After a long day of your restless feet, you sure deserve a treat! Aside from the culture, it is likewise as essential to make the experience memorable. Let spa be eliminated from the list of a common travel activity. Make your trips to the spa worthwhile and satisfying.
SPA is derived from a town in Belgium. This town is known for its mineral water and hot springs. In folk etymologies, spa is believed to be an acronym of “sanitus per aqua” which means “healing through water.” Either ways, spa is a place to relax and to relieve all kinds of stress. The services found in Spas can be chosen single or package.
Foot baths – this is availed mostly by travelers on a budget. This kind of service is the cheapest and most affordable service in a spa. Foot baths are accompanied with foot massages. If you avail a package, spa attendants will most likely start with your feet and apply scented oil or pumice stone.
Wraps – is part of the package. Wraps are applied before a body scrub. Attendants will apply warm sticky jelly like mixtures such as papaya, cucumber and aloe that will penetrate in your skin and will give a smooth and refreshing effect.
Scrubs – is a treatment to remove dead skin cells and stimulate blood circulation in the body. The advantage of this treatment is that you can do it at home. With a variety of simple and basic exfoliating products in the market, this treatment is safe and effective even when done by self.
Facials – this is the finishing touch of a spa treatment. If you avail a package, after all the necessary treatments done in your body, attendants will focus on your face and neck. This usually comes with a head massage. Facials are applied with moisturizing and scented cleansers that usually lasts for a minimum of 15 minutes.
Aromatherapy baths – is the luxury of being in a spa. Most budget hotel rooms do not offer bath tubs. In a spa, you will be relaxing in a tub of warm and scented water. The purpose of the scent is to deepen your relaxation.
Sauna – is also part of the package. This is usually done before or after body massages. Attendants will offer you cold-damp towels and water to keep you hydrated in a sweaty and hot session.
Travelling can be sometimes exhausting and tiring. The spa is the answer to all those demands. Anywhere in the world, you can find a spa. People differ from their massage preferences and so is the type of spa in different countries. There are different ways to experience spa. In some indigenous places in Asia, attendants use herbal medicine and burnt leaves to enhance healing with the massage. Some use mud and ashes to exfoliate skin better. There is a wide variety of methods and ways to improve one’s health. It is often exhibited in different cultures which makes the experience more fun!