Benefits of Body Wrap

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The Athenaeum Spa in Malta offer treatments with cosmetic and therapeutic benefits for the entire body. Body wraps are therapies that can detoxify the body, remove excess fat and fluid from tissues, restore minerals, reduce joint pain, tighten and tone the skin, and nourish and soften the skin. Dating back to ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome body wraps have been traditionally used to beautify the skin, detoxify and heal the body, reduce weight by promoting fluid loss, and soothe the spirit.

The cells of the skin are surrounded by interstitial fluid. This fluid can accumulate in excess within cells and between cells because of a lack of exercise, aging, diets high in salt and sugar, and a build-up of toxins. Body wraps at the Athenaeum Spa in Malta contain ingredients designed to draw out these excess fluids while restoring nutrients to skin cells.

Body wraps are designed to improve the texture and appearance of the skin by helping to rid the body of excess fluids and toxins. The benefits of body wraps may include body contouring, detoxification, boosting of the lymphatic system and metabolism, temporary inch loss, skin tightening, and skin softening.

Body wraps are all-natural, most often containing a mixture of herbs and minerals designed to beautify the skin. Essential oils and sea salts may also be used in the wrap treatments at the Athenaeum Spa in Malta. These treatments will help to tone and soften the skin while helping to rid you of those unwanted inches. Results sometimes may be realized immediately. But toxins and interstitial fluids eventually re-accumulate, so regular body wraps may provide better long-term benefits.

Here is a summary of what you can expect from a body wrap:

•  Body scrubs may use salts and other natural ingredients to exfoliate and detoxify the skin.

•  Body wraps use detoxifying organic materials such as mud or aloe vera to draw toxins from the body and soften skin.

•  Most body scrubs use a blend of oils with fine and coarse grains, and are followed with the application of emollient lotions to further soften skin.

•  Skin will feel soft and fine lines will lessen after just one treatment.

•  Such deeply relaxing treatments are shown to decrease stress, thereby lowering blood pressure.

•  Since the skin is our largest organ, detoxification can have profound effects on our health and sense of well-being.