Homemade spa treatments courtesy of
SpaIndex.com: Guide to Day Spas and Stay Spas.Spa Banana Avocado Mask
Nourishing and moisturizing homemade facial mask for dry skin
| 1/2 overripe banana, mashed |
| 1/2 overripe avocado, mashed |
| 2 tbsp plain yogurt (not nonfat) |
| 1 tsp olive oil |
Directions
Combine ingredients and mix well. Apply to clean face and neck. Leave on
for 20 to 30 min. Rinse with plenty of warm water.
Yogurt Cucumber Parsley Facial Mask
Homemade Spa recipe for a creamy facial mask that leaves your skin soft
and refreshed.
| 1 Tbsp. plain yogurt |
| 1 Tbsp. cucumber |
| 1 Tbsp. parsley |
Directions
| 1 ripe peach - peeled and pitted |
| 1 egg white |
Directions
Chocolate Facial Mask
Excellent moisturizer that leaves skin baby soft.
Ingredients
| 1/3 Cup Cocoa Powder |
| 3 Tablespoons Heavy Cream |
| 2 teaspoons Cottage Cheese |
| ¼ Cup Honey |
| 3 teaspoons Oatmeal |
| Directions Mix all ingredients together using a small blender then smooth onto face. Relax for ten 10 minutes, then wash off with warm water. |
Frozen Egg & Honey Facial Mask
This homemade spa recipe is recommended for dry skin
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Ingredients 1 egg |
| 1/2 cup coconut oil, melted (but not hot) |
| 1 tbs. honey |
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Directions Beat the egg in a small bowl until frothy and well-mixed. Slowly add the liquid coconut oil and honey, beating until your mask is the consistency of mayonnaise. |
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Take an empty
toilet tissue roll and set it on end in a clean bowl. Spoon
mixture into the cardboard toilet paper roll (or consider using an empty deoderant container). Place tube, in the bowl, in the freezer overnight. |
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To use, peel away
just the top 1/4 inch of the cardboard roll and smooth the
frozen stick over your face (think of it as a push up pop). Leave your mask on for 5 to 10 minutes, then rinse off with warm water. |
| Return the cream stick covered with plastic wrap and frozen between uses. |
| Particularly soothing on a sunburn. Keeps indefinitely. |
Sensitive Skin Cucumber Mask
This spa mask is perfect for sensitive skin. Chill it in your fridge
before use to make it especially soothing.
| Ingredients |
| 1 Tablespoon Brewer’s Yeast |
| 1 Tablespoon finely ground Oatmeal |
| 1 Whole Cucumber |
| 2 Tablespoons plain yogurt or sour cream |
| Directions |
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Mix together the yeast and oats in a
small bowl and set aside.
Peel the cucumber and place it in a small food processor and process until only liquid remains. Add the yogurt and honey and process further to mix. |
| Add the brewer's yeast and oats to the cucumber/honey mixture and process to mix fully. |
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To use, apply to clean face
and neck skin and leave on for anywhere from 15 minutes to a
half hour. Rinse well and follow with toner and moisturizer. |
Papaya Pumpkin Facial
Great homemade spa recipe that leaves face fresh and glowing
| Ingredients |
| 2/3 cup fresh papaya, mashed |
| 15 oz. can pure pumpkin |
| 1 egg, beaten |
| Directions |
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Prepare the mask. Cut
the papaya in half and scoop out the seeds. Scoop out the papaya
fruit and mash it well to eliminate lumps in the mask. Beat the
egg until it is frothy. Combine that with the papaya. Add the
pumpkin to the egg/papaya mixture and whip together. You can
also mix the ingredients in the blender or a food processor for
an extra smooth mask. |
| 2. Prepare your face. Wash with your daily cleanser and remove all residual makeup on your skin. Rinse with warm water. It's very important to have clean skin to ensure you get maximum benefits from the facial. |
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3. Apply the Mask. Cover
your entire face, being careful to avoid the immediate eye area.
