It’s Valentine’s Day again – the celebration of lovers, the holiday of hearts. Exactly where this more or less unofficial holiday comes from will probably always remain a mystery. Many associate it with Saint Valentinus – or “Valentine” – who allegedly secretly married lovers in the early days of the Roman Church.
Today, however, it is no longer certain whether this Valentine ever existed at all or whether he is instead a fictional figure assembled from the recorded deeds of various people with similar names.
We do know one thing, however: Valentine’s Day is now a very popular day on which people all over the world celebrate their love for one another and exchange loving gifts. And such a day is also important for health.
Love and romance generate very strong positive feelings that fill the mind and permeate the entire body. The feeling of loving and being loved is enormously beneficial for mental and physical health.
A romantic holiday such as Valentine’s Day is a wonderful opportunity to care for your loved ones, spend time together and woo each other with small or large gestures of affection, just as you did at the beginning. Classic gifts on the day of loving hearts include flowers, perfumes or handwritten love letters.
But alongside the usual gifts, some people think a little further and give things that do their favorite person good, enhance their well-being and promote good health.
Here is a brief overview of our tips for a healthy Valentine’s Day, relaxation and self-care in this article:
- Healthy Valentine’s Day gifts: skin care, body care or cosmetics supplies
- How to spend your Valentine’s Day together in a healthy way
- Alone on Valentine’s Day? Show your own health some loving care
Healthy Valentine’s Day gifts: skin care, body care or cosmetics supplies
High-quality creams, ointments and similar care products are not only more sustainable than flowers or chocolates – they are also better for your health. Cosmetic materials or cosmetic devices are certainly not used or desired only by women.
We know that men also like to buy cosmetics supplies, for example to care for skin stressed by work and maintain their attractiveness for their partners. Giving such frequently needed and popular care products as gifts also shows that you know each other well and understand your loved one’s needs.
Many loving body care gift ideas can be found in the Medicalcorner24 online shop.
A valuable gift such as the Cora Fee Lift Hyaluron Ampoule Treatment is not suitable for a first date – it is a thoughtful idea for someone you know enjoys moisturizing treatments for caring for stressed skin. For someone who would be happy to achieve a finer complexion and visibly smooth expression lines with nourishing ingredients such as hyaluronic acid or aloe vera.
Cosmetic materials such as these treatments help maintain attractiveness for oneself and others, thereby enhancing well-being and self-confidence.
Here are some more tips for beautiful Valentine’s Day gifts for skin care and body care:
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Asam Kräuterhof® Hyaluron Phytokomplex Day Cream for the Face: This is an intensively nourishing and moisturizing day cream with seven natural extracts.
With its silky-soft texture, the cream feels very pleasant on the skin and also has a fresh, pleasant fragrance. Fine lines caused by dryness are reduced and the complexion is visibly refined. Ideal for feeling a little fresher and younger on Valentine’s Day.
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Asam Kräuterhof® Body Lotion with Moringa Oil for Dry Skin: Moringa oil is a plant oil extracted from the horseradish tree and was already valued by the ancient Egyptians because it helps smooth the skin and can combat skin problems such as acne or eczema.
In this body lotion, it works together with shea butter, lipids and vitamins to create a soft skin feeling and protect the skin from drying out. It is suitable for intensive body care for normal to dry skin.
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Cora Fee Black Orchid Ampoules for Anti-Aging and Deep Lifting: With their beautiful gold-and-black packaging, the ampoules first delight the eye with the precious extract of the black orchid and later care for the skin. The black orchid is often referred to as “plant-based Botox,” as its effect against visibly deep expression lines is said to be highly effective.
Other ingredients such as hyaluronic acid, allantoin, deep-sea ferment extract and the minerals from millet seed extract help visibly firm and smooth the skin. The Black Orchid ampoules can be used for skin care on the face, neck and décolleté.
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Asam Skin Care Set with Hyaluronic Acid Serum, Eye Cream and Day Cream: With this beautiful skin care set, your loved one immediately has three precious cosmetics products to unwrap. It contains an eye cream, a day cream and an intensive facial serum – each based on Asam Kräuterhof®’s Hyaluron Phytokomplex.
This set provides optimal care for the skin, right down to its deepest layers. Since the included products are equally suitable for dry, normal and sensitive skin, this gift is also recommended if you do not know exactly what skin type the recipient has.
How to spend your Valentine’s Day together in a healthy way
Love moves us, and hardly anything is as healthy for the body as exercising in the fresh air. We therefore encourage all couples to be active together on this day – for example, by taking a trip to a romantic place or exercising together.
Depending on how active you want to be on this day, the options range from outdoor trekking to extended walks in the forest, park or along the coast. And even when the weather is cold, you can wrap up warmly to brave the ice and frost together. The immune system is happy to have activity in any weather.
After the activity, some relaxing time together could follow – for example, with a healthy meal, perhaps even cooked together. A delicious mushroom risotto with vegetables, a hearty salmon soup with potatoes or an exotic broccoli curry with goat’s yogurt are just a few examples of healthy recipes you could try as a couple on Valentine’s Day. Of course, it can also be very romantic to reserve a table at a cozy restaurant in advance and simply let someone else serve you.
Book a place together at a wellness spa and let yourselves be pampered. Or – perhaps even better – create your own wellness program. What could be nicer than enjoying a hot bath together, inhaling the healing vapors of essential oils and then giving each other a massage?
A massage is particularly pleasant when performed with a refreshing, invigorating massage oil. Our insider tip for a successful massage after an eventful day: the Massage Fluid with the scent of mountain pine from “Asam Alter Heideschäfer®”.
Alone on Valentine’s Day? Show your own health some loving care
The fact is that not everyone has a partner or visits family members on Valentine’s Day. However, that does not mean you cannot use this day for self-love and relaxation – for example, by treating yourself to quiet hours of self-care and relaxation. It can be very restorative to withdraw and devote yourself to intensive body care in complete peace.
For example, intensive foot care is a task we do not attend to every day. After all, you want to remain mobile at all times in case the doorbell rings or you need to take care of something.
Why not give your feet a break on Valentine’s Day, take a foot bath and then massage your feet and legs with a nourishing foot cream containing red vine leaf, horse chestnut, allantoin and shea butter. This preparation, which you can find in the MC24 online shop, moisturizes stressed feet and cares for their skin without leaving a greasy residue. While you are at it, you can also care for your nails – high-quality nail scissors from Holthaus are part of our range of cosmetic devices.
You can also enjoy the day of loving hearts on your own. Simply round it off after an invigorating walk in the fresh air and a healthy meal with a good film. However you spend the day – we wish you a happy and healthy Valentine’s Day!
