Beauty
DIY Spa Rituals
Re-create the spa at home with these do-it-yourself treatments.
YOU NEED:
a few sheets of nori seaweed
1 cup crushed coarse sea salt
1 tablespoon kelp powder
pinch spirulina
1 teaspoon macadamia oil
HOW TO:
Crumble nori sheets and mix with remaining ingredients. Run a tepid bath and add this nutritious blend.
From 'Spa: Bathing Blends For Your Home' by Judy Chapman (HarperCollins, $24.95)
YOU NEED:
60ml of distilled water
6 drops lavender essential oil
1 drop clary sage essential oil
1 drop chamomile essential oil
4 drops lemon essential oil
HOW TO:
Pour all ingredients into a spray mist bottle. Shake and spritz onto skin.
YOU NEED:
1 teaspoon of French green clay
1 teaspoon kaolin clay
1 tablespoon aloe vera gel
1 tablespoon rosewater
2 drops rose geranium essential oil
HOW TO:
Mix the French green and kaolin clays together. Add in the remaining ingredients. Apply to dry skin for 10 minutes, wash off and moisturise.
*Not suitable for pregnant women
YOU NEED:
6 drops sandalwood essential oil
1 tablespoon almond or jojoba oil
1–2 teaspoons rice powder
½ teaspoon sandalwood powder
1 teaspoon grated ginger
1 teaspoon each of cinnamon, nutmeg, turmeric, whole cloves and grated galangal (or extra ginger)
HOW TO:
Combine oils and set aside. Grind remaining ingredients in a mortar and pestle with warm water to form a paste, and massage over the body. Add oils to a warm bath and soak away the paste.
From 'Spa: Bathing Blends For Your Home' by Judy Chapman (HarperCollins, $24.95)
WATER
Thalassotherapy bath to help increase cell metabolism and eliminate toxins from the body.YOU NEED:
a few sheets of nori seaweed
1 cup crushed coarse sea salt
1 tablespoon kelp powder
pinch spirulina
1 teaspoon macadamia oil
HOW TO:
Crumble nori sheets and mix with remaining ingredients. Run a tepid bath and add this nutritious blend.
From 'Spa: Bathing Blends For Your Home' by Judy Chapman (HarperCollins, $24.95)
AIR
Toning Aromatherapy Facial Mist to help calm, moisturise and balance normal skin.YOU NEED:
60ml of distilled water
6 drops lavender essential oil
1 drop clary sage essential oil
1 drop chamomile essential oil
4 drops lemon essential oil
HOW TO:
Pour all ingredients into a spray mist bottle. Shake and spritz onto skin.
EARTH
Clay Facial Mask to help cleanse all skin types.YOU NEED:
1 teaspoon of French green clay
1 teaspoon kaolin clay
1 tablespoon aloe vera gel
1 tablespoon rosewater
2 drops rose geranium essential oil
HOW TO:
Mix the French green and kaolin clays together. Add in the remaining ingredients. Apply to dry skin for 10 minutes, wash off and moisturise.
HEAT
Balinese Boreh to stimulate and increase blood circulation.*Not suitable for pregnant women
YOU NEED:
6 drops sandalwood essential oil
1 tablespoon almond or jojoba oil
1–2 teaspoons rice powder
½ teaspoon sandalwood powder
1 teaspoon grated ginger
1 teaspoon each of cinnamon, nutmeg, turmeric, whole cloves and grated galangal (or extra ginger)
HOW TO:
Combine oils and set aside. Grind remaining ingredients in a mortar and pestle with warm water to form a paste, and massage over the body. Add oils to a warm bath and soak away the paste.
From 'Spa: Bathing Blends For Your Home' by Judy Chapman (HarperCollins, $24.95)
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I know a shop that sells all of these ingredients so it's all in one place. Fantastic shop.
please could you advise the name of the shop to buy the face mask ingredients, etc
Am looking forward to trying this bath but where on earth do you get these products??????