Now where shall I start....
I have to compose myself before I write this because as I'm typing I'm remembering how amazing having a Turkish Hammam (aka a Turkish bath) feels... Ooooohh..... Oh my days...
Ok cool right..... Let me explain.
So a good few years now I've been having these. My friend (who happens to be Turkish) introduced this to me and ever since then I've been hooked.
When she first took me I didn't really know what to expect... Like having someone wash you... I was like oh ok cool...
But oh no! It's so much more then that......
Now there are a quite a few around London but the one we always go to is in Marylebone and its called Crystal Palace Spa.
We always go together so if you do go with someone make sure it's someone your comfortable being naked with as you will be exposing practically everythaaaang....My friends seen it all so no problems on that front lol!!!
You can go alone though, you don't have to go with someone..
Anyway back to it....
So it starts off with you getting in to your bikini and sitting in the steam room for about 15/20 mins. I'm guessing this helps to soften the skin and open your pores up in preparation for the scrub.
Then off to the marble wet room.
So you take your Bikini top off and lie on this heated marble table. They play soft Turkish music throughout which is very relaxing.
Then the ladies begin....
They start off giving you an all over body exfoliation. Now they ain't using those exfoliating gloves you get in Superdrug, I mean they use these rough mitten type things that are much rougher then what you'd use at home. That's because they need to scrub that skin smooth to the point you do see clumps swishing by on the table.
Don't worry though it's not painful or anything, it's just a more intense clean. But if you do have sensitive skin then I probably wouldnt recommend it just in case.
Ok so once they've scrubbed you all over front and back... They move on to the soapy massage (this is my favourite bit).
Once your rinsed off from the scrub they massage your body all over (even over them titties) with this amazing soap. Your skin feels sooo frickin smooth!!!
Once that's done and they've rinsed that off... You then choose whether you'd like a rose, chocolate or honey mask, which they let sink in your skin for 15 mins while they leave the room.
I usually opt for rose one...
So your just there laid out... Practically naked covered in this mask letting all the goodness seep in to your skin.
Relaxed....refreshed... And the cleanest you've ever felt in your life. Having a normal bath after this experience just isn't the same.... Trust me!
The ladies come back in and then your off to the showers to rinse the mask off.....
Then once your dressed it's all topped off with a peppermint tea..... Aaaaaaaaaarrr
Now I try go for one of these at least once every 3 months. I would love to go more then that but the weekends tend to fill quite quickly and that's the only time I can really go.
It's not too expensive either. I only really go via a Wowcher or Living Social voucher deal as booking direct through the site can be more expensive. Offers are forever on those sites so it's not like your waiting forever for a deal to come round. Usually it's 2 people for £80 or 1 person for £45... The whole experience is around 90 mins or so....
So, that's it....
Since I've been going and gassing it up to my mum, she's hooked! She goes more times then I do!
Right... I need to book my next one....
www.crystalpalacespa.com
xoxo
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