No, they’re not places you can take fruits to promote ripening with deep-tissue massages. Rather, fruit spas are all the rage in California, especially with patrons who are eager to support small, local farms, which provide goods to popular resorts.
The Ojai Valley Inn is just one of the many California spas cashing in on the craze that incorporates locally grown fruits and herbs into skin beautifying treatments and massage therapies.
If you can’t get enough of fresh citrus, then you might consider digging deep for Ojai Valley Inn’s 50-minute, $145 Pixie Tangerine and Pomegranate Scrub, which uses halved tangerines as applicators for a sugar-based exfoliant.
The unique spa ingredients are a far cry from traditional European essentials, such as heavily perfumed body creams and musky ointments. The fresh fruits, grown and harvested in California are often combined with other regional specialties, including wine and honey from Napa Valley. Other “Golden State” spa specialty ingredients include Meyer lemons and elderberries. The berries are organically grown and mixed with lavender, rosemary and other herbs to make one-of-a-kind facial creams that smell fantastic.
While some people don’t care much for having their body parts scrubbed with a tangerine, they certainly don’t mind consuming the tart fruit. Places like the Ojai Valley Inn also use the fresh fruit as part of their daily made-to-order menu. So, if you don’t feel comfortable incorporating the fruit into your life via spa treatments, then you can still enjoy the nutritional benefits by eating dishes, such as Tangerine and Fennel Salad or Tangerine, Orange and Strawberry Yogurt Smoothies.
Other fruits being used in popular spa treatments include oranges, grapefruit and pomegranate. At MacArthur Place, Sonoma, California’s Historic Country Inn and Spa you can get a Sweet Orange and Pink Grapefruit Bath, Mandarin Orange and Pink Grapefruit Body Scrub, and Sweet Orange Massage for $225.
Yummy!
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