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Use this easy shower jellies recipe to get a luxurious experience without a luxurious price tag!
Homemade Shower Jellies Recipe
Around the holidays, I’m always on the lookout for inexpensive ways to pamper myself and those on my shopping list. Unfortunately, I can’t buy us all a day at the spa but I can use homemade bath and beauty recipes to create luxurious at-home experiences. My latest fun creation is a shower jellies recipe which was inspired by Lush shower jelly products.
If you aren’t familiar with Lush shower jellies, they tend to come in cute shapes, smell amazing, and have a silky-soft texture. While they aren’t as expensive as a trip to the spa, they also aren’t what I would consider budget-friendly. (They tend to be about $8 each.) Luckily, you can make a custom Lush shower jelly copycat at home with this shower jellies recipe!
One thing I really love about this shower jellies recipe (other than the price tag!) is how customizable it is. You can use any shower gel, including a homemade body wash. This means you can get any scent you like in your Lush shower jelly copycats!
Tip: If you’re looking to relax, consider using a lavender scented shower gel in your shower jellies recipe.
Another way to customize your Lush shower jellies is to use soap colorant. For example, if you’re gifting these this holiday season, you may want to use this shower jellies recipe to make red jellies. You can also opt for silicon molds in any shape you like so you can get cute shower jellies that look like flowers, snowmen, etc.
Oh, and this shower jellies recipe is so easy. Seriously, if you can boil water, you can tackle this recipe!
Use these Lush shower jelly copycats as stocking stuffers or make a whole homemade bath and beauty gift basket. Include other luxurious items like:
- Coconut oil sugar scrub bars
- Rosemary shampoo bars
- Peppermint bath bombs
- Homemade bath fizzies
Tip: These homemade products don’t just make great gifts! They’re also a frugal way to pamper yourself so be sure to make extras! 😉
INGREDIENTS
½ cup of shower gel
1 packet unflavored gelatin
1 cup water
Silicone mold
Spray bottle of rubbing alcohol
Essential oils
Optional – soap colorant
Tip: When picking a silicon mold to use for this shower jellies recipe, go with one that is no more than 1 ½”. You’ll only get one use out of a Lush shower jelly so using smaller molds will prevent waste.
DIRECTIONS
1. Bring water to a boil.
2. Add gelatin to a bowl and stir in boiling water.
3. Add shower gel, essential oils, and soap colorant and stir well to combine.
4. Carefully pour mixture into silicone molds.
5. Spritz jelly mixture with rubbing alcohol to eliminate bubbles.
6. Place molds in the refrigerator to set.
Note: This will take approximately 2 or 3 hours.
7. Carefully remove homemade Lush shower jellies from molds.
8. Store Lush shower jelly copycats in a pretty jar (or even a plain Mason jar).
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Homemade Shower Jellies Recipe
Active Time: 30 minutes
Additional Time: 3 hours
Total Time: 3 hours 30 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Are you a fan of Lush shower jellies? Here you will learn how to make an easy shower jellies recipe that is inspired by these popular shower jellies sold in stores. You’ll need just a handful of ingredients, most of which you likely already have at home, to make your own homemade lush shower jelly recipe. You can make your lush shower jellies in your favorite scents simply by changing the shower gel. So, have fun making different scent combinations!
Materials
- ½ cup of shower gel
- 1 packet unflavored gelatin
- 1 cup water
- Silicone mold
- Spray bottle of rubbing alcohol
- Essential oils
- Optional – soap colorant
Instructions
- Bring water to a boil.
- Add gelatin to a bowl and stir in boiling water.
- Add shower gel, essential oils, and soap colorant and stir well to combine.
- Carefully pour mixture into silicone molds.
- Spritz jelly mixture with rubbing alcohol to eliminate bubbles.
- Place molds in the refrigerator to set. Note: This will take approximately 2 or 3 hours.
- Carefully remove homemade Lush shower jellies from molds.
- Store Lush shower jelly copycats in a pretty jar (or even a plain Mason jar).
Notes
When picking a silicon mold to use for this shower jellies recipe, go with one that is no more than 1 ½”. You’ll only get one use out of a Lush shower jelly so using smaller molds will prevent waste.
About Kelli
Kelli Bhattacharjee is the owner of Freebie Finding Mom. When she's not goofing around with her son, she's busy blogging, or just hanging out with the family which usually involves listening to music too loud and having dance parties.
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Simran says
Kindly advice how to use these please?
Like do we mix them with water for bath with them or how?
They look absolutely a treat for Bath.Reply
Kimber says
Use exactly like shower gel, except you get one use. Alternatively, you can use like soap while in your bathtub. Be careful though, as hot water melts the gelatin quickly.
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Joy says
How long will they last in a bottle? Or do you need to keep them frozen? If you are giving them as a gift
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LBarber says
This looks amazing and simple! I can’t wait to try it! Could you tell me though if you have to keep them in the fridge or do they stay solid and gel like if keeping them in the bathroom?
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Rona says
You mention shower gel. Any particular kind?
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Kelli says
Hi Rona, Nope, just any shower gel should work. 🙂 Kelli
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