Latest Spa trends – California Spa Services and Spa Equipment
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What’s new in beauty, health and spa products, treatments around California
Bikini swimsuit season has arrived, and local beachgoers usually prepare for the summer with exercise programs, a new bathing suit and an array of beauty spa treatments to tone, tan and trim themselves into swimsuit shape.
Here’s a look at some of the latest beauty and cosmetic products, treatments, services and spas now available in North County.
Ultra Machine: La Costa Resort & Spa is among the first places in San Diego County to offer this new spa treatment that delivers what creators call a “nonsurgical face lift.” The Ultra Machine uses sub-sensory, low-frequency electronic currents to “re-educate” facial muscle muscles to diminish fine lines and wrinkles and improve skin tone and texture. Most patients don’t feel the current or feel a slight twitch or tingle.
During a 25-minute session, the Ultra Machine problems are passed over the face and tiny electronic pulses stimulate elastin and collagen production. Sessions are priced at $105 (for 25 minutes). Although the Spa says patients will notice a difference after one treatment (the effect lasts for 48 to 72 hours), the general recommendation is for 8 to 12 sessions in the first month, followed by maintenance treatments once every four to six weeks, for best results.
Treatments include the Ultrasonic Eye Lift, Ultrasonic Microdermabrasion and Ultra Scar/Pigmentation, and Ultimate Hydration. Fifty-minute sessions (for deep wrinkle treatment) are also available for $175.
The La Costa Resort & Spa is at 2100 Costa del Mar Road in La Costa. Call (800) 729-4772.
Serenity Spa debuts: A new day spa has opened at the Hilton Garden Inn San Diego/Del Mar.
Opened June 7, the spa offers six treatment rooms and a salon with treatments including skin care, massages, body treatments, nail and hair services.
“We’re thrilled to bring Serenity Spa to this area as we hope to become a favorite destination for our neighbors to come relax, indulge and pamper themselves,” said Kari Ebert, spa manager of Serenity Spa.
Serenity’s Spa signature product will be the Fire ‘n Ice Signature Body Treatment, which starts with a skin exfoliating treatment using hot paprika to raise the body temperature. That’s followed by a cool moisturizing masque blend of parsley, stone crop and cucumber. Then the body is wrapped in thermal blankets, a scalp massage is next and the treatment concludes with a stone crop whip moisturizer application. The 75-minute treatment costs $140.
Serenity Spa is at 11069 Vista Sorrento Parkway in San Diego. Call (858) 369-4900.
Home laser hair removal: Laser hair removal has long been one of the best ways to remove unwanted hair for good, but until now it’s only been available in the U.S. at spas and medical offices. A new product, already available in Europe and just approved here by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, is the first-ever at-home laser hair removal device available in the United States.
The TRIA, priced at $995, went on sale this month at La Jolla Spa MD. It’s the only location in San Diego County where the product is available. Because there is a fire safety hazard associated with the product, purchasers must have an in-office training session before they can take it home.
La Jolla Spa MD is at 7630 Fay Ave. in La Jolla. Call (858) 459-6868.
Soft hands treatment: A new mitt-like skin treatment product, designed to make the skin on the hands ultra soft, is now available as both an in-salon treatment and as an at-home self-service product at J.C. Penney stores in North County.
Thermasoft mitts are pre-filled with Soyaffin serum, a blend of shea butter, soy and beeswax that moisturizes and protects the skin.
The self-heating mitts are activated by immersing them in warm water and then rubbing them vigorously to activate the Soyaffin embedded inside. The mitts will stay warm for 30 minutes. An in-store treatment runs for $15.
J.C. Penney stores in North County are at Westfield North County mall at 290 E. Via Rancho Parkway, (760) 480-4500, and at Westfield Plaza Camino Real mall at 2525 El Camino Real in Carlsbad, (760) 729-6016.
Fitness boot camp: A new outdoor fitness boot camp know as “The Boot” has opened in Carlsbad.
Founded in February by longtime local personal fitness trainer Jason Ventetuolo, The Boot offers high-intensity one-hour fitness classes for all fitness levels, featuring a mix of exercises that combine military-style athletics, yoga and Pilates.
The Boot classes are $10 apiece or unlimited classes for $120 a month. Classes are offered Mondays through Thursdays in three Carlsbad locations: from 5:30 to 6:30 a.m. at Aviara Oaks Elementary School; 8:45 to 9:45 a.m. at Aviara Community Park, 6435 Ambrosia Lane; and 6 to 7 p.m. in Stagecoach Park at 3420 Camino de los Coches.
To introduce the public to The Boot, and in honor of Father’s Day this month, Ventetuolo is offering a free Boot class to all dads during the month of June. Call (858) 349-7055 or visit online at
Spa doc on the go: Not every local day spa can afford their own on-site medical doctor for services such as Botox injections and laser therapy. But a 1-year-old San Marcos company, founded by Dr. Donna Richardson, has put these services on wheels. Richardson’s Destination Medical Spa delivers medically supervised cosmetic procedures to 35 day spas around the county. Before starting her business, Richardson spent 30 years as a doctor for Kaiser Permanente and is a certified associate for the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery. Richardson’s service offers on-site, a la carte services —- including laser hair removal and wrinkle treatment, Botox injections, skin tightening, acne and vein therapy and more —- to local spas including Jaime Nicole Salon & Spa in Vista, Star Treatment in Encinitas and Transition Salon and Day Spa in Escondido. For more, call (760) 525-7184.
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