Treat yourself! Make your spa day happen on the cheap!

So, today is my 40th birthday!  I woke up sore and had a headache.  I was thinking to myself that I could use a spa day.  That's when I started thinking that every mom needs a spa day.  Here is a way to make your spa day happen.  All day, I will post little tips on how to make a spa day happen on the cheap.  First, get your skin feeling soft and hydrated with a sugar or salt scrub.

Spa Scrub

Ingredients:

1. 1/2 cup massage type oil.  I would use almond oil or grape-seed oil- this is no time for canola.
2. 1 cup sugar or salt.  The choice depends on your skin. Sugar is great for sensitive skin.  Salt is a great exfoliant.  You will want to avoid regular table salt; instead, use a sea salt.
3. 1-10 drops essential oils.  I think Lavender is great, because it is relaxing.  But, your local health food store will have many choices.  Imagine...chamomile oil, orange etc.  The choices are amazing.  Here is a link I researched of a website's essential oil index.  The index lists many oils.  If you click on the oil, it will explain the exact properties of the essential oil and it's benefits.  I learned that Rosewood is great for mature skin).  http://www.essentialoils.co.za/essential-oils/index.htm
4. (Optional)  1 tsp orange zest, finely grated ginger, or rose petals.  

Shopping tip for locals:  Shop local, visit Evergreen in Rio Rancho, NM.  It's a tiny store, and I prefer giving a small local shop my money.

Directions:
Mix the above ingredients together.  Add the massage oil to the sugar or salt until the consistency is moist and holds together.  You don't need it to swim in oil, and you can save the unused oil for a different batch.  Store this is a jar that you can seal tight.

Now, go take a nice shower or bath and use the scrub to exfoliate your skin.  You can pay a fortune for spa scrubs or pay a spa hundreds of dollars to exfoliate your skin, but this is a fraction of the cost.  You can even make a little extra and gift some to a mom you know needs the treat.

Have an amazing day moms!  You have the most important job ever-period!

Family Blessings,
Abi