Beauty Treatments

Spa Treatments
Our retreat is a relaxing environment designed to attend to the needs of your body and mind and offers an extensive range of treatments from simple manicure to full therapy packages. You can enjoy just a short visit, a full pampered day or indulge in a customised extended stay.

The word spa entered the language as the description for most natural springs and health resorts offering water therapy.

Cleansing
Cleansing is one of the most important aspects of good skin care helping skin to function more efficiently and maximise the benefits from other skin care products.

Cleansing is part of any facial treatment at Authenticity.

Exfoliation
Exfoliation refers to the removal of the dead skin cells that cover the surface of our largest body organ, the skin. Approximately every 28 days, new skin cells push up from the lowest level of the epidermis and move towards the surface changing shape as they go. Once at the surface these flattened, dead skin cells are shed.

Every day our skin sheds millions of dead skin cells. However, the natural oils produced by our skin together with perspiration prevent this process from happening efficiently. The process can be improved and accelerated with products called exfoliants or scrubs.

There are two types of exfoliant products: physical scrubs and chemical exfoliants. Physical scrubs have small particles in them to have an abrasive effect when combined with friction. Chemical exfoliants rely on fruit acids or enzymes to loosen the ‘glue' between the dead skin cells allowing to gently lift them off.

A facial will often include an exfoliation treatment to improve skin condition.

Face Masks
There is a wide variety of face masks available and can be subdivided into clay-based, non-setting or ‘biological' and specialised specific masks.
Clay based are designed to set on the skin. They are used for deep cleansing as they draw out impurities absorbing surface oils and dead skin cells.
Non-setting/Biological masks, as the name suggests, do not set on the skin and work by the active nature of their ingredients.

A professional facial treatment will usually include a face mask (except in the case of mini-facial treatments). Your therapist may also suggest more specialised masks available such as thermal masks depending on your skin's condition and desired outcomes.
Facial Massage

Massage is considered one of the oldest forms of healing. Regular facial massage can lead to smoother, firmer, more radiant skin by minimising sagging and fine lines, releasing toxins and impurities, normalising moisture balance, maximising your skin's natural radiance and releasing tension.

Manicure
Manicure is a very popular treatment for men & women, it involves the care & treatment of hands and nails.

There are certain conditions that may hinder a Manicure treatment. The Therapist will check for these and advise you on the action required. Coloured Nail enamel is not compulsory after a Manicure.

At Authenticity, our basic manicure treatments concentrate on the conditioning of the hands and nails.

Spa Manicure will include skin treatment, removal of dead skin cells and moisturising.

Pedicure
It is a well-known fact that the majority of people do not look after their feet. We expect our feet to carry us through our lives, yet often forget that the footwear, posture and the demands we place upon them take their toll.

Treatment of hard skin, nails and the feet will improve the overall performance and appearance. Foot massage will help soothe aching feet and nail varnish can be applied if desired.

We do not treat advanced conditions of hard skin and ingrown toenails; clients can be referred to a foot care professional in their area.

Body Wraps
This treatment involves many different wrapping techniques for the body with application of product either to the whole body or specific areas and envelopment in heat sheets, cotton sheets or even elasticated bandage wraps..

Specialised products are applied to the skin containing ingredients such as natural extracts (seaweed, essential oils, minerals and vitamins) either in the bandages or directly to the skin prior to the wrap and they will be introduced into the skins surface cells under the warmth of the wrap.

The aim of body treatment is to increase the circulation, resulting in detoxifying the body as excess fluid and waste is removed, soften and moisturize the skin or target specific areas of tissue (as in the Slim & Sculpt or Tingling Algae Mousse wrap)

Complimentary treatments may be incorporated into your body wrap session such as an aromatherapy steam booth treatment or body exfoliation.
Suitable for both men and women.