I love scented shampoo, conditioner, body wash, shower gel and all the rest of them. I spend extra to make sure I get better soaps and shampoos so my skin won’t have a problem. This means I’m spending more on them. But, it’s worth it to me. I love the different smells I pick out and I like seeing them all together. When I go in for a shower it’s like choosing which garden flower I want. Though I mainly pick scents like vanilla, mint, peach and orange. But, they are my flowers and every time I shower I feel like I’m treating myself to a little luxury. When I smell the mint, peach or citrus on myself later it gives me some of that feeling back.

So, I like to have a way to keep all my selection organized and stored in a way that I can see them and yet not have them take up too much space. I do have space on the bathroom shelf, with the towels in the linen cupboard. But, I can’t really see them all in there, only the few in front are displayed.

My brother’s girlfriend gave me the wonderful idea of using a shower caddy (as it is sometimes called). She gave me the perfect shower caddy/ shampoo organizer for my birthday one year. I had it for years until I lost the hanging metal part during a move from one place to another. I still had the fabric part with all the pockets so I tucked it away somewhere. I just eventually forgot where. I have been missing the shower caddy for ages.

One day I was poking around, browsing in a department store (in the bathroom section) when I noticed a shoe rack across the aisle in another section. It was full of pockets and meant to be kept over the door, just as my shower caddy had been. But, the clear plastic pockets would not be a great choice for wet shampoo and soap bottles.

But, I was on the trail of an idea and I went looking for shoe organizers which were made of fabric, could be seen through and hung up on the back of a bathroom (or bedroom in my case) door. I found a few which were meant to hang on the shower rod. I don’t want anything extra hanging from the shower rod though – same for the shower head (I’m not messing with the plumbing).

What to look for in a great shower organizer

• It is mesh so the bottles in it will be able to dry and not stink with mildew at some point.
• It looks like it can hold up to the weight of shampoo and soap bottles (not every shoe organizer can).
• I can hang it over the back of my door so it is out of the way and yet visible.
• Also, the pockets look deep and wide enough for bottles versus some which are on the narrow or shallow side.