Going to a spa can be a very pricey experience, but with these 6 Homemade DIY treatments, you can easily bring the spa into your home. For more great ideas on DIY and homemade spa treatments, please visit Spa Index – Spa Treatments at Home.
Homemade 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.
End Of Summer – Almond Body Scrub Recipe
As the end of the summer season approaches, many of us are dealing with Peeling skin. Body scrubs feel wonderful and relieve the itch of flaking skin.
- 2/3 cup ground almonds
- 1/3 cup oatmeal
- 1/2 teaspoon of herbs (lavender, chamomile, etc) (optional)
- Plain yogurt, milk, or buttermilk, sufficient to make a paste
- Essential Oils for scent (optional)
Combine the dry ingredients in a blender or food processor until they are reduced to a coarse meal. Keep this “scrub base” in a glass jar with a screw top in your refrigerator until ready to use. When you want to use the scrub base, scoop out 1/4 cup into a small bowl, and stir in enough of the liquid ingredients (vary it by what you have on hand — yogurt and milk are best, but water works) to make a paste. Yogurt and milk are natural exfoliates known as alpha hydroxy acids, and they will slough off dead skin cells even without the scrub. Scoop up the paste with your hands or a washcloth, and rub over your body to exfoliate peeling skin. Rinse thoroughly.
Fruit Salad Body Mask
This may sound as if you’re pouring a smoothie for the skin — and you are — but for good reason. Pineapple contains bromeliad, a protein-digestive enzyme which helps rid the skin of dead cells and dirt. It also counteracts histamines, has anti-inflammatory properties, and is a mild astringent. Grapes are rich in PCOs which provide protection against harmful UV rays, and, are anti-oxidents. Bananas have loads of vitamins, calcium and essential nutrients which keep the skin smooth and soft. Kiwi is high in vitamin C and has enzymatic properties. Honeydew is both soothing and hydrating.
- 2 slices pineapple – rind removed
- 1/2 med. honeydew melon – rind removed
- 1 doz. green grapes
- 1 med. banana – peeled
- 1 med. kiwi fruit – peeled
Puree all ingredients in food processor. Mixture will be slightly lumpy. Refrigerate for 1 hour. Smooth onto body and/or face, leaving on for half an hour. This is an ideal treatment to use poolside, where lounging is assuring. Rinse off with tepid water, or an outdoor shower.
Beach Sand Foot Scrub Recipe
- 2 Tablespoons Canola oil
- 2 Tablespoons dry beach sand
- 3-5 drops rosemary oil
The next time you decide to spend the day at the beach, take advantage of the “on location foot treatment.” Brazilians, particularly, are known for scrubbing their entire bodies, particularly the feet, deep into the sand while they relax on the beach.
When going to the beach, take a small vial of ingredients with you: 2 tablespoons of canola oil (or use your suntan oil!), and, a small vial of rosemary oil — or premix and take one vial.
Once at the beach, use an empty container (a soda cup is fine) to mix the ingredients together. Mix into a paste. Massage sand scrub onto feet (and elbows), concentrating especially on problem areas. Rinse off in the foamy waves, pat dry with your beach towel.
Homemade Rosemary Herbal Bath
- 1/4 cup dried, crumbled sage
- 1/4 cup dried, crumbled rosemary
- 2 tablespoons of oatmeal
- 2 tablespoons of dried parsley
- 2 tablespoons of coarse bath crystals
Grind or thoroughly mix the ingredients together and secure in a muslin or cheesecloth bag, and tie so that your “tea bag” hangs directly beneath your flowing bath tap. Fill your bath with warm water that steeps these herbs designed to relieve mental fatigue (rosemary), treat loss of concentration (sage), soften water (oatmeal), stimulate the body (parsley), and alleviate light-headedness (salt).
Rosemary Honey Olive Oil Hair Conditioner
This nourishing conditioner blends two ingredients from nature — honey for shine and olive oil for moisture — and is enhanced with essential oil of rosemary to stimulate hair growth.
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/4 cup warmed olive oil (2 tablespoons for normal to oily hair)
- 4 drops essential oil of rosemary
- 1 teaspoon of xanthan gum (available in health food stores)
Place all the ingredients in a small bowl and mix thoroughly. Pour into a clean plastic bottle with a snug-fitting cap.
To use, apply a small amount to your slightly dampened hair. Massage your scalp and work the conditioner through your hair until it is completely and evenly distributed. Next, cover your hair with a warm towel (your microwave or dryer can heat it up) or shower cap; leave the conditioner in place on to nourish and condition for 30 minutes. Remove the towel or shower cap; shampoo lightly and rinse with cool water. Dry as normal and enjoy shinier, softer and healthier hair the natural way.
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Oh, I like the Almond Body Scrub & Rosemary Herbal Bath. I will have to give that a try. Especially with the busy month ahead of me!
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Oooo.. I have almost all of the ingredients to make a lot of these already on-hand! Can’t wait to try the Almond Body Scrub… That sounds divine! Thanks so much!!
The Homemade Coffee Body Scrub sounds good