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Body Treatments

Body treatments are like a facial for your whole body: they cleanse, exfoliate, and hydrate your skin. They can also have a detoxifying effect on your entire system. Learn more here.
Body Polish: What Is A Body Polish?
A body polish is a spa treatment that leaves your skin silky smooth. Find out what happens during a body polish and how it differs from salt scrubs and other body treatments.
What is Gommage?
Gommage is a highly effective form of exfoliation sometimes used in facials and body treatments.
What Is A Body Treatment?
Why should your face get all the attention? It's just as important to cleanse, hydrate and stimulate your body's skin with a wide variety of body treatments.
What Is A Salt Glow?
A salt glow, also known as a salt scrub or sea salt scrub, is the most popular body treatment at the spa. A salt glow exfoliates and hydrates your skin, leaving it soft and fragrant.
What Is A Body Wrap?
A body wrap used to mean a little quality time in Ace bandages. Now you're more likely to be communing with algae, moor mud or shea butter. Find out more about body wraps here.
What Is A Vichy Shower?
What is a Vichy shower? And where can you get one?
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