1Woodlands Vitamin Facial Woodlands Spa at Nemacolin, Farmington, PA
www.nwlr.com
Owners: Joseph Hardy and Maggie Hardy Magerko
Description: The latest in vitamin repair and hydroxy acid exfoliation combine to noticeably improve skin elasticity, tone and texture on the face, neck, decolleté and hands.
Inspiration: Sharon Graham of Dermalogica
Length of service: 50 minutes
Price charged: $95
Products used: Dermalogica products, sheet, towels, warm mitts
Technician: esthetician
Training: in-house training with Dermalogica

2Chromalift Facial
Day Escape, The Ultimate Spa
Westmont, IL
ultispa@aol.com
Owner: Diane C. Krueger
Description: A non-invasive, bio-energetic lifting facial. The Chromalift facial is the premier treatment offering remarkable, instantly visible results—acclaimed at the 1999 Paris Esthetics show. The procedure employs the following elements: colored essential oils; colored lights—used on acupuncture points and during lymphatic drainage; colored, natural clays; vibrational stimulation on acupuncture points. These combine to contribute energy to tone and lift the nerves and muscles of the face and neck. A truly extraordinary experience.
Inspiration: Phytobiodermie—Phyto USA
Length of service: 2 hours
Price charged: $125
Product cost: $15
Products used: two sheets, bath towel, spa wrap chromapuncture machine, lymphatic drainage machine,
Phytobiodermie products
Technician: licensed estheticians
Training: This particular facial required a five-day, out-of-town training at Phyto USA in Boston.

3Pranza Peel
Pilo Arts Salon & Day Spa
Bay Ridge, NY
www.piloarts.com
piloarts@piloarts.com
Owners: Elena Solitario and Paul Pastore
Description: An exfoliating treatment we like to call our lunchtime peel because after the service, you can put makeup on and go right back to work.
Inspiration: Annette Hansen from Sothys Paris
Length of service: 30-45 minutes
Price charged: $115 (includes a complimentary hydrating mask four days after treatment)
Product cost: $30
Products used: facial cleanser, preparation solution to remove oil from the skin, Beta-Ex (a 20 percent salicylic acid treatment), and an immuniscience mask
Technician: licensed esthetician
Training: Sothys Beta-Ex Certification
Promotion: telemarketing program and
in-salon promotion

4Solar Repair & Defense Treatment
Samuel’s Hair Salon & Day Spa
Galena, MD
www.chestertown.com/samuels
Owners: Samuel and Mary Jane Boyle
Description: This treatment dramatically improves the texture of sun-damaged skin on face and hands by sloughing away dull and overexposed skin while providing the skin with a nourishing cocktail of vitamins, botanical extracts and conditioning agents. This is followed up with an application of sunscreen which the client takes home.
Inspiration: Salon is in a resort area with recreational boating. Clients asked for a treatment to address overexposure to sun and premature aging.
Length of service: 1 hour
Price charged: $75
Product cost: $8
Products used: Dermalogica cleanser, multivitamin power exfoliant, multivitamin power recovery mask, toner, moisturizer with ultra-sensitive face bloc, multivitamin hand and foot treatment
Technician: esthetician
Training: class on Dermalogica Multivitamin Power system for skin
Promotion: Complimentary hand treatment so clients can see results for themselves; and an educational and social fashion show called "Samuel’s Evening of Friendship" where clients attend a two-hour workshop promoting salon services.

5Beaute Neuve Facial
Christie-Adam Salon and Spa
Great Falls, VA
Owner: Tony Salami
Description: The exceptional peeling effect of fruit enzyme acids helps eliminate dead cells from skin’s surface and boast cell renewal to reveal a radiant, flawless
complexion.
Inspiration: the Le Guinot line
Length of service: 1 hour
Price charged: $75
Product cost: $15
Products used: fruit enzyme acids
Technician: skin care specialists
Training: specialists were sent to Le Guinot
Institute for education
Promotion: We sponsor events related to breast cancer, FaceLift, and facial conventions. We advertise in The Washingtonian, we do private mailings in the springtime, and hold holiday specials. Our salon is also in association with a plastic surgeon who recommends patients to our spa for services.
6Rodica’s Exquisite Personalized Facial
Rodica European Skin & Body Care Center
Chicago, IL
www.facialandbodybyrodica.com
Owner: Rodica Robicsek
Description: European style facial treatment suited for all individual skin problems including enlarged pores, black heads, mature dehydrated skin and sun damaged skin.
Inspiration: Rodica Robicsek
Length of service: 1 hour 30 minutes
Price charged: $70-80
Product cost: $10-15
Products used: Natural, European skin care products
Technician: esthetician

7Essential Facial
Walter Claudio Salon Spa
Santa Barbara, CA
wcsalon@aol.com
Owners: Angela Tasca-Zungri and Walter Claudio
Description: The Essential facial treatment is personally tailored to meet your skin care needs, while promoting wellness, balance and calm to your body, mind and spirit. Your spa experience begins with an in-depth skin and lifestyle consultation followed by an aroma sensory journey. Cleansing, toning, steam and extractions are sensitively administered. A specialized masque utilizing Aveda’s singular notes, adaptive bases and herbal sciences are carefully mixed to promote deep cleansing and/or intense hydration. An acupressure point massage of the face, neck and shoulders tones and soothes. The Essential facial is brought full circle with an extensive massage of the hands, arms, calves and feet. The facial concludes with a sunscreen moisturizer to protect.
Inspiration: Andrea Lopez, Leann Garcia and Angela Tasca-Zungri
Length of service: 1 hour 15 minutes
Price charged: $65
Product cost: 5 percent of service price
Products used: Aveda All Sensitive and Botanical Kinetics skin care lines; Aveda Singular Notes, Compositions, Adaptive Hydrating Base, Herbal Science Masques, Hand and Foot Relief, Bio Molecular Perfecting Fluid, Firming Fluid and Intensive Hydrating Masque. Aroma-infused hot steaming towels, aroma candles.
Technician: esthetician

8Aveda Facial
First Impressions Salon & Day Spa
Fort Wayne, IN
Owner: Susan Raker
Description: Essential Aveda Facial will
benefit you greatly by reducing stress and relieving facial muscle tension. It tones
facial tissue, improves circulation and eliminates surface impurities. In addition, the facial also includes three different types of massage and a full hour of rejuvenation.
Inspiration: Aveda product line
Length of service: 1 hour
Price charged: $55
Product used: facial gown, herbal oil, toner, cleanser, compositions, oils, foot bath, aromatherapy oils, masque, moisturizer, sheets
Training: license; distributor classes

9Rescue-4 Layer Facial
Euphoria Day Spa
Henderson, NV
Owner: L.P. Doyle, Inc.
Description: Massages- Purifies-
Hydrates-Firms. All in one relaxing
and beautifying hour.
Inspiration: Maria Montiero
Length of service: 1 hour
Price charged: $95
Product cost: $16
Products used: two sheets, one pillow, one table, basic facial products
Technician: esthetician
Training: eight hours of hands-on training to create mask

10Skin Illuminating
Anti-Oxidant Facial
Elizabeth Arden Red Door Salon and Spa
Nationwide locations
www.reddoorsalons.com
Description: An exclusive treatment designed to clarify the skin and enhance its texture and tone through a unique combination of retinol complex, Vitamins A, C and E and a gentle beta hydroxy acid exfoliant. Specially formulated essential oils extracted from plants and flowers are applied along with a plant extract ampoule under a firming marine mask.
Inspiration: advanced technology from Elizabeth Arden Research Labs
Length of service: 65-70 minutes
Price charged: $80
Product cost: 6.8 percent
Products used: cleanser, toner, massage cream, firming seaweed mask, eye capsule, moisturizer, gommage, face capsule, Skin Illuminating Booster, appropriate moisturizer, hand mitts, cotton pads, fan brushes, towels
Technician: skin care specialist or esthetician
Training: analysis of skin, training of
Arden product and facial technique

11Vitamizing Facial
Maxine
Chicago, IL
Owner: Maxine Kroll
Description: Our vitamizing facial fortifies the skin to battle the effects of aging. Anti-oxidant Vitamins A, C, E and D plus minerals unite to nourish, strengthen and repair cells resulting in healthy, youthful skin.
Inspiration: medical field and its work with vitamins
Length of service: 1 hour 30 minutes
Price charged: $95
Product cost: $5.70
Products used: cleanser, citrus-based enzymes, serum, gel masque, urban detox (protectant), vitamins, sunscreen, moisturizers, towels and brushes
Technician: esthetician
Training: in-house training; classes at the Conservatory of Esthetics

12Phyto-Therapy
European Facial
Gadabout
Tucson, AZ
www.gadabout.com
gadabout@worldnet.att.net
Owner: Pam McNair-Wingate
Description: A deep cleansing facial utilizing botanicals and aromatherapy oil. This service includes skin analysis, massage on hands, feet, face and decollete. Customized to clients’ needs, this advanced skin care also includes a special mask.
Inspiration: Gadabout esthetics trainers
Length of service: 1 hour
Price charged: $45
Product cost: $3
Products used: two sheets, four face towels, one water bowl, facial gauze, aromatiques, steam, oil, basic facial products like cleanser, toner, etc.
Technician: esthetician
Training: Full esthetics training, degree in cosmetology and full advanced skin care training in all our services and products is required by all of our estheticians.

