Face Food: DIY Firming Avocado/Cucumber Masque

Feed your face…but not through your mouth, even though this DIY spa recipe, like many, sounds so good that you could very well just eat it up. Food that is good for you to eat can often be just as nourishing when applied topically to the skin, too, so we asked Adrian Bryce, founder of [...]

5 Treatments You Really Don’t Need

We all know that massage and facials, among other spa and wellness treatments, have evidence-based emotional, physical and spiritual benefits, but we’ve also been seeing more and more coverage as of late about crazy, out-there spa treatments. While the wow factor may be enticing, you might ask yourself, “Will this treatment really do anything for [...]

Research Shows Vitamin A May Lower Risk of Melanoma

Melanoma accounts for 75 percent of deaths from skin cancer each year, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation, and researchers may have found a way to decrease your risk of developing this life-threatening illness: vitamin A. In a study published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, data from 70,000 vitamin-taking participants was collected and examined [...]

Eat Your Water: The ‘8 Glasses of Water’ Myth

By Howard Murad, M.D., FAAD We’ve all heard numerous times that we should drink eight glasses of water per day to maintain an optimal level of hydration, yet there is little scientific evidence for this advice, and for most people, more water just means more trips to the bathroom! Not only is this a waste [...]

Aid Digestion with Aromatherapy: Plus DIY Recipes

From calming the mind and relaxing the muscles to uplifting your mood and improving slumber, aromatherapy can be a powerful tool. We talked to Kamalaya Koh Samui Wellness Sanctuary & Holistic Spa in Thailand and Huntington Spa’s  Chuan Body + Soul Traditional Chinese Medicine corridor at the Langham Huntington in California, about how aromatherapy can [...]