Day spa

This article is about a health facility. For other uses, see Spa (disambiguation).

day spa in Milan Italy

A day spa is a business which provides a variety of services for the purpose of improving health, beauty and relaxation through personal care treatments such as massages and facials. It is different from a beauty salon in that it contains facilities like sauna, pool, steam room and whirlpool that guests may use in addition to their treatment. In contrast, a destination spa offers similar services integrated into packages which include diet, exercise programs, instruction on wellness, life coaching, yoga and accommodations where participants reside for the duration of their stay. A resort-spa may also function as a day spa, if they allow access to patrons who are not guests of the hotel.

Day Spa Treatments

Massage Treatments

• body massage
• foot massage

Beauty Treatments

• facials — facial cleansing with a variety of products
• waxing — the removal of body hair with warm wax
• body treatments such as body wraps, salt scrubs, etc.
• manicures
• pedicures

Alternative Therapies

• aromatherapy
• moxibustion
• ear candling
• guasha (scraping)

Types of Day Spas

• Hotel Spas
• Urban Day Spas

In addition a Beauty Salon may also offer many of the same treatments found in a Day Spa, without the spa facilities.

See also

• Destination spa
• Body treatment
• Beauty salon