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Spa

Relaxation and wellness treatment that usually involves the use of mineral water as well facials and massage.

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Scotch hose

Fitness; Spa

The Scotch hose is the alternating use of hot and cold water sprays to massage a standing client. It is a relatively high-pressured hose, used at a certain distance, providing a very specific ...

Sphagnum

Fitness; Spa

A genus of mosses that grows only in wet acid areas where their remains are compacted over time (sometimes with other plants) to form peat. Peat is therapeutically useful for skin and musculoskeletal ...

Solus per aqua (SPA)

Fitness; Spa

Latin word that means to enter by means of water. It can also be interpreted as health through water, hence the modification to the English word spa.

Seaweed

Fitness; Spa

Multicellular marine-based algae that fall into one of three main groups: green algae (Chlorophycota spp.), brown algae (Phaeophycota spp.), and red algae (Rhodophyta spp.).

Silicone

Fitness; Spa

An ingredient added to some skin care products, and found naturally in seaweed, that binds water to skin and gives the product a silky feel

Acai

Fitness; Spa

A Brazilian fruit that is high in nutrients and antioxidants that may be used in treatments to slow the signs of aging.

Actenic keratosis

Fitness; Spa

Pre-cancerous growth that may occur because of repeated sun damage.

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