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Setting the atmosphere
The atmosphere is important. You’ll need your home environment to be peaceful and inviting, ready for you to retreat into at the end of a busy day.

Start by cleaning the space to clear any distractions or clutter. Add soft, warm lighting to set a calming tone and avoid using the harsh ceiling light. You could choose battery-operated LED candles for a twinkling effect or place rechargeable lanterns around your bathroom window ledge for an inviting scene.

If you’re someone driven by all five senses, you could introduce essential oils or scented candles to fill the space with a relaxing aroma.

Gathering essentials
You’ll need to use high-end products if you’d like to truly indulge on your spa night.

These might include top quality face masks, cleansers, and moisturisers. Try to shop from luxury cosmetics brands with strong environmental brand values, such as those recognised with B Corp Certification.

You can also enhance the experience with a bath bomb, but bear in mind that these might not be suitable if you’ve got sensitive skin. Test the products you plan to use on a little bit of skin, at least a few days before your spa night to ensure that you won’t react to anything.

Lastly, don’t forget a plush towel and drying robe, plus a little pair of slippers. These simple pleasures complete the bigger picture of ultimate relaxation.

Choosing the treatments
Choosing your favourite treatments will help to ensure that you get everything you’d like from your spa night at home. It’s worth learning specific techniques you can try on your own if you’re not planning to spend the night with friends, too.

You can give yourself a professional-style facial treatment in a few simple steps:

• Cleanse: Rinse away the dirt, grease, or makeup. Start your treatment with a fresh and clean palette.
• Steam your face: You don’t need to rush and buy extra equipment. Simply hold your face above a heatproof bowl filled with boiling water. Hold a towel above your head to lock all that moisture in.
• Exfoliate: Use gentle yet abrasive cloths or gloves to dislodge any loose or dead skin, clearing your pores and leaving only new, soft skin behind.
• Facemask: Lock vitamins, minerals, and luxurious ingredients into your skin by wearing a face mask for a few minutes after you’ve exfoliated.
• Moisturise: Finish by massaging a gently moisturising lotion into your face, using slow circular motions for ultimate relaxation.

If you’d rather stick to full-body treatments, you should try to draw the perfect bath at just the right temperature. Add products you know that your skin won’t be sensitive to. Then, you can start exfoliating, moisturising, and massaging your whole body.

Extra relaxation techniques
Once you’ve set the scene, it’s worth knowing how you can let yourself reach an ultimate relaxation state in the space you’ve created.

The most effective techniques vary for different people, but music works for many of us. So, if you pair luxurious treatments with gentle ambient music, the effects could be truly wonderful.

Otherwise, there are plenty more techniques to try. Basic mindfulness or meditation exercises throughout a spa night will help you to keep you feeling relaxed. If it’s close to bedtime, drinking herbal teas could pair relaxation with rehydration - the perfect bedtime tipple after hot or cold treatments.