13Aloe Vera Signature Facial
The Spa at Gainey Village
Scottsdale, AZ
www.dmbclubs.com
Owner: DMB Sports Clubs
Description: Developed exclusively for the Spa at Gainey Village by Sothys Paris, the Aloe Vera Signature Facial is a six-step journey to putting your best face forward. Highlights include a softening aloe vera cleansing, bathing the face with honey lotion, removal of surface cells using corn maize and an Arizona-grown, Pima cloth cotton and relaxation techniques enhanced by the aromatherapeutic properties of sage, chamomile, citrus fruit and lavender. The pleasurable properties of this facial must be experienced by both new and veteran spa goers. Sipping a soothing cup of flavored herbal decaffeinated tea closes the circle on your rejuvenating journey.
Inspiration: Jean Stewart at Sothys
Length of service: 1 hour
Price charged: $80
Product cost: about $15
Products used: aloe vera cleanser, honey lotion, corn maize, strips of Pima cotton, three hand towels, two sheets, essential oils, herbal tea
Technician: esthetician
Training: product knowledge and hands-on training for entire staff, four hours

14The Charles Grayson Facial
The Charles Grayson European
Spa Salon
Charlotte, NC
Owner: Robbi Krug
Description: After analyzing your skin, your esthetician will cleanse, exfoliate, moisten with warm steam, remove impurities, massage and nourish your skin with a mask. Every Charles Grayson facial includes a specific ampoule to balance your skin’s challenges. While you are receiving your luxurious facial, your hands are indulged in a relaxing treatment.
Inspiration: estheticians at the spa
Length of service: 1 hour 15 minutes
Price charged: $66
Products used: cleanser, exfoliator, moisturizer, masque
Technician: esthetician
Training: license, in-house training

15Aromatherapy Facial
Anton’s Salon and Spa
Hartland, WI
www.antonssalon.com
Owners: Diane and Kurt Hampton
Description: A neck and shoulder massage begins the relaxation process. The aromas from plants and flowers fill the room and take you on a relaxing journey. The protein and vitamin masque will encourage regeneration and provide the epidermis with proteins and vitamins necessary for cell growth.
Inspiration: group collaboration
Length of service: 1 hour 15 minutes
Price charged: $80
Product cost: $5.64
Products used: cleanser, exfoliant, toner, aromessence, balm, treatment mask, essential oils, five hand towels, one headband, one fitted sheet, one flat sheet, one blanket
Technician: esthetician
Training: Books and classes in aromatherapy passed on to other staff members. Training was also received from Decleor.
Promotion: In the salon every spa employee performed complimentary hand massages on clients receiving hair services—it turned out to be a good way to introduce ourselves. The stylists, who then heard us describe services to clients, also became well informed.

16European Spa Facial Treatment
Simonson’s
Owner: Kyle Simonson
Description: Luxurious treatment that champions visible salutary results. Includes derma-analysis, deep cleansing, steam bath, exfoliation, impurity removal, massage, therapeutic masque, and protective eye, lip and face finale.
Inspiration: Kyle Simonson (esthetician)
Length of service: 2 hours
Price charged: $65-110, depending on which masque the client chooses
Product cost: $5-20, depending on masque
Products used: deep pore cleanser, exfoliant, massage cream or oil, masque, lip conditioner, eye cream, moisturizer, steamer, towels, gown
Technician: esthetician
Training: license; two to four weeks of in-house training; product training

17Signature Facial
Frank Gironda Salon and Day Spa
Wheaton, IL
www.frankgironda.com
Owner: Frank Gironda
Description: This facial is not only meant to be beneficial to your skin, but very therapeutic as well. You will be completely rejuvenated from head to toe. The use of essential oils will nourish your skin and relax your body and mind. The ultimate in luxury. A Frank Gironda personal favorite.
Inspiration: Pamela Milkent, spa director
Length of service: 1 hour 20 minutes
Price charged: $80
Product cost: $5.50
Products used: blankets, sheet, bath towel, velour gown and head band, three hand towels, one wash cloth, essential oils, cleanser, toner, papaya enzyme, massage oil, mask, moisturizer
Technician: esthetician
Training: technical procedure and one three-hour class, plus quarterly evaluation
Promotion: When the facial was first introduced to guests, we upgraded all spa facials to a signature facial for a two-month period—a $15 value. Any guests who pre-booked a signature facial within a 4- to 6-week time frame received 10 percent off that facial.

18Rainforest Facial
Wilma Schumann Skin Care
Coral Gables, FL
Owner: Wilma Schumann
Description: The Rainforest Facial begins with an oil-banishing cleanser followed by Gommage, a gentle exfoliating scrub that improves circulation and removes impurities. After the Toner is applied, the skin is given a dose of O2 Oxygen Blu, a moisturizing gel which contains hydrogen peroxide encapsulated into a vitamin base, allowing oxygen and water to penetrate the skin. Next, the Chalk Mask is mixed with hydrogen peroxide to provide an effective skin peel, leaving the skin new and prepared to receive a higher level of nourishment. Then a phytomask follows, along with O2 Oxygen Blu. This mask refreshes the skin with important minerals and nutrients. The last phase of the facial ensures a sufficient supply of oxygen by passing it directly over the skin’s surface by direct application.
Inspiration: Barbara Schumann-Ortega, Wilma’s daughter
Length of service: 50 minutes
Price charged: $65
Products used: The Gommage, The Toner, O2 Oxygen Blu, Chalk Mask, Phyto Mask with O2 Oxygen Blu, Ionic Machine
Technician: esthetician

19Oxygen Skin Treatment
M.C. Hair Consultants
Owner: Marcy Cona
Description: The exclusive anti-
aging skin care treatment of the
future. Concentrates on prevention as well as correction in every treatment. Reduction of fine lines, collagen builder, hydrating anti-oxidant.
Inspiration: Marcy Cona was inspired to add this to the menu after receiving the treatment at a spa in Phoenix.
Length of service: 1 hour
Price charged: $65
Product cost: $10
Products used: sheets, facial gown, headdress, gloves, sterile gauze pads 2x2 and 4x4, distilled water, oxygen tank, towels, exfoliants, cleansing solution, liquid minerals, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E
Technician: esthetician
Training: certified specialist on technique, product knowledge, use and storage of oxygen

20Rose Petal Soak Spa Pedicure
Joseph’s Salon & Day Spa
Spring, TX
www.josephsofhouston.com
Owner: Joseph and Sue Reed
Description: The fragrance of rose scented candles surround you as your feet are caressed by rose petals in flowing water; luxuriously massaged with rose-scented oils; and pampered with rose-scented creams. Complete this indulgence with rose-colored polish.
Inspiration: Joseph, who loves rose scent, felt this would be relaxing and rejuvenating.
Length of service: 1 hour 30 minutes
Price charged: $45
Product cost: $5.50
Products used: rose oil, fresh rose petals, rose massage oil, rose candles
Technician: manicurist/pedicurist
Training: technician gave the service to staff for feedback and suggestions

21 Polynesian Pedicure
LaBelle Day Spas
Two locations in Palo Alto, California,
one in San Francisco
www.labelledayspas.com
Owner: Bella Schneider
Description: Just this side of exotic. We use an exfoliating blend of lactic acid and AHA to scrub away dead cells, then dip your feet in rosewater layered with warm volcanic stones. Application of botanical gels, pressure release massage, a cool water dip and a buffing of the nails completes this vacation for your feet!
Inspiration: Bella Schneider
Length of service: 1 hour
Price charged: $50
Product cost: less than 7 percent
Products used: jojoba scrub, herbal cleanser, water, orange blossom herbal essence, lactic acid 20-30 percent, gommage with seaweed, rosewater soak, eucalyptus essential oil, file, river stones, hot cabby, crockpot, anti-fluid gel, firming gel, neutral body lotion, hot towels
Technician: nail technician

22 Aveda Aromatherapy Pedicure
Serenity Day Spa
Waukesha, WI
Owner: Michael and Patricia Barian
Description: Truly an Aveda experience! A personally blended aromatherapy whirlpool bath cleanses, exfoliates and hydrates manicured feet with an incredible foot massage and toe polish for the finishing touch. Feet are left feeling silky smooth.
Length of service: 1 hour
Price charged: $35
Product cost: $3
Products used: aromas, calming or energizing cleanser, dead sea salts, cuticle control, beautifying composition, toning mist, hydrating mask, two hot towels, 4-6 white towels, two plastic bags for feet, one pair terry booties, massage oil, toe separators, pedi slippers, pumice stone, polish remover, nail polish
Technician: nail technician
Training: A pedicure class was held at the spa. From there, the nail technicians practiced pedicures on each other paying close attention to detail. This ensured that each technician was performing the service the same way, step-by-step.

23 Achilles Treat
Circe Day Spa
Alexandria, VA
www.circedayspa.com
e-mail: circespa@aol.com
Owner: Sheila McGurk
Description: An exfoliating peppermint foot scrub with an aromatherapy foot massage using stimulating plant extracts, completed with a soothing application of warm paraffin to lower leg and foot. Cool compresses with cooling aroma may be used in place of paraffin.
Inspiration: Owner Sheila McGurk enjoyed having her extremities massaged—feet, hands, head—so we figured why not indulge the client? Also, it was unique six years ago, when we implemented the service.
Length of service: 1 hour
Price charged: $76
Product cost: $5
Products used: smoothing body polish with peppermint, six hot towels, replenishing moisturizer heated with aroma (client’s choice), paraffin, cool compresses
Technician: massage therapist, esthetician, nail technician
Training: Each technician has to be accredited through in-house training; two hour hands-on training; passing practical and written test
Promotion: Package is given most frequently as contribution to charities.

