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Spa At Home —

Detox

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SPA AT HOME —

Detox

You’re at home and you have 30 minutes to spare for yourself. You can turn your safe place into a little spa with our tips and advice. These tutorials will help you enjoy a great relaxation moment with our step by step guide. You can skip some steps though, if you don’t have enough time or room for example or simply because you don’t feel comfortable doing them at the beginning. The aim here is to listen to your body and mind, at your own pace. We strongly recommend you to turn your phone off or set it to flight mode and avoid any disturbance while you’re relaxing to make the most of it. You’ve chosen the detox result. For a total relaxation, let us guide you...

Make yourself comfortable

When you’re following your spa ritual, we recommend you take 5 minutes to get into the relaxation state of mind. Take the time to get comfortable. You can also get in the mood with some special scents with our advised product from KOS: Jardin de l’Aube.

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Dim lighting will also be beneficial to your relaxation. Close your curtains, turn off your artificial lights, and light a few candles here and there in your house (bathroom included) with the advised product from L’Esprit Cocon: Brume des Lacs. You can also put on relaxing music by downloading from your iPhone this album: «80 minutes of Music Reiki» (also available on Deezer), or by accessing to these sites: https://www.massage-zen-therapie.com/radio-zen or https://www. musique-zen.fr.

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First relaxation step

Spa experts will often recommend you enjoy a sauna or hammam or use a body scrub to get your skin ready for your spa treatment for an optimum result.

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Get the hammam feeling in your bathroom by running hot water for 3 minutes with the door closed. While the water is running, you can get some accessories ready for an ultimate spa feel: take a small or medium size towel (advised product: the «Oshibori» Towel from Couleur Locale), and dampen it with hot water. You can spray a few drops of essential oils on it (advised product: essentials oils from Vie Arôme). Fold the towel in half, once or twice, and roll it to make an “oshibori”. You’ll use it later. If you have a towel warmer, you can leave your bathrobe to warm up and and if you’re lucky enough to have a bathtub, you can add some nice scents or relaxation products. When it’s all ready and set up, step into your shower or bath. Tip: it’s best to take a bath or a shower at the end of the day but before you eat, it will help you sleep better.

Now that you’re in your shower or bath, wash your body using a gentle product. Try a shower oil for a more relaxing experience, or our advised product the solid & natural Soap l’Aventurier from Les Savons de Béa. On damp skin, lightly massage in circular and deep movements. Rinse with hot water. If you chose to use a body scrub after your shower or bath, get the best products, with our advised product the Greentea body scrub from Blancrème. Massage gently in circles. Pay particular attention to the thick skin areas such as your elbows, knees and heals. You can use an exfoliating cloth (our advised product is from Konjac Sponge Company) for best results. For your back, use a long handled body brush (our advised product is from Couleur Locale). When you’re done, rinse off with tepid water, or best, cold water to boost your blood circulation. Now you can snuggle into your warm bathrobe or towel and take a deep breath in.You can use the oshibori you made for your hands. You can also roll up a damp towel with a few drops of essential oil on and put it around your neck to relax this area.

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The face

You can now leave the damp atmosphere of your bathroom to let your skin breathe again. Let’s now focus on relaxing your face as this is a very important step. Whether you suffer from sore eyes, headaches or stiff muscles, the self-massage movements described here will help you unwind and ease your pain.

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As a bonus, it reactivates your blood and lymphatic flow which gives your skin a nice healthy complexion again. For the massage, try this product The Elixir Biotique face oil from Biosme. Now let’s start. Warm up 3 drops of oil in your hands. For this face massage, use a firm touch (not too hard though). Place your palms on your face, breathe deeply twice. • NECK & CLAVICLES Place your hands around your face, thumbs behind your ears. Sweep from ears to clavicles. Repeat 3 times. Place both hands on your forehead, start with your hands palm in palm and both thumbs resting on your forehead (your elbows are at chest height). Simultaneously rub both sides of your face with each palm, from your forehead to your temples, and then your neck and clavicles.

• EYES CONTOUR Starting with your temples, apply gentle pressure with your middle finger going towards the outside corner of your eyes. Massage the arch of your eyebrows down to the inside corner of your eyes and back to your temples again. Then, get your fingers down to your neck and clavicles, always applying gentle pressure. Repeat 3 times.

