Seattle - September 30, 2009

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Local Artisan Ayurvedic Facial and Recipe

This meeting of your face is called to order.

Word of mouth is Vida Spa’s new Local Artisan Ayurvedic Facial helps skin prep for winter. The all-natural, locally sourced treatment includes a deep herbal cleanse, exfoliation, mask, and the shirodhara (warm sesame oil dripped over the third eye — that’s you, forehead — and massaged into the scalp and hair).

Now, should we offer an at-home solution for those living hand to mouth? Seems the eyes have it.

Vida Spa’s Homemade Herb Cleanser

Ingredients (available at most natural health stores)
1 part dried lavender flowers
1 part dried chamomile
1 part dried rose petals
3 parts oat flour
Water

1. Mix and grind (a coffee grinder works well) the herbs together.

2. Add oat flour and blend thoroughly.

3. Place ½ tsp. of the mixture in a small bowl and mix with enough water to create a paste with a yogurt-like consistency. Warm the mixture in a small pan on medium-low heat for 5 minutes so the herbs more easily absorb the water, creating a creamier cleanser and a softer exfoliation.

4. Massage over the skin, avoiding the eye area.

5. Remove with a warm cloth and follow with moisturizer.

6. Go ahead: Take a brow.

Or leave it to the pros at Vida Spa, 2200 Westlake Avenue, suite 220 (206-264-8432 or vidawellness.com).

Photo: Courtesy of Vida Spa

  Artisanal, DIY, Natural, Recipe