Home Spa Party
What a great way to start off the summer than with a home spa and your favorite friends. The rejuvenating rituals of the home spa can be easily shared with friends by creating a spa party. Choose a theme and invite your friends over for an evening of renewal at a Moroccan hammam or a tropical spa in Asia. Begin by setting the stage for your event. Create a relaxing ambiance by burning essential oils to create the appropriate mood for your evening. Select relaxing music, light candles and serve herbal or green tea you can serve wine, cheese and grapes if it is late afternoon or evening spa party. A group meditation or a guided visualization is a nice way to begin the spa party and to help all your guests leave their tension at the door. Depending on how much you would like to spend, you can hirer a yoga instructor; massage therapist and someone to help with the facials or have each guest select a partner to work with for the evening.
You can print out on beautiful paper the recipes from here to share or e-mail me Sherri Bostwick if you are looking for something special. Turn your kitchen into an herbal apothecary to create your customized home remedies. At the end of the evening your guest will go home feeling refreshed and renewed and will thank you the following day for the best night sleep they had in years.
Outdoor Massage
This is a great way to enjoy the summer! In the warmer months we often can't wait to get outside to pursue our activities such as hiking or gardening with overzealous enthusiasm. The next day our bodies humbly remind us of our limits. This rescue ritual is aimed not only at restoring sore muscle but also at encouraging us to take some time to rest.
You can have your massage therapist come to your home or you can do this with a partner, friend or a mate. Find a shady area under a tree or garden pergola to set up you massage table (if you don't have a massage table place a large blanket on the ground). If you are doing this with a friend or love one have them lie on the table or blanket in a comfortable position, take 3 deep diaphragmatic breaths to encourage relaxation. Pour warm oil into your hands. Gently glide, knead working on sore muscle. You can find great spa recipes here or pick massage & bath oils in our Fitness Chi Natural Skin Care Line.
Enjoy & have fun this summer,
Sherri bostwick
New Recipes:
Almond-Jojoba (for Hands & Feet) Apricot Oil & Sugar Hand Exfoliator (for Hands & Feet) Cornmeal & Pumice Foot scrub (for Hands & Feet) Peppermint and Soy Oil Leg Rub (for Hands & Feet)
Almond-Jojoba (for Hands & Feet)
This recipe is great for nails, hands, and feet. The oil in this treatment locks in moisture and the honey conditions and strengthens nails.
- 2 tablespoons almond oil
- 2 tablespoons jojoba oil
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 1 teaspoon vitamin E oil
- 3-4 vitamin E capsules, opened
Mix together all the ingredients.
Soak hands for 10 minutes and feet 15 minutes and pat dry. Massage treatment lotion into hands and feet.
Repeat after a shower or bath. Recipe makes enough for 4 treatments.
Apricot Oil & Sugar Hand Exfoliator (for Hands & Feet)
Sugar abrasion is a popular method for cleaning and stimulating the skin. The apricot oil serves as a natural lubricant, moisturizer and skin rejuvenator.
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons apricot oil
- fresh lemon juice 1/2
Combine ingredients and immediately rub the mixture on hands.
Rinse with warm water.
Pat dry and moisturize
Cornmeal & Pumice Foot scrub (for Hands & Feet)
Cornmeal is a mild abrasivn and, when used in conjunction with a pumice stone, exfoliates and smoothes rough, dry skin.
- 1/2 cup dry cornmeal
- 2 tablespoon avocado oil
- 1 pumice stone
Mix cornmeal and avocado oil.
Spread on feet and rub skin with a pumice stone, concentrating on heels and callused
Peppermint and Soy Oil Leg Rub (for Hands & Feet)
This treatment is great for those long and active days. It's anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, stimulating, and has soothing properties. Soy oil is an effective carrier oil and is absorbed quickly when applied to the skin. This rub provides relief for tired, cramped legs.
- 1/2 cup soy oil
- 4 drops peppermint essential oil
Combine oils and massage into tired legs.
Follow with a warm footbath.
Pat dry and moisturize.
A cup of warm tea is always nice at this time.
Avocado Butter Mask
While the rind of the avocado resembles a leathery pear, it’s smooth, buttery texture and mild, nutty aroma makes it a popular staple in skin care. The rich consistency of the flesh and the oil of an avocado, with it’s high fat content, makes it an excellent choice as a moisturizer for skin. The mask utilizes the emollient power of the nutritive Properties of lecithin derived from egg yolk to tone and condition the skin.
- 1 ripe avocado, peeled and pitted
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 tablespoon evening primrose oil
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon yogurt
Puree all the ingredients in a blender, place a warm washcloth over face for 30 seconds to prep slink.
Gently wipe off with a moist cloth. Soaking in Epsom salts or Dead Sea salts has a tranquilizing effect on the body and is a effective treatment after a long day of sitting at a desk or standing on your feet. These salts can also be mildly detoxifying because salt induces perspiration. The hypnotic effect of the clary sage will add to the calming effect of this bath. Essential oil of clary sage is one of the most powerful sedative for stress. It blends well with lavender whose mellow scent will add the relaxing effect. Fill bath with warm water and pour salts into tub. Add essential oils and agitate the water before getting in to disperse the salts and oils. Soak for 20 to 30 min. if a tonic effect is desired, end bath with cool shower. A cold water bath for hot, swollen feet provides a refreshing sensation after a long day or week. The therapeutic uses of this footbath include relief for aching feet as well as combating fatigue and exhaustion. The analgesic properties of rosemary will soothe the feet and the tree oil added for it’s powerful antiseptic ability to deodorize. Fill large bowl or dishpan with cold water. Add rosemary leaves and tea tree oil along with 5 or 6 ice cubes. Swish the water to disperse the oil. Dip feet into water for 30 sec. Remove and rub entire foot vigorously with both hands. Return feet to bath and keep repeating the action until feet become red. Towel off and dry.Evening Salt Soak
Refreshing Rosemary Footbath
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