Lately, spas have been mushrooming and spa treatments have become quite trendy. Especially among the representatives of the beautiful half of humanity. In this article, I will tell you about what the spa industry is, and we will start by deciphering this term.

What is SPA - definition

The word "SPA" itself has a simple origin - this is how (SPA) is called a small resort town in Belgium, which has gained fame almost throughout Europe thanks to the healing waters located nearby. By the way, this town is also well known to fans of car racing: the famous SPA-Francorchamps track is located here, where Formula 1 car races are often held. Over time, this word became a household name and began to be used to refer to all health-improving balneological procedures, as well as the accompanying phenomena. In this regard, I would like to note this: in modern languages, the spelling of this word is often found in capital letters and in Cyrillic and Latin: SPA-salon, SPA-resort, etc., however, this spelling is incorrect, because the name of the city is not abbreviation. To substantiate such a spelling, they usually cite a version that the word "SPA" allegedly comes from one Latin abbreviation "sanitas per aquam", which translates as "water healing", however, this version is erroneous. And such a spelling began to be used for marketing purposes at the end of the 20th century, while its various transcripts are just an excuse for illiterate spelling in capital letters. Now, about some of the terms used in the spa industry.

• What is a spa? This is the name of the salon in which various procedures are carried out in which water treatment is used (hot tubs and other procedures) and not only. This is a salon with a certain microclimate, in which regular visitors receive various services called procedures. The spa salon differs from the usual salon in the presence of a separate room for each client, as well as in the provision of comprehensive services. Initially, spa salons were a place where the client came for several days, that is, in fact, spa resorts in which the atmosphere was determined according to a pre-planned plan of procedures and exercises for healthy eating, fitness, relaxation and treatment.
• SPA treatments - what are they? These are such procedures as massage, facials, manicure, hydrotherapy (hot tubs), pedicure.
• What is SPA manicure? This is not a simple manicure. SPA manicure includes both hand care and aromatherapy, providing a healing and rejuvenating effect through the use of products containing substances that dry skin needs - for example, ceramides.
• SPA capsule - what is it? A SPA capsule is a structure that acts on the body through various functions, such as light therapy (chromotherapy), aroma inhalation, dry heat, melotherapy, hydromassage, air massage, thermotherapy, vibration massage and some others. Thanks to such a multifaceted effect of the SPA capsule on the body, a powerful and extremely beneficial healing effect occurs.

What is a spa these days? First of all, this is a whole complex of procedures, including not only water and cosmetic measures, but also various massages, milk baths, seaweed wraps and other actions that revitalize the entire body and relax the mind and body.

History of the name "spa"

There are two versions of the origin of the term "spa". The first one says that these are the first letters of the Latin words “healing with the use of water”. Even in ancient Rome, ailments were healed in thermal springs and baths. According to the second version, this designation is used in honor of the famous Belgian balneological resort in the Ardennes, which is called Spa. The place became popular at the beginning of the 20th century. What is a spa? Now this term is used to describe a complex and long-term effect of the highest level on the body as a whole, not only by sea or mineral water, but also by recognized modern and traditional methods of rejuvenation.

Spa - luxury or necessity?

Endless stressful situations, instability and overload at work inevitably lead to poor health and well-being. Experiences cause the body to produce a critical amount of adrenaline. In the muscles saturated with an excess of these hormones, the blood supply is disrupted, which leads to various health problems, to malfunctions of the human body, and to a deterioration in appearance.

What is a spa? This is the time that a person fully devotes to the restoration of the state of his body and soul. Absolute relaxation during the treatment period is aimed at improving overall well-being. After the effects of therapeutic mud and medicinal plants, the skin acquires extraordinary elasticity and softness. Toxic substances and toxins are actively removed from the body.

An anti-stress massage is a saving step in the fight against the consequences of overwork, irritation and apathy. Just two sessions a week lasting up to 60 minutes can practically revive any organism.

