How A Self-Care Shower Could Change Your Life

November 2, 2025

A shower could go two ways...a sprint or a marathon.

The sprint shower is quick, a few minutes max. You're in and out without even thinking about it.

The marathon shower, which we highly recommend, is about taking your time, being present and getting the most out of your 5 - 20 minutes of self-care. Overall, this is a very short part of your day, so why not make the most of it?

How A Self-Care Shower Could Change Your Life

It makes YOU a priority in your life.
It improves your mood, mental and physical health.
It aligns with a healthy, successful and abundant lifestyle.
It supports the largest organ of your body, your skin.
It can help you relax and wind down for better sleep.
When done consistently, daily, it produces consistent positive results in your life.

How To Take a Self-Care Shower

Step 1: Set the tone. Is it energizing and uplifting? Soothing and relaxing before bed? Do you need to cleanse and restore your mind and body? You decide.

Step 2: Take your time. This will help set a steady pace within your mind and body. Remember, this is YOUR time for YOU.

Step 3: Be present. You're not focused on the past or the future, you're actually present, in the NOW with the entire shower experience, your senses, body and mind.

Step 4: Select your soap of choice. A soap with natural aromas and self-care wisdom that tailor to your journey, body and mind and enhance your valuable time in the shower.

Step 5: Use your nose. Smell and notice the natural aromas. Ground into it. Connecting with your sense of smell is a powerful activity for your entire system.

Step 6: Have it your way. The shower is a journey, your journey. From setting the tone, to cleaning your feet, armpits and hair, to using your senses, smelling, breathing and feeling, the choice is yours.

BONUS STEP: Test for hard water. Hard water will negatively affect the function any soap, no matter the brand or recipe and can also cause dry skin and brittle hair. It keeps soap from lathering properly and inhibits the soaps ingredients from working. With our soaps, we add additional castor oil, shea butter and fine ground oats to produce a moisturizing and conditioning effect that lasts after the shower. But when used with hard water, these ingredients are easily stripped from the skin and aren't able to do their work.