Effective Tips for Creating a Spa Atmosphere at Home

Who wouldn't want to bring a Spa’s serenity home? Although it cannot replace the professional treatments offered at spa resorts within unique architectural spaces, sometimes we may just wish to create a mini spa ambiance in the comfort of our home to upgrade our self-care.

The fact that home is a place where we feel the most peaceful with the highest sense of belonging is a quite tempting motive to reproduce in our living space, even if to a certain extent, that soothing sensation we enjoy at these luxury spa locations, isn’t it? Therefore, we’d like to share some tips to achieve a more sophisticated and individual "me time" that you get to spare for yourselves especially on weekends, and to pamper yourselves with a mini spa experience.

Decluttering

You know how the practice zones in spa centers look: Calming and restful, with minimal decoration. In order to bring these details to your home environment, you first need to get rid of the distracting crowd caused by the household goods. Indeed, a University of California study has revealed that a room full of messy items would increase the level of cortisol, or in other terms, stress in a person. Thus, it will be seriously troubling for you to be able to feel the relaxing effect of spa in a stress-filled atmosphere. Accordingly, your first step should be to build yourself a calm nest by removing those eye-straining items therefrom.

Magic of Colours

It is impossible to deny the influences of colors on our mood. Colors, also playing an active role in Feng Shui, have already obtained scientific approval regarding their validation in individuals, under the comprehensive research conducted by the University of Manchester in 2010. As a result of the said research, it was concluded that the color ‘yellow’ had a calming and mood-regulating effect. You can create a yellow or gold-oriented bathroom space for a relaxing spa ambiance. Having said that, instead of covering your entire bathroom by this color, you can achieve this ambiance by simply using an object, painting or flower. In this way you may also avoid an excessive use of color and establish a humbler setting that does not strain your eyes. For instance, it might be a good idea to purchase and frame a work from the famous painter Van Gogh's series of still life paintings, titled “Sunflowers”. Thus, you can bring the presence of both yellow color and herbal elements to your environment with a single detail.

Luminous Effects

Keeping a dim light without offending your eyes, is a recommended means to enhance the spa ambiance at your abode. Thereby, should you not have an adjustable light, you can instead make use of a table lamp or candles to light in a dark atmosphere. Particularly, using aromatic candles with different scents will generate a relaxing impact on your soul. Let the tranquil light of the candle that emits your favorite fragrance, touch the depths of your soul. And the best element to accompany this calm atmosphere would surely be a playlist. Based on the motto "Music heals the soul", you may elect to compile a list of songs that will envelop your soul with soft breezes, or you may simply refer to the existing spa playlists available on various applications. By the way, you should definitely try the songs that will elevate your mood in Spatopia’s spotify playlist.

A Gift to the Sense of Smell

In addition to candles with your favorite scents, you can also benefit from aromatherapy oils, censers and incense to provide you with the needed serenity through your sense of smell. Think about the scents you associate with your happiest moments in your life. It can be the scent of a flower you had smelled as a child, or the atmosphere of a forest walk you used to take with your friends… You can re-imagine these peaceful moments and revive your senses by acquiring candles and incense varieties carrying their scents. As for incense, you can take a look at Prana Vibes, which stands out with her ethical production approach. You can also find our article here, to read more of our suggestions for candle brands made with natural ingredients, that surround you with their beautiful scent and sparkle.

A Spiritual Touch with Natural Stones

In order to create a spa atmosphere at home, you need to have your own natural stones and integrate their sacred energies with your soul. When buying natural stones and crystals, the most important thing you should pay attention to is to make sure that they are genuine. A stone nonharmonic with nature and that does not carry energy will obviously fail to give the desired result. For instance, you can obtain a raw quartz or amethyst stone to build a spa ambiance in your home. These stones will help you have a much more peaceful living space and ascend to a much more serene inner world, by re-balancing the tensions in your home environment and your individual energy. You can further add an effective touch to your self-care rituals by placing these natural stones, which you can purchase in large sizes, in your bathroom.

If you also want to have your own crystals inspired by the use of natural stones in spa centers, we will have a couple of suggestions. For example, you may find natural stones and crystals in several passages or herbalists located in your city. In Istanbul, shops selling natural stones and crystals in Eminönü, Kadıköy and Nişantaşı districts are also some locations where you can find your preferred stones. You can also visit websites such as Pelcare and Loaverde to purchase natural stones and crystals online.

Massage Effect in Skin Care

You may reform your skin care routine benefiting from face rollers shaped with rose quartz, jade stone, or gua sha tools. By the use of roller massage tools created with natural stone, you can achieve a much brighter and more vibrant skin appearance, and you can massage your facial features using any of the square and heart-shaped rose quartz or gua sha tools, each of which arousing the blood circulation in your skin. For Gua Sha tools, we recommend visiting Mellys' Nature and The Sim Co's websites.

Singaporean dermatologist Dr. Teo Wan Lin on “Dermatologist Talks: Science of Beauty” podcast states that massaging with gua sha improves microcirculation and thus plays an effective role in the cutaneous absorption of the actives ingredients in your skin-care. In addition, he recommends said tools be used gently, to refrain from any bruising or vascular cracks due to excessive force, during the massage.

In this article, we shared our modest suggestions as to how you can implement spa, as an effective break for your mind, soul and body, to the ambiance of your home, even if just a tad. Applying these tips, we hope you can enjoy the tranquility of a spa center through a mini spa experience in your own settlement, at times when you cannot check in to a spa location due to your busy schedule or otherwise. 

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