At Home: The Finest Spa Ever

~ Favorite selection of essential oils. Make sure to understand essential oils before using them on your skin.

~ Soft, fluffy towels. Try Peacock Alley's basic bamboo bath set, the bamboo fiber is sustainably grown with minimal pesticides.
~ Healing and detoxifying teas. Green tea has proven anti-oxidant qualities and herbal blends offer calming effects.

~ Set the mood with soothing music and plenty of candles for ambiance.

1/4 cup plain yogurt or buttermilk
1/2 cup oatmeal
2 tablespoons of honey

Finely grind or process the oatmeal in a blender or food processor. Set aside. In a small bowl, stir together honey and yogurt, and then add ground oatmeal. Mix thoroughly until a smooth paste consistency has been reached. Smooth over your face and neck, leave on for fifteen minutes, and rinse off with warm water. This can be used daily.

Honey is a natural emollient and humectant, attracting moisture to the surface of the skin.

Recipe found at www.spaindex.com.

Let's face it! When it comes to our skin, aging, the elements, and how we care for ourselves all play a part in whether we have a youthful glow or a leathered-look. Here are some basic tips to care for your skin, from the inside out:

Drink plenty of water. A good rule of thumb; divide your weight in half and that is how many ounces of water you should drink to maintain a healthy body.

Take a good daily multi-vitamin. Make sure that the formula suits your body.

Be faithful with your daily routine of cleansing, toning, and moisturizing. Use a mask 1-2 times per week.

Ingredients
1/4 cup liquid Castile Soap
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon lemon zest

Directions
Mix together all the ingredients and heat in the microwave on high for 1 to 2 minutes until it is hot but not boiling. Cool the mixture completely and strain to remove the lemon zest. Store in a bottle. Shampoo as you normally would. Rinse well with cool water.

Recipe found at www.longlocks.com

By The Happy Company
This is a must-have for your home spa! It's the ultimate head massager! Feel the goose bumps as Happy's Head Trip stimulates acupressure points in your head taking you on a trip to relaxation. Simply bend the copper fingers out evenly in a shape that is just a little smaller than the contour of you head, then slowly raise and lower it down around your scalp and forehead for a total ahhh! experience.

2 cups finely ground sea salt
1/2 cup baking soda
1/2 cup cornstarch
2 T light oil
1 tsp vitamin E oil
2 eggs
5-6 drops essential oil of your choice

Preheat your oven to 350 F. Combine all the listed ingredients and form into a dough. Using a teaspoon or so of dough at a time, roll it gently in the palm of your hand until it forms a ball. Form all dough into one teaspoon balls, and gently place them on an ungreased cookie sheet. Consider sprinkling the bath balls with herbs, flower petals, cloves, citrus zest and similar aromatic ingredients. Bake your bath cookies for ten minutes, until they are lightly browned. Do not over bake. Allow the bath cookies to cool completely. To use, Drop 1 or 2 cookies into a warm bath and allow to dissolve. Yield: 24 cookies, enough for 12 baths.
Found at SpaIndex.com

Use olive oil, mayonnaise, or vinegar to condition your hair. Yummy recipes.

Witch Hazel is a wonderful skin toner. Cool in refrigerator, apply to clean cotton ball, and sweep over face for a refreshed feeling.

Use lemons to lighten age spots, plus the juice is great to give your hair real shine.

Lumen Oil Lamps by Adam Frank

This beautiful oil lamp provides limited light, and throws a soft shadow on the wall. The farther Lumen is from the wall, the larger the shadow. As the flame flickers, the shadow moves about organically. They are odorless and clean burning. Available in pine, magnolia, flock, flame, nest, and cedar.

Feet can use a little help in summer, when sandals expose rough dead skin for all to see. This easy scrub helps slough it all away:

INGREDIENTS
8 strawberries
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoons kosher salt

Mix ingredients into a paste, massage well into feet, then rinse and dry.

Add a Burt's Bee Foot Care Kit to your in home spa for an exhilarating finish to this yummy foot scrub.

Reflexology Massage

Reflexology: A Close Look
Recipe found on www.care2.com

The Two-Person Home Sauna

This centuries-old Scandinavian custom helps improve circulation, relax muscles, burn calories, relieve arthritic pain, cleanse skin, and relieve stress. Humidity levels are controlled by the bather sprinkling water on the hot rocks-a gentle method of heat radiation. Breathable, solid wood construction ensures the interior surface temperature is kept low, while delivering penetrating heat that soothes and relaxes.

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