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Homemade Spa Gifts Ideas For A Relaxing At Home Spa Day

Homemade spa gifts and ideas for a relaxing at home spa day. Here’s what to put in an at home spa day kit or spa gift basket.

Wedding, bridal shower, graduation, Mother’s Day, or just another birthday, it’s common to come up with a blank for a gift idea. Especially if you wait until the last minute and the only things left on the gift registry are a toilet ottoman or a fancy espresso machine you can’t afford. (I’m not naming any names…) And no one wants to give the same gift at every wedding, especially not every Mother’s Day.

So, the search begins browsing several stores and still coming up short! At this point, you’re obviously looking for a one-of-a-kind gift, and that’s often not something you can find in a store.

And that’s what led you here – am I right? Good for you because I’ve got several homemade spa gift ideas that I’ve made and given as gifts on multiple occasions. They’re always a hit and even more incredible when you put them together into an at home spa day kit or spa gift basket!

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Related: 5 Relaxing Mother’s Day Gifts

What can I put in a at home spa gift? You'll sink into these homemade spa gift ideas to create a at home spa day kit for less!

What can I put in a home spa gift?

What do you put in a homemade spa gift basket, or how do you create an at home spa day kit? It all starts with a DIY spa product, such as a milk bath in a jar, a dreamy body scrub, or decadent bath bombs.

I’ve covered this first step for you below with easy-to-follow recipes to make with all-natural ingredients you may already have in your pantry. Trust me; you will sink into these homemade spa gift ideas to create an at home spa day kit for less!

The next step is to add something to the DIY beauty product to help create a spa-like retreat at home. A classic white waffle towel, spa slippers, a massage tool like a Gua Sha massager, or a dry brush makes a great addition to a spa basket. Swipe through these ideas to get you thinking:

Once I’ve made my beauty DIY and gathered a few spa accessories, I like to tuck them into a small basket you can find in the bath aisle. A large apothecary-style glass jar like those in the kitchen storage area works great too.

Related: 3 Ways to Make a Luxurious Natural Milk Bath

If you want to create an at-home spa day kit, then check out these unique recipes to give a gift of indulgence; you may want to try one for yourself too!

Create an at Home Spa Retreat with Homemade Spa Gifts

If you want to create an at-home spa day kit, check out these unique recipes to give a gift of indulgence; you may want to try one for yourself too!

French Lavender DIY Milk Bath Jars

Make these jasmine lavender DIY milk bath jars for a sweet slumber. Created with natures’ most calming aroma and ingredients to soothe the body - it’s all about relaxation!

I’ve made a handful of milk baths before, but soaking in this milk bath makes me feel like I’m in Provence, France. I can picture row upon row of purple-blue French lavender fields stretching endlessly toward the distant mountains. And the aroma of nature’s most relaxing scent, lavender, wafts in through an open window. 

Make these lavender DIY milk bath jars for a sweet slumber. Created with nature’s most calming aroma and ingredients to soothe the body – it’s all about relaxation! 

Signature Garden Perfume

How to make a Signature Garden Perfume / How to choose a Top, Middle, and Base Note for DIY Perfume

Make a signature garden DIY perfume infused with essential oils for a unique gift idea. Learn how to choose a top, middle, and base note with an included printable reference guide.

Irresistible Garden Rose Bath Bombs

Drop one of these garden rose bath bombs into a bath, and the rose and eucalyptus scent will fill the bathroom while rose petals float on top of the water. And the pink Himalayan salt will help to relax tired muscles. They are a spa-like indulgence you won’t soon forget!

Mint Lavender Mineral Bath

Mint Lavender Mineral Bath

Indulge in an enriching DIY mint lavender mineral bath with ingredients right from your herb garden. Because soaking in a hot bath with herbs floating atop the water and gracing your skin is quite an experience. And one, I know you’ll want to share in an at home spa day kit.

Herbal Sage Chamomile Bath Tea Bags 

Here’s how to make herbal bath tea bags with chamomile and sage to calm, soothe, and lift away the stress of the day.

This soothing herbal bath tea recipe is one small luxury your body and mind will enjoy. Made with chamomile tea, whole sage leaves, and Epsom salts poured into muslin bath tea bags, they are just the answer to declutter your thoughts and lift away the stress of the day. (Oh yeah, and this recipe makes plenty to share.)

Merlot Red Wine Soap Recipe

Make a batch of red wine soap with me to stock your linen closet with a clever gift even nonwine connoisseurs can appreciate

I know you’re thinking, “WINE SOAP?? Why didn’t I know this existed?”! Well, press play on your favorite playlist and pass the bath bombs because it’s always Happy Hour in the bath with this red wine soap recipe!

Each soap bar is made with wine-infused ingredients for a sublimely scented, colorful vino soap. A perfect gift for wine lovers, I might add.

Sweet Vanilla Swirl Lavender Bath Bombs

Make this sweet vanilla swirl lavender bath bombs recipe. It’s a relaxing kaolin clay bath bomb recipe sprinkled with dried lavender buds!

These vanilla swirl lavender bath bombs are as peaceful as they look. Soaking in a bath of vanilla and lavender will leave you feeling like a new person! 

Made with a kaolin clay bath bomb recipe full of benefits for the skin and created with a marbled white and purple resembling vanilla and lavender, they are luxury in hand. Yet, each is a DIY bath bomb; you can create at home for a spa-like retreat. 

Loofah Soap Bar Recipe

Your skin will feel clean, smooth, and refreshed too when you make a batch of these unique DIY loofah soap bars!

If you’ve ever used a loofah sponge, then you know they are a great way to exfoliate the skin. Like my homemade merlot wine soap infused with real wine, these loofah soap bars are made with the real deal and are just as wonderfully unique!

And I love that you can see the loofah sponge inside the soap and the soothing creamy extra-foaming lather the loofah creates. Add one of the gorgeous soap bars to a spa gift basket.

Exfoliating Grapefruit Poppyseed Scrub

Unlock the benefits of grapefruit essential oil in an exfoliating grapefruit poppyseed scrub made for beautiful soft glowy skin!

Unlock the benefits of grapefruit essential oil in an exfoliating grapefruit poppyseed scrub made for beautiful soft glowy skin! With the addition of pink Himalayan salt, natural sugar, and poppy seeds, your dead skin cells will sloth away. As those dead skin cells shed, they will reveal smoother-looking skin. Oh yeah- who doesn’t want that for a bridal shower or Mother’s Day gift?

Here's several homemade spa gift ideas that I've made and given as gifts on multiple occasions. They're always a hit and even more incredible when you put them together into an at home spa day kit or spa gift basket!

Are you looking for more natural gift ideas? Check out my 5 Handmade Mother’s Day Gifts and Natural Living Gift Giving Ideas for green gifting!

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4 Comments

  1. I love natural bath and body DIY ideas like this. The Rose and Eucalyptus bath bombs sound amazing! Thank you for linking up with us at the #HomeMattersParty this week.

    1. lifenreflection says:

      Thanks Nicole, they really are as good as they look!

  2. Such fun ideas! I love all things rose and I can’t wait to make the rose body scrub!

    1. lifenreflection says:

      Rose is definitely loved by many and that rose scrub is incredible!

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