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Week at the Sandy Spa

 Week at the Sandy Spa


Monday 

To start our spa experience off right, our small group spent the morning getting to know one another! After snack the spa discussed the importance of skin health!!! We made lip scrubs. We then prepared ourself to walk to the beach!!!!





Tuesday 

The spa had a relationship building day! We discussed different personality types and the importance of healthy relationships. The girls made friendship bracelets and came together to create dance routines. We created homemade face mask and salt food scrubs!! Afterward we headed to the beach to enjoy another beautiful simmer day.









Wednesday 

Wednesday was nutrition day!!!! We learned all about healthy nutrition, portion sizes, and the importance of not dieting but rather balancing our food groups. We made lemon cucumber water and guacamole as a yummy snack. Afterward we went down to the beach to enjoy another beautiful day on Cousin's Island. 





Thursday

Thursday is Chakra day!!!! We start off the day with some yoga as our exercise of the day. Next we learned about the chakras and our bodies energies. After snack we had a chakra ceremony using stones, essential oils, and candles to reflect on our strengths and things we want to work on. 









We took a break from walking to the beach and had charcoal masks, nails, hair, and friendship bracelets. We ended the day with some tarot card readings. 








Friday

Today we ended our week at the sandy spa by making some bath bombs, having water balloon wars, and watching a movie. 




All recipes for the spa products are listed below


Brown Sugar Lip Scrip 

  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • A small spoonful of coconut, olive, and almond oil
  • A drizzle of honey 
  • A dash of cinnamon 

Foot Scrub

  • 1/2 cup Himalayan rock salt
  • 1/2 cup sea salt flakes
  • 1/4 cup coconut oil
  • A drizzle of honey and almond oil
  • Essential oils for cent

Avocado yogurt face mask
  • 1/2 Of an avocado 
  • A spoonful of plain organic yogurt (prefer greek)
  • Heaping drizzle of honey 

Bathbomb

  • 1/2 Cup baking soda
  • 1/4 Cup cornstarch
  • 1/4 Cup citric acid
  • 1/4 Cup epson salt 
  • 3 tsp Castor oil
  • 1 tbsp Water
  • 1 tbsp Essential oils
  • A few drops of food coloring 
Add dry ingredients first. Mix wet ingredients in a separate bowl and add to dry ingredients very slowly as to not activate the citric acid and baking soda. 











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