24 Spa Pedicure
Noire et Blanc
Cleveland, OH
Owner: Nicole Cumberlander
Description: Massage up to the knee, warm paraffin and reflexology included.
Inspiration: the OPI product line
Length of service: 1 hour and 15 minutes
Price charged: $45
Product cost: $3
Products used: paraffin wax, sloughing lotion, exfoliator, moisturizer, polish, towels, aromatherapy oils
Technician: pedicurist, esthetician
Training: certification in reflexology

25 Therapeutic Foot Treatment
Tranquility Day Spa & Salon
Manassas, Virginia
www.tranquilitydayspa.com
Owners: Gloria and Wayne Harding
Description: This healing treatment begins with a relaxing Whirlpool soak in therapeutic salts that help reduce foot inflammation and soreness. Your soak is then followed by an application of heated herbal booties to soothe and heal and is completed with a special revitalizing foot cream massage for the feet.
Inspiration: To allow manicurists to increase service dollars during a manicure (these can be done simultaneously); and to encourage clients to bring out those feet before summertime.
Length of service: 30 minutes
Price charged: $35
Product cost: $3.25
Products used: one scoop of salts, one towel, two plastic bags, a pair of reusable FootEase herbal booties, two ounces of Fit Feet by Matrix
Technician: manicurists, although everyone is trained to do this
Promotion: We included this service in one of our special Christmas packages. We also market this service to our male clientele and included it in a Father’s Day package.

26 Aroma Experience Manicure
Kenneth’s Design Group and Day Spa
Columbus, OH
www.kenneths.com
Owner: Kenneth Anders
Description: The same essential oils as used in Cleopatra’s ancient beauty treatments will relax and pamper you while nourishing and hydrating your skin and nails. You will ease into the aromas, coming away revitalized and invigorated.
Inspiration: We decided to focus on developing this area and hired a spa consultant, Janet McCormick of Salon Techniques.
Length of service: 45 minutes
Price charged: $35
Product cost: $0.91
Products used: synergistic blended oils, lotions, aromasol sprays, physical exfoliant, polish remover, cuticle treatment, paraffin, plastic bags, heat mitts, polish prep, base coat, polish and top coat
Technician: nail spa professionals
Training: A comprehensive spa series of classes was taught, including classes on ‘being spa,’ spa concept sanitation/disinfection procedures, skin physiology and analysis, skin care-based moisturization and exfoliation procedures, meeting individual client needs, retailing of home care products, and client retention. Six full-day classes and two skill demonstration days were held over 10 weeks. Skill demonstrations and final testing were required.

27 Crushed Pearl Body Scrub
Green Valley Spa and Resort
St. George, UT
www.greenvalleyspa.com
Owner: Alan and Carole Coombs
Description: Your skin is rubbed with powdered pearls until it glistens and is dressed in the essence of sweet smelling blossoms, leaving it as lustrous and smooth as the finest pearl, radiant and soft as the tender petals themselves. The exfoliants—powdered pearls, minerals and desert plants—clear the surface layer of dead cells, environmental debris and metabolic waste. This stimulating process activates the sensory nervous system to bring life to body and soul. Your bath afterwards is prepared like a gift of the Magi with frankincense, amber and myrrh—resinous plant oil—to strengthen, firm, repair and rejuvenate. You rise like star full of sparkling light.
Inspiration: The treatment was created by Carole Coombs. Products are from the spa’s own signature line, Good Medicine, created by skincare experts Lara Wright and Cristin Davis, daughters of the Coombs.
Length of service: 50 minutes
Price charged: $75
Products used: crushed pearl body scrub
tincture, sheets and towels
Technician: specially trained therapists
Training: All therapists must be trained at the Sensory Development Massage School at Green Valley (certified by the state of Utah) before they can perform any specialty treatments.

28 Sugar Sand Exfoliation and Magnolia Massage
Spa at Beau Rivage
Biloxi, MS
www.beaurivageresort.com
Owner: Mirage Resorts, Inc.
Description: Sugar Sand, the fine white sand so prevalent on the Gulf Coast, is sterilized and mixed with Vitamin C, natural sugars and essential oils. The sugar sand is lightly massaged on the body to remove dead skin cells and help the skin breathe. The exfoliation is followed by a "Magnolia Massage." Magnolia and lavender essential oils combined with a silky massage lotion are used for this full body massage. The perfect treatment to detoxify the body, stimulate the lymphatic systems and calm the mind.
Length of service: 1 hour 30 minutes
Price charged: $50 or $80, depending on time
Product cost: $5
Technician: massage therapist
Training: Staff trained on the specialty product created for this treatment as well as the technique for the service.

29 High Skin Refiner
Peninsula Spa
New York, NY
www.spa.tiac.net
Spa director: Nadine Shelf
Description: A deluxe anti-aging treatment in a class by itself, this revolutionary new treatment incorporates specially composed music and a unique massage performed with a gentle wave motion. Relax and enjoy the ultimate in relaxation while your skin is rejuvenated.
Inspiration: a creation of Babor products
Length of service: 1 hour 30 minutes
Price charged: $180
Product cost: $30
Products used: cleansers, toner, moisturizer, peel, masque, scrub, body gel, ampoules, eye/lip cream
Technician: esthetician
Training: license, in-house weekly training
Promotion: Ran a promotion where clients got a CD and makeup case with service.

30 "Water Journey" and Body Massage
Pure Maximus
Westbury, NY
puremax@aol.com
Owner: Richard Calcasola
Description: Enter a round room with blue lights—a feeling of water everywhere. Step into a hydrotherapy tub and soak in special blends of oils and fragrances. 150 jets give you an underwater head-to-toe massage. Then, move into a Vichy room on a table where you are rubbed down with salt and oils and rinsed off with a seven-head Vichy shower. Then go under a waterfall that generates 80 gallons of water per minute. Finally, get on a table with a featherbed for a full 50-minute massage.
Inspiration: Spa General Manager Robin Kluge
Length of service: 1 hour 30 minutes
Price charged: $105
Product cost: $6
Products used: terry cloth bath pillow, disposable washcloth, disposable bathing suit, bath salts, oils, lotions
Technician: spa attendant and massage therapist
Training: one week of training theory, technical machine operations, product knowledge, sales training and practice
Promotion: This water journey was introduced at a reduced rate but sold along with a one-hour massage. The massage comes with the water journey for $105, but cannot be purchased separately. The water journey a la carte is $75.

31 The Anti-Stress Treatment
Säloné Nadwa and Day Spa
Novi, MI
Owner: Nadwa Breda
Description: Reduce stress before a skin care treatment or massage. A blend of anti-stress and soothing essential oils are massaged into specific areas of the face, neck and back and are heat-activated by a seaweed mask applied to the back releasing endorphins into the bloodstream to bring about a feeling of well-being and relaxation.
Inspiration: Spa director Starrlyn Martindale
Length of service: 1 hour 30 minutes
Price charged: $90
Product cost: $4.50
Products used: sheets, towels, a blend of essential oils, gauze, seaweed, water, bowl, mask brush, hot towels, hot bottle, hydrating marine lotion, massage oil
Technician: licensed massage therapist

32 Pure Bliss Body
Treatment
Body Essentials Day Spa & Ayurvedic Center
New York, NY
Owner: Dawn Burrowes
Description: Get a perfectly synchronized Ayurvedic massage performed by two therapists working simultaneously. Detoxifies, soothes and nourishes as it activates and realigns chakras. Follow with Shirodhara, a luxurious and calming experience where a warm stream of oil is slowly poured on the forehead to profoundly relax the nervous system. Trapped energy is released through the body, the deep centers of the brain are relaxed, and pain is reduced in the head, neck, face and shoulders. Insomnia is alleviated.
Inspiration: This is a traditional Ayurvedic service that has been adapted for the spa
environment.
Length of service: 1 hour 30 minutes
Price charged: $165
Product cost: $10-12
Products used: aromatherapy massage oil, sesame oil, herbal powder
Technician: massage therapist and spa therapist
Training: specialized training is required for the Shirodhara and all Ayurvedic services are under the guidance of an Ayurvedic physician.

33 Grand Escape Day Spa
La Concha Spa & Salon
Santa Fe, CA
www.laconchaspa.com
Owner: Gloria Maciel
Description: Aromatherapy sauna, body scrub, mineral mud bath, full facial, one-hour massage, lunch, manicure, pedicure and temple blow dry.
Inspiration: Gloria Maciel
Length of service: 7 hours 30 minutes
Price charged: $265/one person;
$499/two people
Product cost: $10
Products used: oils, water, sea salts, honey and almond scrub, towels, massage cream, lotions, polishes
Technician: massage therapists, estheticians, manicurist/pedicurist, spa attendant, hairstylist

34 Clinical Aromatherapy
Beauty Kliniek Aromatherapy Day Spa & Wellness Center, San Diego, CA
www.beautykliniek.com
pekahn@att.worldnet.net
Owner: Linda Ann Kahn
Description: This involves an in-depth consultation with client to establish physical or psychological needs or imbalances. A customized essential oil recipe is then blended by the therapist for psychotherapeutic and/or physical effects. The blend is massaged into the entire body with an aroma massage. Reflexology, Chinese physiognomy and consultation techniques assist therapist in assessing further oils needed for treatment. Acupressure and energy work is done as well as a guided visualization.
Inspiration: This is a combination of several therapies the owner has studied over the past 20 years.
Length of service: 80 minutes
Price charged: $110
Products used: essential oils, carrier oils, warmer for oils, sheets
Technician: holistic health practitioners, massage therapists
Training: Twenty-five hours of training are required for this treatment including hands-on aromamassage, blending techniques, consultation skills, knowledge of essential oils.

