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Spa glossary
In the world of Spa, you may find strange and unknown practices that you have never come across before. Spa-goers and therapists may use unfamiliar terms, and speak of things you do not understand and cannot necessarily spell: "Abhyanga", "Dosha", "Shirodhara" and "Parafango".
Fear not! Knowledge brings power, and thereby the ability to choose your spa treatment with confidence. Our spa glossary tells you all the basic knowledge you need so that you never have to be Lost in Spa!
A is for... Acupressure, anti-ageing, aromatherapy, ayurveda and more.
B is for... Balinese massage, balneotherapy, bleaching, Botox and more.
C is for... Cellulite, chakra, cosmeceutics, cryotherapy and more.
D is for... Dead Sea mud, deep-tissue massage, dosha, dry floatation and more.
E is for... Electrolysis, exfoliation, experience shower, extraction and more.
F is for... Facial filler, fangotherapy, floatation, foot ritual and more.
G is for... Geothermal, gommage, green tea and more.
H is for... Hammam, Hellerwork, holistic, hydrotherapy and more.
I is for... Ice cave, Indian head massage, ionithermie and more.
J is for... Japanese enzyme bath, jet shower, jin shin jyutsu and more.
K is for... Kneipp system, ko bi do and more.
L is for... Lava shells, lomi lomi, lymphatic drainage massage and more.
M is for... Manicure, marma, medi-spa, monsoon shower and more.
N is for... Nails, neurocosmetics, non-surgical facelift and more.
O is for... Oleation, ozone treated pools and more.
P is for... Panthermal, paraffin wax, phytotherapy, Pilates and more.
Q is for... Qi, Qi Gong and more.
R is for... Rasul, reflexology, reiki, relaxation massage and more.
S is for... Sanarium, serail, spa ritual, Swedish massage and more.
T is for... Tai chi, Thai massage, thalassotherapy, threading and more.
U is for... Ultra, underwater massage and more.
V is for... Vichy shower and more.
W is for... Watsu, waxing, welcome ritual, whirlpool and more.
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