The Peper Harow Guide To Luxury Self Care
Valentines’ day is coming up, historically a holiday to celebrate romantic love. However in more recent years, people have been expanding the season to take time to appreciate all kind of love, such as galantines day, celebrated on the 13th of February, a day where women spend time with and exchange gifts with their female friends, to draw focus to the importance of platonic friendships. One form of love that is often under-celebrated is self-love, so we have decided that this Valentine’s season, regardless of if you have a significant other to celebrate with or not, we should all be romancing ourselves with some luxury self-care.
Take Time For Yourself
It is always important to take some time for yourself. If your every day life involves a busy schedule with a lot of socialising, it is key that you allow yourself some alone time. Spending time on your own - me-time is proven to help reduce stress, increase self-awareness, boot creativity, and improve emotional regulation. So it turns out, that cancelling those plans you were dreading and spending your evening home alone instead is good for you!
Pamper Yourself
Whatever your preferred method of pampering yourself; a full spa day, booking a deep tissue massage, soaking in a bubble bath, taking an hour to complete your elaborate skincare routine, taking care of yourself is one of the best ways to relax and unwind.
Relaxing Scents
Improve your self-care time by getting all your senses involved, scented candles, incense or diffusers can help provide a calming environment. Gentle smells such as lavender, jasmine, vanilla or sandalwood are ideal.
Get Comfortable
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Getting comfortable is the first key step to unwinding and relaxing. Getting out of a relaxing bath and putting on a fresh pair of soft pyjamas is one of the greatest joys in life. Get extra cosy with ethically made in the UK with 89% Supima cotton, incredibly soft fluffy on the inside for an extra layer of warmth.
Do Something You Enjoy
Spending some time on a hobby is one of the best ways to treat yourself. Re-read your favourite book, re-watch your favourite movie, or spend some time on a craft you enjoy, all of these are great ways to take care of yourself, by treating yourself to some time doing something you might not typically have time to do. If you have something creative and hands on you like to do, that is even better, as studies have shown that working with your hands and creating some kind for from painting to woodworking or flower arranging, can help reduce anxiety.
Pamper Your Feet
Your feet are most likely a part of your body that gets very little attention in your regular self-care routines, if you think about how much our feet do for us, carrying us around and supporting us all day, we they really do deserve some attention. Exfoliating, having a food bath, giving yourself a pedicure, moisturising, and treating yourself to some luxury soft and breathable footwear are all great ways to do this.
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Green tea can help lower your blood sugar. Tea is a great source of naturally occurring heart-healthy flavonoids. Contrary to popular belief, tea does not dehydrate you but rather counts towards your water intake goals. Staying well hydrated is important to your mental and physical health so is key in a good self-care routine.
Healthy Foods
“Super Foods” such as spinach, kale, avocados, and nuts and seeds aren’t just tasty, and good for your physical health, but have also been proven that the omega-3s, magnesium and other nutrients help Improve your mental health. For a luxury and healthy desert, dark chocolate contains antioxidants that educe anxiety, enhance focus, and boost your mood.