35 Color Therapy
Tiffani Kim Institute
Chicago, IL
Owner: Tiffani Kim
Description: An energy treatment
consisting of color diagnosis (What
color do you need or lack?), an issue of color glass to be worn throughout the spa visit, color therapy hydro-tub soak (in your appropriate color), and color therapy Zen Light Wash alone in a room with your color on the walls, ceiling, everywhere.
Inspiration: Spa Director Julie K. Berry
Length of service: 1 hour
Price charged: $75
Product cost: $5
Products used: bath sheet, robe, slippers, two bed linens, two hand towels, color therapy bath mix
Technician: massage therapist or esthetician
Training: one-hour workshop

36 Hot Stone Massage
Urban Oasis
Chicago, IL
www.urban-oasis.com
Owner: Peter Rubnitz
Description: The hot stone massage combines a Swedish massage with the placement and use of hot, smooth river stones on various parts of the body. The penetrating heat from the stones assist in relaxing and rejuvenating tired, sore muscles.
Inspiration: owner experienced it at the Miraval Spa in Tucson in 1996
Length of service: 70 minutes
Price charged: $90
Product cost: $1 for oils, after initial investment of $85 for roaster and $150 for stones
Products used: roaster, 51 stones, white sock, towels, water thermometer, wooden spoon
Technician: massage therapist certified in hot stone
Training: Fourteen of our therapists took an eight-hour class taught by instructors who also taught Miraval staff.

37 Express Day at the Spa
Heidi Christines Salon Day Spa and Wellness Center
Ada, Michigan
www.heidichristines.com
beauty@heidichristines.com
Owner: Patty Elzinga and Heidi Christine Elzinga-O'Connor
Description: Mini-facial, seaweed body wrap, hydrotherapy tub, hydro-pedicure and manicure. Through the use of multiple therapists and technicians performing overlapping services, we can accomplish quality spa treatments in an amazingly condensed period of time. First, we loofah the client’s skin, then apply the body wrap. The wrap processes normal time and is washed off in the hydrotherapy tub. The client is allowed to relax and steam in the tub for 15 minutes with aromatherapy. During the hydro service, a mini facial is applied because the face is being steamed in the tub. Now, the manicure and pedicure is started in the tub by a technician, as the soaking has already taken place, due to the softening effects of the hydrotherapy tub. Thus, cuticles are removed quickly and easily and sloughing of the calluses from the feet is also expedited. The client then enjoys a few more minutes in the tub. Then she dries off and we massage warm lotion into the body. We use this time to prescribe return visits and home care. The client then dresses and is taken to the nail studio to polish.
Inspiration: Patty Elzinga. We can now provide six hours worth of services in two-and-a-half hours.
Length of service: 2 hours 30 minutes
Price charged: $210
Product cost: $11.80
Products used: eight towels, one sheet, one blanket, one thermo sheet, one plastic sheet, one loofah, mud or seaweed, exfoliant, aromatherapy drops, bath gel, cleanser, toner, moisturizer, gauze, polish remover, polish, moisturizing lotion
Technician: estheticians, nail technicians
Training: basic esthetics, basic nail tech, basic spa training
Promotion: We invited radio and TV personalities to experience this service. Then they came in to film for their newscast, and talked about this service on their respective programs at Christmas time. This service is now one of our biggest gift certificate services.

38 Le Soleil du Midi
Frédéric Fekkai Beauté
de Provence
New York, NY
Owner: Frédéric Fekkai and Company
Description: This service begins with an all-over exfoliation using our own Body Scrub with Shea Butter, followed by a smooth, even application of our own Self-Bronzer with Shea Butter for a safe, bronzed glow on your body and face.
Inspiration: Frédéric’s native Provence
Length of service: 1 hour
Price charged: $85
Products used: Self-bronzer with Shea Butter, Body Scrub with Shea Butter, Moisturizing Body Cream with Shea Butter, towels, sheet and latex gloves
Technician: massage therapist or esthetician
Training: Senior esthetician does all the training. Requires two hours of training to ensure proper application of self-bronzer.

39 Detox Hay Treatment
Mario Tricoci Hair Salons and Day Spas
Multiple locations throughout Midwest
Owner: Mario Tricoci
Description: Hay is from the Alpine Region (Salzburg and Innsbruk), used originally at large farms for steaming flax. When steamed, the essential herbs in the hay would diffuse and stimulate circulation, easing rheumatic conditions and detoxifying the body. Results are enhanced circulation, elimination of toxins, invigorated feeling and soft, smooth skin.
Length of service: 1 hour
Price charged: $75
Product cost: $5
Products used: solar blanket, cotton blanket, heating pads, heat lamps, plastic wrap, two small drape towels, one bath towel, hot water and garbage bag
Technician: massage therapist or esthetician
Training: one three-hour class to discuss and perform the treatment

40 Island Retreat
The Brass Rose Spa and Salon
Blairstown, NJ
www.brassrose.com
Owner: Rosemary Weiner
Description: This service begins with a papaya body scrub, followed by a massage with our mango lotion. Then we’ll apply a warm coconut paraffin body mask and wrap you in a thermal blanket. While you drift off to sleep in your warm cocoon, you’ll think you’re on a tropical island.
Inspiration: Rosemary Weiner
Length of service: 1 hour
Price charged: $65
Product cost: less than $5
Products used: exfoliating gloves, wet table, mylar, two hydroculator sheets, client cover sheet, tropical paraffin, sea salts, papaya scrub, moisturizing lotion
Technician: esthetician or massage therapist
Training: 2 to 3 hours of demonstration

41 Desert Lily
Kathleen’s Salon and Day Spa
Monroe, WA
Owner: Kathleen Sather
Description: Aloe and aromatherapy combined for relaxation and hydration.
Inspiration: Kathleen Sather
Length of service: 1 hour
Price charged: $50
Product cost: $4
Products used: aloe, jojoba cleanser, aloe jelly, essential oils, lotion, towels, plastic sheets and blanket
Technician: esthetician
Promotion: During the month of July, the spa hosts a food drive for the local food bank. When a client brings in six cans of food, she may try any service for half off the price. When a client leaves, she receives a sample of one of the products used on her that day.

42 Zano Orient Express
Zano Salon and Spa
Naperville and Lisle, IL
www.zanos.com
Owner: Ron and Denise Provenzano
Description: Two fabulous treatments in one! Light exfoliation of the body using citrus oil and Chinese herbs. Chinese herbs are rich in alpha hydroxy acids and will greatly improve the texture of the skin. Your body will then be comfortably wrapped while you enjoy a relaxing classic facial. Your body emerges glowing from head to toe.
Inspiration: Paula Fierson, spa director at Noëlle Spa for Beauty and Wellness; Denise Provenzano; and Bioelements
Length of service: 1 hour 30 minutes
Price charged: $125
Product cost: $8.75
Products used: Retexturizer (Chinese herbs), massage oil, avocado oil, two sheets, thermal blanket, gloves, no-gauze eye pads and appropriate skin care product
Technician: esthetician
Training: Conservatory of Esthetics
Promotion: The most effective technique is to do complimentary Chinese Herbology on guests’ hands in waiting area. "Feel how you soft your hand is. . .now imagine that all over your body." We also have promoted Chinese Herbs on the hands during a classic facial.

43 USHA
Spa Blue
Chicago, IL
Owner: Mary K. King and Katrina Lipe
Description: USHA means new beginning. It includes a cleansing back treatment, a customized Aveda scalp treatment and a complete hand and foot treatment with a warm paraffin wrap. This incredible experience is finished with a 1/2-hour detoxifying facial.
Inspiration: Rachel (head esthetician) and one other esthetician
Length of service: 2 hours
Price charged: $150
Product cost: $15-18
Products used: two sheets, six towels, spa body products for back and scalp, paraffin
Technician: esthetician
Training: Many years of basic training as an esthetician, specialty international spa therapy classes, Ayurvedic research and training.
Promotion: One of two spas found in Chicago to be the best "Coast to Coast" in the June 1999 issue of InStyle magazine. Full poster window displays. Individual card handouts for all retail bags and all serviced clients.

44 Idaho Pine Salt Glow
The Spa at Coeur D’Alene Resort
Coeur d’Alene, ID
Owner: Duane Hagadone and Jerry Jaeger
Description: Exfoliates and draws impurities from the skin—leaves skin feeling velvety.
Inspiration: Kerry McKenna, our head massage therapist
Length of service: 1 hour
Price charged: $85
Product cost: $8.50
Products used: towel, polishing extra fine grain salt, sweet almond oil and pine essential oil, Vita lotion
Technician: massage therapist
Training: licenses in massage therapy, training in aromatherapy

45 The Razul Signature Room
Avanti Salon & Spa
South Manalapan, NJ
www.avantisalonspa.com
Owner: Victor and Luda Conti
Description: An oasis, the Razul is an exuberant and relaxing room featuring enchanted stars and imported European blue and green tiles. Arrive, and be greeted with a tray of colorful wet earths, to be applied to specific areas of your body during your experience. While you relax, aromatic mists of natural herbs are steadily released into the room, soothing and embracing your skin and gently melting the wet earths away. This treatment was designed to moisturize and soothe your body, mind and spirit. This enchanted and relaxing journey ends with your choice of a massage or Soft Pack sensation—a satisfying experience with soothing essential oils, while you are wrapped in a unique cloth and you lay restfully in a steaming aromatic bed of natural hay and water. (The Razul room is featured on the first page of this story.)
Inspiration: memory of Luda’s childhood
Length of service: 2 hours
Price charged: $225 for one client; $375 for two clients; $575 for three clients; $750 for four clients
Products used: medicinal earths, towels, slippers, sheets, special wrap cloth, teas and herbs
Technician: esthetician or massage therapist
Training: A rep from Germany came into the facility for intensive hands-on technical training.
Promotion: We are presently advertising on a billboard on a nearby highway with the Razul on the board. We are also offering each employee a complimentary treatment so they can experience it.

