Making Your Bathroom A Self-Care At Home Spa With Osmia Organics
Hands up if you could use a spa experience? Yeah, me too!!! But most of us aren’t getting one any time soon (thanks pandemic and budgets!) My city is technically open and spas are open but I am STILL not feeling comfortable to book that appointment just yet, especially now that Covid cases are on the rise again.
That being said——-none of that is stopping me from embracing the self-care habits that I know will really get through these uncertain trying times.
We all want to make our lives less stressed and more fun this summer, and who knows when we get to feel normal again! So in the meantime,I can’t think of anything more luxurious than slowing down and savoring a self-care moment every morning and every night – right from home.
Osmia Products transport me to a luxurious day spa!
In 2012, Dr. Sarah Villafranco redirected her career in emergency medicine to start Osmia, which she sees as a new brand of wellness for your skin, your senses, and the earth. Osmia energizes people to engage in their own wellness through skin health and sensory experience. Using an only-the-essentials approach to optimal skin health, Osmia products are made with the highest quality natural ingredients—always consciously-sourced, and organic whenever possible. All Osmia products are made WITHOUT the following ingredients: parabens, phthalates, sulfates, petrochemicals, ethoxylated ingredients, synthetic color, and synthetic fragrance.
“PHILOSOPHY
RETURN TO YOUR SENSES:
Engage your senses in even the tiniest moments of your life.
RECLAIM YOUR POWER:
Embrace the privilege to be proactive in your health.
REDEFINE YOUR BEAUTY:
Endeavor to love yourself at every stage of life”
Being a Pisces, I am super connected to water and it’s imperative I take long baths. There is nothing that centers me more. So I naturally have three favorite products from Osmia that I want to share with you today!
Serenity Milk Bath
Organic buttermilk and skim milk powders, organic oats, and baking soda combined with organic and wild-harvested essential oils make for a sublime natural bath experience. (Cleopatra was famous for taking milk baths, and had, by all reports, exceptionally beautiful skin.) This buttery powder instantly transforms the water into a luxurious, skin-conditioning milk. Dead skin cells are sloughed away by the milk acids and the gentle scent of lavender, rose geranium, and chamomile will soften your mood as well...
For: All skin types.
How: Sprinkle 2-3 scoops in running bath. Swirl water to dissolve any clumps. Sink in and enjoy.
Soothing Tea Bath
A bath in oats, roses, flowers, and salt? Yes, please! Each muslin tea bag contains a blend of organic botanicals, organic gluten-free oats, and epsom salts providing a profoundly nourishing bath. Have you ever wanted to climb into your cup of tea to warm up? Here's your chance!
For: All skin types, especially itchy, dry skin. Safe for use with eczema and psoriasis.
How: Drop 1 bag (leave it tightly tied) into running bathwater and squeeze gently while you soak to release extracts. Each bag may be used two times. Hang to air dry between uses.
Himalayan Body Buff
Fine, pink salt from the Himalayas is the perfect texture for scrubbing away rough, dull skin. It comes from the Punjab region of Pakistan, and is hand-mined, hand-crushed, hand-washed, and dried in the sun. Combined with our luscious unscented body oil and organic essential oils of Bulgarian lavender and Canadian fir, this scrub immediately transports you to places high, wild, and pure.
FOR: All skin types. Patch test first on very sensitive skin. Do not use immediately after shaving or on broken skin. Do NOT USE on facial skin or on your netherparts. For real.
HOW: Wash your body with whichever Osmia soap tickles your fancy (Lavender Shea and Lavender Pine go beautifully with this treatment). Rinse clean. Use the wooden spoon to stir the scrub and scoop some into your hand, and apply gently in a circular motion to arms, legs, feet, belly, and back. Rinse off and drip dry for best results - you don't want to wipe away too much of the oil if possible! Keep product sealed and try not to get water in the scrub.
