No built-in sauna is required. Grab your mom, engage in some quality time together, share joy, but most importantly, don’t let her do anything other than relaxing.
Here are 5 ways you can give your mom the spa day at home that she deserves!
1. Mother-Child Steam Treatment
For your first spa-day activity, we recommend a treatment that will cleanse and open your pores, increase blood flow, and hydrate and soothe your skin. There are several methods to steam your face—the straightforward tactic being sprinkling in some rosemary or chamomile into a pot of boiling water, cutting the heat on your cooktop, transferring the herb-infused water to a cooler surface and, finally, letting your face soak up the steam for 5–10 minutes while 6 inches above the water.
To give your skin even more mojo, we suggest piping in a few droplets of essential oils (cedarwood essential oil, in particular, is known to have a scalp- and skin-boosting effect) to your water after turning off your stove. Be sure to drape a sanitized towel over your head and the pot as your face takes in the vapor—this will trap some steam, and the towel will come in handy if you and Mom want to cool off.
2. DIY Clay Face Mask
Put your trusty cooktop to work again, and whip up some homemade rosewater for a DIY clay mask. There’s nothing like an exfoliating and brightening face mask to leave your skin feeling rejuvenated. The temperature of the water vapor from the steam treatment will have opened up your pores to allow this mask to deeply cleanse your face, so the order of operations is key here.
To make rosewater, measure a ¼-cup of dried rose petals (the bouquet you gave your mom has a dual purpose) into your saucepan along with 1-½ cups of water. Cover your saucepan, turn on your stove, and bring your ingredients to a boil. At that point, cut the heat, still letting the water simmer until the color of the rose petals has faded. Once your rosewater has cooled, it is ready to be integrated into the clay mask.
Fashion your purifying face mask by combining a small amount of rhassoul clay powder with some drops of filtered water and a teaspoon of your homemade rosewater to form a thick paste.
Pamper Mom by applying the smooth mask to her face and neck. Let the mask settle on your faces until the paste is completely dry, use a warmly soaked towel to moisten the mask for a couple of minutes, and then wipe it off!
3. Stovetop Citrus Potpourri
While you’re enjoying your spa day at home with Mom, how about having a pleasant air freshener to deodorize your space? But before you reach for your Bath and Body Works room spray, hear us out: stovetop potpourri is the ultimate aromatherapy. And it’s actually a DIY project! We can’t think of a better way to bond with your loved one than via a hands-on activity as fruitful (pun intended) as this one.
Delegate the work with Mom, and chop up big pieces of citrus fruits: a couple of lemons, one grapefruit, and a few limes, and simmer the rinds in water. We recommend incorporating spiced elements for warmth, like pinches of cinnamon, clove, and nutmeg. For good measure, we’d pipe in a few drops of citrus essential oils to cultivate a relaxing environment.
This natural deodorizer will mask any kitchen odors you’re trying to distract Mom from, and it has an added benefit of elevating your mood and soothing any anxieties.
4. Sounds of Silence
There’s a sustained trope stipulating that a mom’s favorite sound is none at all. While this next tip seems to contradict the punchline to that old joke, we implore you to seek sounds that will help you and Mom wind down. Enter: the smart speaker.
Voice command your way to easy listening with the help of a wireless Sonos speaker. Whether your spa day at home entails mani-pedis, massages, or gossiping as you’re sipping rosé, Sonos smart speakers will ensure that neither you or Mom have to get up to do anything. So, turn up the music.
Or you and Mom might opt for a meditation session, in which case, you can put on a playlist of ambient sounds or a guided meditation podcast to attain inward focus. If you’re both feeling particularly spry, why not ease into some yoga poses with guided instruction coming from your speaker? Thanks to Sonos, the possibilities are endless.
5. Connected Home
Speaking of voice control, our final tip is a gift that Mom will cherish beyond time and measure. Your mom deserves a break from all the hard work and pressure that comes with her family role—give her the gift of a connected home with smart appliances.
Yes, in the same way you can tell your speaker to start or stop playing music, you can tell it to signal to your smart oven to start preheating. In addition to Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant compatibility, many smart appliances can be enabled via mobile apps so that you can monitor your laundry and receive push notifications when your clothes and linens are ready to be folded.
Not only will a connected home benefit your spa day at home in terms of uninterrupted R&R, but it will help Mom for years to come. She will be pleased to learn that she won’t have to leave the couch while her favorite soap is on to check in on dinner, laundry, or the dishwasher. In her connected home, with just a smartphone touchscreen, the world can truly be at her fingertips.
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