On the highest level

What is spa treatment? These are thalassotherapy, balneology, physiotherapy, stone therapy, special cosmetic actions, decorated with beautiful rituals of healing and rejuvenation. These are fruit, seaweed or flower wraps, visits to steam rooms and pools, meditations and hot tubs, inhaling special aromas and a program of treatments in a spa capsule. The harmonious combination of gentle, gentle and calm movements with the gifts of nature, the thoughtfulness of every detail of any of the processes give untold pleasure.

Losing weight is much more pleasant in a special salon than dealing with excess pounds in the usual exhausting ways. In addition, the body acquires a more slender shape without stretch marks, the skin becomes elastic, soft, youthful and firm. Visit the spa, carry out a complex of several procedures - and nervousness, fatigue, excess weight, stress are relieved as if by hand.

The very atmosphere in the salon, the behavior of the staff, the protocols of procedures are aimed at achieving complete relaxation of the visitors. Would a regular massage therapist serve you tea or drinks? Where else can you take salt or ethereal, thermal, mineral or mud baths, if not in a specialized salon? After such events, not only the skin changes for the better. The person feels an amazing surge of energy.

More about the spa capsule

In the spheres of balneology, narcology, dietetics, sports medicine, cosmetology and other fields, special cabins are successfully used today. What is a spa capsule? This is a compact wellness device with a stylish look for a whole range of treatments.

A person, lying inside the capsule, feels the impact of the vibromassage bed with his whole body. The head placed inside the cabin remains outside, which makes it possible to simultaneously carry out cosmetic measures on the face, breathe in ionized air. A typical cockpit session lasts from 30 to 50 minutes with beautiful music, sounds of nature or the sound of sea waves. A spa or spa hotel with such an innovative device in its arsenal provides its clients with the opportunity to receive a relaxing hand-held massage to complete the entire process.

What types of spa capsules are there

Taking procedures in the so-called "dry" cabin, you can perfectly warm up the body with ionized warm air. Inhaling air refreshed with essential oils, being under the influence of chromotherapy (color effects changing the state of mind), undergoing vibration massage and music therapy, a person very quickly recovers physical and mental strength.

In the hydrofusion capsule, the entire body is actively and deeply heated by a combination of hot steam and infrared radiation. The processes of removing slag deposits are activated, excess calories are burned, sleep is normalized.

Types of procedures in the spa capsule

Depending on its type and purpose, the capsule makes it possible to obtain the following physiotherapeutic effects:

• aroma, color and phytotherapy;
• vibration, air and hydromassage;
• warming up the hips and back;
• Vichy water shower;
• "Sea fog";
• steam and infrared sauna;
• a special "dry" system acts on the body with active oxygen;
• contrast and "tropical" shower.

In accordance with the selected program of personal body care, the visitor of the spa capsule receives a full range of procedures during the session: from acid-fruit peeling to applying anti-aging creams and special clay and algae masks to the entire skin surface.

Contraindications for taking procedures in a spa capsule are inflammatory processes and exacerbations of chronic diseases, heart rhythm problems, cholecystitis and urolithiasis.

Holidays in a spa hotel - what makes it so special?

What is a spa hotel? First of all, it is practically a resort place far from the bustle of the city. Among the natural beauties, in the forest or on the seashore, relaxation is combined with massage, cosmetic, and healing procedures. A spa hotel in the desert, in the mountains, by the lake gives you the opportunity to enjoy completely unusual natural landscapes. Forest, mountain and sea air have such a beneficial effect on a person exhausted by the bustle of the city that, having lived only a few days in such an environment, the vacationer simply finds a second wind.

What are hotel spa treatments? Restoration of vitality, youth and health, complete detachment from worries. In such hotels, not only the wonderful cuisine and comfort in the rooms amaze you, but also the mass of excellent services for body and soul.

Today the mysterious and alluring word "SPA" is on everyone's lips. SPA salon, SPA resort, SPA effect - the exact meaning of these expressions is not known to everyone, but subconsciously we understand: SPA is a guarantee of quality, it is something with a magical effect.

