While I already work from home, that doesn’t mean I’m not getting antsy the last few weeks and I’ve been wondering: how to have a spa day at home?
I take baths on the regular, but I’m missing a lot of the other self care methods I would get while having an actual spa day.
Massage, skincare, etc.
For the short or semi-long term, going to an actual facility for a spa day is out of the picture…
So, I put together my own spa day routine!
Below, check out how to have a spa day at home.
(You deserve it.)
Spa Day At Home: The Basics
Spa days involve a variety of services for your physical and mental well being.
So first, let’s outline what will be in our spa day at home.
Some common treatments for a spa day are:
- body massage
- hair
- foot massage
- facials
- waxing
- microdermabrasion
- body treatments
- manicures
- pedicures
- aromatherapy
- moxibustion
- ear candling
- and gua sha (scraping)
When doing aspa day at home, I personally wanted to choose treatments that I had the materials for.
Don’t get me wrong, I am still shopping for what I need via Amazon and Instacart (and going to the store when absolutely necessary) but the thing that flattens the curve MOST is staying home.
So, I’m choosing treatments in this post where I already had the materials I needed.
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Here is what I decided on for my spa day:
- hair
- manicures
- pedicures
- aromatherapy
- body massage
- foot massage
- facials
#1: Hair
First thing’s first: I chose to start with my hair because before I do all of this, I’m going to take a shower.
I did some searching and found a few recipes for hair masks. I made some changes, based on what I had.
Spa Day At Home DIY Hair Mask
- Ingredients: 1 teaspoon of honey, 1 egg, 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar
- Results: I have very dry, frizzy, curly hair. So, I wanted to create a mask that was extremely 1) natural and 2) hydrating
- Instructions: Combine the 3 ingredients in a bowl, and leave in for 30 minutes
#2: Manicure
I personally love painting my nails (even though I don’t do it often.)
With how often I have been washing my hands, I decided a soak and a scrub wouldn’t really be worth it (because I’m just going to dry them out again anyway). So, my manicure only consisted of preparing my nail bed and painting my nails – which I did throughout the day between other tasks.
DIY Manicure At Home For Spa Day
- Prep: I prepared my nail bed by gently pushing my cutical back
- Paint: When painting your nails, make sure to start with a clear base coat. This helps your manicure last longer.
- Additionally, and this is VERY important, make sure to leave a decent space between your cutical and where you paint. The oil from your skin will interfere with the longevity of your manicure if you paint up to your cuticle.
- Another tip for long lasting manicures: make sure to wrap the nail polish around the tip.
- Top your manicure with another clear layer.
This video is my favorite for DIY manicures:
#3: Pedicure
My feet are a disaster. I just have really dry skin and I let my calluses build up. (Just being honest.)
So, here are the steps I went through for my spa day at home pedicure:
- Remove previous nail polish from 3 months ago
- Soaked my feet in warm water
- Filed my feet gently
- Cut and shaped my toe nails
- Applied cuticle oil to my toe nails
- Moistured my feet with insanely thick shea butter I bought from an artisan African shop in Galveston, TX
- Put socks on so I didn’t get shea butter foot prints all over my hardwood floors
#4: Aromatherapy
This one was tricky because I only have one essential oil right now (lavendar) and I don’t have any diffusers.
I’ve obviously never done aromatherapy at home or for a spa day before!
So, I did some research and decided the easiest thing to do was a steam treatment.
DIY Aromatherapy Steam Treatment For At Home Spa Day
- Steam treatments are great for soothing respiratory, congestion, sinus infections & allergy troubles. (Hi flu season how are ya)
- Place 3-7 drops of essential oil into a bowl of hot water
- Put your face over the water
- Put a towel over your head to trap in the steam
- Keep your eyes closed as you inhale the vaporized oil through your nose.
#5: Body massage
The one thing I miss most and am still paying for monthly is my massage envy membership.
When this whole stay-at-home-thing is over…
I’m going to have a heck-ton of massages to get!
For this body massage, I’ll keep it real:
The best I’m going to do is here is ask the hubs for a back rub.
Yesterday was our weekly date night, and