DIY Spa Treatment From OLEHENRIKSEN FACE/BODY SPA

by OLEHENRIKSEN FACE/BODY SPA

This Anti-Aging Honey Complexion Treatment is ideal for skin in need of hydrating, re-texturizing, and pore refining

Ingredients
7 tablespoons honey (we recommend Wild Flower Amber Honey)
4 tablespoons regular plain Greek style yogurt
1oz. golden flaxseed meal
3 oz. almond oil
½ cup oatmeal
½ cup milk
Water
1 organic lemon
2 teaspoons French lavender essential oil
1 cucumber
Cheese cloth for grated cucumber

Equipment needed:
Sink
Measuring cups
4 bowls
4 spoons
Blender to shred the oatmeal
Terry face cloth
Two round complexion sponges (optional)
Tupperware to store
Small pot
Stove
Spatula
Candle of choice (optional)
Music of choice
Grater

Preparing for the Treatment

Create your Purifying Cleanser:
2 tablespoons of honey
2 teaspoons of lemon juice
4 tablespoon of yogurt

Mix in bowl, allow to sit

Create your Retexturing Deep Cleansing Honey and Flaxseed scrub:
1 oz. flaxseed meal
1 oz. almond oil
1 tablespoon honey

Mix in bowl, allow to sit

Create your Shredded Oatmeal Honey Calmative Mask:
Shred oatmeal in blender (dry) and preheat stove to medium heat
Pour ½ cup of water and ½ cup of milk into pot, add shredded oatmeal and 1 tablespoon of honey
Cook for 5 – 6 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds
Once cooked, allow to sit and cool
Expert Tip: You may need to add a little more water to ensure you have a nice thick paste however you do not want the consistency to be runny.

Create your Anti-aging Lavender Complexion Oil:
1 oz. almond oil
1 teaspoon lavender essential oil
Mix in small cup or bowl, allow to sit

Grate the cucumber and place on a long piece of cheese cloth (should be the width of your forehead)

Now let’s get started!

Relax – Lavender Facial Compress
Fill sink 1/3 full of warm water and pour 10 drops of lavender essential oil into water, stir
Inhale the wonderful aroma to induce relaxation
Light candle and turn on music to induce a spa atmosphere
Relax upper body
Drench terry cloth towel, lightly squeeze out excess water, and press firmly against your face, hold for 10 seconds – repeat 5 times.

Cleanse – Honey Yogurt Purifying Cleanser
Cleanse with honey purifying cleanser, blend between your palms, and transfer to your face by using upward circular motions. Perform this for 1 – 2 minutes. Rinse with lavender water from sink.

Exfoliate – Retexturing Deep Cleansing Honey and Flaxseed Scrub
Scrub skin with honey and flaxseed scrub, blend between your palms, transfer to your face by using upward circular motions. Perform this for 1 – 2 minutes. Rinse with lavender water from sink.
Expert Tip: Maximize the experience with facial massage – use your two middle fingers to gently massage the scrub into the skin, focusing on your T-Zone (forehead-nose-chin).

Mask – Shredded Oatmeal Honey Calmative Mask
Massage a generous thick layer of plain honey all over face and neck before applying the mask
Apply Shredded Oatmeal Honey Calmative Mask, leave on 10 –15 minutes while you lay down and relax, placing the cheese cloth with grated cucumber over your eyes.
After 15 minutes rinse off mask with warm water

Moisturize– Lavender Anti-Wrinkle Complexion Oil
Place dime sized amount into damp palms – massage into skin for 1 -2 minutes
Please note: We always encourage an SPF application at the end of all complexion treatments!

Each ingredient in this DIY Spa Treatment has tremendous benefits for your skin!

• Honey: Anti-bacterial, humectant, hydrating, anti-inflammatory
• Regular Plain Greek Style Yogurt: Soothing, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, calming
• Golden Flaxseed: Full of omega-3 fatty acids to nourish and hydrate as well as comfort and smooth
• Almond Oil: Full of fatty acids, moisturizes, improves skin tone, protects against UV damage caused by UV-B rays, helps with acne
• Oatmeal: Gently exfoliates, very soothing, reduces redness in skin, calming
• Milk: Calming, soothing, aids in cell renewal (lactic acid, alpha-hydroxyl acids)
• Lemon: Purifying, cleansing, exfoliating
• Lavender Essential Oil: Anti-aging, anti-bacterial, healing
• Cucumber: Soothing, calming, de-puffs