Homemade - All natural (I think) - Spa Night
So first here's what I am going to do: Take a hot shower and wash my hair. It's been a long day and before my "hair mask" I am supposed to wash my hair! So first step, shower.
Next I'm doing...
Beauty Bet's Yogurt Hair Mask
1/2 c plain yogurt
1 T freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 egg
After the hair mask is in my hair, it's supposed to be slimy and relatively unpleasant, though apparently the lemon juice makes it smell like pie (here's hoping), I'm going to wrap my hair up in a towel and get ready for the rest of my spa treatments!
Next I'm going to put on my Lemon Juice and Baking Soda Mask!
Lemon Juice and Baking Soda Mask
Equal parts Lemon Juice and Baking Soda
Let the mixture sit on your face for 20 minutes. This will itch and burn a bit, when you are finished your face is supposed to be red, it will take off a few layers of dead skin. This mask is supposed to be very good for blackheads! The baking soda exfoliates and the acid in the lemon juice tightens pores while the Vitamin C brightens skin. You can also use Orange juice in place of lemon juice.
Next it's time for a Detox Bath! This is the part I'm most excited/anxious/interested in! Civilizations have been using baths to heal, relax, and to become in touch with their spirituality for hundreds of years, anything that has been trusted for so long interests me. Romans loved their baths, they seemed to have quite a bit figured out, so after doing quite a bit of research on different baths, grocery store allowing, this is the bath I will be soaking in:
My First Detox Bath
2 c. Epsom Salt (Budget allowing this will be 1c. epsom salt and 1 c. natural sea salt)
1-2 c. baking soda (I will probably do 1.5 c.)
2-3 tbs. of natural ground (or fresh) ginger
1-2 c. almond milk
Essential Oils - Hoping they have tea tree, peppermint, or lavender
The epsom salts, sea salt, baking soda, and ginger draw all of the toxins out of your body. Soaking in Epsom Salts replenishes the body's magnesium and can help reduce hypertension The sulfate in the Epsom salts flushes toxins and helps form proteins in your brain tissue and joints (Source). The baking soda has anti-fungal properties (Source) and helps restore pH balanced to skin that is to acidic. The ginger draws out the toxins and heats the body, this may cause you to turn red! This is also why it's really important to start slow with the ginger, you don't want to over heat yourself!! You can tailor the essential oils you use to your own needs and preferences! I am going to add some almond milk because I read that the bath can make your skin very dry (hence the milk) and that almond essential oil can be really good for detoxing and relaxation, hoping the almond milk will be good there as well!
Make sure if you try this spa night especially the bath, you are drinking plenty of water! The bath WILL dehydrate you! When getting out of the bath the say it is very important to get out slowly and drink your water while you are in the tub, it can cause you to pass out! Please be careful!
I will post a post of each step/recipe tomorrow with how I thought it went, and some reactions! Hopefully I will also have some amazing before and after photos to show you as well!
Wish me luck!
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