Couple's Home Spa Ideas

Create the Right Mood

• When you set up a home spa, make sure you make it special. You want to make your home feel like it has been transformed. You can light and distribute candles around the bathroom and bedroom to create low light. Scented candles create relaxing aromas, or you can use incense. Music could help set the right mood. Try and find something soothing and relaxing that you both enjoy, and set it playing while you have your spa. Set up a treatment area, either in the bedroom or perhaps the bathroom if it is big enough, with soft towels and comfortable cushions to relax on.
  
  

Water and Steam Treatments

• Water and steam treatments are a mainstay of professional spas. You can use your bathroom to re-create some of these treatments at home. Warm water is relaxing, and helps promote healthy circulation. As part of your home spa, you could run a warm bath to relax in together. Use of aromatherapy oils in the bath can aid relaxation, and bath salts and minerals can help soften the skin. Steam treatments help open the pores and cleanse the skin. For a home spa steam treatment, try running the shower on its hottest setting until the bathroom fills with steam, and relax in the steam to let it take effect.
  
  

Massage

• Massages are popular elements of most spas, helping to relax muscles and joints. A couple's home spa provides the opportunity to give each other a massage. Using water and steam treatments first can help relax your bodies before you begin. You can start while you are still in the bath or shower with a short scalp or shoulder massage, and then move to the bedroom. Feet, shoulders and backs are areas many people enjoy having massaged. Massage oils can make the experience more indulgent.
  
  

Use Treatments

• There are many treatments you can use as part of a couple's spa. Treatments for the skin such as scrubs, masks and skin polishes are easy to apply. You could also do a home manicure or pedicure. Making your own treatments together can make the process more enjoyable than using store-bought treatments. A home-made body scrub is one of the easiest treatments to make. Use brown sugar, oatmeal and olive oil to make a natural scrub.
  
  

Have Some Treat Food

• To add an extra element to your home spa, introduce some treat foods. Healthy vegetables, fruits, juices and smoothies can help you feel revitalized. To round of an evening of indulgence, treat yourself to chocolate or other sweet treats.