Spa Day
This was made for the full spa day at home! This gift set will leave you with the skin of your dreams in under an hour, at a fraction of the cost. Apply your Detox Mask to clean skin, misting it occasionally to keep it moist, and massage it off gently with warm water when you’re ready. Throw a couple scoops of the Recovery Salt Bath in the tub, sink in, and inhale the therapeutic essential oils. Wash with the delightfully textured Lavender Pine Soap, and finish off your scrub by applying Himalayan Body Buff after cleansing. Rinse the salt away and apply Rosemary Body Mousse to your damp skin for a new definition of bliss.
(Oh, and please take care not to slip getting out of your tub or shower!)
This gift comes packaged in an Osmia gift box and I just think it’s the greatest gift idea ever!!!So many of us are feeling mounds of anxiety and this would just truly add value to their life!
The Detox Exfoliating Mask:
Three kinds of purifying clay, nourishing raw cacao and raw honey powder, and activated bamboo charcoal are the key ingredients in this dual-purpose, powdered exfoliating mask. It may be used weekly as an exfoliating paste - the organic, finely-ground walnut shells and olive leaf powders will gently resurface and condition the skin. If left on for 10-15 minutes as a mask first, it will also pull impurities from the skin as it dries, while raw cacao softens the skin, and its natural caffeine tones and lifts. To remove, step in the shower and softly massage the mask away, leaving behind smooth, soft, conditioned skin. Comes as a dry powder with a USA-made ceramic bowl and bamboo mixing spoon.
For: All skin types. For sensitive skin, leave mask for 5-10 minutes, and moisten before removing.
How: Combine two scoops (about one teaspoon) of powder with enough water to make a paste - be sure to add the water slowly! Apply to clean, damp skin. For a quickie facial, massage gently for 60-90 seconds, step into the shower and rinse. For a deeper treatment, leave the mask for 5-10 minutes, and then massage it off in the shower. Use once a week.
Lavender Pine Soap
Lavender and pine in a beautiful purple bar. The scent is simply wonderful - organic lavender and pine essential oils combine perfectly to elevate your senses. Mildly exfoliating due to the sandalwood powder, this soap also has a great feel on the skin. A favorite for any outdoor enthusiast.
For: All skin types.
How: Use daily as needed. Best kept on a soap saver.
Love the lather!
Rosemary Body Mousse
Otherwise known as Heaven, in the form of organic shea butter... They whip this gorgeous white balm until it's light and fluffy, but don't underestimate its power. The texture of the mousse is excellent for massaging into hands, feet, elbow, knees, and any other tough parts. Organic rosemary essential oil is truly magical - purifying, invigorating, and rejuvenating. Massaged into a tired or over-exercised body, rosemary can be calming to aching muscles. It is excellent for hair and nail growth, and a few deep breaths of rosemary can even ward off a headache. The Latin name for rosemary means "dew of the sea" - does that alone not make you want to breathe the stuff?
For: All skin types. Not for facial use.
Recovery Salt Bath
Hand-harvested, French, grey sea salt and epsom salt help soak away your aches and pains. We coat the salts with organic oils infused with wild lavender we have grown and harvested ourselves. Finally, we top it off with an aromatherapy blend that practically makes your problems disappear. Lavender and marjoram are the two powerhouses in this blend, chosen for their abilities to calm the mind and heal the body. From sore muscles to an overly busy mind, slipping into our Recovery Salt Bath will nudge you into your peaceful place.
For: All skin types
How: Sprinkle 2-3 scoops in the bath while filling, then step in and let your troubles dissolve with the salt.
Are you so excited?!
Now please take a second to meet the lovely Dr. Sarah Villafranco who created Osmia. You can find her bio here.
“I love what I do now more than I could ever have imagined. I miss a few things about the ER, but feel like I am practicing a broader brand of medicine now—energizing people to engage in their own wellness through skin health and sensory experience. Above all, I want our products to remind people of their own power, through simple daily choices, to be joyfully alive.
Because that’s the best medicine I could ever have the privilege of prescribing. ”
If we can’t go to a dreamy spa somewhere, why can’t we create our own? Well as you can see..we can! Close the bathroom door..hang the do not disturb sign, draw a steamy bath, light a scented candle and drink iced lemon water right there in the tub! Let Osmia help you bliss out!
Covid will not control my self care time! It is crucial!
Discover more with the link below!!!! Wishing you the most precious at home spa days!!!!!!