What is SPA? Most often this word is written as an abbreviation: 3 in capital letters, Cyrillic (SPA) or Latin (SPA). However, in fact, the spelling "Spa" would be more correct, because it is not an abbreviation, but an ordinary word - the name of a Belgian resort famous for its healing waters.

Today the word "SPA" is more often used to refer to physical therapy methods related to water. These include, in particular, thalassotherapy (treatment with sea water, mud, algae) and balneotherapy (treatment with mineral waters).

SPA procedures have a rejuvenating effect, improve skin condition, promote weight loss and body shaping. The salons offer several types of spa treatments.

1. Thermotherapy... In fact, this is an ordinary Russian bath. The procedure begins with warming up: under the influence of high temperature and wet steam, excess fluid is removed from the body, and with it toxins, the pores of the skin open, the surface of the skin is freed from a layer of keratinized scales.

The next step is cleansing. The skin is treated with a body peeling, then proceeds to massage. A broom made from branches of various trees is used as a "massager". An oak broom improves skin elasticity, a birch broom relaxes muscles, has a beneficial effect on the respiratory system, nettle broom helps against sciatica, a hazel broom is useful for varicose veins and eczema, a coniferous broom normalizes blood circulation.

After the massage with a broom, contrast procedures are carried out: bathing in cool water. Temperature drops temper the body, strengthen blood vessels, and increase skin elasticity. The final stage of thermotherapy is lymphatic drainage massage and shower.

2. Osmotherapy. This spa treatment is carried out using mineral salts. A fine-grained salt peeling removes dead skin cells from the skin. The smallest grains penetrate through the pores into the skin, saturate cells with minerals and remove toxins from the body.

Peeling from coarse salt with algae extracts is rich in bromine, calcium and potassium. This salt helps relieve stress, reduces nervous tension, and has a beneficial effect on the work of the heart. If you consider yourself a victim of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, you should definitely take a course of osmotherapy!

Mud wraps will help enhance the effect of this procedure. Healing mud contains active substances that cleanse the body of toxins and heavy metals.

Osmotherapy promotes the renewal and rejuvenation of the body, improves nutrition of living tissues, normalizes hormonal levels, stimulates vitamin metabolism, tones muscles, and has a positive effect on the musculoskeletal system.

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3. Whirlpool baths... Warm jets of bubbling water provide a mechanical massage. The effect of the procedure is enhanced by the addition of aromatic Tuscan herbal extracts to the water. Jets of varying intensity, beating under water, stimulate blood circulation, increase skin tone, help normalize metabolism and cleanse the body. After completing a whirlpool course, you will surely feel several years younger.

4. SPA in Indian style. It is a mixture of physiology, psychology, cosmetology and medicine. An individual SPA program is selected for each client, depending on the body type and character traits. Indian spa specialists distinguish between 3 types: vata, pita and kapha.

People of the Vata type have a fragile physique, are distinguished by lively behavior, mild excitability, a tendency to rapid mood changes, and some unpredictability.

Pita type people are of medium build. They are strong, decisive, sober-minded people who tend to show anger and irritation in difficult situations.

Kapha people have a strong physique. They are slow, calm, pleasant to talk to, calm. In difficult situations, they tend to withdraw into themselves.

An Indian spa begins with the definition of the type of client. Having recognized his type, he goes to the appropriate bath with the addition of decoctions of healing Indian herbs. While the client is basking in the bath, a nourishing mask is applied to his hair. Then the body is treated with a herbal peel. Then a massage is performed. Very often, an Indian-style spa ends with a stone therapy session.

5. Thalassotherapy. The name of this SPA method is literally translated from Greek as “treatment by the sea”. The sea is the richest source of rejuvenation and healing products. It seems that almost everything related to the sea is beneficial for our body: sea water, mud, salt, algae and even sea air. All these "natural medicines" are used with maximum efficiency by thalassotherapy.

