Spa Day

Set up day before
- Towels & robes in the dryer ready to be turned on
- Set up plenty of candles
- Set up music
- Food purchased and in fridge
- Beverages chilling in the fridge
- Set up all "stations"

Spa Ideas
Chocolate Facial Mask
1/3 cup cocoa powder
3 tbsp. heavy cream
2 tsp. cottage cheese
¼ cup honey
3 tsp. oatmeal
Mix all ingredients together (a bullet blender is ideal) and smooth onto face. Relax for ten 10 minutes, then wash off with warm water.

Strip it Off! Pore Cleaning Strips
1 T Knox unflavored gelatin
1-1/2 T milk
Mix two ingredients and microwave for 10 seconds to slightly warm. Using a clean cosmetic brush, apply to nose and chin area. Avoid delicate eye area. Rinse brush immediately. Allow mixture on nose and chin to dry for 10-15 minutes. Mixture will dry quite stiff and form a "stiff film." Peel off the film and stare at all the little porcupine quills that used to be in your nose pores.

Coffee Body Scrub
2 cups of coarsely ground coffee
1/2 cup raw sugar or sea salt
2-3 T massage oil
Mix all ingredients together. Take a hot shower to moisten your skin and open your pores. Using wide, circular motions, rub the coffee exfoliant onto your skin with strong, even pressure. Shower off, pat skin dry, and apply a thin layer of your favorite body lotion.

Dragon's Blood Scrub
1 cup Sea Salt
1/2 cup Baby shampoo
2-3 T massage oil
10-15 drops dragon's blood oil
Mix all ingredients together. Take a hot shower to moisten your skin and open your pores. Using wide, circular motions, rub the scrub onto your skin with strong, even pressure. Shower off, pat skin dry, and apply a thin layer of your favorite body lotion.

Oh, My Aching Feet
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tsp. of Aloe Vera
1 teaspoon wheat germ oil
20 drops of peppermint Essential Oil
20 drops of eucalyptus Essential Oil
Mix together and massage feet gently with this soothing ointment, or, add to a basin of very warm water, and soak. Finish by lightly dusting the feet in corn starch.

Natural Hair Conditioning Treatment
1 avocado
1T lemon juice
1t sea salt
1T pure aloe
Mash avocado and mix it with lemon juice, sea salt, and aloe. Comb the mixture through your hair with your fingertips. Using either a plastic shower cap or plastic wrap, cover your hair completely to seal in the treatment. Leave conditioner on hair for 20-30 minutes. Grab your favorite book or magazine and relax. Rinse, shampoo, and rinse again to make sure hair is thoroughly clean.


Other Activities
Take a nice long walk early
Mutual Massage
Manicure
Pedicure
dry brush exfoliation
Body Wrap after massage

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