Comfort Foods
The recipes for these spa treatments call for edible ingredients.
YOU’VE HEARD THE OLD ADAGE, “You are what you eat.” Now, get ready to wear what you eat. This fall, enjoy spa treatments that include delicious goodies like apples, pumpkin, coconut and a whole lot of sugar. Here are a few worth getting wrapped up in:
APPLE PIE À LA MODE
60 MINUTES • $165 Top off a day on the slopes with this scrub, which uses raw sugar, cinnamon and apple extract to slough off dead skin cells and nourish dry skin. Once the scrub is applied, you’ll be wrapped up nice and warm to let the oils sink in and the cinnamon and apple purify you with their antioxidants.
Bachelor Gulch Spa, The Ritz- Carlton, Bachelor Gulch
Avon, Colo. (2 1/2 hours from Denver)
970-748-6200; www.ritzcarlton.com
SHAKE THAT SMOOTHIE
75 MINUTES • $150 New York’s hustle and bustle is fun, but leave time to relax. This treatment changes seasonally to use fresh fruits, and in the late fall and early winter, pumpkin is it. This luscious treatment incorporates cinnamon and nutmeg to soften and exfoliate while detoxifying. Owner Tara Oolie says she can also do the treat- ment with ginger, which does all of the above while relaxing the muscles.
Just Calm Down
New York City
212-337-0032; www.justcalmdown.com
COCO-LUSCIOUS BODY TREATMENT
80 MINUTES • $170 This coconut-infused treatment uses Eminence organic products “that take you away somewhere tropi- cal.” A coconut sugar scrub, mango jam-like body mask and watermelon papaya massage are sure to do just that. Bonus: “They’re using all organic fruits,” says Nichole Pfeifer, assistant spa director. “It’s all hand-harvested.”
Aquae Sulis Spa at the JW Marriott
Las Vegas Resort Las Vegas
877-869-8777; www.spasulis.com
PANTRY RAID
Unwind at home with this DIY treatment.
NUTTY YOGURT EXFOLIATING MASK
• Ingredients: Organic yogurt, 1/4 cup ground walnuts • Directions: Mix two ingredients together. Once a week, apply 2 thin layers over the face and neck, avoiding the eye contour area. Massage the exfoliating mask in a circular motion for 1-2 minutes. Leave on for 10-15 minutes and then rinse with water. This gentle exfoliant—which refine s the Courtesy of Nichole Pfeifer, Aquae Sulis Spa
