In the craziness of college, it’s far too easy to forget to pamper yourself. We all deserve nights when we take extra time to take care of our minds and bodies and simply relax. Taking the extra time and making the extra effort to organize yourself for this kind of experience, though, can seem time consuming and wasteful. To avoid this extra exertion of energy, you can make yourself a self-care basket.

A self-care basket can be any container filled with all of the things you would need for an ideal pamper night. The basket is best kept prepared and ready in your closet, so you can pull it out at any time without hesitance. Here are a couple of the things I include in my self-care basket:

Face masks are essential for self-care baskets, as reviving your skin at least once a week is incredibly important. A skin cleanser is another important face product to include that can be used after you remove the mask. These two products will leave your face feeling fresh and will add so much to your pamper night.

Hair treatments are also worthy of your time during self-care nights. One of the best and most inexpensive hair treatments involves coconut oil. Coconut oil is all natural and can give your hair new life and a new healthy glow when left in for a few hours. After washing out the coconut oil, I like to add a bit of serum to finish off the hair-care routine.

Using a bar of soap instead of a body wash can be a nice change on a pamper night. One of my favorite bars of soap made it into my self-care basket. After the shower or bath, I enjoy moisturizing my body with a body butter to re-moisturize.

Last but not least, a pamper night isn’t complete without a snack and a good book. I included my favorite guilty pleasure snack, chocolate chip cookie chips, and a classic book, “The Great Gatsby.”

Pamper nights are important for both your physical and mental health, and having a self-care basket ready to go in your closet makes a night of relaxation only moments away. Build your own self-care basket and put it to good use.