46 Kai Chin So Herbology Wrap and Facial
Complexions Spa for Beauty
and Wellness
Albany, NY
www.complexions.com
Owner: Denise S. Dubois
Description: Traditional oriental herbs and alpha hydroxy acids and plant extracts are applied to the body which is then wrapped in a warm cocoon. While you
relax, enjoy our exclusive nourishing and rebalancing facial.
Inspiration: Eastern trends inspired Dubois to add it to her service menu.
Length of service: 1 hour 30 minutes
Price charged: $100
Product cost: $5
Products used: one large blanket, sheet and plastic sheet, one bath towel, one large bath sheet, Chinese herbs, hazelnut massage oil
Technician: esthetician
Training: In-house—the service is very easy and requires no water or shower.

47 Strawberry Smoothing Sensation
Cosmos Hair and Day Spa
Mesa, AZ
Owner: Cosmo and SandraLee Barbetta
Description: An invigorating blend of mineral salts, fruit enzymes and strawberry essence are smoothed over the body to soften the skin and re-kindle the spirit. After the service you are given a small plate of seasonal berries and a strawberry smoothie and invited to relax outside in the open air atrium.
Length of service: 1 hour 15 minutes
Price charged: $90
Product cost: less than $10
Products used: spa wet bed, towels, mineral salts, fruit enzymes, strawberry essence,
smoothie drink, plate of berries
Technician: wellness skin care therapist
Training: classes in spa body care
Promotion: We added information about the service to our "messages on hold" system. The front desk staff hands out fragrance papers with scented essences with information regarding the new services printed on the flip side. The papers serve as sachets to remind clients and make their purses or cars smell good.

48 Salt Glow
Marc Elliot Salon and Day Spa
New Hope, PA
Owner: Marc Elliot
Description: An exhilarating and stimulating exfoliation treatment which revitalizes tired skin to awaken fresh, new radiance. The client is rubbed with a rich salt treatment followed by a warm aromatherapy shower. The treatment is then followed by a full body massage.
Length of service: 1 hour 30 minutes
Price charged: $75
Product cost: less than $7
Products used: salts, towels, massage cream, aromatherapy oils, bath sheets
Technician: massage therapist or esthetician

49 Buff and Bronze
Heaven + Earth Salon and Spa
Pottsville, PA
Owner: Scott and Kim Greis
Description: A light exfoliation followed by an application of Aveda’s Sun Source to give a natural glow. Done once a week, this treatment will maintain and enrich a tan.
Inspiration: The service was developed for women on the go who want to stay out of the sun.
Length of service: 30 minutes
Price charged: $40
Product cost: $2.92
Products used: sheet, towel, exfoliating gloves, Aveda Sun Source
Technician: esthetician
Training: updated education at the Aveda Institute in New York
Promotion: We run a series of Buff and Bronze services. Client pays for five up front and receives the sixth one free.

50 Norwich Native Flower Wrap
Norwich Inn and Spa
Norwich, CT
www.norwichinnandspa.com
Owner: Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nations Corp.
Description: Exclusively at Norwich. Plants, flowers and herbs indigenous to this region are used in combination with a soothing aloe gel and applied to the body to provide a mild aroma and calming result.
Inspiration: Therapeutic staff in conjunction with dermatologists
Length of service: 50 minutes
Price charged: $85 on weekdays and $105 on weekends
Products used: aloe gel, moisturizer, exfoliator, heated blanket
Technician: body therapist
Training: 40 hours of training, familiarity with body work and state license

51 The Vital Energy Body Treatment
The Marsh Spa
Minnetonka, MN
Jlyman@themarsh.com
Owner: Ruth Stricker
Description: Face and body treatment that rebalances the body’s energy level using special massage techniques and includes products that are put on the body and face.
Length of service: 50 minutes
Price charged: $70 for members; $85 for non-members
Product cost: $4
Products used: aromatherapy mask, creams, towels, sheets
Technician: esthetician or massage
therapist

52 Full Body Massage
Ladies and Gentlemen Salon and Day Spa
Mentor, OH
Owner: Edward and Nancy Brown
Description: Choose between a 60- or 90-minute full body massage.
Inspiration: Our clientele, because massage is a big part of the spa experience.
Length of service: 60 or 90 minutes
Price charged: $1/minute
Product cost: $6
Products used: massage oil, towels
Technician: licensed massage therapist

53 Couple Massage Lesson
The Spa at Margo Blue
Charlotte, NC
Owner: Margo C. Blue
Description: Enjoy the perfect back, shoulder or foot massage with your significant other. Our massage therapist will demonstrate, then teach each of you to massage one another. Learn three important massage techniques to duplicate this wonderful service on your partner at home. Complimentary aroma is yours to keep.
Inspiration: This was offered for Valentine’s Day and had an overwhelming response! We wanted to do a non-intimidating introduction to massage.
Length of service: 45 minutes
Price charged: $50
Products used: privacy towel, sheet, bed warmer, aromatic essential oil or cream, linens
Technician: massage therapist
Training: demonstration and time diagram of the service
Promotion: We highlight this service on all holidays, especially Valentine’s Day. We change a little for pregnancy and do a service called Couples "Mother to Be" Massage, which can be done at home or in the delivery room.

54 Rock Therapy
Tom Schmidt’s Urban Retreat
Minneapolis, MN
urbanretreat@msn.com
Owner: Tom Schmidt
Description: Includes a unique deep penetrating one-hour massage with the use of heated stones. Stones are placed under and on top of the body, the body is then massaged with 56 stones. This service loosens contracted muscles, increases circulation, decreases tension and is very comforting.
Inspiration: was not previously available in Minnesota
Length of service: 1 hour 45 minutes
Price charged: $125
Product cost: $1
Products used: massage table, roaster, oils, stones, sheets
Technician: massage therapist
Training: weekend course to get certified
Promotion: "Get stoned at the Urban
Retreat" in-house marketing promotion. Also huge window signage—5-foot by 10-foot pictures of treatment being performed.

55 Ihloff Aromatherapy Massage
The Marilyn Ihloff Salon and Day Spa
Tulsa, OK
www.ihloffspa.com
sara_spadirector@ihloffspa.com
Owner: Marilyn Ihloff
Description: "To keep the body in good health is a duty . . . Otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear." (Buddha) Our style of massage is a hands-on manipulation of muscles, connective tissue and joints, oriented toward muscle relaxation and stress relief. A personal blend of essential oils are used for the added relaxation benefit of aromatherapy.
Inspiration: Public demand for anti-stress spa treatments in our region and our belief in the well-being they produce is what inspired us to offer these types of spa treatments.
Length of service: 1 hour 30 minutes
Price charged: $60
Product cost: approximately $5
Products used: set of sheets, three towels, thermal blanket, heating pads, slippers, robe, Aveda massage oil, key elements, candles, hand and foot lotion, energizing composition, calming composition
Technician: licensed massage therapist
Promotion: Postcards have proven to be an excellent marketing approach. We send these postcards out for every holiday and during season changes. Our newest method of marketing our spa services has been our Web site. We are now able to sell gift certificates for all of our spa services and packages online.

56 Body Renewer
Giuliano Day Spa
Boston, MA
Owner: Joyce Hampers
Description: A unique hour-and-a-half treatment starting with a dry brush exfoliation, then a series of essential oils, plant extracts, algae and clay applied to the body to increase circulation, remineralize and rehydrate the skin. Lymphatic drainage eliminates toxins and acupressure points are stimulated for balance and relaxation. You are then wrapped under the heat lamps for 20 minutes. This is followed by a Swiss shower and a body lotion is applied.
Inspiration: Phytobiodermie skin care line
Length of service: 1 hour 30 minutes
Price charged: $95
Product cost: $15
Products used: two small towels, two sheets, one mylar blanket, essential oils, plant extracts, clay, algae, body lotion
Technicians: estheticians and massage
therapist

57 Golf Widow’s Revenge Pamper Package
Faces DaySpa & Boutique
Hilton Head Island, SC
www.hhfaces.com
Owner: Patricia Owen
Description: This very popular package is designed to be purely indulgent and includes our most requested services: Moisture Miracle Facial, added on to our basic facial treatment is the galvanic penetration of a muccopolysaccaride ampoule; Aroma Beauty Bath, a 20-minute whirlpool soak in soothing aromatherapy oils; Body Buff, an all-over body exfoliation using a loofah scrub that is removed with warm, moist towels; Therapeutic Massage, a one-hour massage with aromatherapy oils; Spa Manicure and Spa Pedicure.
Inspiration: Hilton Head is a premier golf resort. This package appeals to women whose husbands spend about the same amount of time and money on a golf game. Often it is the husband who recommends spa services as a "peace offering."
Length of service: 4 hours 30 minutes
Price charged: $250
Product cost: $17.50
Technicians: esthetician, massage therapist and nail technician
Promotion: This package is listed on our menu that is distributed (approximately 150 weekly) through the Chamber of Commerce Welcome Center and to timeshare resorts and hotels.

