How To Choose Skin Treatment At A Spa

When looking up options for skin treatments at a spa, you can easily feel intimidated by the language they use. Some spas are very straightforward and tell you exactly what the treatments are, with simple descriptions. When faced with flowery language, you may feel you may be getting a better deal with a more appealing treatment description. It can be hard to decode the marketing, but once you understand the basic exfoliation options in most spas, you can make a decision based on services, not on advertising.

When considering spa skin treatments, the most important thing to consider is what they're using on your body. Some language discusses the natural ingredients but rarely the chemicals behind them. Spas can offer completely natural skin treatments with all natural ingredients, but many spas do not explain this in their advertising. Before planning a skin treatment, you need to know what they're using so that your body doesn't have any adverse affects.

One of the most popular skin treatments is the body scrub. This is an exfoliation treatment that uses scented oils with an abrasive ingredient that helps to slough off the dead skin cells from your body. Usually this abrasive ingredient is something natural, like salt. The exfoliation not only helps clear and invigorate your skin, but the oils also soak in for a feeling of natural moisture that lasts for days! Different spas use different kinds of oil. Lavender is usually employed for it's relaxing aroma while peppermint is used to liven the skin and your senses, helping you to feel invigorated. Make sure when planning a body scrub that the solutions they use help achieve the kind of feeling you're looking for.

Oils are also used in massages. This helps the masseuse easily glide their hands across the muscles of your body. Oil can be essential in deep tissue massages, to make sure that motions are fluid as this strong technique works out the tension and knots in your body's muscles. Essential oils are more pure than others. If your skin doesn't absorb the oil, there is usually also the option of cleaning your body after a massage with an antibacterial solution that usually contains alcohol to help clear off excess oils. You can discuss these options with your masseuse and choose the right oil for your skin.

A body wrap is a treatment that includes exfoliation but goes further to remove impurities from your skin as well. Once the skin is prepped through exfoliation, wrapping is applied to help raise your body temperature. This helps your body naturally sweat out toxins and impurities of the skin. After a shower, your body feels extremely revitalized. This is a very popular treatment.

Before choosing a skin treatment at a spa, make sure you know what you're getting into by reading between the lines and finding out the basics of each treatment option.