Thalassotherapy has a rejuvenating and general health effect. As part of it, a number of procedures are carried out:

❀ a bath or pool with sea water, which is taken for thalassotherapy sessions from a depth of 6 m at a distance of at least 450 m from the shore. It is there that the water is the purest and most saturated with minerals. For the procedure, the water is heated to a temperature of 35-37 ° C. The thalassotherapy session itself lasts about 20 minutes. During this time, the skin absorbs all the necessary trace elements from the water;

❀ seaweed wrap. A mass of algae is applied to problem areas of the body, which is covered with a film on top and wrapped in a dense cloth. As a result, the effect of a sauna is created, due to which beneficial substances penetrate the skin more actively. Seaweed contains a lot of iodine necessary for the body, they are also rich in substances that stimulate metabolic processes. As a result of this procedure, the blood supply to tissues is improved, fat deposits, including cellulite, are reduced, and puffiness is reduced;

❀ Algae and mud masks saturate the skin with nutrients, remove toxins and toxins from the body, promote rejuvenation;

❀ cavitotherapy - treatment with sea air. The ocean is a giant "station" for the production of oxygen. Many algae work incessantly to create the cleanest and healthiest air. Cavitotherapy improves the condition of the respiratory system, cleansing the bronchi from all harmful substances, helps with nervous disorders, and therefore saves from premature aging. You don't have to go to a resort to enjoy the healing properties of the sea air. Cavitotherapy sessions are also held in salons where sea air is obtained artificially. For this purpose, real seawater is poured into special containers and irradiated with ionization lamps.

Anti-aging treatments SPA with a healing effect will help you to escape from the tense rhythm of work and everyday hustle and bustle.
SPA the whole world is considered a wellness center, where you can very quickly, sometimes in a matter of hours, restore strength, get rid of stress, restore beauty and youth to the body, joy and peace to the soul.

The word itself SPA comes from the name of the Belgian spa resort. Since the 16th century, Spa has become a favorite vacation spot for Belgian tourists.
V The SPA-salon has such an atmosphere: the sounds of calm music sound, the aromas of exotic essential oils soar, candles flicker.

Amazing rituals of beauty and health will take you away from the bustle of the city to a paradise where everything is for you and for your sake!

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TO SPA can also be attributed:
Saunas (classic Finnish sauna, steam baths, ice grottoes, bio saunas)
Bathing (in the bathroom, in the outdoor pool, in the indoor pool, in the jacuzzi, salt baths)
Fitness (non-strength training, cardio training, gymnastics, stretching exercises, joint exercises)
Classic treatments (massage, facial massage, acupressure, baths with oils and salts, and even pedicure and manicure)
Meditation, yoga

SPA rest is a complex of procedures that really solve health problems, improve appearance and restore harmony of body and soul. Today they play an important role in the wellness programs of many clinics and health centers.

V SPA care involves five human senses - taste, touch, hearing, smell and sight. Where it is mentally comfortable, it is also physically comfortable there. And vice versa.

SPA has three directions- medical, (health restoration and disease prevention) is found in health resorts, rehabilitation centers, country hotels.
The classic direction (hydrotherapy and the use of seafood) is based on water procedures and climatotherapy (thermal springs, salt caves, mountain, sea and forest air, mud, peat, algae, salt). Aimed at restoring physical and mental health using natural healing resources or their artificial counterparts. Ethnicity is based on local flavor. This is Thai massage, restorative acupuncture, Turkish hammam, Russian bath, sauna, etc.
The development of an optimal health improvement program begins with a conversation with a doctor, who, based on the results of the research, creates a program taking into account your individual traits, physical and spiritual condition, expectations and preferences.

SPA - procedure - thalassotherapy - This is a complex of procedures that is carried out using sea water, mud and algae and allows you to saturate the blood with oxygen. This procedure is very effective both for restoring strength and rest, improving blood circulation, and for relieving stress, psychological stress, and even for losing weight.

Nowadays it's hard to imagine department of body shaping and aesthetics body without SPA procedures. They have firmly taken their place in the treatment of cellulite, body shaping, body skin care, which is not surprising - a well-chosen course of SPA procedures has an excellent effect - the volume of the body decreases, the texture of the skin improves, its tone and elasticity increases, and the appearance of cellulite decreases.

