Here’s a way to bring the spa home with you while you exfoliate those
dead skin cells this week with DIY Day Spa at home!
dead skin cells this week with DIY Day Spa at home!
This scrub leaves your skin clean, fresh and moisturized!
Supplies needed:
1/8 – 1/4 cup of salt
1/4 cup of Coconut oil
Optional a few drops of essential oil
It is nice to get a body scrub at the spa, but you can also give yourself one at home! The purpose of an at-home body scrub is to exfoliate the outermost layers of dead skin cells, revealing softer, younger cells just below.
Doing a body scrub at home is different in that you have all your creature comforts at home, but it might not feel as luxurious (or pampered) as a spa treatment might feel. DIY definitely has it’s benefits though! It is a lot less expensive, and you can give yourself one any time! You can make your own or pick up a body scrub or even use exfoliating mitts!
Personally, I like to use more oil than salt in my body scrub.
How To Give Yourself A DIY Body Scrub At Home
- It is always nice to soak in a nice hot tub first. Try adding lavender essential oil, ylang-ylang, or geranium-rose to make it more relaxing. Dry off.
- I sometimes just sit in the tub. Put a little bit of the scrub in your hands then start with long or circular strokes on your lower legs.
- Spend 5 minutes on your whole body, more than that, you might get irritated.
- When you stand up to do your backside, make sure you dont slip.
- With your back reach under your arm to get the mid-back, use the back of your hand to get between shoulder blades, then for the upper shoulder use the opposite hand. A side benefit is that doing this home scrub will keep you flexible too!
- When you’re done, take a shower, you may want to use a washcloth to pull some extra oil off.
DIY Scrub Tips
- Weekly body scrubs are a great way to keep your skin clean and exfoliated.
- If your skin looks irritated at any point, stop.
- Smaller grain salt is gentler than the large salt. At Hanalei Day Spa, we finely grind our Hawaiian Sea salt with a vita mix.
- You can also use the exfoliating mitts.
- Soothing aromatherapy; lavender, rose, geranium
- Avoid using on the face, it can be too harsh.
Therapeutic Body Scrub Tips, Ayurveda Kitchen Medicine
- If you’ve had a cold or flu, you can make your scrub more healing add 1/2 tsp dried thyme leaves
- 3 drops of eucalyptus, lemon, or orange oil
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon or 1 tsp coffee grounds to increase circulation
- add 1/2 tsp charcoal to absorb toxins. (see our serious cleanse body mask for a more effective treatment)
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- An Ayurveda Consultation with me, HealthConsultant808@gmail.com
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