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Typically my daughter spends a good 15 to 30 minutes in the bath each night. During the time, I am usually scrambling to answer as many emails as possible, cleaning up the kitchen and dinnertime mess, or just relaxing with my first sit-down break. Well, I came across a pretty savvy thought on one of the local mommy blogs; use that 30 minute bath time, to do much needed beauty self-maintenance such as manicures, pedicures, facials, tweezing, etc.

So I decided to research some of my favorite DIY spa products! Here is a slideshow displaying my favorite four recipes:
Brown Sugar Exfoliating Body Scrub
Rose Water and Apricot Oil Moisturizer
Plumping Oil Face Mask for Dry/Aging Skin
Tropical Foot & Callus Treatment

To get the recipe ingredients, click on the italic “i” within the slideshow window. For more detailed steps, see below the slideshow.

Also, if anyone has other great ideas for multi-tasking during bath time, feel free to leave a comment below.
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Brown Sugar Exfoliating Body Scrub

Honey
Freshly grated ginger root
Chopped fresh mint leaves
Olive oil
Brown sugar, light or dark
Mix all of the ingredients in a bowl — it’s up to you to decide how much ginger and mint you’d like, but a ratio of 1/3 olive oil to 2/3 brown sugar will provide a good base for the scrub. About a tablespoon of honey will provide an antiseptic quality to the scrub.

Rose Water and Apricot Oil Moisturizer

25 ml Apricot Kernel Oil
25 ml Jojoba Oil
15 g Beeswax
70 ml Bottled Water
2 tbsp Rosewater
1 tsp Lemon Juice
And for step-by-step directions, read more.
Step 1: Take out a double boiler and place two cups of warm water in the bottom. Then add the jojoba oil, the apricot kernel oil, and the beeswax. Heat everything until the wax dissolves.
Step 2: While the mixture is still hot, pour it into a Pyrex bowl and leave it to cool.
Step 3: Next, add the bottled water, rosewater, and lemon juice into the boiler pan and heat it until it’s warm. Turn off the heat, but leave the pot on the burner and add the oil and wax mixture to the pot.
Step 4: Stir frequently until everything becomes opaque and thick, adding more heat only if it begins to separate. Once it has thickened, it is recommended to store in a sealed container for no more than six weeks. Makes 50g.

Tropical Foot & Callus Treatment

A foot-bath (or a wide bucket)
Two and a half cups of pineapple juice
One half-cup of coconut milk
A pumice stone
Moisturizer for dry skin
A pair of cotton socks
For step-by-step instructions on how to create your own callus treatment, read more.
STEP 1: In a foot-bath, or a bucket large enough to soak your feet, pour in the pineapple juice (the fruit acids help the dead skin dissolve) and the coconut milk. Stir well.
STEP 2: Sit back, relax and let your feet soak in the tropical mixture from anywhere from 10 to 15 minutes. Then, rinse well with lukewarm water and begin to scrub your calluses with the pumice stone. Tip: Judge how vigorously you should scrub by how dense or thin your calluses are. You don’t want to rub your feet raw, so when in doubt, use a gentle hand.
STEP 3: Dry your feet and massage a generous amount of moisturizer into your skin. Once you’re all lubed up, slip into your socks. For optimal results, wear them while you sleep.

Plumping Oil Face Mask for Dry/Aging Skin

1 oz avocado oil
2 tsp rosehip oil
2 tsp argan oil
1 borage oil capsule
1 Vitamin E capsule
2 drops of neroli oil
3 drops of sandalwood oil
For step-by-step instructions on how to make your own facial oil, read more.
STEP 1: In a microwave-safe mixing bowl, blend the avocado oil, rosehip oil and argan oil together.
STEP 2: Next, cut open your borage oil capsule and your vitamin E capsule and gently squeeze them into the bowl. Mix well.
STEP 3: Lastly, add in the neroli oil and a few drops of sandalwood. Heat everything for about twenty seconds (it makes the borage oil and vitamin E oil easier to blend) and blend a few drops to your skin. As you apply it, don’t forget to take a few deep breaths and enjoy the fragrance. This recipe is good for about six to eight applications.