Beauty 3 Beauty Tricks to Help You De-stress In 10 Minutes or Less These calming beauty products and tools will help you relax and reboot instantly By Kate Sandoval Box Kate Sandoval Box Instagram Kate Sandoval Box (she/her) is a writer, editor, and cross-platform beauty expert with over 15 years of experience at national women's brands, where she has interviewed the nation's top aesthetic experts and culled the beauty market for the most innovative products that deliver next-level results. She was the beauty director at SHAPE for eight years and held the same title at Parents and Parents Latina. Previously, Sandoval Box held beauty editor roles at Self, Latina, Cosmopolitan, and O, The Oprah Magazine. Her skin content has been nominated for multiple Skin Sense Awards and has won a media award from the Women's Dermatologic Society. She has profiled celebrities including Jennifer Aniston, Gwyneth Paltrow, Laura Dern, Jennifer Lopez, Kristen Bell, Eva Mendes, and Priyanka Chopra Jonas and has appeared as an expert on The Dr. Oz Show, Fox, CBS, and many news syndications across the country. Sandoval Box graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara and is originally from New Mexico. She now resides in Hoboken, NJ with her husband and two children. Shape's editorial guidelines Published on May 25, 2016 Share Tweet Pin Email On days when you feel completely stressed out and totally overwhelmed, it would be nice to just drop what you're doing and head to a day spa. A relaxing treatment-or even just a chance to chill out in a relaxation room-can provide so many body and mind benefits. (Psst... We've got 5 Indulgent Ways to Have a Spa Day at Home.) Luckily, you can still experience some of those benefits without the time-suck of the whole robe, slippers, soft music package. The next time you feel stressed, try one these quickie remedies (which are sped-up do-it-yourself versions of spa aromatherapy treatments, massages, and facials) and you'll feel rested and ready to reboot in a matter of minutes. Calm Your Senses Time: 30 seconds Massage Origins Peace of Mind On-the-Spot Relief ($13; origins.com) into your pulse points (like your temples, inner wrists, and under your nose) to melt away stress in an instant. The mood-lifting elixir is infused with peppermint or rosemary oils, which have stimulating properties that can clear your head and boost your mental awareness. They can even relieve headaches or fatigue. (Read up on The 7 Best Scents for Your Health.) Knead the Way Time: 3 minutes Try a DIY rubdown with the Earth Therapeutics Spa Body Massager ($10; earththerapeutics.net). In just a few minutes, its gentle nubs will unlock your tight spots and boost circulation so you're sore no more. Glow On the Go Time: 10 minutes Find a quiet spot, then slip the vitamin C-and-licorice-infused Wei Rice Sprout Express Glow Illuminating Mask ($12; Sephora.com) out of its portable container and place on your face to instantly perk up your complexion. (Got more time? Take these 10 Steps to Your Most Heavenly Bubble Bath.) Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit