7 Local Spa Treatments With Mud, Rocks and Fire

Not everyone can afford to jet away to the tropics to escape a dreary Midwestern winter, but you might be able to afford a quick visit to a relaxing spa. Patch decided to see what kind of exotic soothing treatments our readers can find at your local spa.

Stone Cold Massage. Does a nice rub down sound good? How about if hot and cold rocks are added to the mix? can loosen you up with an hour of heated and chilled basalt lava stones. $110.

Wrap it in Mud. It sounds counter intuitive, but you can detox your skin by getting smeared with mud. Guaranteed to improve your skin tone and ease tension, by Port Salon. $92.

Milk Hydrotherapy. Get hosed down in the name of stress relief. Port Salon can soak and detox you with your choice of Austrian Moor Mud or refreshing milk bath. $82.

High Tea: For a less messy day at the spa, Port Salon also offers a dignified High Tea package, great for a girl’s day out. Don’t worry, you get to drink the tea, not soak in it. Includes a manicure and pedicure, plus brief chair massage for two. $202.

Zap Your Wrinkles: , perhaps sensing the death of tanning, now offers a device called the “Beauty Angel” which bathes you in red light to stimulate your collagen. They promise a few 12 minute sessions in their machine will reduce your eye wrinkles and tighten skin. $30 for a month of sessions.

Acid Bath. will peel the wrinkles right off your face with a medical grade 30% glycolic acid solution. The peel will dissolve a layer of dead skin, revealing skin that is smooth and clear. $55.

Ear Candling. Remove that waxy build up in your ear channel. This service by Infinite Tan and Spa promises to remove ear wax and relieve pain from sinusitis, swimmer’s ear or infections. Curious? Read what happened when humor columnist Dave Barry tried candling. $30 an ear.