After a long day—whether it’s spent at a desk, in the gym, or on your feet—your body deserves more than rest. It deserves restoration. At Antara, we believe muscle recovery isn’t just about easing soreness. It’s about creating intentional moments of calm, comfort, and reconnection with your body.
This ritual is inspired by founder Cord’s nightly wind-down—a gentle yet powerful blend of self-massage, deep breathing, and CBD-infused skincare that works in harmony with the body’s natural healing cycles. Whether you’ve had a strenuous workout or a stress-filled day, these rituals can help you unwind, release tension, and wake up feeling renewed.
Steam & Soak: Open the Door to Restoration
The ritual begins with warmth. A warm shower or bath is more than a luxury—it’s an essential first step in priming the body for healing. Steam softens the skin and opens the pores, allowing topical ingredients to better absorb. It also relaxes the muscles and calms the nervous system, which sets the tone for a deeper, more effective recovery.
Drop one of our Bath Truffles into the tub to elevate this moment into a true sensory experience. Each truffle fizzes with nourishing botanicals, creamy butters, and a gentle dose of full-spectrum CBD. As the truffle dissolves, tension begins to melt away, inviting your body into a state of peace.
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Restore Skin and Nervous System with Balance Oil
After patting the skin dry, apply Balance Oil while your skin is still warm and damp. This body oil does more than hydrate—it supports your skin barrier and calms the nervous system with an aromatic blend of organic coconut oil, passionflower, and vitamin E.
Passionflower is known for its soothing, anti-inflammatory properties, while vitamin E works to repair and regenerate skin exposed to daily stressors. Coconut oil seals in moisture without clogging pores, making it ideal for full-body hydration. As you massage the oil into your limbs, breathe deeply and intentionally—letting the scent and sensation help you shift into parasympathetic rest.
Slugging with Restore Balm: Your Face’s Nighttime Savior
Now that your skin is nourished and your pores are open, it’s time to seal it all in. “Slugging” is a K-beauty term for applying a thick balm to lock in hydration overnight—and our Restore Balm takes this to another level.
Apply a generous layer to your face, neck, and hands as the final step of your evening routine. Restore Balm is infused with paracress, a botanical known to reduce fine lines and improve skin elasticity, along with calendula and CBD to calm inflammation and promote skin regeneration. This rich balm creates a breathable seal that traps in all the goodness from your prior steps, ensuring your skin wakes up plump, dewy, and deeply repaired.
Tension-Targeted Relief: A Ritual of Release
Even with a full-body routine, certain tension points need a little extra love. This is where our Relief Balm becomes your nightly MVP.
Warm a small amount between your fingertips and gently massage into the jaw, temples, neck, shoulders, and lower back—anywhere that feels tight or tender. Relief Balm is crafted with warming botanicals like cayenne, cinnamon, and clove, along with calming CBD to ease tension and support circulation. The blend works quickly, sinking deep into sore muscles while leaving a soothing, grounding scent behind. Be sure to wash your hands after use—the powerful blend feels great on skin, not so great if you rub your eyes!
This simple step adds a powerful somatic element to your routine: it’s not just what you apply, but how you touch your body with care and intention.
Internal Support: Vitality Elixir for Inner Ease
Rounding out the ritual is a moment of inner nourishment. Just before bed, stir a few drops of Vitality Elixir into warm water or herbal tea. This ingestible CBD blend is designed to calm the mind and help ease the body into sleep.
Unlike sedatives or sleep aids, Vitality Elixir works with your body’s own rhythms to promote relaxation. Its adaptogenic herbs and cannabinoids help regulate stress, reduce anxiety, and encourage deep, uninterrupted rest. Think of it as the final grounding note in your nightly symphony of healing.
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Antara’s Complete Muscle Recovery Ritual
Ready to put it all together? Here’s the full routine, step-by-step:
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Begin with a warm shower or bath; drop in a Bath Truffle to relax your body.
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After drying, apply Balance Oil to damp skin, breathing deeply as you massage it in.
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“Slug” your face, neck, and hands with Restore Balm to lock in hydration overnight.
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Use Relief Balm on tension points—shoulders, neck, lower back, knees, feet—for targeted comfort.
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End your evening with a warm tea or water spiked with Vitality Elixir to ease you into sleep.
This isn’t just skincare—it’s soul care.
The Takeaway: Recovery is a Ritual, Not a Reaction
At Antara, we believe recovery is most powerful when it’s intentional. It’s not just about “fixing” soreness or fatigue after the fact—it’s about creating rituals that honor your body’s needs on a daily basis.
This tried and true nightly routine is proof that you don’t need hours to deeply care for yourself. Just a few mindful steps, guided by nature’s most healing botanicals, can transform how your body feels and how your mind rests. Whether you’re an athlete, a parent, a night owl, or somewhere in between, this ritual invites you to reconnect—body, breath, and being.