Home Spa Treatments

What better way to soothe your aches and pains, and relieve stress, than with a trip to the spa. But do you have the time, or the money?

Fortunately, you can almost recreate the entire spa experience at home, by turning your bath into your own day spa. 

And, it's easy! 

All you need are few home spa accessories, to set the stage, and a relaxing environment that you can call your own for around 30-60 minutes. With that, you're ready for some pampering!

Create Home Spa Bath

Wind down: If you have time, try to get yourself into a relaxed mindset before your spa bath, so it can be that much more enjoyable. Meditation, yoga or a few Pilate's stretches may be the perfect way to start off your home spa treatment.

A place to call your own: If you live alone, this should be easy. But, if you have a spouse, kids or a roommate you need to find time when you can be alone. Send them off to the movies, send them off anyplace, but just make sure that you can have uninterrupted relaxation time. It's your time for pampering! An hour (or more) is best, but give yourself at least a half hour, otherwise you won't be able to relax as deeply as you would like.

Soft lights: Create atmosphere by bathing in candle light. Aromatherapy candles, like lavender, are known for their relaxation qualities. Experiment, with different scents, until you find the ones you most enjoy.

Soft music: Fill your home spa with soft, relaxing music. Something instrumental, playing in the background, may be the perfect complement to your candlelit bath.

Favorite reads: Bring a magazine with you that you haven't had time to read, or a good book. This is a great way to get your mind to go elsewhere for awhile. Or write, do you like to write poetry, or music? A calm, relaxing environment may be where you can be most creative.

Home spa supplies: Bubble bath, for sure! Make all kinds of bubbles and recreate the whimsical bubble baths of your childhood.

Include body scrubs, which are a great way to exfoliate and radiate skin. For removing dry skin, you may also want to use a loofah shower sponge. And your feet will love you for it if you treat your calluses to a pumice stone.

You'll want to find a good bath pillow, so when you're ready to lean back and close your eyes for a few moments, you'll have soft support. But, before you lay back - why not apply a facial treatment masque for deep pore cleaning skin rejuvenation!

After your bath: Have special home spa towels ready - a couple of super plush towels to wrap yourself in. A soothing, relaxing body lotion is a luxurious pampering way to end your bath.

Massage: Include a massage! Remember that partner you asked to leave while you took time for some pampering? Invite him or her back and ask them to give you a back massage. If that doesn't work, try a self neck massage.

Home spa treatments don't need to end with your soothing bath. Do you own a home foot spa, or paraffin bath? You can buy one for around $50. It's one of the ultimate home spa products and it sure beats the price of a regular paraffin bath at a spa or salon!

When you're done with your pampering, slip into your most comfortable clothes or even your pajamas and try to savor forever your relaxed, pampered feel!

Don't forget to mark your calender for your next home spa day!

Home Spa Treatment Recipe

Do you have a home spa treatment recipe that you would like to share with others? Maybe an herbal facial scrub or a natural treatment that you have discovered? If so, I'd love to include your home spa recipes here. I can be reached through my contact form, just click here.