Body Care

After an exhausting day your body needs to be relaxed and pampered in order to get a good night's sleep. You must take care of your body not only in the day but in the night as well. While you sleep at the night, the body is resting and replenishing itself. There are a few things that you can do to relax the body to help in the replenishing process. Here are a few ideas for bath and body care in the night:

• Take a warm, soothing bath. Fill your bathtub with warm water and some lavender that helps in calming and relaxing the body and reduces muscle tension. You can add chamomile, which is a skin soother and helps in reducing swelling and pain in the skin. Lie in the bath for some time and let these herbs relax your body and mind.
• If you want to wake up with a tan you can use a self-tanning lotion overnight. Exfoliate your skin with a scrub and moisturize. Once the moisturizer is fully absorbed spread the self-tanning lotion evenly all over your body, working on one portion of the body at a time. Use wipes to wipe the tanner off your palm and fingers as you apply the lotion. Today there are many self-tanning lotions that dry in five minutes.
• Your hands are the first to show signs of aging and often neglected as well. Give your hands a new lease of life. Apply a generous amount of rich hand cream to restore lost moisture. This is an important part of night body care.
• While sleeping in your bed, ensure that your neck is properly supported through the night. Buy a good quality people to help keep the stress off your neck. Your sleep should rejuvenate you so ensure that every part of your body is taken care of properly.
• Ingrown hairs block pores and can cause bacteria to develop, resulting in redness and swelling. Use a cream that has glycolic and salicylic acid that removes the bacteria. Make it a part of your night care routine for a few nights and you will get rid of ingrown hairs.
• Your feet support the weight of your entire body. Find time to take care of them. If they are callused and cracked moisturize them well. If they are cracked use a foot cream that has glycolic acid. Apply this cream before you sleep and slip on a pair of clean cotton socks. This should be another important part of your body care routine every night.
• Light aromatic candles in your bedroom. These candles will provide a soothing atmosphere and relax your senses. Just remember to blow them out before you sleep.
• Keep the humidifier running in the bedroom to keep the air moist. You skin will glow and be replenished by the moist air through the night.
• Use a "hot stone massage" to heat your heart. This treatment that is common in spas can be done at home too. You need a smooth flat stone as large as the human hand. You can find one on the beach or buy one in a skin care boutique. Follow the instructions given below:

· Boil water in a pot.
· Add rosemary, clove and peppermint into the water.
· Put the rock into the water and let it stay there till it is heated.
· Put off the heat and allow the rock to turn nice and warm.
· Lie down in a dark or softly lit bedroom and place the warm rock between your breasts, on your chest. Allow the warmth and aroma of the stone to relax you and soothe you into a deep peaceful sleep.

Bathing is much more than just sitting in a tub. One of the most important ways through which you take care of your body is to by having a good bath. A bath cleans and refreshes your body and is relaxing for the mind as well. It is important to have a bath everyday, in order to maintain good personal hygiene as well. Having a bath early in the morning refreshes you and makes you ready for the whole day. On the other hand, bathing in the evening or night removes all the dust, grime and sweat that you have gathered throughout day and ensures that you are able to get a good and peaceful sleep.

There are various kinds of baths in the present day world, including private baths, public baths, Turkish baths, public swimming pools (also known as swimming baths), steam shower baths, sponge bath, hot baths and cold baths, each suiting a different need. Today, the concept of luxurious bathing has also caught on. Making the right kind of arrangements in the bathroom and adding the right kind of accessories can go a long way in making your bath not only enjoyable, refreshing and soothing, but luxurious as well. In the following lines, we have listed the best tips for luxurious bathing, which will ensure the perfect beauty and a really beautiful body for you.

Luxurious Bathing

• First of all, you need to prepare the bathroom and the bath.
• Create a soothing and peaceful environment in the bathroom.
• Light aroma candles or scented candles and play some relaxing music in the background.
• Arrange a comfortable bath pillow, which will help you relax.
• Now, turn off the phone and switch off the answering machine, to avoid any disturbance.
• Fill your bathtub with warm, not hot water. It will help you relax.
• Add bath salts and essential oils to your tub.
• Lie down in the tub and soak yourself for 15-20 minutes. Let your mind and body relax.
• To clean yourself, make use of a fragrant soap, along with body sponge, loofah or brush.
• Massage your skin in a circular motion.
• Rinse off your body with water
• Pat your skin partially dry with a towel. Please do not rub.
• Immediately after drying yourself, apply your favorite moisturizer while the skin is damp. Doing so will lock in the moisture from your bath.

Both men and women use perfumes or fragrances. Everybody likes to smell nice and pleasant and nobody wants to stink of body odor. Women have a wide range of perfumes to choose from. There are perfumes specifically meant for the day and those that are specially meant for the night. Many people do not know how to buy perfumes. Here are a few pointers as to how to choose a perfume:

• Try the perfume before you buy it.
• Try buying new perfumes. While buying new perfumes limit yourself to three perfumes, as your nose will not be able to differentiate between the perfumes if you try too many.
• The same perfume will smell different on different people because it will react differently to each person's body.
• Wait for 10 minutes after applying the perfume, it will give you the right smell after it reacts with your skin.

After buying the perfume of your choice your would like to get the most out of the perfume. Here are a few tips on how to get the best out of the perfume:

• Do not expose your perfume to extreme temperature and sunlight. After the perfume bottle is opened the perfume will change and exposure to sunlight will disturb the delicate smell of the perfume. Store it in a cool dark place to keep the fragrance intact.
• Use shower gel, body lotions and body sprays of the same fragrance as your perfume it will last longer if you do this. Use your perfume as a highlight on your pulse points finally.
• Perfumes should be used throughout the day. Even concentrated perfumes do not last for the whole day. You will have to re-apply every 3-4 hours.
• Use a different perfume for the morning and a different one for the night. Choose a perfume according to your mood.

Here are some interesting facts about perfumes:

• Women have a keener sense of smell than men.
• The sense of smell is affected by your medication, diet and lifestyle.
• Perfumes react differently on blondes, brunettes and redheads.
• Our ability to remember smell is greater than the ability to remember things that we have seen.
• Our sense of smell is sharper in the latter half of the day.
• The older you grow the less sharp your sense of smell is.
• Perfumes rise and if worn only on the face or behind the ears, it will rise and vanish quickly.
• Oily skin holds perfumes better than dry skin.
• Perfume once opened will fade with time.
• Increase in altitude reduces the lasting ability of a perfume.