Staycation Sundays: DIY Spa Night
August 2, 2015
After a long week, it’s time to unwind with a great DIY Spa Night. These four DIYs are perfect treats for a relaxing summer night.
1. DIY Back Massage
Here’s what you need:
- Ball (of any size)
- Foam roller (if you don’t have any foam rollers, use a towel, blanket, or yoga mat instead).
Directions:
- Place the ball of your choice on a wall and keep it up with pressure from your back.
- Move your back in circular motions to release any tension.
- Place a foam roller on the ground (if you’re using a towel, blanket, or yoga mat, roll it up and then place it on the ground).
- Lay down so that the roller or towel is directly under your back so that your shoulders and butt can still touch the ground.
- Put your feet directly on the ground and use your feet to roll yourself up and down the roller.
2. DIY Healthy Banana Ice Cream
Here’s what you need:
- 2 bananas (more or less depending on how much you’d like to make)
- ¼ cup of milk of your choice (¼ cup for every 2 bananas)
- Food processor
- Bowl
Directions:
- Put your bananas in the freezer and freeze for more than 2 hours (WARNING: put the bananas whole into the freezer, otherwise it is very hard to separate the frozen bananas) (TIP: for best substance, freeze overnight).
- Cut up your frozen bananas into small pieces.
- Put frozen bananas into a food processor or blender and blend for a couple of seconds.
- Stop blending to add in ¼ cup milk.
- Add different fruits or flavors of your choice for different flavored ice cream.
- Blend until an ice cream substance.
- Put in a bowl to serve.
Recipe credits to Lauren Riihimaki.
3. DIY Bath Bomb
Here’s what you need:
- ½ cup of baking soda
- ⅛ cup of cream of tartar
- Spray bottle with water
- Food coloring of your choice
- Cookie cutter
- Non-stick tin foil
Directions:
- Add the baking soda and cream of tartar into a mixing bowl.
- Add any food coloring of your choice to create the color you want.
- Careful spray water and stir until you get a fairly hard texture in which the mixture will stick together but not crumble (WARNING: do not put too much water. I accidentally added too much water for one mixture and I had to restart because the bath bomb would not stay together).
- Place a cookie cutter on a table with tin foil underneath it.
- Take parts of the mixture and pack it tight into the cookie cutter so that there are no air pockets.
- Let the mixture sit in the cookie cutter for about half an hour.
- Remove the cookie cutter.
- Let the bath bomb sit overnight until it is hardened and ready to be used.
Recipe credits to Lauren Riihimaki.
4. DIY Face Mask
Here’s what you need:
- 2 tbsp of honey
- 1 tsp of cinnamon
- 1 tsp of nutmeg
Directions:
- Add all the ingredients into a mixing bowl.
- Mix all the ingredients until it’s an even honey texture.
- Pull all your hair back using a headband or shower cap.
- Use any brush (paintbrush, makeup brush, cooking brush) to apply the substance all over your face.
- If your skin is easily irritated, make sure to avoid areas close to the eyes or other sensitive areas.
- Let it soak into your skin for about 15-20 minutes (start your movie, prepare your bath, etc).
- Gentle remove the mask using a wet towel.
- Moisturize your skin to make sure it doesn’t get dry from the mask.
Recipe credits to Lauren Riihimaki.