Aug
20
Home Made Spa
Home Made Spa
Are you seeking some spa treatment, but your budget just won't allow it? These easy yet luxurious treatments will allow you to pamper yourself for pennies! Times are changing and we are staying home more. Although we still want to be pampered. Homemade Spa Recipes will make you feel like you have been to the most expensive spa in the world.
Yogurt Cucumber Parsley Facial Mask
Spa Banana Avocado Mask
Nourishing and moisturizing homemade facial mask for dry skin
Ingredients
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.
Almond Facial Masks:
-(Dry Skin)
1 C. almonds, ground
2 Tbsp. honey
1/2 tsp. olive oil
-(Oily Skin)
1 C. almonds, ground
1/4 C. Buttermilk
-(Combination Skin)
1 C. almonds, ground
1 egg, whipped
Grind almonds in blender or food processor. Combine ingredients, and apply to clean skin. Allow to dry, then rinse. The almonds act as a natural exfoliator.
Homemade Spa recipe for a creamy facial mask that leaves your skin soft and refreshed.
Ingredients
1 Tbsp. plain yogurt
1 Tbsp. cucumber
1 Tbsp. parsley
Directions
Puree the cucumber and parsley finely and mix with the yogurt until smooth. Clean your face with a gentle Cleanser.
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. Follow with your favorite Moisturizer. Honey Spa Recipe
Honey is nature's ultimate beauty product. Its antioxidant properties protect and rejuvenate the skin, while its hydrogen peroxide properties aid in cleansing. Honey also has humectant properties that trap and seal in moisture leaving skin soft and supple.
This cleanser is simple and effective. The soap gently cleans, the glycerin prevents drying and the honey not only softens the skin, but its antimicrobial properties can help ward off breakouts. A tough of honey is all you need for healthy, glowing skin.
1/4 cup honey
1 tablespoon liquid soap
1/2 cup glycerin
Mix all ingredients together in a small bowl until they are fully blended. Pour into a clean plastic bottle. Pour onto clean face sponge or soft cloth and gently rub onto face, wash away with warm water and pat face dry. Enjoy fresh radiant skin.
A Refreshing facial
2 Tbsp. avocado, mashed
4 Tpsp. honey
1 egg
1 tsp. powdered milk
Combine ingredients, blending thoroughly. Apply to skin and leave on for 20 minutes. Rinse well with warm water.
Peach Tightening Facial Mask
Facial mask made from peaches and egg whites that helps tighten your skin.
1 ripe peach - peeled and pitted
1 egg white
Whip peach and egg white together in a blender until smooth. Gently pat mixture over face.
Leave on for 30 minutes. Rinse off with cool water. Body Powder
16 oz. baking soda
16 oz. cornstarch
24 oz. baby powder
Mix ingredients together and sprinkle on body. 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
1Prepare 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.
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.
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.
Body Massage Lotion
1 Tbsp. petroleum jelly
1 Tbsp. water
1 Tbsp. glycerin
1/2 tsp. almond extract
1/8 tsp. oil of wintergreen
Mix petroleum jelly, water and glycerin. Microwave on High for 30 seconds. Stir mixture until smooth. Add extract and the oil of wintergreen. Stir. While mixture is warm, rub on skin.
Hand Lotion
1 jar Unibas (purchase at pharmacy)
1 pt. glycerine
4 to 4 1/2 c. distilled water
3/4 oz. (2 Tbsp.) bath oil
fragrance (optional)
few drops food color (optional)
Mix and divide into 2 bowls. Beat with electric mixer until mixture is the consistency of whipped cream. Pour into bottles. If you prefer scented lotion, add a few drops of your favorite perfume or oil. Add food coloring for color if desired.
Quick Cucumber Eye Soother
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
Add the oatmeal to 1/4 cup water and let stand 10 minutes until oatmeal is softened.
Add 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice and 1/2 teaspoon olive oil to oatmeal and mix well.
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
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
Cuticles
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.
Beer Hair Rinse
1 oz distilled or clean catch rain water
2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
7 drops lemon essential oil
1 ounce beer (stale works fine)
5 drops rosemary essential oil
5 drops calendula essential oil (optional, but recommended for blondes)
Mix all ingredients together. Use as a final rinse, rinse well. Beer adds protein to make hair shiny and make it feel thicker.
Cucumber Hair Drench
If you swim in a chlorinated pool for exercise on a regular basis, the same damage you've noticed happening to your skin and bathing suit, is happening to your hair, as well. Try this treatment at home to keep chlorine damage to a minimum.
1 egg
1 half-eggshell's worth of olive oil (i.e., one portion of the eggshell you broke apart)
1 quarter of a peeled cucumber
Blend the egg, olive oil and peeled cucumber in a blender or food processor until smooth. Spread evenly through your hair, leave on for 10 minutes, then thoroughly rinse. For the best results year-round, continue this treatment monthly.
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
Treat your feet to a soak in this milk and water mixture and follow it with the sugar scrub for incredibly soft feet.
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
