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Sheraton’s Shine Spa
T
his month, HOT Magazine had
the pleasure of experiencing
the Sheraton Hua Hin Resort’s
very own trademark massage,
the Shine massage. Named after its spa,
it is a sixty or ninety minute (guest’s
choice) treatment designed to stimulate
a number of sensations in the body and
remedy a few physical or physiological
ailments.
As I walked into the finely decorated
reception, I was immediately granted
a choice of oils with which to enjoy
the treatment including lavender,
lemongrass and orange mint. I picked
the latter, as it is the house’s signature
solution and produced in house.
I was then led to the Junior Suite
room, a clean and elegantly decorated
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enclosure with a bold marble bath tub
and two massage beds. Next came a cup
of refreshing chilled chrysanthemum
tea along with a cold towel, scented in
orange mint aroma, complementary to
the oil that was later going to be used for
the massage. Whilst I enjoyed the tea the
masseuse very kindly washed my feet in
a bergamot water solution, which acted
as an antiseptic for the skin. Whilst she
did, she used a sea salt scrub mixture
that she applied to the lower calves and
the feet, this too to purify the dermis.
We then began the first part of the
three part treatment. The first was a
traditional Thai massage, which was
performed with the orange mint solution.
This was a soothing way in which to
begin the treatment. The masseuse
had previously asked if there was any
particular body area in which I wanted
her to focus on and as I mentioned my
upper back, she modified the routine to
accommodate my request. It thus began
with a light stimulation of the shoulders,
a gentle rubbing that truly reduced the
tension on the muscles. Then followed
the middle and lower back. With extreme
accuracy, the masseuse touched on all
of the pressure points along the spine,
a move that really allowed my body to
loosen up. The precision of her technique
made my back crack at every step of
her execution, something that as you all
know, felt heavenly. She then moved to
the arms, where she worked through
the tension in the biceps and triceps
before focusing on the legs. There she
proceeded with a gentle progressive