It’s your party and you’ll cry if you want to -- especially if someone overturns the punch bowl on your new ivory carpet. Plenty can go wrong when you play party host, and taking care of every detail means you have little if any time to enjoy the festivities yourself. So why not move your next party out of your home and into your local Burke Williams Spa instead? These four occasions provide the perfect excuse for a spa day:
On top of everything else you need to do in the morning, moisturizing your skin can feel like another chore - so why do it? As it turns out, moisturizing doesn’t just feel great, it can help keep your skin clear, smooth, and wrinkle-free in the future. If you’re not convinced, take a look at the top 5 reasons you MUST moisturize your skin.
Going too long without a manicure may be more than unsightly - it may also be unsanitary. Manicures and pedicures keep your nails and nail beds clean and pretty. There’s a wide variety of microbial bugs that live to make your nails look nasty - here are the top there, and what you can do about them:
Why would you put cucumbers on your eyelids, a hot towel over your face or stones on your spine? While some spa treatments seem counterintuitive (bathe in mud to get clean?), they’re rooted in time-tested wellness techniques that are proven to lower stress and make you feel great. Let’s take a look at some of the most popular treatments and the science and tradition behind them:
Sugar can wreak all kinds of havoc on your body - it can expand your waistline, give you high cholesterol and put you on the path to diabetes if you’re not careful. But sugar also has some very positive qualities, and can be added to your skincare routine to deliver amazing results.
Take an inventory of yourself at this very moment. Are you experiencing any of the following?
Bad beauty habits can compromise our looks and health and just like any habit, they can be hard to kick without the right tools. A lack of cleanliness, routine or care can put a damper on otherwise healthy skin and nails.
Picture a mud bath and a dip into brown filth may come to mind. Spa-grade mud baths, however, are something else entirely. High-grade mud that’s gray in color (and frequently imported from exotic locales) is used in wraps, soaks and facials in spas all over the world.
Out of exfoliator and in need of a scrub? A quick trip to the kitchen can do the trick in a pinch. You may even find that one or more of the four exfoliants below is so effective and affordable that you no longer buy that expensive scrub you’ve used for years.
As evolved organisms, we have automatic processes within our bodies that activate in response to threats. When your child becomes upset, your significant other loses their job or your see red and blue lights flashing in your rearview mirror, your fight-or-flight instinct kicks in.
