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Pamper Mom With These Easy At-Home Spa Treatments

Relaxing recipes for homemade beauty treatments for mom, from spa owners and beauty experts

by Sarah Carrillo

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Cleopatra Milk Bath Cleopatra, the queen of the Nile, is probably one of the most famous "home beauty" fans. One of her greatest beauty secrets was long relaxing milk baths. Here is a modern day twist on her ancient recipe using common household ingredients.

Ingredients:
1 tablespoon dried rosemary
1 tablespoon dried mint
Peel of 1 orange
2 cups boiling water
1 9 ounce box of dried milk

Directions:
Pour the boiling water over the rosemary, mint and orange peel and allow it to steep until cool -- strain the liquid and mix in the dried milk. To use, pour the herbal milk solution into your bath under the running water. Soak in the tub. Rinse the milk off of your skin and follow up with a light natural oil such as almond or sesame oil.

Recipe courtesy of: Janice Cox, author of Natural Beauty at Home

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I LOVE these DIY alternatives. Epsom salts (just about pure Magnesium) really work to soothe aches and pains. Baking soda softens skin and relieves rashes, as does oatmeal.

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