58 Body Polish Treatment with Relaxation Massage
Oxfords Hair Design & Body Rejuvenation
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
mbraun@mts.net
Owner: Joel Green and Mark Braun
Description: A gentle yet stimulating treatment that leaves the skin glowing and fresh. The skin, the largest organ in our body,
protects us and reflects our inner health. Partner your treatment with 30 minutes of relaxation massage to finish.
Inspiration: Our motivation to include this service comes from the drastic temperatures one experiences in Western Canada, creating sluggish, dry skin.
Length of service: 1 hour for the body polish, 30 minutes for the massage
Price charged: $90
Product cost: $15
Products used: massage table, fitted sheet, cotton blanket, cotton sheet, bath towel, 12 hand towels, exfoliation gloves, mixing bowl, crock pot, hot towel cabby, Aveda Aqua Therapy, hydrating formula, massage formula, liquid exfoliant
Technician: massage therapist/esthetician
Training: spa body training through
Aveda distributor, video education, practical experience

59 Faux Tan
Pucci Salon & Day Spa
Scottsdale, AZ
www.puccisalon.com
puccisalon@aol.com
Owner: Debora Gallo Capaldi
Description: Salt glow followed by an application of self-tanner. The client gets to take the product home for continuous use.
Inspiration: Being an advocate of good skin care and removing the tanning booth, we needed a new way to book tans.
Length of service: 45 minutes
Price charged: $60
Product cost: $23
Products used: towels, sheets, loofah, sea salt, lemongrass essential oil, Decleor self-tanning cream
Technician: licensed massage therapist
Training: knowledge about body scrub (exfoliation) and the proper application of the Decleor self-tanner

60 Herbal Cleansing Wrap and Aloe Detox Wrap
Caracalla
Little Rock, AR
www.caracalla.com
ella@caracalla.com
Owner: Ella Hunt
Description: Caracalla’s own blend Herbal Cleansing Wrap (calming): Steamed, un-bleached linen is used to cover the body with a warm combination of detoxifying herbs that cleanse the pores of the skin. Caracalla’s own blend Aloe Detox Body Wrap (refreshing): This wrap removes toxins and gives the appearance of tighter, smoother skin.
Inspiration: Aromatherapy and herbology are personal interests of the owner and several staff members. Custom blending the wraps also encourages creativity and a sense of ownership within the staff.
Length of service: 45 to 60 minutes
Price charged: $50-75
Product cost: $3-12
Products used: aloe vera gel, organic
essential oils and herbs, muslin veil, steamer, gloves, rubber and muslin sheets, untreated natural blankets and heat lamp
Technician: massage therapist
Promotion: Gift packages. Also, if an established client enjoys our steam tent, then we suggest that they get a herbal body wrap tailored for their needs, for more intense results.

61 Spa Fix Duo
The Heartland Spa
Gilman, IL
www.heartlandspa.com
Owner: Mary Quinn
Description: Two pampering treatments in one! We have combined our herbal body treatment with a mini-facial to provide you with two fantastic spa treatments in half the time. The mini-facial includes an
exfoliation with steam, a facial massage and a masque.
Inspiration: Salon manager researches body treatments; guest requests.
Length of service: 1 hour
Price charged: $95
Product cost: $3.80
Products used: retexturizer, massage oil, body lotion, herbal vitamin mist, plastic for wrap, cleanser, toner, exfoliant,
massage cream, masque, facial sponges, eye cream, moisturizer
Technician: cosmetologist, esthetician, nail technician

62 Shoulder Massage
Pzazz Salon and Day Spa
Silverdale, WA
Owner: Lisa Hays
Description: During downtime in coloring or perming, massage therapist massages shoulders, arms and hands for added relaxation.
Inspiration: Did it for a few clients and then decided to add it as a service during downtime.
Length of service: 10-15 minutes
Price charged: complimentary
Product cost: none
Products used: none
Technician: massage therapist
Promotion: Performing this complimentary service leads to increased massage sales.

63 Body Glow
Cliff Spa at Snowbird
Snowbird, UT
www.snowbird.com
Director: Paul Wright
Description: Epitome of relaxation. Helps relax the mind and body. After a gentle exfoliation, stir your senses with an aromatic essential oils gel that is applied to the entire body. Then, relax while wrapped in a warm cocoon that allows penetration of the essential oils. A refreshing shower is followed by a massage also using relaxing essential oils especially suited for your skin’s needs. Leave with hydrated, satiny smooth skin.
Inspiration: The high altitude can cause dehydration, so we wanted to add a hydrating treatment.
Length of service: 90 minutes
Price charged: $140
Product cost: $16
Products used: oils, blankets, plastic sheeting, sheets, towels, scrub, moisturizers, essential oils, satiny spray and exfoliators
Technician: massage therapist
Training: license; trained in product line; training with managers and supervisors

64 Evening in Paradise
Danielle Spa for Beauty and Wellness
Bonita Springs, FL
Owner: Stephanie Jinx Komp
Description: The "Evening in Paradise" for two package includes a relaxation massage, Danielle facial and candlelight dinner. The perfect romantic escape for anniversaries, honeymoons, Valentine’s Day and birthdays.
Inspiration: Focus group discussion. Studies found that there were no services for couples to enjoy together.
Length of service: 3 hours
Price charged: $550
Products used: towels, sheets, Babor skin care products, oils custom blended to spa’s specifications
Technician: massage therapist, esthetician, spa attendant
Training: licenses in esthetics and massage; spa attendants are trained in dinner service protocol
Promotion: Included in "Wonderful
Weddings" package for bridal shows and advertising; also benefit auctions and trade shows.

65 The Rainforest Hydra
Marine Mud Mask
Las Rocas Resort and Spa
Rosarito Beach, Baja, Mexico
Description: The Rainforest Hydra Marine Mud Mask for the body. Moisturizing and remineralizing treatment created to alleviate aches and pains and helps you achieve extreme relaxation.
Inspiration: Aida Thibiant International, Inc. in Beverly Hills
Length of service: 1 hour
Price charged: $55
Product cost: $18
Products used: aroma massage oil, Rainforest Mud, micron foil, hydration body cream, aloe cucumber gel, towels, wool blanket and loofah exfoliation mit
Technician: spa therapist
Training: instructors from Aida Thibiant

66 The Mirage Moment
The Mirage Spa
Las Vegas, NV
Owner: Steve Wynn
Description: Created especially for the
Mirage, a soothing body pampering experience based on the use of fruit and vegetable extracts. Followed by a one-hour tranquility aromatherapy massage. Completed by a 20-minute hydrotherapy bath. Soak away your stress in a Mirage tranquility bath, with cold cucumber eye pads, while sipping a refreshing Mirage mineral sparkler.
Inspiration: Cyndi Gneco, Spa Director
Length of service: 2 hours 30 minutes
Price charged: $180
Salon cost of performing service: $8.50
Products used: fruity peel, bilberry body mask, tranquility massage oils, tranquility bath oils
Technician: massage therapist
Training: Comfort Zone product educator Elizabeth Thomas trained massage staff prior to service.

67 Botanical Journey
Spa Bellagio
Las Vegas, NV
Owner: Bellagio Hotel and Casino
Description: Escape from the world on a journey through the botanical gardens of the spa.
Inspiration: Spa is located off the Conservatory of the Bellagio hotel—this journey is an extension of the Conservatory.
Length of service: 2 hours
Price charged: $170
Product cost: $20
Products used: Kerstin Florian
Aromatherapy Mineral Bath, Pevonia herbs and essential aromatherapy oils
Technician: body therapists and massagetherapist
Training: one hour per service by product representative
Promotion: The Botanical Journey is part of the spa package program we use to increase sales in services that are typically not big sellers á la carte. Guests love the idea of selecting services that complement each other well.

68 Rizzieri Sampler
Rizzieri Salon and Spa
Marlton, NJ
www.rizzieri.com
Owner: Frank Rizzieri
Description: Spa Facial includes cleanse, exfoliation, abbreviated version of Rizzieri Aroma Massage used to work on specific tension-prone areas and hydrokinetic shower exclusively designed for the Spa at Rizzieri. Pulsating and Misting Heads relieve stress throughout the body. Warm and cool water releases tense muscles.
Inspiration: We wanted to incorporate all the goodies into one service program.
Length of service: 1 hour 30 minutes
Price charged: $165
Products used: Special blend of essential oils is incorporated into three treatments; sheets and towels are used in massage, facial and shower.
Technicians: combination of massage therapists and estheticians
Training: spa therapy specifically for the hydrokinetic shower, esthetics and massage therapy
Promotion: We promote this service in a gift certificate for that special occasion—bridal gift, Mother’s Day, birthday. Clients still get treated to numerous services yet it only takes about two hours out of their day.

69 Dulse Scrub
Mario’s International Spas & Hotels
Aurora, OH
Owner: Mario and Joanne Liuzzo
Description: A unique specialty treatment of the spa. A seaweed powder is mixed with pure massage oil, applied to the body for sloughing and nourishing, followed by a loofah scrub, a Vichy shower and body moisturizing. The ultimate full exfoliating treatment for sensitive skin types. (Includes personal loofah mitt to take home.)
Inspiration: Joanne Liuzzo
Length of service: 1 hour
Price charged: $70
Product cost: $15 (with take-home loofah)
Products used: pulverized dulse
Technician: licensed massage therapists
Training: three hours of advanced training for licensed massage therapists
Promotion: Spa Sea & Tea, a full day spa program, using all products from the sea, including dulse and marine algae.

70 The DePasquale Experience
DePasquale, The Spa
Morris Plains, NJ
www.depasqualethespa.com
Owner: Carmen DePasquale
Description: Enter a suite of embracing rooms featuring natural sandstone floors and recycled blue glass. Slide into our authentic Japanese steeping tub and soak your weary soul in a choice of soothing mineral oils, rejuvenating herbal teas or salts from the fabled Dead Sea. After, rinse under the warm beads of an Italian rain shower and prepare to melt at the hands of a master massage therapist. Designed for one or two.
Inspiration: Carmen DePasquale
Length of service: 1 hour 30 minutes
Price charged: $175 for one; $295 for two
Product cost: $10.55 (only bath products and massage oils)
Products used: 12 large towels, four small towels, two sheets, massage oil, seaweed salt crystals, candles, fruit and sandwich platter, juice and water
Technician: massage therapists

71 The JR Aqua Elixir
John Robert’s Hair Studio & Spa
Mayfield Heights, OH
www.johnrobertsspa.com
Owner: John and Stacy DiJulius
Description: This detoxifying hydrotherapy treatment begins with an exfoliating massage. Following, the multiple heads of the Vichy shower are aligned to your body’s chakra points allowing streams of water to rain down onto you creating a sense of suspension and weightlessness. Your treatment is completed with a massaging application of a customized moisturizer created especially for the client.
Inspiration: our spa team
Length of service: 45 minutes
Price charged: $75
Product cost: $12
Products used: two sheets, four towels,
Aveda Aqua Therapy, exfoliant, hydrating base, custom aroma, Aveda Composition
Technician: estheticians, massotherapists
Training: spa team attended Frederic’s Spa Body class
Promotion: We added a spa manicure to our menu which uses the same products as the JR Aqua Elixir. The guests love the way it makes their hands feel and can’t wait to have it done to the rest of their body.

