What an At-Home Spa Day Looks Like in 2025

Nothing feels more luxurious than enjoying a spa treatment, especially after a long, restless week. The dimmed lights, calming scents, and soothing massage can melt every bit of tension in your body. When you don’t have time to leave the house, you can still create that same sense of relaxation with an at-home spa day.  

A DIY spa can be more sophisticated than soaking in a bath with cucumber slices on your face. It’s 2025, and you deserve a full-body indulgence. Make your at-home spa day fancier and more serene with these little upgrades.

A diffuser does everything a scented candle can do, minus the fire hazards. No more worrying about blowing out the flame – you can just drift off in total relaxation. Simply take your scent of the day, put a few drops of essential oil into the diffuser, and you’re good for the next two hours.

Dry brushing is a 2-in-1 ritual that loosens up dead skin cells and relieves muscle tension. It’s also super easy to do. Simply grab a brush with natural, firm bristles, then gently massage your body from the neck down in long, circular motions. Your skin may turn pink afterward, which signals improved blood circulation, but it shouldn’t turn red or feel overly sensitive. If it does, you might be brushing too hard.

Rinse away all the dead skin with Dove Gentle Exfoliating Body Wash. It’s formulated with NutriumMoisture™ technology and gentle exfoliating beads that nourish, cleanse, and revitalize the skin all at once.

It’s entirely possible to recreate a spa-like experience without a bathtub. Enter shower steamers or tablets, an affordable upgrade to your self-care routine. These tiny aromatherapy bombs release refreshing scents from essential oils as they dissolve under the water. The menthol and eucalyptus varieties also help clear stuffy sinuses.

Transform your shower time into a full-body pampering session with Dove Cloud Self-Foaming Body Wash Radiant Glow with Niacinamide. It dispenses a rich, foamy lather that envelops your skin with 50 percent Skin Care Serum, which makes your skin softer and brighter. It also leaves a sweet jasmine scent.

Sometimes a girl just wants to sit in a sauna, get all sweaty, and come out looking as dewy as a dolphin. Luckily, you can do exactly that at home with an infrared sauna blanket. It’s a sleeping bag-like device that can help improve blood circulation and relieve muscle tension without taking up a ton of space. Just pay attention to your body’s signals while using it. End your sauna session immediately if you feel lightheaded.

Remember when covering your eyes with cold cucumbers was the highlight of an at-home spa day? Now, you can take that ritual up a notch with eye massagers.

This high-tech gadget typically has multiple mechanisms, including gentle vibrations, heat or cold therapies, and light air pressure to promote circulation and reduce puffiness. Slip it on during your bath or while sweating it out inside your sauna blanket. It's you and your bougie eye massager against the world.

If you spend most of your day on your feet, you may want to invest in compression boots. This device covers your entire lower leg, internally squeezing and kneading muscles with rhythmic air pressure. Multiple studies have shown that compression therapy can increase the range of motion and speed up recovery after physical activity.

Another plus? Compression boots are more practical than massage guns – you can simply sit back and let the machine do the work. Very 2025.

You may have tried radio frequency skin tightening treatment at your dermatologist’s office. Now, you can reap similar benefits at home.  

The handheld device uses electromagnetic energy to generate heat that triggers the skin’s natural healing process. This stimulates collagen and elastin production, which makes your skin plumper and lifted with regular use. Although the results may not be as dramatic as an in-clinic RF facial, the at-home device is a great tool to add to your beauty arsenal.

You don’t have to use every single item on this list for your at-home spa day. Even a few small upgrades can make a big difference in transforming your ho-hum space into a sanctuary. So, put your phone on “do not disturb” and enjoy a blissful escape from stress.