Asian SPA this is a chocolate wrap, made of dark and white chocolate, this is a vegetable wrap, and mud, and seaweed ...
There are many of them, as well as many other various body treatments. Everything has been chosen wisely, keeping in mind the delicate aesthetics of an Asian spa. But, of course, complex wine therapy and chocolate therapy are in special demand, where the main decoration is chocolate wraps and wine wraps, which are not only extremely effective, but also have a wonderful smell, and in combination with chocolate and wine peels and chocolate massage oils create an simply indescribable atmosphere gentle rest.

Wrapping is one of the most effective types of SPA. It allows you to remove toxins, activate blood circulation, supply the skin cells with the nutrients they need so much.

Spa treatments for the body
Complete relaxation
Full body massage with detoxifying effect. Self-heating mud wrap, head massage, body peeling.

Golden spa treatment
Moisturizing the skin and saturating it with minerals (peeling, balneotherapy, body wrap).

The charm of the East
Hammam, peeling with black soap (with olive oil), body wrap with Rassoul (brown Moroccan volcanic clay), oriental massage, herbal cocktail.

MOOR Therapeutic Wrap with Aromatic Swamp Black Mud relieves various types of pain, fatigue, heaviness. Restores the natural PH balance of the skin. It has a detoxifying effect. It can be used to maintain the natural elasticity of the skin and reduce the likelihood of stretch marks.

Cold wrap Water lily(recovery from sunburn). Immediate relief for sensitive skin and skin damaged by the sun or in a tanning bed. After prolonged exposure to the sun, the skin needs moisture and coolness. This will help her to heal sun damage and make her tan more beautiful. If the skin turns red right during the sunbathing, then you have already received a sunburn. Even if everything worked out, the skin needs help to heal minor damage.

Desert Heat Relaxing Wrap
This unique procedure is the key to complete relaxation. A self-heating wrap with red seaweed and golden mineralized mud from Arizona, rich in elements such as copper, magnesium and zinc, soothes and relaxes every inch of the body. During the thermo-active treatment, minerals are easily absorbed by the skin, eliminating pain and banishing fatigue and tension. This natural remedy really creates a feeling of relaxation, a feeling of vigor and health. Its components saturate the skin with minerals and nutrients, increase its tone, normalize the moisture balance, and give the skin a healthy and blooming appearance.

Bust sculpting procedure
An amazing complex based on extracts of African kigelia, chamomile and seafood helps to restore and maintain a magnificent bust shape. The concentrated complex instantly penetrates the skin, strengthening its deep layers. It prevents the loss of skin tone and supports the epidermal fibers, improving the silhouette of the breast. Effectively eliminates the slightest manifestations of atony, preventing premature skin aging. It helps to restore the elasticity of the skin of the chest, neck and décolleté, provides lifting and intense hydration.

Rejuvenating wrap Tropical oasis
Along with tropical extracts from mango and passionfruit fruits, this wrap is rich in fruit acids, contains potassium, calcium, monosugar - glucose, sucrose, maltose, essential fatty acids (linoleic acid) and is charged with the powerful restorative power of vitamin C. Once this creamy yogurt is applied to your skin, its highly active regenerating and rejuvenating ingredients are quickly and deeply absorbed. The skin seems to come to life, looks refreshed, smoother and more elastic, its colors appear brighter.

Skin tightening procedure
The results are visible already after the first procedure, the skin becomes smoother, more elastic thanks to marine cosmetics.

Spa treatments for hair.
Spa-procedures are a unique complex that identifies and solves your problem. The medicinal components of the preparations penetrate into the damaged areas of hair cells and intensely affect the deep layers of the scalp.
Choosing Spa-procedures, the trichologist will analyze, first of all, the condition of the scalp and hair.
Based on this analysis, preparations will be prescribed for a comprehensive treatment from the inside and outside, individual procedures for the care of the scalp and hair, and scalp massage will be selected.