts baking soda
1 part citric acid
1 part binder (clay, corn starch, tapioca starch)
Fragrance or essential oils
Then either water or alcohol, just enough to hold the product together.
How much will you charge for these?
I’m still deciding on it, but I’ll probably sell these in packs of 4.
No Recipe?
Carrier oils... any and all carrier oils will help with any hot oils.
Thank you for sharing. I instruct my customers to put theirs on a shelf or a ledge and sprinkle a little water to activate. I tell them not to put on the floor and they get 2-3 showers out of it. It’s my most repeat item. I started carrying a suction cup and a mesh bag as an add on and I can’t keep them in stock. They hang them up and tell me they get 4-5 showers that way. I certainly can get a weeks worth out of mine that way! Great video
When you say suction cup, what do you mean?
Never mind I found out what they are 😂😂😂😂😂 but can I ask which ones you get and from where, these are so many to choose from ❤
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Getting products to market in the UK takes soooooo long as you have to send off your formulas to be assessed by a chemist. It’s also really expensive ☹️ are there any kind of regulations like that in the US or Canada?
No, that is not a requirement there. I am a Canadian who lives in Germany, it was so disappointing for me to discover how difficult and expensive it is here to be able to sell :(
Not in the U.S. Naomi, but we do have to label everything correctly or will have repercussions. And people are so sue happy here I almost wish they did do this because it would be an extra layer of protection.
Steamers arent assessed in uk as they dont touch the skin.
@@Shannon-zp6yz wow that must have been quite a shock to find out!
@@christeef6840 strangely we don't have to label everything- but we must have ingredients listed near to the product.
To reduce the time of the crystals dissolving use a little oil and heat…melts in a few minutes.
Did I miss the recipe?
🤣
Wait! Do you live in Midland??? I'm in Olympia!!! Howdy neighbors!!
Lol
Warning ⚠️ warning ⚠️ do not sit in products with menthol crystals, ladies 😉you already know!
Oh no his ummm private areas are screaming lol
If this recipe was a success, why not share the recipe
Wait....did he just say he burnt his balls
Midular 🤣 not private part friendly..
Get to point
Why don’t you answer peoples questions?. After all, you get paid for doing videos!