Create The Spa Experience At Home

While there is no substitute for being pampered at a spa, there is no need to pay the hefty price for some rest and rejuvenation. You can create a near-professional spa experience in your own home. All you need for this "Simple Pleasure" is the desire and some products.

Cheryl Kramer, beauty editor for Redbook visits The Early Show to show how you can convert your home into a personal spa.

The following are her suggestions.

Set The Mood For Your Home Spa - Try to make your own special space:

• "Shhh sign" - Gently tells everyone to leave you alone - You can get it from any hotel and specialty stores.
• A robe from Bathhouse Spa at The Hotel at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
  Price: $130
  Where to buy: Call 877-632-9636
• Candles - From Er'go Spa Collection Candles in aromas such as Nectar, Sea, Harmony, Zen, and Verve.
  Price: $20 each
  Where to buy: scentedboutique.com
• Lavendertherapy Peace & Tranquility Candle, Jasminetherapy Embrace The Light Love Candle. From: Healing Garden, Green Teatherapy Meditation Tea Candle.
  Price: $8 each.
  Where to buy: drugstore.com
• Sacred Spa Music Series, "Wrapped in Stillness"
  Tune out the world and tune in to you-time.
  Price: $15.50
  Where to buy: realmusic.com
• Water - make sure you don't dehydrate!

Reflexology

• Reflexology socks & gloves
  Reflexology is more than just a hand or foot massage. The idea is that different parts of the hands and feet correspond to different parts of the body. So applying pressure to your toe can relieve sinus pain, or squeezing along the outside of your hand can help a backache. A spa reflexology appointment will cost you at least a dollar a minute.

  The socks and gloves have a reflexology chart on them for easy use. For great results massage your hands and feet with your favorite hand cream/moisturizer then slip on the gloves and follow the chart for a soothing massage. You can leave the gloves on for 15 minutes. For best results, leave them on overnight; take them off to reveal hands that are soft and smooth.

  Earth Thereapeutics Reflexology Moisture Gloves
  Price: $10
  Where to buy: earththerapeutics.com and drug stores

  Origins Reflexology gloves
  Price: $8
  Where to buy: gloss.com or origins

• Le Couvent Des Minimes, Honey & Shea Repairing hand cream
  Put it on under the gloves and moisture will penetrate even better.
  Price: $21
  Where to buy: Bath & Body Works stores

Electronic massagers

• HoMedics, Therapist Select Shiatsu Massaging Cushions
  Mimics the hands of a professional masseuse by providing a deep-kneading full-, upper- or lower-back Shiatsu massage. Just lean back and let the machine do all the work.
  Price: About $119
  Where to buy: Amazon.com
• HoMedics Therapist Select Deluxe Programmable Percussion Massager with Heat
  Program the Perfect Massage
  Features Control can be programmed to your choice of massage styles: steady rhythm, deep penetrating or short burst. Dual pivoting heads direct massage waves downward for deep muscle relief. Choose from five different strengths to vary the intensity.

  Space between massage heads can be adjusted to fit the area of the body you want to target.
  4 attachments included: Soft, Medium,Hard,Heated
  Price: $49
  Where to buy: Bed, Bath & Beyond

• HoMedics Massaging Pedicure Flip-Flops
  Vibrations soothe achy feet while you shuffle around the house. Gives feet an invigorating vibration massage while you wait for toenail polish to dry. SmartFoam (HoMedics' trademarked brand of Memory Foam) cradles feet by molding to their individual shape, and skid-proof bottoms allow for easy walking. It's no accident they come in pink, $1 dollar from every purchase benefits the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
  Price: $25
  Where to buy: Amazon.com
• Scalp massager - The Tingler
  Gently massages scalp, stimulating acupressure points. This is a low-tech (no batteries, accessories or complicated instructions) copper handle with 10 flexible copper soft tipped copper wires.

  Here is the basic technique: Open, and bend the Tingler's wires in the shape of a pumpkin - think of the tines as long, thin fingers - allow them to gently, with no effort, graze your head. The looser the fingers, the more goosebumpy or tickly the effect.

  If you're looking for a head scratch, just tighten the fingers. Slowly, lower the Tingler on the head, watch out for eyes, let the fingers touch the back of the ears, top of the neck, and up again - twist, turn, or let the fingers touch the top of the head and forehead. Don't jab, push hard, use too much effort, or try to overly control the movement of the Tingler. Less is more!

  To massage your body- instead of shaping the Tingler in a pumpkin or circle, make it into a semi-circle, or rake - or think of it as an open hand with long fingernails - then gently touch your back, arms, legs, necks, etc. It is great on skin or thin clothing. Kids and pets love this, too. (Seems to put kids in a trance or helps them go to sleep.
  Price: $20
  Where to buy: drugstore.com

• Bubbling Bath Mat from: Conair, Body Benefits Thermal Spa Soft Bath Mat
  Turn your tub into a relaxing, bubbling oasis with this deluxe spa bath mat. At the touch of a button, you control the intensity of the bubbles with the waterproof infrared remote control. A powerful 800-watt motor even produces heated bubbles.
  Price: $60
  Where to buy: Walmart, drugstore.com, Shopko
• Bath salts - Kneipp Thermal Spring Bath Salts in Lavender, Eucalyptus, Rosemary

  These salts relieve lactic acid buildup in sore muscles while the aromatherapy oils influence your mood and energy levels. Activated by hot water, these herbal enriched salt crystals help build resistance to daily aggressions as they gently exfoliate, tone, and increase skin elasticity while aromatic and herbal benefits go to work.
  Price: $24.50 each
  Where to buy: Kneipp or 800-937-4372

• Baby yourself oils - just as good for adults.
  Johnson & Johnson's, Bedtime Bath - Lavender scent relaxes babies and grownups alike
  Price: about $4.50 each
  Where to buy: drugstore.com and local drug stores

  Burt's Bees Baby Bee Apricot Baby Oil and Buttermilk Bath Pint
  Price: $8 for oil, $16 for bath milk
  Where to buy: drugstore.com and drug stores

• Earth Therapeutics Natural Body Brush
  Dry brushing is a great way to exfoliate, improve circulation, and according to the alternative healing practitioners, aid the lymph system in detoxification. Always brush towards your heart. Begin by sweeping the brush on the soles of your feet, over the tops of your feet, up your legs across your torso, gently, then on your hands and your arms. Do this out of the shower and without using a product. Do once or twice a week.
  Price: $7
  Where to buy: earththerapeutics.com and local drug stores
• Body Scrub System from Skin an Apothecary - Suds (bath cleanser) , Sugar Glow (exfoliant - detox), Soy Body Whip (moisturizer)
  These are the basic products to use when in the shower and tub. Remember, if you are going to exfoliate in the shower (getting rid of toxins) don't use a loofah or glove, because it can be damaging to your skin. A loofah and glove are good to use in water without a product.
  Price: $25 $26, $20
  Where to buy: skinanapothecary.com