Day Spa, Massage, Beauty

A Day Spa or Retreat is an integral part of modern day life offering a needed respite from the stresses encountered every day.  They offer a place to soak away your worries in a luxurious spa with scented oils, aromatic bubbles or even chocolate milk.  Follow this with a relaxation, hot stone or even a deep tissue massage if you're feeling brave.  Try a salt scrub, skin brushing or mud wrap to re-vitalise the body and feel really pampered.  To top of your day there is nothing like an aromatic facial with a soothing scalp massage.  Bliss, Bliss, Bliss.

The main objective of beauty therapy is to improve the outward appearance of the client.  This can be done with make-up, waxing, cosmetic tattooing or more therapeutic modalities such as electrolysis, massage therapy, lymphatic drainage or non-surgical face lifting. A beauty therapist can analyses your skin condition with observation and questions as well as equipment designed to measure sebum and moisture levels. They then determine what type of treatment will re-balance your skin and enhance its appearance.   More on beauty therapy

If you are going to a day spa it is almost compulsory to have a massage.  Massage really is a gift to mankind being one of the oldest forms of therapy known.  The stress of daily life takes a toll on the body and massage is the perfect antidote for all those woes.  The are many types of massage available, the most popular at a day spa being relaxation massage usually based on swedish massage.  If you are feeling like something different try a traditional relaxation style like hot stone massage or lomi lomi.  More on massage styles