MANTRA SAMUI RESORT, KOH SAMUI, THAILAND
RECOMMENDED TREATMENT: YAA JAI
Jai Spa at Mantra Samui Resort blends most of its treatment
products in-house, using natural ingredients harvested from its
gardens. Thai herbs infuse Jai’s flagship concoctions, and homegrown
lemongrass is steamed to create an aromatic atmosphere. The
beloved coconut informs the signature treatment, the Yaa Jai, its
milk, not oil, deployed for a deep, tension-releasing massage. Warm
coconut poultices are strategically applied to tight spots to further
reduce stress. Post-treatment guests leave feeling (and smelling)
like a warm, soft, coconut souffle.
FUSION RESORT PHU QUOC, PHU QUOC,
VIETNAM
RECOMMENDED TREATMENT: PEPPERATION
Inspired by one of Phu Quoc’s most famous exports,
pepper, the “Pepperation” program at Fusion Resort
Phu Quoc, is a hands-on spa experience where visitors
make their own pepper scrub that is then used in their
therapy. Surrounded by the spa’s orchard of 88 pepper
trees, spa-goers get an introduction to the spice before
grinding it down for their treatment (and sampling some
while being put to work). The freshly ground pepper is
blended with turmeric powder, rice powder, and ginger
powder, along with more pepper powder (green and white)
and coconut oil - to create an ingredient list that wouldn’t
be out of place in the restaurant. The full program also
includes a Natural Living Pepper massage, using a custom-
blended heating black pepper oil only available at Maia
Spa. Pepperation takes around 2.5 hours, including a
meditation session beneath the trees.
PALACE HOTEL TOKYO, JAPAN
RECOMMENDED TREATMENT: BRIGHT LIFT DRAINAGE
Palace Hotel Tokyo is the first hotel to work with Japanese skincare brand warew
and the new facial was designed exclusively for its evianSPA. The 60-minute
Bright Lift Drainage facial is designed to alleviate dullness and fatigue by
restoring the skin’s resilience and natural glow. It starts with an invigorating scalp
massage to clear the mind, followed by a gentle cleansing. The lifting treatment
involves rhythmic, upward strokes and trigger-point acupressure to create a
natural facelift. The skincare brand is rooted in the traditional Japanese aesthetic
of wabi-sabi – appreciation of the beauty in transience, imperfection and
impermanence – and the belief that there is also beauty in simplicity. Products
harness the naturally enriching benefits of botanical ingredients grown in Japan
since ancient times (such as extracts of plum root, pine needles, and magnolia
bark) to deliver a range of anti-aging skin care products.
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