Saturday, October 29, 2011

5 Spa treatments you have to try

By William Tuff


There are more and more spas opening all over the UK, with an ever increasing array of treatments and therapies to be had it can be difficult to decide what to go for. You can find voucher spa offers easily and with a voucher spa hotels can be very reasonably priced. This is a guide to some of the new and different treatments available.

Alcohol is not only for drinking these days and with a spa the traditional place to detox after a few too many what better place to put your favourite drinks to a different use. Try a lemon drop pedicure for happy toes, Chardonnay massage to give your circulation a boost or a Champagne facial to exfoliate and hydrate your skin. A crushed Cabernet scrub makes good use of grape seeds and essential oils to cleanse and detoxify, whilst a mojito body wrap will leave you smooth skinned and minty fresh.

If you feel that your wobbly bits are getting a little out of hand, then Champneys spa offers a Chill & Tone Firming Treatment. Those problematic leg, bottom and stomach areas are swathed in an ice cold mask, whilst your shoulders and neck get a relaxing massage and the rest of you is cosy under fleecy blankets. 30 minutes later the chilled mask is removed and a slimmer, sleeker you is revealed.

Elemis have combined ice cold thermal massage with hot stones in their latest treatment and top it all off with an anti-aging facial. Hot stone treatments have been around for a while, now they are joined by hot shell therapy which works in the same way. Warm sea shells are used to relax aches and pains, whilst other sea products like algae and kelp work with essential oils and salt to invigorate you.

Hot stones are fairly well known, they can now be coupled with cold thermal massage in a new treatment from the well-known herbal product company Elemis, which gives you an anti-aging facial. The new alternative to hot stones is hot shells; working on the same principle they deliver heat therapy to aches and pains and combined with seaweed, algae and essential oils also give an invigorating massage

New beauty treatments are always emerging; eyebrow threading is an Indian technique where the hair is removed at the root by twisting it up in thread. There are many voucher spa offers to be found, especially for new treatments. Shellac manicures are a long lasting alternative to gel and available in a great range of colours to give you chip free nails for around 2 weeks. Toes aren't left out either; there are a staggering range of pedicures for every occasion, from sparkly Christmas party toes to cucumber soaks for hot summer feet.

So next time you feel like a break from it all, get yourself down to a spa for some stress busting treatments.

Gift voucher spa hotels are great for that hard to buy present, take along family and friends for a fun day out, or go solo for a bit of me time, whatever you choose you will come away feeling and looking great.




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