Rub It In: Taste Treatments
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Spas around the world are turning to culinary-inspired wraps, scrubs and massages. Among the tasty treatments on spa menus these days:
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Cabernet Harvest Crush
“Warm cabernet grape seed polish is applied, gently exfoliating dehydrated skin.”
$115/ 50 minutes
Meadowood, St. Helena, Calif.
(800) 458-8080
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Chocolate Macadamia Nut Scrub
“You are completely covered . . . with an exotic blend of pure chocolate, macadamia nuts and the finest oils. Finish with a rain shower and coconut essence.”
$115/ 50 minutes
Mandara Spa, Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa, Honolulu, Hawaii
(808) 923-7721
www.mandaraspa.com
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Rosemary Soothing Souffle Wrap
“Rosemary and mint essential oils blend with pure egg whites to soothe and energize.” Face and scalp massages and foot exfoliation included.
$195/110 minutes
The Centre for Well-Being, The Phoenician, Scottsdale, Ariz.
(800) 843-2392
www.centreforwellbeing.com
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Corona Beer Face Lift
“Not only for lifting your sprits, our Corona beer treatment also refines the pores while tightening and lifting the skin.”
$188/90 minutes
Esperanza, Cabo San Lucas,
Mexico
011-52-624-145-6406
www.esperanzaresort.com
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Exotic Coconut Rub and Milk Ritual
“A traditional Balinese coconut recipe polishes the skin. . . . Nourishing Milk Bath is smothered over your entire body . . . while cocooned in the sensory float bed or foil wrap.” Massage included.
$220, full body/two hours
Elemis Spa, the Aladdin, Las Vegas
(866) 935-3647
www.elemis.com/spaaladdin.htm
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Cinnamon Sugar Uplift Facial
“A carbon solution that quickens the action of botanicals, enabling them to . . . deliver nutrients while leaving the facial cells . . . receptive. Followed by our uplifting cinnamon sugar compound. A non-surgical lift.”
$85/50 minutes
Green Valley Spa, St. George,
Utah
(800) 237-1068
www.greenvalleyspa.com
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Chocolate Fondue Wrap
“Warmed moor mud and essence of cocoa . . . a luxurious body brushing is followed by the fondue application. The body is then wrapped in a soft, warm blanket.”
$120/one hour
The Spa at the Hotel Hershey,
Hershey, Pa.
(877) 772-9988
www.spaathotelhershey.com
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Banana Oatmeal Mask
“Nourishing banana has properties that help to tighten, soften and cleanse the skin. Combined with oatmeal and other natural ingredients . . . an excellent skin nourisher.”
$45/90 minutes
The Oberoi, Mumbai, India
011-91-22-5632-5757
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Punta Mita tequila massage “An all-over relaxing massage using tequila, indigenous sage oil and traditional Mexican healing techniques.”
$119/50 minutes
Four Seasons Resort, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
011-52-329-291-6000
