Real Clever Ideas and Solutions: Hints and Tips to Save You Effort, Time and Money by Naya Lizardo

Author:Naya Lizardo
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Food & Wine, Cookbooks, Cooking by Ingredient, Hobbies & Home, Home Improvement & Design, Cleaning, Household Hints, Crafts, How-To & Home Improvements, Caretaking & Relocating
Published: 2013-02-03T07:00:00+00:00

Body and Soul

You do not have to break the bank to enjoy a spa day and have beautiful pampered skin. Here are some refreshing homemade scrubs and body treatments that will bring your dull skin back to life.

Cleansing Detox Bath

You can detox heavy metals and other chemicals from the body with this gentle but effective cleansing detox bath. Start with a clean bathtub and fill it with hot water (as hot as you can comfortably tolerate). Add two cups of Epson Salt to draw out toxins and two cups of baking soda to neutralize the acids of the toxins in the water. Soak for half an hour. Read your favorite book and drink some hot tea (for hydration) while in the tub for an extra relaxing experience.

De-stress by Bathing in the Dark

End a particularly stressful day in a wonderful calming way with a candlelit bath or shower. Light your favorite sweet-smelling candles and turn all the lights off. By creating a quiet and calming ambiance associated with the candles and their smells, you can put yourself into a state of complete relaxation.

Refreshing Sea Salt Scrub

Mix in ¼ tablespoon of sea salt and 1 teaspoon of olive oil. Blend well. Next squeeze ½ teaspoon of lemon juice into the mixture. Rub on the skin while you shower, massage and rinse. Not only is slathering this salt and oil scrub all over your body wickedly pleasant and invigorating, but the exfoliating factor also leaves your skin refreshed and vibrant.

Relaxing Bath Salts

After an exhausting day at work, there's nothing better than a nice hot bath enriched with fragrant bath salts. It’s quite easy to prepare your own bath salt blend at home. In a large bowl, mix to ½ cup sea salt; ¼ cup Epson salts and 3 tablespoons of baking soda. Add a few drops of essential oils, and combine. The sea salts and Epson salt will soothe tired muscles and reduce inflammation and the baking soda will serve to soften waters and alleviate skin irritation.

Sugar Spice Body Scrub

This luxuriously moisturizing sugar scrub smells good enough to eat. The sugar gently exfoliates and the almond oil and spices leave a subtle scent on the skin. Mix ¼ cup of brown sugar, ¼ cup of white sugar, 3 tablespoons of almond oil, and a pinch of ginger and nutmeg.

Vanilla Coconut Sugar Scrub

Coconut oil is subtly fragrant and super moisturizing. This wonderful scrub can practically double as dessert. Mix ¼ cup of coconut oil, ½ cup of brown sugar and 1 teaspoon of vanilla. Rub on the skin while you shower and rinse.

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