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Scrub and rub your stress away

Let's start by complaining. With a job like mine, beauty editor, I'm quite busy. Lots of meetings, presentations, a lot of testing, writing, and I often find myself at my drawing table in the evenings. I really enjoy it all, being busy gives me energy, but that's why it's also easy to burn out. So you need to take your relaxation time on time.

The moment I got to try the products from the stress-fix line of AVEDA, or rather experience them, came just in time. I really prefer to face the summer well-rested. You probably feel the same, whether you have a busy job or have to rush your kids to school every morning. We all need relaxation sometimes.

At Dayspa Amsterdam, I received an incredibly delicious and special treatment with Aveda products. As soon as I walked in, the calmness within me surfaced thanks to the music, the scents, and the fresh environment. Normally, my phone is really glued to my hand, but strangely enough, it stayed with my Céline this time.

The treatment started with an aroma sensation. Marjolein, the lovely and skilled owner of the SPA, let me smell four scents that would be central during the treatment. That was nice because scents help promote relaxation. After a foot bath, my entire body was scrubbed. Not like I do at home, just rubbing a bit of scrub salt over my legs, no, really scrubbing. You could say: the hard approach. After that scrubbing, I got to relax for a moment in a chair. Marjolein moved the bed aside and magically revealed a bath underneath. A bubble bath, to be precise. In ten minutes, I rinsed off the scrub and a little bit of stress. I was in another world, while it turned out to be just the beginning of the treatment.

Then I was generously smeared and hydrated with an essential oil. My head was also included. It got a massage. While being smeared, I was wondering where I could quickly grab something to eat afterward because my energy level had hit rock bottom. That was of course the intention, but still. Luckily, there was a miso soup waiting for me in the lounge. I can tell you, it was very much needed to replenish the salts. After the soup, we continued. I received a massage. From head to toe. Every little finger joint was included. Did I already mention how wonderful it was? Afterwards, not only was my skin baby-soft and shiny, but my mind was completely empty. The next day, Jet said I looked radiant. Ha, that's what I wanted to hear. And my phone is still best friends with Céline today. I haven't looked at it for two days, and it feels wonderful. The Stress-Fix products are doing their job. Initially, just because of the scent. With essential oils like lavender, lavandin, clary sage, vetiver, and frankincense, it smells fresh and natural. Lavender has a positive effect on combating anxiety, stress, and insomnia, and the rest works relaxing, stress-reducing, and calming. Exactly what it should be.

Now it's of course the task to maintain that relaxation. Fortunately, there are products for home. Of course, that scrub, the Stress-Fix Soaking salts that you add a spoonful or two to your bath and instantly create a spa moment at home. With a body lotion or thicker body cream, with shea butter, sunflower oil, and that scent, your skin is well-hydrated for the whole day. Still suffering from occasional acute stress? Then there's the Stress-Fix Rollerball. Like a kind of perfume that lets you smell the scent and puts you in relaxation mode.

I understand that you also really have stress and want to enjoy the summer carefree. Or winter. Or actually always. We are giving away a package worth €140 with these lovely Stress-Fix products from Aveda. What do you have to do? Like and share this post on Facebook. And of course, take the time. Really, it's worth it.