5 Uncommon Ideas for After Christmas Self Care : Fine Natural Hair Care & Faith-Based Self Care

Last updated on November 18th, 2024 at 07:07 pm

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This article is 3 of 3 in the After Christmas Self-Care Series.

Here are the first 2 articles:

After Christmas Self Care: Recentering Your Soul With God’s Grace

After Christmas Self Care Ideas for Holiday Hair Recovery

Today we’ll look at some uncommon ways to give yourself some post-holiday care. Let’s jump in…

Seasonal Food Detox

Christmas is a time when most of us overindulge in food. Or is that just me? Nah it’s not.

After all of that indulging, take some time to explore gentle seasonal detox methods, like creating a DIY herbal tea blend with winter herbs (such as ginger and cinnamon) to cleanse your system naturally.

Other ways to do a food detox cleanse include:

Ingest detoxifying foods: Include garlic, lemon, beets, and leafy greens in your meals
Replace alcohol and caffeine with herbal tea and water infused with lemon
Do a season of intermittent fasting to give your gut a rest.
Avoid processed foods and cook as close to nature as possible

DIY Candle Making for Meditating

Create your own candles infused with calming essential oil blends like lavender and eucalyptus.

Here are a few easy DIY candlemaking tutorials I’ve found:

If you love candles like I do and don’t mind much fragrance, Yankee Candle has a Macintosh apple scented candle that’s heavenly. Get it from Yankee Candle directly though. I don’t know what’s up with resellers. The scent isn’t as good or potent.

Use DIY candles for a sensory experience while praying or meditating. Focus on deep breathing and reflecting as the candle flickers.

This is definitely an out-of-the-box way to get in some after-Christmas self-care.

Post-Holiday Digital Detox

Christmas is a wonderful time of year but it can also be stressful if you take on too much. It can also be stressful if you focus too much on what other people are doing.

Oftentimes, we tend to share our lives during Christmas on social media. While there’s nothing wrong with that, it can also send you down a rabbit hole of looking at other people’s lives. Then, comparing your own life – what it’s lacking or missing.

Instead, set aside a few days or a weekend where you completely unplug from social media, emails, and the online world.

Use this time to reconnect with God and yourself through activities like reading, painting, praying, or simply resting.

Cold Water Therapy

Now, this one is unique but it can truly cause your body to be refreshed.

To do cold water therapy all you need to do is either take a brisk cold shower or a cold plunge in a tub.

The tub plunge is brutal in my opinion so I opt for the cold shower where you can introduce parts of your body to the cold water a bit at a time.

Cold water therapy can help reduce inflammation and stimulate blood flow, leaving you feeling refreshed and energized. This is just what you need after a busy holiday season.

Post-Holiday Scent Rejuvenation

Refresh your living space with new, non-holiday scents, such as citrus, rosemary, or mint.

This is similar to the DIY candlemaking but if you’re like me, who has time for it? It’s a great way to get in some self love when you have time. However, it’s not the only way.

Swap out Christmas fragrances to help create a new atmosphere that feels light and uplifting.

Some tools to use to get more scent into your life include:

scented candles
diffusing essential oils
aromatherapy roll-ons
scented pillow and room sprays
sachets and potpourri
bath salts and oils
scented lotions and creams
aromatic teas

Choose one or all of the ideas shared above for after Christmas self care. Do what resonates with you most. The point is to prioritize it by doing something.