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Body wraps are a special type of spa treatment and have become highly popular options for regular spa goers. If you have never had a body wrap treatment, then you should definitely get one. In addition to being insanely relaxing, body wrap treatments also promote detoxification and weight loss. Do you feel that you have been excessively bloated lately? Then a body wrap treatment might be the perfect cure for your bloating woes. Keep reading for some of the best body wrap spas available throughout the country.

Red Door Spas by Elizabeth Arden

If there ever were a luxury body wrap spa to exist, then this would be it. Elizabeth Arden is known to make some of the most invigorating and amazing skin care products. Her body wrap treatments are nothing less than what one would expect for spa services from such a renowned line. The best wrap treatment available at Red Door Spas is the phyto-organic, shea butter wrap. Aside from leaving your body as smooth as that of a baby’s, your skin will be wonderfully exfoliated, glowing and succulent. The best part is that there are multiple locations throughout the states.

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Although the spa’s website might turn you off, don’t let it. This is another top body wrap spa, winner of the Bodywrap Spa Best of Columbus, Ohio Award for both 2011 and 2012. Their ultimate steam therapy is a sensational wrap treatment. In addition to purifying and detoxifying your body of harmful toxins, the steam portion of the treatment promotes water loss, helping you feel lighter and less bloated. Also try their Cellu-Smooth Green Coffee Body Treatment for your bloating problems.

Bliss Mind & Body Spa

This relatively small, no frills spa in Glendale, California has one of the most unique body wrap treatments. They offer the Formostar InfraBody Wrap. This treatment uses deep infrared heat to hyperactivate key enzymatic and metabolic functions to promote massive calorie burning in a short 50 minute session. Although they claim you can burn up to 900-1400 calories, clients have noted this amazing treatment still left them feeling and looking slightly more toned. This treatment is also unique for clearing up all the disgusting toxics polluting your beautiful body. The deep heating also relaxes muscles, giving you a warm, yet entirely pleasing experience.

The Stay Spa & Resort

Wisconsin’s very own The Stay Spa & Resort is yet another luxury spa offering several body care treatments. Their Aroma Body Wrap is their only wrap treatment and for good reason. Indulge your senses while detoxifying, moisturizing, and soothing your tired, moisture-hungry skin. Enjoy the benefits of a complete body exfoliation with AVEDA products. If you love green skincare, then this wrap is perfect for you as AVEDA is a green skin and hair care line. The included scalp massage will make you feel both senseless and powerless, as there are hundreds of nerve endings located just in your scalp that will make you tremble with bliss. You will be in for the ultimate treat with this body wrap experience.

Acqua Beauty Bar

A body wrap spa list without one of New York’s top body wrap spas wouldn’t be any kind of list at all. This celebrity musician loved spa is always booked for good reason. It is one of the best places for instant slimming. Their body slimmer treatment includes highly concentrated seaweed clay, which allows alpha hydroxy acids to slough away dead skin cells. Acqua Beauty Bar also claims that this clay helps promote cellulite drainage, especially for the thighs and glutes. Caffeine is also used, a key ingredient for detoxification and water reduction for your body wrap treatment.

Body wrap spas are one of the simplest ways for a quick instant slim fix. In addition to having slimming properties, different types of wrap treatments offer glowing skin. It can also promote skin cell turnover promoting younger looking skin. Infrared heating also helps with the metabolic process, helping your body burn off a few calories, while giving your muscles a warm stimulatory sensation. If you know what stress is like because of work or family life, then embracing one of the body wrap treatments in the spas listed in this article will surely be a special and wonderful treat to yourself. After all, life is about enjoying obstacles and personal time as well.

Did You Know? Body wraps were popular in Ancient China. Many of the spas over the world utilize special and unique recipes from the Ancient Chinese. These are based on the Chinese philosophy that nature is magical and powerful and can boost health and provide natural and radiant beauty. 

Spring’s Top 3 Scents

Stuck inside with some winter blues? Jump to the upcoming spring season with the these 3 hot perfume picks. Whether your style favors flowery notes or sensuous thrills, one of these will surely be your new fave.

1. Daisy Eau So Fresh. 

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This is Marc Jacob’s update of his most popular fragrance, Daisy. Want to smell charming, sweet, and lovely? This is it. Daisy Eau so Fresh is a playful fragrance that contains a base of violets, wild rose,  apple blossom, white musk, cedarwood, and plum. And on top of that, you will find delicate hints of natural raspberry, grapefruit, and pear. Mmm, spring.

Marc Jacobs Daisy Eau So Fresh Eau de Toilette $88 for 4.2 oz, $72 for 2.5 oz.

2. Flora 

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Want a more subtle fragrance that’s as seductive as it is tasteful? This is a sophisticated scent that is based on the young and elegant woman embodying everything Gucci represents. This is also for those who want to feel like a modern-day, refined princess. Based off of the Flora scarf Gucci designed for Monaco’s Princess Grace in 1966, notes of Citrus Accord, Peony, Osmanthus Flower, and Sandalwood will have you reliving your childhood dreams, but of course, in a more sophisticated manner.

Gucci Flora Eau de Toilette, $53 for 1 oz.

3. Flowerbomb

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Although out since 2005, this oriental perfume is a consistent bestseller. Be warned that this explosive fragrance that is not for the shy. Invigorate your senses with notes of bergamot, green tea, Sambac jasmine, Centifolia rose, freesia, and Cattleya orchid. What other delectable way is there to smell sweet, yet spicy?

Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb Eau de Parfum, $75 for 1 oz.