If you have sensitive skin, test the mixture on your hand before spreading it on your face. You'll feel some tingling as the enzymes in the pumpkin go to work immediately -- gently exfoliating your top layer of skin. It works like a scrub without being abrasive to your skin. Leave the mask on for 10 minutes. |
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4. Rinse Off Mask. After
you've relaxed for ten minutes it's time to rinse. The mask is
fairly thick -- head for the kitchen sink. 5. Apply Toner & Moisturizer. |
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Relaxing Facial Homemade Spa recipe for a creamy facial mask that leaves your skin soft and refreshed. Ingredients |
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| 1 beaten egg (unclogs pores) | |
| 1 carrot (cooked and mashed) | |
| 1/2 cup heavy cream | |
| 1 avocado (peeled and mashed) | |
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3 tbsp honey
Directions Mix all the ingredients and apply to clean face and neck. After 15 minutes rinse with plenty of cool water. |
Quick Cucumber Parsley
Spa Facial
Easy quick spa facial
| Ingredients |
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1 Tbsp. Plain yogurt |
| 1 Tbsp. Cucumber |
| 1 Tbsp. Parsley |
| Directions Puree the cucumber and parsley finely and mix with the yogurt until smooth. Cover your face with this creamy mask. This will rejuvenate your skin as it moistens. Leave the mask on for approximately 15-20 minutes for best results. Rinse with water. Do not store this mixture. |
| Ingredients |
| 1/4 cup plain yogurt or buttermilk |
| 1/2 cup oatmeal |
| 2 tablespoons of honey |
| Directions 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. Can be used daily. |
2 wafer thin slices of cucumber
1 warm, damp, clean washcloth
While using a facial (the quick cucumber parsley facial is great with
this), place one cucumber slice over each eye.
Cover your eyes with a
warm washcloth and relax for 10 minutes.
Oatmeal Hand Spa and Care Treatment
Gentle homemade hand scrub recipe that leaves your hands nourished and soft.
Ingredients
1 1/2 tsp lemon juice
2 tbsp oatmeal
1 tsp olive oil
Directions
Rub mixture into your hands and let stand 1-2 minutes. Rinse with
cool water and pat dry. Apply moisturizer to your
hands and let it soak in 10-15 minutes.
| Lip Balm Recipe |
| Ingredients |
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1/2 ounce beeswax beads
4 ounces sweet almond oil 1 teaspoon colored jojoba beads 2 teaspoons essential oil Directions Put the 4 ounces of sweet almond oil in glass measuring cup, add beeswax beads and jojoba beads and melt in microwave. Stir with spoon. Let it cool for a few minutes, then add essential oil. Pour into lip balm jars |
Honey Lemon Sugar
Spa Scrub
Homemade Spa recipe for a honey and lemon sugar scrub that gently
exfoliates your skin.
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Ingredients |
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Directions |
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To make the sugar scrub, combine the sugar and sweet almond oil
in a large bowl and stir well to combine. Add the lemon juice
and stir again. Finally, add the honey and lemon essential oil
and stir again to mix. |
Apricot Oil-Lanolin Cuticle Cream
Ingredients
1/2 tsp apricot kernel or emu oil
2 tsp lanolin
1 drop essential oil of your choice (optional)
Directions
Melt oils
together, add essential oil, pour into jar or small pots and let set. To
use, massage into cuticles.
Cuticle Cream
Ingredients
1 T. fuller's earth (a natural clay substance)
1 tsp. olive oil
3 drops lavender essential oil
Directions
Mix into a paste and put into a sterile ointment jar or small pot.
Massage into nails and cuticles.
Cuticle Softener
Ingredients
1 tsp. olive oil
1 tsp. vitamin E oil
Directions
Combine and
massage into nails and cuticles.
Rainbow Fruity Bath Salts
Ingredients
3 quarts of Epsom salts or
course sea salt
3 envelopes unflavored unsweetened Kool-Aid powder – one each of three
different colors.
3 – 4 drops of scented Essential Oils which compliment the flavors of
Kool-Aid chosen – Orange Oil for orange
Kool-aid, Lavender Oil for Grape Kool-aid, etc.
Directions
Mix one envelope of Kool-aid to 1 quart salts in three separate bowls.
Add 3-4 drops of essential oils to each of the three bowls, in a scent
which coordinates with the color.
Alternate colored layers in a glass or plastic container.
To use, add 1/2 to 1 cup salts per bath. No, the Kool-Aid will NOT stain
your skin or tub, as it will be in fairly small concentrations, but,
your white towels are another matter! Careful!
Foot Spa Recipe
Ingredients
7 Cups of Water
2 Cups of Milk
½ Cup Sugar
2 Tablespoons Lotion
Directions
Mix the water and milk and heat on stovetop or in the
microwave. You want the mixture to be as hot as your feet
can take. Mix the sugar and lotion in a separate bowl.
Put the milk mixture in large bowl and soak your feet in it for at least
10 minutes. Massage the sugar and lotion
mixture in your feet to exfoliate. Rinse with clear water and pat dry.
Apply some additional lotion to your soft feet.
Strip it Off! Pore Cleaning Strips
This recipe makes a pore cleaning "strip" which works just like those
sold in popular drugstores.
1 T Knox unflavored gelatin
1-1/2 T milk
Mix the 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 (one of the chief
entertainment factors with B'Strips!).
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