Celebrate International Self-Care Day with Our Top Essentials
Self-love is the best love! National Self-Care Day right around the corner and I don’t know about you, but we can definitely use the extra R&R.
Spa days are undoubtedly fun, however with COVID-19 continuing to loom going to a spa is not in the near future. Furthermore, self-care is more than a massage, it’s totally unplugging. At its core its giving your mind and body exactly what it needs. If that’s a good chat with loved ones, reading a book, or taking a much-needed break from social media only you can create your oasis!
From must-have products from Lush and Soap & Glory to creating a sanctuary using The Plant Shop at 1-800-Flowers.com and soaking in your solo sauna from Sunlighten, whatever it is, we’ve got you covered. Below are a few of our favorites items to create a solid pampering session in the comfort of your own home, of course responsibly!
The Perfect Spa Day in a Box:
Olive & Cocoa Spa Day! Crate: Follow your bliss with this fabulous collection of indulgences including a petite floral-scented candle with lid, moisturizing hand cream, three packets of infused tub tea, and two buttery and crispy cookies frosted as a spa-goer and a crown to commemorate a day worthy of her majesty. All arrive gift wrapped together in a hand crafted wood crate with ribbon. Take the hard work out of it and just purchase one of the carefully curated crates from Olive & Cocoa! What more could you ask for?
Set the Scene by Creating Ambiance:
The Reserve Light collection by Linneas Lights are lavish candles housed in a birch box and frosted vessel and deliver deep notes of fields, florals, herbals and mineral rich aquatics. The brand is offering customers a free candle if they purchase three from the collection and the promotion will run through the end of this month – perfect timing!
Whether gifting a special friend or using for a self care day, Kintsugi Candle Co. has the perfect offerings to light up a special occasion. With a meaningful back story about celebrating the perfectly imperfect, Kintsugi Candles come with different inspirational sayings in a variety of aromatic scents, including notes of lavender and coconut, a simple fig fragrance, a blend of lavender, sandalwood, and clove, and a fragrant combination of black currant, fig, and lily. The brand also has a pretty stellar gift set, comprised of two signature candles, two sets of matches, and a handwritten note with your personal message to the recipient.
Set the mood with this sensual floral scent. Renew your mind and ward off stressful thoughts. Let the soothing fragrance of lilacs take you to a place of relaxation. These floral candles with undertones of freshly cut greenery will sure have you Zen all day! Or try the Cinnamon Apple Soy Candle! The cinnamon scents are sometimes used as a physical and emotional stimulant. Researchers have found that it reduces drowsiness, irritability and headaches.
Create the Ultimate Relaxing Bath:
Take a moment to relax, recharge, and rejuvenate this summer with the Well Balanced Mellow Out Bath Bomb ($18) & Well Restored Moisturizing Serum ($49). The bath bomb’s calming lavender and soothing peppermint oils will help you find your balance as you take in the peaceful aroma and wash away the day’s stress, while the moisturizing serum will help nourish your skin to a well-hydrated state – making both items perfect additions to your daily self-care routine.
Mellow out with the Best Seller Bundle, 5 of the brand’s most popular all natural bath bombs including Destress, Sleep better, Massage your body, Heal your soul, and Mellow. Each bath bomb includes a special ring surprise inside with a minimum value of $15. Based out of Florida, Bubbly Belle selects from over 200 different styles of high quality rhodium-plated rings, so it's always a surprise what you're going to get.
Top-Tier Hemp Oil - Radio:
Radio is a brand of thoughtfully formulated CBD remedies that aid in relief, resilience and recovery using only the finest ingredients to inspire overall wellness and balance. Radio's full tincture collection consists of 4 different blends. Simply place a few drops of hemp oil under your tongue and the rest is history. From relaxation to increased focus Radio is promoting wellness through all of its products.
Set Your Skin Up for Success:
Unmask Glowing Skin with Aloisia Beauty: International Self-Care Day may just be one day, but why stop there? The 7-Day Skin Care System, an all-in-one kit is designed for skin in need of an overall overhaul and does it all! Sheet masks instantly take skin from blah to spa. Aloisia beauty is known for its collection of targeted sheet masks. Each night for seven days, mask with one of seven targeted single-use sheet masks that work in synergy to achieve a healthy, youthful, glowing complexion in just one week.
This mask is manna from heaven for dry, stressed, sensitive, and inflamed skin. Hydrating herbs blend with a generous helping of restorative oils, oatmilk, and cupuacu butter to assist skin from deep within. This recipe has been updated as of April 2018 with several new sustainable, nontoxic, plant-based ingredients to enhance the preservation of the product. A once a week mask with Lavish and your skin will be feeling like it has had the star treatment. If you suffer from chronic winter dry skin, redness, roughness, and flakiness this mask will be your jam. Even for normal skin types it is a softening, luxurious indulgence. Lavish has become a huge customer favorite for very good reason.
Soothing under eye hydrogel mask helps rejuvenate the delicate eye area, reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Gold brightens, hyaluronic acid moisturizes and hydrogel locks it all in. Keep in the fridge for a cooling boost and say hello to re-energized under eye area. Another great product is the Original Konjac Body Sponge (a natural sponge for cleansing the body). It’s soft and gentle, ideal for deep cleansing, exfoliating, detoxifying and removing makeup. Start to feel your skin getting softer and starting to glow with daily usage!
Overt is a different kind of skincare company that’s transforming the industry through transparency, efficacy, and charity. By being open with their production processes, ingredient sourcing, distribution, and more, Overt allows consumers to feel secure in making the right choice not only for their skin, but for their morals, too. The brand’s collection features five essential serums that were made using sustainably sourced ingredients to produce world class, gender neutral products packed with effective, proven ingredients without unnecessary fillers.
Give your skin the tools for a max reset by using Reign Together! A few of the key ingredients include: Hemp oil, Bakuchiol, Hexapeptide 8, Vitamin C and more. From nourishing massage oil to serums and royal masks, the brand prides itself on providing a relaxed experience from start to finish.
Pour Your Favorite Beverage While You Soak:
A gentle aid for relief and relaxation, Dr. Sebi’s Stress Relief Tea harnesses the power of Chamomile, full of beneficial flavonoids that can aid in reducing menstrual cramps, lowering blood sugar, treating inflammation, as well as relieving some of the symptoms of the common cold. Chamomile is also widely thought to act as a mild sedative that can help to improve mood, relaxing the muscles and reducing irritability. Chamomile can also provide relief from irritable bowel syndrome and many stomach troubles, and is perfect for use as a delicious, antioxidant-rich, antibacterial tea for daily use.
Pour yourself a nice glass of bubbly from Wine Insiders! Since we can’t travel at the moment, we can pretend – right? Wine Insiders delivers high quality wine without the hefty price tag. Wines include wines with a rating of 90+, vegan wines as well as wines from regions such as: Italy, France, Chile, Spain, South Africa and more. Enjoy your favorite imports from the comfort of your home.
Style Your Hair Using Pureology:
We may not be able to visit the salon right now, but we can reach the same (or better) results by using products from Pureology! Pureology is sulfate-free and 100% vegan, not to mention the brand boasts a reduction in carbon footprint. Further, Pureology formulas are paraben- and mineral oil- free. Self-care day or not, this will remain a staple. Pureology will be available to offer socially conscious products that are committed to people, the planet and causes that advance the benevolence of both.
Slip into your chic PJs from JJwinks and your silk sleep mask from Spruced Beauty and rest assure you’ll be completely zen!