New Year's Home Spa Day

The new year is the perfect excuse to treat yourself to a full body, home spa treatment.  Many people find themselves worn out after the hectic holiday season.  Natural skin care is a healthy way to relieve stress, build self esteem, and refresh the body and spirit.  I'd like to encourage all of my readers to set aside some time during January to treat yourself.  Pick a special say to schedule some valuable alone time.  Make sure to give yourself plenty of time to prep your recipes and to enjoy them!  Using the recipes found on The Natural Beauty Workshop, you can give yourself some much needed pampering from head to toe.

I've highlighted some great recipes here, but you can find many more on our Recipes Page. 

Hair
Dry winter conditions can leave your hair thirsty for moisture.  Try one of the following recipes as an intense conditioning treatment for your hair:

Ayurvedic Hair Cream
An intensively moisturizing hair cream made with Shealoe Butter, Amla Oil, and Mahabhringraj Oil.

Fruit and Vegetable Hair Oil
This nourishing hair oil combines Carrot Seed CO2 Extract with four nutritive carrier oils.

Jasmine & Acai Berry Pomade
An all natural pomade and intensive hair conditioner made with Acai Oil and Jasmine Floral Wax.

Face
Relax while you treat your skin to a fresh, handmade facial.  Choose the right facial according to your skin's type, and current condition.

Apple Granola Face Mask
A fresh facial mask made from apples, used to brighten and tone skin.

Chocolate Milk Mud Mask
This fresh facial mask is made from Moor Mud, Cocoa Powder and fresh cream.

Energizing Facial Mask
This fresh mask is made with antioxidant rich Acai Oil and moisturizing Green Coffee Oil.

Oatmeal-a-mole
A fresh made mask with soothing Avocado, Oatmeal, and Chamomile.

Red Raspberry Facial Mask
This fresh mask made with Red Raspberry Seed Oil, Honey Powder and Pink Kaolin Clay is great for normal and combination skin types.

Body (Exfoliation)
A full body scrub can be a great way to stimulate circulation while softening and refreshing the skin.  These recipes are simple to make, and an absolute pleasure to use.  I've highlighted a few of my favorite scrubs here, but you can find many more in our Scrub of the Month series.

Chocolate Truffle Sugar Scrub
A decadent sugar scrub made with Demerara Sugar and Pure Cocoa Butter.

Goddess Salt Scrub
Bolivian Pink Salt gives this moisturizing salt scrub an ethereal appearance. Rose and Sandalwood essential oils make it positively heavenly.

Kiwi Salt Scrub
This delicious looking scrub looks like fresh kiwi, but is actually made from Dead Sea Salt, Parsley Powder, Dried Kiwi Fruit Seeds, and a blend of nutritive oils including Kiwi Seed Oil.

Patchouli Cupcake Body Polish
This superfine Body Polish is sweetly scented with a blend of Patchouli and Vanilla.

Body (Moisturizing)
I love following a body scrub with an intensive moisturizer.  Try a blending a special Body Oil or whipping up a Fresh Cream to treat your parched skin to some serious moisture.

Blissful Body Mousse
A fragrant variation of Whipped Shea Butter made with a delightful blend of Vanilla, Bergamot, and Ylang Ylang.

Blossom Body Cream
Ultra Refined Cocoa Butter, Mango Butter, and Babassu Butter are combined in a rich, flower scented cream.

Margarita Body Cream
A fresh cream made with Lemon Balm Hydrosol and moisturizing oils and butters.

Organic Body Oil
This skin nourishing Body Oil is made with an all Organic blend of Camellia, Hemp, Argan, Jojoba, and Red Raspberry Seed Oils.

Details
Don' t forget the little things!  A New Year's Home Spa Day is all about you, from head to toe, which is why I've suggested one last recipe.  The ultimate self-loving indulgence, a lip scrub!

Mint Twist Exfoliating Lip Scrub
A sweetly scented lip exfoliator made with Jojoba Wax Beads and creamy Shealoe Butter.

After you've finished pampering your body at home, consider treating yourself to a haircut, a manicure, or a pedicure.  After this total body makeover, you'll be ready to face the new year refreshed, and invigorated.

Comments

[Susan Apito]

I love your "Talk Live" feature on the FNWL website. I just spoke with Helen and she was wonderful. Looking forward to the possibility of working together! Sue