What types of wraps are offered at day spas? A wine mud body wrap is made from crushed grape seeds and rose lips and is a good antioxidant. One of the most intriguing details about day spas is that they...
One of the most intriguing details about day spas is that they usually offer a wide range of ways for a person to relax their mind while beautifying their body. Some of the more popular treatments available at day spas include manicures, pedicures and full body massages. These are also the types of treatments that the majority of men that attend day spas will normally participate in.
But when it comes to the treatments that are allowed for women, massages, manicures and pedicures are just the tip of the iceberg. Women are more prone to dig into the full services that day spas offer. One of the more popular treatments that women participate in at day spas includes body wraps.
In the beginning, a body wrap was a treatment where plastic wrap was tightly wrapped around the body to cause weight loss. Today, body wrap is more of a treatment that consists of having your body covered in a substance and wrapped for 20 minutes. The more popular substances that day spas use include algae, seaweed, mud, clay, lotion or cream. Of those treatments, the two most popular and well known body wraps offered at a day spa include the mud and seaweed wrap.
Victoria Boscarino is a licensed massage therapist who has been involved in day spas for more than 10 years now. She currently is the manager and director of Amadeus Spas for the Napa Valley Marriott Hotel and Spa in Napa, California. Boscarino said that if potential clients knew exactly what mud and seaweed body wraps consisted of more would be open to giving it a chance.
"A wine mud body wrap is a treatment made from crushed grape seeds and rose lips," Boscarino said. "It's very earthy with a wine smell to it. It's full of antioxidants which are great for fighting any bad cells and infusing the skin. A mud body wrap is pretty much the same, just without the grape seeds and rose lips."
"The seaweed wrap is a mud wrap too," she said. "It's very good for detoxifying the body and for treating cellulite. The body is usually scrubbed and exfoliated first and then the seaweed wrap is applied. It has a very strong marine odor, so people don't like the treatment for that reason. Depending on how tight your wrap is applied, it helps you eliminate water from the system and reduces the appearance of cellulite."
Experts also advise potential customers to understand exactly what a body wrap is and what it offers. A lot of times, some confuse a body wrap with a massage. And when they don't get a massage, they are, of course, upset with the service. Also, having a body wrap done will normally put someone in a tight position for about 20 minutes. If claustrophobia is a problem, then having a body wrap done could also be one. Most experts just advise customers to do as much research as possible before hand. Also, many day spas allow customers to call ahead and get a full description and detail of the service they are looking for.
