I love Vicks and totally swear by it; not sure if I’m hooked on it because I was slathered in that stuff when I was a kid, or that fact that I was slathered and know it works? Anyways, we use a LOT of the Vicks in our house with 3 kids that is a standard thing to have around here; but did you know you can make your very own Vicks Shower disk? Even better… LOVE the smell of Vicks in the shower if I have a cold.. so don’t forget to bookmark this before the Cold Season rolls around :0)’
This is what you need…..
- Baking soda
- Water
- Essential oils: eucalyptus, rosemary, and lavender.
- Muffin tin
- Muffin liners
This is how to make this:
1) Add baking soda to a mixing bowl. Updated to add – I don’t really measure. Maybe 2-3 cups?
2) Slowly add water until you’ve made a thick paste. Updated to add: add just a little water a time. You’ll want the mix to feel like putty.
3) Add 15 drops of each essential oil.
4) Spoon in to a muffin tin, and let sit out for 12-18 hours. You can also bake these, but I just left them out overnight.
5) Pop them out of the paper liner, plop it in your shower, and let the essential oils steam away your stuffy nose. Edited to add: put them anywhere on the floor of the shower; it doesn’t matter where!
What an amazing tip..Thanks to being Frugal by Choice for the Tutorial.
Betty Baez says
Haha my mother always slathered on Vicks on me, wow this is a neat idea I’ll definitely keep it in mind we’ve gotten sick a lot this year
CrazyMom says
I know, isn’t it a cool idea… and BOY we all must have grown up in the same time :0)….