72 Rejuvenation Tub or Vichy Experience
Toppers Spa Salons
Wayne, PA; Philadelphia, PA;
and Voorhees, NJ
www.toppersspa.com
lisastarr@toppersspa.com
Owner: Richard Keaveney
Description: Choose whether you prefer the tub or the Vichy, and we do the rest. We customize the service based on your responses to a personal questionnaire. You will feel completely relaxed and rejuvenated afterwards.
Inspiration: Robin Zill from Touch America and Lisa M. Starr from Toppers
Length of service: 1 hour 30 minutes
Price charged: tub experience, $120; Vichy experience, $98
Product cost: $8-15
Products used: depending on results of client questionnaire: aromatherapy mist, herbal tea, body lotion, scrub, mud, seaweed, salts, essentials oils, four towels, thermal blanket, plastic wrap
Technician: massage therapist
Training: product training from Touch America and lots of practice on co-workers
Promotion: We inserted an entire service menu as a tip-in in our regional magazine and are mailing an additional 50,000 menus with a cover letter.

73 Alli Honey Steam Wrap
International Salon and Spa
Sparta, NJ
Owner: Diana Palumbo
Description: An exfoliation treatment followed by a hydrokinetic shower. Unique honey formula customized with essential oils is applied over the entire body. Followed by a warm sheet wrap and relaxing aromatherapy steam, to help formula penetrate.
Inspiration: A treatment at a spa in Hawaii
Length of service: 1 hour
Price charged: $85
Product cost: $5-7
Products used: honey, essential oils, body polish, sheets, towels and oil
Technician: spa technician

74 Deluxe Body Beautiful
The Fountain
Ramsey, NJ
www.the-fountain.com
Owner: Rita Knutsen
Description: Begin with a seaweed body wrap. Essential oils are then applied which promote lymphatic drainage. This cleansing and detoxifying treatment aids in cellulite reduction and is an ideal preparation for the additional benefits provided by the hydromassage treatment in our European hydrotherapy tub. The massage therapist will then massage your body with creams and lotions to smooth and tone your skin.
Inspiration: Rita Knutsen
Length of service: 2 hours
Price charged: $195
Products used: detoxifying body mask (seaweed), body balm, firming cream, detox oil, drainage oil, thermoplastic film, bath towel, lymphaderm lotion, hand towel, bath mat, two sheets
Technician: massage therapist
Training: hydrotherapy training, detoxifying body mask treatment training

75 The Essential Body Therapy
Essentials Salon and Day Spa
Doylestown, PA
Owner: Elliott Levitan and Jacquelyn McKay
Description: This aromatic treatment features custom-blended sea salts and essential oils gently worked into the skin to soften and invigorate. A hydro rinse under our Vichy shower deeply warms the body and our therapeutic back massage finishes the intense treatment.
Inspiration: Our spa director developed this treatment after visiting destination spas.
Length of service: 2 hours
Price charged: $120
Product cost: $12
Products used: sea salts, essential oils, loofah mitts, thermoplastic, towels, massage oil, facial tonic
Technician: massage therapist or spa technician
Training: Each technician has a background in massage. We train our staff to work in the Vichy shower room and train them in product knowledge.

76 Rain Dance
Aruj Salon and Spa
Coconut Grove, FL
arujslnspa@aol.com
Owner: Tamara and Daniel Aruj
Description: Wash the tension from your body with this extraordinary treatment combining exfoliation, massage and hydrotherapy. First, the skin of the body is refined with a gentle plant- and flower-based exfoliant. Next, hydro-massage is directed on the body, head-to-toe, with special attention to areas of tension. This is followed by a soothing session beneath concentrated multi-head shower sprays, utilizing varied temperature and rhythm, to bring you complete bliss. Finally, a light application of a customized composition of pure flower and plant essences is applied, leaving your skin soft, supple and smooth, while feeling revitalized.
Inspiration: Tamara Aruj. "I wanted to give it a name that was unique. It is in honor of my mother who died last year and was fascinated by Native American culture."
Length of service: 1 hour
Price charged: $95
Products used: Vichy shower, wet table, bath sheets, towels, disposable pants (optional), body polish, customized composition
Technician: massage therapist or esthetician
Training: hands on/experiential field trips to other spas
Promotion: Spa tours—the biggest sales tool is to see the room.

77 Hydro-Glow
Joseph & Friends Salon and Spa
Roswell, GA
www.josephandfriends.com
Owner: Joseph Golshani
Description: Combining hydrotherapy treatment and salt glow body polish. We finish with self-tanning emulsion.
Inspiration: M. Matheu Khodayari, general manager. He created it while developing seasonal promos—"Kick the Winter Blues."
Length of service: 1 hour
Price charged: $95
Product cost: $15
Products used: essential oils, hydrotherapy tub, sea salts, towels, body glows, self-tanning lotion
Technician: esthetician or massage therapist
Training: Technicians must meet competency requirements. They must be able to operate the hydro tub and be proficient at performing body exfoliation.
Promotion: We offer a "spiff" or instant payoff of $5 per referral to any team member who sold the service within a two-week period. We utilized our on-hold system to "drive the message home."

78 Signature Water Therapy Treatment
Noëlle Spa for Beauty and Wellness
Stamford, CT
iischia@aol.com
Owner: Peter de Caprio
Description: Water heals, which is why it is the primary element in each phase of this unique treatment. We start with dry brushing. The Noëlle bath salts are applied with a light effleurage to exfoliate and promote circulation. You will rinse off in a Swiss shower then awaken your seven chakras (your body’s energy zones) in a Vichy shower. Next enjoy a deep muscle massage with our Scotch hose. Your body is dried then sprayed with Noëlle Sea Spray.
Inspiration: Noel and Peter traveled to Italy to Saternia spa where they went into a pond fed by natural spring water and mud used for other treatments. Noel perfected the treatment.
Length of service: 1 hour 15 minutes
Price charged: $110
Products used: water, dry brush, bath salts, Sea Spray, towels, sheets, bathing suit
Technician: esthetician or healing therapist
Training: All-day training by an expert in this treatment. Each therapist is taught this procedure "The Noëlle Way" and must perform it on models.

79 Couples’ Delight
Tamara Institut de Beauté
Farmington Hills, MI
www.spatamara.com
Owner: Tamara Friedman
Description: Jacuzzi for two, cheese, crackers and champagne, followed by a therapeutic body massage.
Inspiration: One night Tamara and her
husband were working late at the spa and feeling stressed out. Eugene, Tamara’s husband, bought some cheese, crackers and champagne and suggested that they take a break in the Jacuzzi themselves. After the Jacuzzi Eugene said, "wouldn’t it be nice to have a massage right now?" That night sparked the idea for the service.
Length of service: 1 hour 30 minutes
Price charged: $165
Product cost: $55
Products used: two towels, four sheets, two robes, two terry cloth wraps, candles, massage oils, essential oils for tub, bath salts, champagne, cheese, crackers, fruit
Technician: two massage therapists
Training: Our certified massage therapists attended training programs prior to employment.

80 Spa Body Renewal
Gene Juarez Salons and Spa
Seven locations in Washington State
www.genejuarez.com
Owner: Gene Juarez and Michael Coe
Description: Feel an immense sense of comfort as we restore your body to a more youthful appearance by relieving tension and improving the skin’s texture and suppleness. First, you’ll unwind with a relaxing herbal steam shower. Then your body and skin receive the utmost attention with an exfoliating Spa Glo and Organic Mud Masque. As an added indulgence, your hair and scalp will be revitalized with a fragrant mixture of exotic oils, herbs and natural emollients vigorously massaged into the scalp during your body treatments. Your skin and hair are rinsed under the energizing Vichy shower. You’ll emerge feeling cleansed, refreshed and rejuvenated with the closest thing to new skin.
Inspiration: Spa director
Length of service: booking time—1 hour 45 minutes; service time—1 hour 20 minutes
Price charged: $155
Product cost: $7.97
Products used: dead sea mud, white algae, salt blend, facial cleansers, facial mask, facial moisturizer, marine extract, marine lotion, body moisturizer, scalp revitalizing blend, shampoo and conditioner
Technician: massage therapist

81 Buttermilk and Honey Moisture Shower
Rêvé Salon and Spa
Owner: Carmen Gauer-Wigmans
Description: Pure buttermilk, fresh ground oats and honey. While you drift away under a gentle rain of our Vichy shower, your skin will be renewed with the natural benefits of buttermilk and honey. Your experience is completed with our exclusive tranquility body emulsion.
Length of service: 1 hour 15 minutes
Price charged: $85
Product cost: $5
Products used: buttermilk, oats, honey, oil, towels, sheets, Vichy shower
Technician: massage therapist or esthetician
Training: state licensing and training on Vichy shower

82 Biarritz Sea Glo
Pierre & Carlo European
Spa Salon
Philadelphia, PA
Pcspasalon2@bigplanet.com
Owner: Richel D’Ambra and
Joseph Cutrufello
Description: Full body shampoo and exfoliation of dead skin cells. A mixture of sea salts, relaxation essential oils and hydrating cream is massaged all over the body. The treatment is designed to increase circulation, break down cellulite, cleanse and renew. Includes: Vichy shower and scalp treatment.
Inspiration: Richel, who wanted to offer the ultimate in pampering services.
Length of service: 1 hour
Price charged: $80
Product cost: $6
Products used: body shampoo, body scrub, sea salts, exfoliation mitts, body hydrator, cleansing milk, facial scrub, shampoo, conditioner, essential oils, four bath sheets, two hand towels
Technician: massage therapist and esthetician
Training: All staff goes through theory and hands-on training before performing this service.
Promotion: In the past, we’ve offered a 20 percent discount on the service for clients purchasing facials or massage. Because this is such a great summer treatment we offer a complimentary self-tanner application with a Sea Glo when the client purchases our self-tanner. This builds the Sea Glo as well as a retail sale and the client receives a complimentary service.

