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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A trip to the Spa has always been synonymous with healing and rejuvenation, the Ancient Greeks wrote volumes about the benefits of spa treatments. Whilst the Victorians may have had some ‘innovative’ ideas when it came to the nature of the actual spa treatments, the objective was always to leave feeling refreshed and rejuvenated and...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The importance of a Corporate Gift is enormous! Business gifts are, in fact, the best way to impress customers, prospective clients, as well as motivate employees. But when it comes to corporate gifts, the days of branded pens and baseball caps are over. If you want to show a business partner, client or employee how...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This is a wind-down wonder product. Ease your mind and body into a feeling of wellbeing with the Liquid Yoga Muscle Detox Spa Bath, and ease muscular aches as well as eliminate unwanted of toxins. Experience the therapeutic benefits of Mio Skincare’s Liquid Yoga Bath Soak, a moisturizing bath formula with Epsom salts to comfort tired, stressed,...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I wouldn’t say that I am a regular spa visitor by any measure, and any of the top spas in Cape Town would instantly recognise me as a novice as I crossed the threshold and entered the spa with uncertainty. However, having had a few treatments under my belt, it has given me greater insight...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] What is a Sauna? Saunas provide dry heat in a wood-paneled room with an electric stove, whereby the stove heats rocks, which radiate heat throughout the room. You can have a small amount of steam if water is poured over the hot rocks, however, a sauna overall provides dry heat. The temperature in a sauna...

It feels like we’ve only just finally packed away the last of the holiday stuff, learned to walk again in shoes without a thong and suddenly it’s time to dust off that Barry White album for Valentine’s Day. A quick search online lists an overwhelming amount of Valentine’s tips and things to do on Valentine’s...

Getting a Hot Stone Massage Treatment is a great way to distance yourself from the daily demands, to allow your mind to switch off, de-focus, and unwind while the body gets pampered. But if you are an over or active thinker it can be difficult to tune out. It is interesting that when you have...

Keep your mind healthy We may not have the genetics to pull off the perfect bikini body or be ready to run a half marathon this weekend, but that doesn’t mean that we should let our minds go to waste. Having a strong, fit mind is vital to lifelong health, wellness, resilience and happiness. Keeping...

The therapeutic benefits of massage are well known and spa treatments are becoming ever more popular for those seeking optimum wellness and stress relief. The problem for the hotel spa is that despite having the facilities to offer a great spa experience, the customers are hardly beating down to door to be pampered.  Why would...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It’s Christmas again! Well from the decorations going up in all the shops and the festive music… we are clearly moments away from handing out presents to our loved ones. Which means, joining the rush to the shops to stock up on festive treats and spending long agonizing moments, standing in the isles, trying to...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] What is better than treating a friend or loved one to a trip to the Spa? A visit to the spa is a real treat, even if you are a regular visitor because getting pampered from head to toe never gets old. Our Spa Gift Vouchers have made it really easy for someone to...

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] The September Spring Equinox in the Western Cape is Wednesday, 23 September 2015. The easiest definition of an Equinox is the day when daytime and nighttime are of approximately equal duration. Spring is the time for rebirth and renewal – Nature is budding and buzzing all around us, waking up from winter dormancy...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A Spa Treatment or Spa Massage in Cape Town is a fantastic gift for any busy professional – just the thing to allow a hard working career girl or guy the chance to unwind, relax and then re-focus with renewed vigour. Ginkgo Spa has an online spa voucher shop, making sending and paying for a...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Intrinsic aging, also known as the natural aging process, is a continuous process that normally begins in our mid-20s. Within the skin, collagen production slows, and elastin, the substance that enables skin to snap back into place, has a bit less “spring”. Dead skin cells do not shed as quickly and turnover of new skin...