While selecting gifts for loved ones is common, self-gifting is often overlooked. It's a simple yet powerful way to practice self-care. The ideal gift for yourself needn't be extravagant, but rather a sincere expression of appreciation. Often, the most suitable presents are those inspired by everyday elements. Imagine: a blissful home spa experience, right in the comfort of your own home!

Feeling lost on how to begin? This CHUS article offers a step-by-step guide to create a relaxing and rejuvenating home spa experience.

What do you need for a home spa session?

1. The space 

Let's start by creating a relaxing, inspiring space for your home spa session.

Aromatherapy

Fragrances play a crucial role in creating a relaxing and comfortable atmosphere.  Considering your preferences, you can choose scented candles to provide a warm and inviting ambiance, or opt for essential oils for a more diffused and long-lasting scent.

Suggestions of aromatherapy from CHUS: 

“Green” scented candle with minty and lemongrass notes 

Brand: Tu Hú Ceramics

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This scented candle has a cooling and refreshing scent of mint and lemongrass that is both refreshing and brings a clean feeling to the space. Lemongrass also helps fight bacteria, deodorize and repel insects effectively.

“Do ur zest” Essential Oil Diffuser

Brand: Kofuku 

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Diffusing essential oils with a cool, sweet and sour scent and warm wood notes is a great gift to help you relax and escape the daily chaos. You can choose the scent to be sweet, warm, or a little spicy depending on your preference

Music 

Turn on the music and relax! You can choose music according to your preferences or find playlists with the theme of relaxation, pampering yourself with melodious, sweet and inspirational songs.

Some wine - wine-not?  

If you have a bathtub at home, why not experience the feeling of a tycoon's daughter when enjoying wine while bathing?! After preparing a sweet space with good fragrance and music, pour yourself a delicious glass of wine as a gift for yourself.

2. Taking care of your skin

Let your body's skin undergo an in-depth, complete at-home spa "treatment" from natural and benign products, but still have clear effects.

Exfoliating for skin 

Exfoliating will help promote collagen growth, making your skin smoother and more radiant day by day. Feel smooth and smooth skin right after exfoliating your skin.

Suggestions of exfoliating products from CHUS: 

Rose & Perilla Leaves Exfoliating Scrub

Brand: Mộc Hương - Mỹ phẩm xanh bản địa 

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Fine powdered dead cells may take a bit more time when you have to mix with yogurt/fresh milk but will help limit the friction of the powder on the skin, very suitable for sensitive skin.

Yum Yum Apricot Cream Body Scrub

Brand: Lolly Vietnam  

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Having bubbly bath time

If you have a bathtub, give yourself a set of bath bombs and foam cakes to make your bath time more enjoyable.

Suggestions from CHUS: 

Cute N Sexy, Set Of Bath Bomb And Bubble Bath Bar

Brand: My Mood

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The combination of bath bomb and foam cake helps your bathtub foam with lots of bubbles, beautiful colors and a sweet fragrance that lingers on your skin after bathing. In addition, the product also contains ingredients that help nourish the skin and are antibacterial.

Using nourishing oil 

Different from normal body lotion, make your spa day a little more special when nourishing your skin with nourishing oil. Nourishing oil has high moisturizing properties and can be used in combination with massage to mosturize your skin, relax and reduce joint pain. 

Brand: Iris Nguyen - Perfumery House

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Nourishing oils help deeply moisturize and improve skin structure for healthier skin. The scent of orange, lemongrass, and geranium not only helps you relax but also helps treat smelly feet.

3. Hair care 

It is indispensable to have a special hair treatment for you to dedicate to yourself on this at-home spa day.

Scalp exfoliating

Besides washing to clean, exfoliating the scalp is a necessary step to clean excess oil and deeply detoxify the scalp.

Suggestions from CHUS: 

Lemon Eucalyptus Scalp Scrub

Brand: Rị Mọ House

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Exfoliating scrub containing lemon eucalyptus and extracts from aloe vera, bamboo and soybean sprouts will clean the scalp, stimulate blood circulation to make both the scalp and hair stronger day by day.

Tea tree and rosemary scrub for scalp

Brand: SALAKA

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Not only cleaning, tea tree and rosemary in the product are also antibacterial, limit oil secretion, nourish hair and stimulate hair to grow thicker and longer.

Hair mask

Shea Butter & Silk Protein Repairing Conditioner

Brand: Natonic Việt Nam

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Hair mask is a "savior" for dry hair due to the use of many chemicals with shea butter, hydrolyzed protein and coconut oil, helping to restore and nourish hair naturally and safely.

Hair serum 

Conditioning hair with serum is often the final moisture-locking step to help retain nutrients in the hair, while also helping to protect hair from the effects of temperature and the outside environment.

Suggestions from CHUS:

Hair Serum with olive oil 

Brand: BIYOKEA  

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Containing olive oil and natural nourishing nutrients, hair conditioner is a step to strengthen the hair protective barrier as well as restore dry, damaged hair.

Conclusion

At CHUS, we believe in harnessing the power of nature's bounty.  This philosophy extends to our spa recommendations, where all suggested products utilize natural ingredients and materials.  Therefore, your at-home spa session becomes a holistic experience, nurturing your body not just with pampering treatments, but also with the essence of nature. 

By indulging in this self-care ritual, you'll feel revitalized and your mind will be free to recharge.

Self-love is a journey, and cultivating it can take time and dedication. It requires strength to prioritize your own well-being.  Through this article, CHUS hopes to inspire you to embrace self-care with the natural resources that surround us.  No matter how demanding your schedule becomes, carve out moments to nurture your body and mind – both inside and out.  Make self-care a priority – you deserve it.