• CHEEKBONES The following three movements follow the same line on your face, only the starting point is different. Use the tip of your fingers for each movement. From the inside corner of your eyes, using the tip of your fingers, gently rub the line under your eyes following your cheekbones and going up to your temples. Then, pressing slightly harder, go to your ears and then down to your neck and clavicles. Repeat 3 times. Now start on each outside corner of your nostrils, rub the line along your nose and going up and then along the « cheekbones-temples » line again, and down to your ears, neck and clavicles. Repeat 3 times. Finally, start just below your nose, above the upper lip, and follow the same line. Repeat 3 times. • FACE Starting from under your chin, slide your fingers along your face towards your ears. Then go down to your neck and clavicles. Repeat 3 times. • WHOLE FACE Place your hands on your face, slide them towards the outside edges of your face, as if you wanted to stretch your skin that way. Then go down to your neck and clavicles. For a complete facial ritual, we recommend the products of Mademoiselle Saint Germain: * The Geranium cleansing water for gentle make-up removal. * The Fontainebleau face scrub for deep cleansing. * The Cucumber eye contour roll-on for a boost of freshness. If your skin needs comfort, we recommend the My Huilette Rescue balm from Les Huilettes, to be applied to very dry areas of the face and body, as well as the Pulp N°1 lip balm from Les Savons de Béa.

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The body

Get comfortable, ready for your body self-massage. You can sit on a comfy cushion (advised product from Whole) your legs slightly bent. Keep clothes you’re comfortable in and which allow you to move freely. Use a relaxing massage oil (our advised product is the body oil L’Huile d’Après Brasilia from L’Art Du Bain). Place your hands on your face, breath in deeply. With your hands palm to palm on your chest, breathe deeply. Gently rub in the oil on your legs, from hip to toes. Now you’re ready. For each movement, start with one side and then follow the same steps for the other. •TRAPEZIUS Massage your trapeziuses, in a kneading like movement. Apply pressure with the tip of your fingers in circular movements. Increase the pressure gradually. • LEGS Massage your leg from ankle to hip applying firm pressure.Then spread your fingers and slide them all over your thigh. On your thigh, grab bigger lumps of your skin between your thumb and other fingers and roll the skin back and forth in a kneading like movement. Pay particular attention to your knee area.

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Now stand up. • STOMACH & HIPS - Apply some massage oil on your stomach and massage from right to left using circular movements. - Place both hands on top of each other on your hip and slide towards your pubis applying firm pressure. Repeat 3 times. - Hands on your chest, slide from your plexus to your pubis as if you wanted to stretch the skin gently. - Hands on your stomach, grab lumps of skin between your thumb and other fingers, use a kneading like movements all over your belly.

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The post-massage time: as long as you need or wish!

In many spas, you’ll find a relaxation room. It’s a room dedicated to the after treatment time. You often find comfortable beds to lie down, but also magazines to take your mind away from stressful thoughts and food and drinks to mix relaxation and pleasure. Make the most of the time you have there. You can have this precious time at home too; put on some comfy clothes and get cosy in your living room. Wrap yourself in a nice blanket. We advised you the gorgeous plaid from Sweet Alpaga. You can decorate your living room as a relaxation room (advised products: home decoration from Peter & Clo, cushions from Whole). Prepare yourself an infusion or a tea (advised products: Touareg tea from Nunshen; Belle Plante infusion from Chic Des Plantes) as well as some dried fruits and almonds / hazelnuts if you wish. Grab a book, listen to some music, turn on your phone again if you need to. Slowly reconnect with the outside world. A book that our team recommends for a better daily life: the book of Hygge. You might be going to bed now, so why not spray some mist on your pillow for a deep relaxing sleep... (advised product Eau Égyptienne from Cinq Mondes).

Spa tip: During a massage, when you are on your back, the therapist will put a relaxing cloth mask on your eyes to avoid any disturbances. This has an immediate soothing effect. In order to offer you an equally experience, we recommend the Relaxation Cloth Mask with flax seeds and essential oils from Les Décousues. Did you like it? Do you feel the difference? Was this massage a nice experience? Please let us know and share your impressions on social networks. Your next step? Why not try another of our massage tutorials?

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