There’s no need to travel hundreds of miles to a high-dollar spa to rejuvenate your body and spirit. Try it in your own home or backyard this weekend. Raid your cabinets and your refrigerator for an all out party girl pamper session.
Face Forward
Your first step will be to cleanse your face – after the summer sun, cocktails and late nights your skin will thank you.
Facial Steam
Get a big bowl or a bucket, boil water on your stove and fill your container. You can add herbs or oils depending on the effect you want. For a deep clean you might want to try sage or thyme, relaxation lavender or vanilla, you can add just about any scented oil that you like. Once you’ve added your oil, sit in a chair or on a pillow and place your face over your container, drape a towel over your head so that it covers you and your container. The steam will open your pores providing you with a deep clean. You can enjoy the facial until the steam has dissipated.
Deep Hair Conditioning
If you want to have a deep hair conditioning then here is a recipe that will revitalize your hair.
cup of mayonnaise
1 egg
4 drops of rosemary
Mix all the ingredients in a bowl, warm a towel in the dryer or microwave, apply ingredients to damp hair and wrap in the warm towel. Leave on for 15-30 minutes. Shampoo and rinse with cool water.
Hot Paraffin Dip
Do you enjoy those paraffin dips that you receive at the spa for your hands and feet? Well, you can enjoy it at home as well and have incredibly soft hands and feet.
Take 1-2 bricks of paraffin wax, if you want flavor or aroma, add a half dozen drops of your favorite flavor of oil. Put the wax in your crock pot on low heat and melt. You don’t want to use a higher setting because you don’t want to get burned. When the wax is melted add your aroma oil, pour the wax in to a pan or bucket, check to make sure that it’s not too hot.
Dip a hand or foot in until it is completely covered, take it out and let it the wax set usually 5-10 minutes. Peel the wax once it’s set, but don’t toss it, you can reuse it! Ain’t life grand?
