Transform Your Bath Room Into Your Very Own Spa And Don't Forget The Bubbles!

Have you ever dreamed of rejuvenating all day at a spa. Well now you can cleanse your mind and body at home right from your tub. Make sure to dedicate at least an hour to relax and enjoy what your about to discover. Pull out your favorite candles and some relaxing music and prepare to pamper yourself.

Here's a ritual usually performed in Turkey and dates back to centuries.
The Turkish Haman
Necessities

• Eucalyptus leaves or oil
• A sponge or loofah
• Mint tea
• Small bowl or deep cup

1. Illuminate the room with either candles or dim lights.
   
2. Close any windows or doors to your bathroom and draw a hot bath. You want it to be too hot enough to fill the room with steam. This will not only help to open your pores, expand your lungs and breathing, while you sink deeper into the ritual.
3. Toss a couple Eucalyptus leaves or few drops of the oil into the bath water.
4. Place two mint tea bags also into the bath water. Make a cup of tea to sip on as you soak, just as the ancient Turks did.
5. Stir up the water with your hand to mix the aroma's, and add a splash of bubbles for extra fun!
   
6. Before getting into the water, make sure your music is on so you don't have to push buttons while wet. Once you're comfortable, take a moment to sink into the moment. Relax your mind and body starting with your toes and consciously directing your limbs and muscles to relax. After about 15 minutes, take a loofah or body sponge and scrub your skin to remove the dead skin cells. The steam from the water will enhance the exfoliating process.
7. Every so often dip your small bowl or cup into the bath water and pour over your neck and shoulders to wash away any stress.
   
8. When you're done, lie back in your steamy eucalyptus retreat and relax, breathing in the moist, mist air.

Another at home-remedy for relaxing and soothing irritated skin requires no other than the classic, Mr. Quaker Oats.
Oatmeal Milk Bath
This is something great to run to when you have an inevitably itchy insect bite, rash or any sort of skin irritation. Doctors often mention using oatmeal baths for baby's with diaper burn or rashes, so fellow moms and mom's-to-be should keep this in mind.

You will need:

• One of the following: blender, food processor or coffee grinder
• Plain Oatmeal
• 1-2 cups of milk

1. Draw a warm bath. If you are doing this for relaxation and pampering rather than a rash, then you can make the bath a little hotter.
2. As the bath fills up, grind one cup to a cup and half of plain Oatmeal using your blender, grinder, or processor. Grind until the oats become a powder.
   
3. At this time you will want to go back to the bath tub with your mixture and one cup of milk (preferably whole milk). Light any candles and prepare to play any tranquilizing music or relaxing cd's you would like to soak to.
4. Pour the Oatmeal powder and the cup of milk into the bath. Stir with your hand a few times to allow the mixture to disburse and the oatmeal to absorb.
5. Be careful getting into the tub! The Oatmeal can make the tub more slippery. Sit back, relax and enjoy a your soak.

When getting out of your Turkish retreat or Oatmeal soak you will feel fresh, rejuvenated and moisturized. It's best to pat your skin softly dry and apply a good moisturizing lotion to maintain what you have just achieved in your at-home spa. Enjoy!