Balinese spas are great places to chill out and they are excellent value for money. You can book yourself in for an all-over pampering in very comfortable surroundings for anything up to 4 or 5 hours for just US $50 (EUR 38 or GBP 33).
To begin with, you’re given a 4 hands massage by two well-trained and knowledgeable therapists. Two women expertly working in synchronized motion is truly heaven for your muscles.
This is followed by a jasmine, coconut or lulur body scrub, and once all of the grime has been removed from your skin, they cover you in yoghurt. Whilst doing so, they prepare a hot flower bath decorated with beautifully fragrant red petals and even serve you tea and biscuits from the rim of the tub as you get ready to soak.
Your face is then given a complete detox by way of a facial massage, with blackhead extraction if you request it.
For the final 60 minutes you are treated to a cream bath, which is a traditional Indonesian hair treatment. First of all they wash your hair, before thoroughly rubbing in conditioning cream made from avocado and other fruits. This is followed by a relaxing scalp and neck massage, before your hair is blow-dried with steam.
Some spas even throw in a foot massage, tasty meal and fruit juice as well, and if you want to experience the full monty, you can even add a manicure and pedicure too.
After a half day of being rubbed, scrubbed, cleansed and washed, even an old wrinkly like me felt completely rejuvenated. I suddenly felt as if I'd sprouted a brand new layer of soft, pink baby skin over my entire body. By the time I came out, it was as if I was 10 years younger.
It was wonderful.
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