83 Osmosis Enzyme Bath
Osmosis Enzyme Bath & Massage
Freestone, CA
www.osmosis.com
mstusser@osmosis.com
Owner: Michael Stusser
Description: The Osmosis Enzyme Bath is a rejuvenating heat treatment. Guests are immersed in a moist, light and fragrant mixture of cedar fibers, rice bran and over 600 active enzymes. Mingled together in a roomy redwood tub, the unusual combination of ingredients ferments naturally, generating cedar-scented steam that creates a gentle penetrating heat. Profoundly relaxing and soothing.
Inspiration: Michael Stusser discovered this treatment in Japan in 1983. Developed over 40 years ago in Japan in the course of research into healing the body with enzymes, the bath is now used there for relaxation clinically to boost metabolism, promote detoxification and to reduce inflammation. Before the bath, guests sip a special enzyme tea to begin the process internally.
Length of service: 1 hour 30 minutes
Price charged: $65
Products used: Japanese enzyme drink, osmosis enzyme bath mix
Technician: bath attendant
Training: Osmosis two-week attendant training program

84 The Ultimate
Hickox Salon and Spa
Portland, OR
Owner: John Hickox
Description: Aromatherapy massage, salt scrub, Vichy shower, Scotch water therapy and full body massage.
Inspiration: John Hickox in combination with massage therapists
Length of service: 2 hours
Price charged: $150
Products used: aromatherapy oils,
massage cream, towels, sheets, salt scrub
Product cost: $5-$10
Technician: massage therapist

85Sea Salt Body Polish with Vichy Shower
Etienne’s Hair Studio and Day Spa
Houston, TX
www.etiennes.com
etiennes@pdq.net
Owner: Stephen LeJeune
Description: This exfoliating treatment uses mineral-rich sea salts to smooth, stimulate and remineralize your skin while providing essential magnesium to combat stress. Imagine five jets of skin-stimulating warm or alternating cool and warm water from the Vichy shower, all trained on you in a relaxing, peaceful environment. This long, luxurious and invigorating treatment literally melts away tension.
Inspiration: Experienced something on the same level at The Camelback Spa in Scottsdale, and Spa & Salon Systems recommended the Vichy shower.
Length of service: 1 hour 30 minutes
Price charged: $75
Product cost: $18.25
Products used: sea salts, essential oils, body brush, privacy towels, towels to dry off, sea elements to spray on after service
Technician: massage therapist or esthetician
Training: 3-day advanced body course on wraps, cellulite treatments and body polish
Promotion: We promote this service in the spring and summer along with a self-tanning application. We do a package deal where they receive the body polish with Vichy and then the self-tanner is applied for $100 and they get to take the self-tanner home to maintain.

86 French Hydrotherapy with Cold Sheet Wrap
Adam Broderick Salon & Spa
Ridgefield, CT
www.adambroderick
Owner: Adam Broderick
Description: Service starts in a 7-foot tub with 47 water jets and 28 air jets with a manual wand. The hydrotherapy is used for relaxing muscles, as an anti-stress treatment and for deep tissue work. It also remineralizes, detoxifies and rehydrates the body, while stimulating and cleaning out the lymphatic system. This treatment is also used to help people lose weight, water weight and cellulite. The cold sheet wrap adds to the hydrotherapy by stimulating the 300 cold receptors in the body and enhancing the immune system.
Length of service: hydrotherapy is one hour and cold sheet is 30 minutes
Price charged: hydrotherapy: $70;
cold sheet: $40
Product cost: $4.50
Products used: dead sea salts, seaweed, detoxifying and soothing blend essential oils, water, large hot towel, two small towels, one mat, candles for ambiance
Technician: massage/hydromassagetherapist
Training: massage lymphatics (MLD), product benefits knowledge, technical mechanics of tub, and strong knowledge of disease process and the residual effects of medications

87 Spa Pure
Beautique Day Spa and Salon
Houston, TX
Owner: Ginny Burge
Description: Ultimate relaxation and
anti-stress treatment.
Inspiration: Decleor skin care line
Length of service: 1 hour 15 minutes
Price charged: $75
Product cost: $15-20
Products used: steamer, towels, overhead heat lamps, Vichy shower, sheets, sponges, massage cream
Technician: massage therapist
Training: license; in-house trainer for
Decleor products, customer care training; continuing education

88 Hydrotherapy Tub
The Salon & Spa
Valrico, FL
Owner: Kathy Hegenauer
Description: Used for arthritic pain, sports injuries, lymph drainage, underwater massage and relaxation.
Inspiration: Kathy was the first owner in the area to introduce this spa service.
Length of service: 30 minutes
Price charged: $30
Product cost: $5
Products used: aromatherapy oils, botanicals, chemicals, towels, herbs, robes, slippers, candles
Technician: massage therapist, esthetician
Training: license, certification by state, additional training
Promotion: Advertising in local papers and local movie theaters, description on the spa’s message system; inclusive packages.

89 Euphoria
Canyon Ranch in the Berkshires
Lenox, MA
www.canyonranch.com
Owner: Mel and Enid Zuckerman
Description: For unwinding and feeling exuberant. Euphoria begins with an invigorating Swiss shower. Next you are led to a candlelit room where soft music is playing and you are draped in warm blankets as towels dipped in sage oil envelop your face. An aromatherapy scalp massage, using fragrant rose geranium oil, is followed by a warm botanical body mask. After the mask is gently buffed, you’re immersed in a hydrotub scented with grapefruit oil. Your service continues with a light, relaxing massage.
Inspiration: the massage department created the service
Length of service: 2 hours
Price charged: $190
Products used: essential oils, body scrub, bindi oil, sheets, towels, heating pad
Technician: massage therapist

90 Epilight System of Longtime Hair Removal
Michael Christopher Designs
Wilmington, DE
Owner: Christine Seefried
Description: This patented technology of intense light energy effectively eliminates undesired hair of all color from all parts of the body on various skin types.
Length of service: varies, 45 minutes to 2 hours
Price charged: $150-4,000
Products used: Epilight, ultrasonic gel, cooling system, spatula, paper towels
Technician: Epilight technician
Training: two days hands on training with representative from ESC, plus any other seminars available

91 Power Peel
Diva Studio
Las Vegas, NV
www.divastudio.com
brooks@divastudio.com
Owner: Steven and Lisa Brooks
Description: This non-surgical skin resurfacing service is the number one alternative to laser or chemical peels. A non-invasive treatment removes fine lines, reduces acne scarring and pigmentation while promoting new cell growth and production of collagen.
Inspiration: Renee Echt, 22 years experience as a paramedical esthetician
Length of service: 30 minutes every four to eight weeks for maximum results.
Price charged: $175 per treatment; $900 for a series of six
Product cost: $50
Products used: Rx Results, prep with 30 percent glycolic acid, three passes with power peel, retinol serum with high frequency
Technician: Renee Echt
Training: an extensive training and certification course must be completed to conduct procedure
Promotion: Buy one Power Peel treatment, get the second one free. This introduces the service to the client, while the second treatment enables them to see results because it is a progressive treatment.

92 Abhyanga Massage
The Spa at Marriott’s Desert Springs
Palm Desert, CA
Owner: Marriott
Description: This is a heated herbal infused oil massage that powerfully balances and stimulates the body’s energy channels and opens the mind to the experience of inner awakening. The service is traditionally performed by one or two therapists working in graceful union to purify, nourish, and tone the body on a deep cellular level.
Inspiration: Developed by The Spa in conjunction with Clinton Horton, a key educator at the Chopra Center for Well-Being
Length of service: 1 hour
Price charged: $110 for one therapist; $220 for two
Products used: Bindi massage oil
Technician: massage therapist
Training: license, massage therapy training in addition to training in the Abhyanga technique.

93 Thai Massage
The Spa at Peachtree Center
Atlanta, GA
Manager: Cassandra Sessa
Description: None on menu. Described by Sessa as a series of stretches that help stimulate flexibility.
Inspiration: therapist trained in Thai massage
Length of service: 1 hour
Price charged: $62 for non-members, $52.70 for members
Products used: mats
Technician: massage therapist
Training: Thai massage

94 Laser Hair Removal and Electrolysis
Teddie Kossof’s Salon and Spa
Northfield, IL
www.teddiekossof.com
Owner: Teddie Kossof
Description: New lasers are proving to be the safest, fastest and least painful way to remove unwanted hair. Five years ago, the use of an Alexandrite crystal in medical lasers made it possible for laser energy to "select" only hair follicles while sparing surrounding skin from damage. Since hair normally alternates between growth and resting phases, three treatments are required to complete the job. However, it only works on pigmented hairs, the darker the better. White hair is best treated with classic electrolysis. This new service combines the experience of an electrologist with the skill of a board certified surgeon, each with over 20 years of experience.
Inspiration: Mitchell V. Kaminski, Jr., M.D. and Holly Schmid, electrologist
Length of service: varies
Price charged: Consultations are complimentary. Prices are competitive and vary depending on location and density of hair.
Products used: Apogee laser by Cynosure
Technician: physician
Training: medical school

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