A day spa is a business establishment which people visit for professionally administered personal care treatments such as massages and facials. A facial is a cosmetic treatment of the face commonly involving a variety of skin treatments including steam exfoliation, extraction creams lotions masks It is similar to a beauty salon in that it is only visited for the duration of the treatment. In contrast, a destination spa offers the same services in a hotel setting where people reside for one or more days. A destination spa is a short term residential/lodging facility with the primary purpose of guiding individual spa-goers to develop healthy habits A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging usually on a short-term basis

Typical services

• facials — facial cleansing with a variety of products
• massage
• waxing — the removal of body hair with hot wax
• body treatments such as body wraps, aromatherapy
• skin exfoliation — including chemical peels and microdermabrasion

Medical spa

A medical spa or med spa is a day spa that operates under the supervision of a licensed health care professional, such as a medical doctor. A facial is a cosmetic treatment of the face commonly involving a variety of skin treatments including steam exfoliation, extraction creams lotions masks Waxing is a method of semi-permanent Hair removal which removes the Hair from the rootcause A body treatment, spa treatment, or cosmetic treatment is non-medical procedure to help the health of the body Aromatherapy is a form of Alternative medicine that uses volatile liquid plant materials known as Essential oils (EOs and other aromatic compounds from plants for Exfoliation involves the removal of the oldest dead Skin cells on the skin's outermost surface and has been used for many years to help maintain the skin A chemical peel is a Body treatment technique used to improve and smooth the texture of the facial Skin using a chemical solution that causes the skin to blister and Microdermabrasion (often referred to as Microderm is a family of cosmetic procedures popular in Day spas doctors' practices and medical spas in which A physician, medical practitioner or medical doctor who practices Medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human Health Medical spas may offer additional treatments that can only be administered by licensed medical practitioners. Additional treatments offered depend upon the scope of practice of the licensed practitioner and may include:

• Laser and intense pulsed light procedures
• Medical micro-dermabrasions
• Photo-facials
• Botox and Restylane injections
• Medical peels

History

The term "day spa" was coined back in the 1980s by Catherine Atzen, upon her entry from France to the U. Botulinum toxin is a Neurotoxin Protein produced by the Bacterium Clostridium botulinum. Restylane is the trade name for a specific formulation of non-animal sourced Hyaluronic acid most commonly used for lip augmentation S. There is some challenge, from Burke Williams of San Francisco, who also claims to have coined the term. Massage and skin care fanatics await official designation from the Day Spa of the World consortium, who are expected to rule on this contentious item in 2007.

External links

• International Spa Association
• The International Medical Spa Association

See also

• Destination spa
• Body treatment