Charles Chase Spas of Preventive Medicine

Celebrities have brought detox programs to light recently, making it not only seem like a trendy way to lose weight but also a healthy and fast method. Detox Body Wrap is one product that will allow you to experience the benefits of detoxifying your body, at an affordable cost and in the comfort of your own home. The Detox Body Wrap makes a lofty claim that you'll experience instant weight loss and lose up to six inches in less than an hour but at our spas we are more concerned with prevention of breast cancer.

Are you looking for an all-natural way to enhance and moisten your skin? Want to decrease excess water weight from your body in a matter of hours? Then a body wrap might be exactly what you are looking for.

Body wraps are designed to improve the texture and appearance of the skin by helping to rid the body of excess fluids and toxins. The benefits of body wraps may include body contouring, detoxification, boosting of the lymphatic system and metabolism, temporary inch loss, skin tightening, and skin softening.

Day spas are facilities dedicated to the relaxation and rejuvenation of the body, mind and spirit. Day spas offer a number of individual and packaged services designed to help maintain/rejuvenate body health and wellness. Day spa services are typically non-medical, though treatments like massage can often be used for medical purposes.

Medical spas are another kind of facility that offer not only the traditional spa services, but also medical treatments such as Botox injections, pain management, and spider vein surgery. When a spa is called a medical spa, this means that a medical director is on staff to perform medical services as mentioned above. There is a broad range of different types of doctors who may be medical directors, including: Doctors of Internal Medicine and Dermatologists. Therefore, it is important to investigate the specific background and training of the doctor as it relates to the specific procedure you are interested in.

Body wraps are all-natural, most often containing a mixture of herbs and minerals designed to beautify the skin. Essential oils and sea salts may also be used in daily spa body wrap treatments, helping to tone and soften the skin while helping to rid you of those unwanted inches. Results sometimes may be realized immediately. But toxins and interstitial fluids eventually re-accumulate, so regular body wraps may provide better long-term benefits.

Here is a summary of what you can expect from a body wrap:

• Body scrubs may use salts and other natural ingredients to exfoliate and detoxify the skin.
• Body wraps use detoxifying organic materials such as mud or aloe vera to draw toxins from the body and soften skin.
• Most body scrubs use a blend of oils with fine and coarse grains, and are followed with the application of emollient lotions to further soften skin.
• Skin will feel soft and fine lines will lessen after just one treatment.
• Such deeply relaxing treatments are shown to decrease stress, thereby lowering blood pressure.
• Since the skin is our largest organ, detoxification can have profound effects on our health and sense of well-being.

Body wraps typically cost between $100 and $300 (depending on your location) at most day spas. Body wraps are often performed as part of a larger body treatment that may include aromatherapy, mud baths, hot tubs, and saunas. Day spa body wraps can be less expensive when performed in conjunction with other body treatments or day spa therapies that may include facials, massages, or waxing.

The services offered by day spas tend to differ from one facility to the next. Dependent on the location, cost, and size of a day spa, such therapeutic variances tend to serve as unique features of that spa. However, there are a number of somewhat typical day spa services available at most facilities:

• Facials
• Massage
• Waxing
• Body treatments
• Skin exfoliation

Facials are cosmetic procedures that are used to treat the skin of the face. Facials are designed to act as a deep cleansing therapy, during which a person's skin is treated through massaging, toning, exfoliating, steaming and moisturizing.

Massages are highly popular services associated with day spas. Massages involve the application of various physical means through which the soft tissues of the body are manipulated for the purpose of relaxation or healing.

Waxing is a type of day spa treatment through which body hair is removed by the root. A thin layer of hot wax mixture is applied to an area of the body requiring hair removal. A thin cloth or paper section is then applied using pressure atop the wax mixture and removed using a "tearing" motion. This results in the rooting of all body hair in the area in addition to any dead skin cells. Waxing serves as a temporary solution to the problem of hair growth. Typically, it can take three to eight weeks for hair to re-grow after waxing.

Body Treatments are non-medical procedures that are offered at day spas. Some of the common body treatments that are offered at most day spas include body wraps, aromatherapy, mud baths, hot tubs, and saunas.

Skin Exfoliation is a type of non-medical health treatment that is designed to remove dead skin cells from the surface of the face and body. The removal of dead skin cells leaves skin smoother and healthier looking. Micro-bead face scrubs and abrasive cloths are commonly used for exfoliating purposes, while chemical peels offer a more intensive solution to the treatment of dead skin cells. Extreme cases of skin exfoliation may require the implementation of dermabrasion and microdermabrasion, through which the dead skin cells are removed by sanding.

A day spa should be selected based on the individual. Certain spas are specially equipped to provide treatments catering to particular needs; for example, one day spa may be geared towards providing facial therapies and makeovers, while another may be more specialized towards stress/tension relief through the use of specialized massage and body treatments. Finally, other spas have medical directors so that the spa has the ability to perform minimally invasive injectables such as Botox or invasive cosmetic procedures such as spider vein therapy.