Good Eats – A Twist – DIY Spa Treatments

A Coffee Break for Tired Feet

What you need:

• 1/4 c sea salt
• 1 T freshly ground coffee beans
• 1/4 c olive oil
• 1 pot coffee, at room temperature
• whipped cream

Follow these steps:

1. Mix salt, coffee grounds, vanilla bean grounds, and oil in a bowl.
2. Pour the coffee in a basin and add the whipped cream.
3. Place feet in the basin and soak for about 10 minutes.
4. Rub a scoop of the salt mixture over feet and calves, concentrating on callused areas.
5. Rinse with warm water, dry with a towel, and finish with a rich moisturizer.

What to do:

• 1 medium cucumber, peeled and grated with a cheese grater
• 1 c buttermilk
• 1/2 sea salt or kosher salt

What to do:

1. In a small bowl, mix the cucumber and buttermilk
2. Add the salt and blend into a thick paste.
3. Relax in a warm shower for 5 minutes, allowing the heat to open your pores.
4. Apply the scrub, paying special attention to dry areas like elbows and knees, then rinse. Make sure to use it before shaving because the salt can irritate freshly shaved skin.

A Citrus Lift for Parched Hair

What you need:

• 1/4 c club soda
• 1/4 c freshly-squeezed grapefruit juice
• 1/4 c freshly-squeezed orange juice
• 1/4 c freshly-squeezed lemon juice
• drop of sage essential oil

What to do:

1. In a clean spray bottle, mix club soda and juices. If your hair is longer than shoulder-length, add an additional 1/8 c of each ingredient.
2. Add the essential oil (available at health food stores).
3. Wet hair thoroughly, then spray the mixture on. Comb through to evenly coat strands; leave it in for two to four minutes.
4. Finish with your usual shampoo and conditioner.
5. Repeat once every two weeks; for super-dry, damaged hair, repeat once every three weeks.

Now do all the above with a nice glass of wine and a magazine or your favorite show! All these beautiful images and amazing recipes are from Health.

– Lindsay

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