Do you spend thousands of dollars at a spa salon? Well, now you can have an in home spa for less. Spa yourself at home with facials, hands and feet scrubs, and body scrubs.

To start with a facial, you can use cucumbers for that natural treatment. Place a slice of cucumber over each eye for about 10 minutes. If you have puffy eyes, you can place a cold cloth or ice cubes over your eyes to help reduce the puffiness. Or you can use nourishing eye pads. The pads are cool to reduce the puffiness, soothe away irritation, refresh, and revitalize the eye area in just a few minutes. You can also place the pads in the refrigerator to keep it cold.

For an in-home facial, you can use a face masque. There are many masques you can find at a department store, but one of the best masques that I have tried is a self-heating masque. The self-heating masque warms up as you smooth it over your face. You can feel the warmth of the masque instantly, which tells you that the active ingredients are working. Some masques are botanically-enriched with ingredients like vitamins C, D, and also green tea. This type of masque is great for cleansing the skin of dirt, oil, and residue. After you rinse your face, smooth on a face moisturizer for added softness.

While nourishing your tired eyes, you can pamper your body by soaking in a bath full of therapeutic minerals. The minerals will leave your skin feeling soft and silky smooth. Fill your tub with warm water and indulge yourself for about 1/2 an hour or longer. Let you body soak so the minerals can absorb into your skin. You can also use a body scrub to exfoliate the first layer of dead skin. After a relaxing bath, smooth on some moisturizing mineral lotion. The lotion helps relieve tension and restores the moisture that was lost.

If you have very dry skin and need extra moisturizing treatment, you want to use an organic enzyme body masque. This is a moisturizing treatment for those targeted areas that are very dry. Smooth on the dry area and allow the masque to dry for at least five to ten minutes. Once dry, rinse off thoroughly. This treatment is great for dry hands and feet. For added softness, you can smooth on the moisturizing mineral lotion.

Products can range from $10 to up to $50, but it is surely less expensive than a trip to the spa salon. One facial can cost over $60 an hour, not including tip. You know you are getting a good deal when you can give yourself a home spa treatment over and over. These do-it-yourself home spa treatments [http://www.athomespacare.com] will leave you feeling refreshed, clean, and silky smooth.

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Imagine a lush, beautiful island in the tropics where, for centuries, massage and skin treatments have been an integral part of everyday life. Such a paradise actually exists! Bali, a Hindu island that is part of Indonesia, gave the world the concept of day spas. Balinese spas are most often open to the lush gardens and fragrant blooms that inhabit the island. Spa treatments include the use of the spices and flowers that grow right on the island for massage, facial, and skin treatments. This use of nature’s bounty for the body shows – many Balinese of all ages have beautiful, clear skin.

Balinese massage incorporates fragrant essential oils from native plants. While most of us are familiar with herbal mixtures to treat skin, in Bali the native spices are used in skin treatments. These spices are mixed together in various combination’s, and are often used not only for skin treatments but for various health problems, as well.

One of the most famous Balinese skin treatments is called lulur. There are many different types of lulur, and the recipe varies slightly from spa to spa. Traditionally, a Balinese bride will receive a lulur treatment each day for several weeks before her wedding. Lulur exfoliates the skin, removing dead skin cells and allowing the skin to become fresh and glowing. The treatment begins with Balinese massage and continues with exfoliation of the skin using the lulur mixture. After the lulur is applied to the skin, yogurt is massaged into the mix. Then comes a thorough rinsing with warm water, and a long soak in a large stone tub, where you lay back and are steeped in rose, frangipani, and ylang-ylang petals, smelling the wonderful fragrances as you relax. Then comes a scrubbing with frangipani soap, toweling dry, and freshly made lotion applied to the skin. Sounds wonderful for the body and soul, doesn’t it?

So, how can we bring a little bit of Bali to us? Massage can incorporate Balinese techniques and essential oils, often jasmine or ylang-ylang. Facials can use the rapid, short strokes for scalp and face typical to Bali. And, you can mix up a fair facsimile of lulur using this recipe:

Rice powder – 2 teaspoons

Ground sandalwood – 1/2 teaspoon

Tumeric – 2 teaspoons

Jasmine pure essential oil – 3 drops

A little water

2 cups of yogurt

Whether you are doing this yourself or having your massage therapist use it, make sure to test a small patch of skin to check for any reactions to the ingredients.

Another traditional Balinese spice-based treatment is known as boreh. Boreh has been used in Balinese villages for many years to increase warmth and relieve aching muscles. Please note that pregnant, nursing, or sunburned people should not use boreh. Here’s a recipe for Balinese boreh:

Babakan powder (sometimes called kulit kagu, find this in an ethnic shop or the Internet) – 1 ounce

Rice powder – 1 tablespoon

Clove powder – 1 1/2 tablespoon

Grated ginger root – 1 slice

Cinnamon powder – 1 teaspoon

Blend these with water and apply to the skin. After treatment, rinse.

These treatments, while they are relaxing and wonderful, are not all we can do to bring the Balinese glowing skin and warm spirit to ourselves. In Bali, plenty of fruits, herbal teas, fresh air, and spiritual practices are part of daily life. These help to create physically strong bodies, smiling faces, and a community-based culture that provides mutual support and a sense of belonging – all part of a bountiful life. Try incorporating some of the Balinese treatments and daily practices into your life. Your skin will benefit, and your spirit, as well!

Sue Painter is a licensed massage therapist and the owner of the Touch Therapy Center in Knoxville, TN. She has traveled extensively to learn new massage and skin treatments. Sue’s successful marketing techniques have given her a book filled a year in advance and grown her clinic to include 3 other massage therapists. She coaches in practice-building and spa marketing, and can be reached at http://www.confidentmarketer.com

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