Hotel Inspired Spa Treatments You Can Recreate at Home

Spa treatments to recreate the luxury hotel experience from home

From facial treatments to meditations, everyone can feel relaxed and pampered from the comfort of their home. These at home spa treatments  from hotels and resorts in the Mexican Caribbean, Los Cabos and Costa Rica will transform your home into an oasis and recreate the relaxing hotel spa experience.

Hotel Xcaret Mexico - Muluk Spa

Treatment: Anti-cellulite body scrub

Ingredients:

• 50g of ground coffee (try to recycle leftover coffee from morning brew)

• 50g of brown sugar

• 15g of powdered cinnamon

• 20g of coconut oil

Directions: 

• Mix all four ingredients together. 

• With wet skin, apply the mixture to your body area of choice in circular motions from bottom to top.

• Let the scrub rest for 10-15 minutes before rinsing. 

• Post shower apply a moisturizing cream to the same areas. 

Belmond Maroma Resort & Spa - Kinan Spa

Treatment: Avocado Mask
Ingredients:

• 1/2 avocado

• 20 ml honey

• small bowl 

Directions:

• Remove the pulp from the avocado and pour the honey into the bowl. Stir well until you get a paste.

• Wash your face. Apply the mixture and let it rest for 10 minutes.

• Remove the paste with abundant water. Apply the face creamy you use regularly.

Palmaïa – The House of AïA

Treatment: Meditation tips from Shaman Balder 

Ingredients: a comfortable seat and an open mind.

Directions:

• Set your meditation up for success and try to avoid being tired or uncomfortable.

• Before starting your practice make sure you a comfortable place to sit with good support that allows you to maintain your posture for a long time. If necessary, continue your practice lying down.

• Look for a suitable place and merge your body and mind with the environment around you, let the sounds that are not under your control be the ones that relax you and lead you into your meditation.

• Soften the body by relaxing your breath. Start with the muscles of the face, specially your tongue, letting it fall inside your mouth without touching any of the teeth or palate. Continue relaxing each muscle until you reach the feet.

• Focus on the internal movements of the body and once you have completed the steps above, start to feel the flow of your blood the beat of your pulse. Follow the air path from the nostrils to the lungs and back, and finally pay attention until you can clearly feel every heartbeat. At this point you will be ready to enter meditation.

Vista Encantada Spa Resort & Residences - Milagro Spa

Treatment: Honey Exfoliation Scrub Treatment 

Ingredients: 

• 1/2 cup of white sugar 

• 3 tablespoons of honey 

• 2 tablespoons of olive oil or almond oil 

Directions: 

• Mix the sugar and honey in a bowl with a spoon until you have a thick paste. 

• Add the olive oil or almond oil and stir until it’s fully integrated to the scrub. 

• Wash your face and remove all makeup before applying the mix. 

• Apply the scrub to your face in circular movements without applying too much pressure and avoid applying in the area around your eyes. 

• Relax and leave the scrub for approximately 10 minutes. Remove with warm water.