Spa Review: Santa Monica Willow Spa

I took this photo at the Botanical Gardens in Denver CO.

Today I am really excited to be attending a once a year event at my favorite spa in Santa Monica Willow Spa!
I used to live right across the street from this place for years and only discovered it once I was moving. This spa offers an exclusive treatment that no one else offers in LA called a Japaneses Enzyme Bath.

When you arrive to Willow it is as though you have entered a portal that leads you to a tropical garden in Hawaii or Thailand. There is a waterfall and plumeria trees and the house looks like a Hawaiian Tree House:). Converting this house into a spa has given it a sense of warmth. I had to book this treatment because I was so intrigued. When I arrived I was shown to the back where they have you change into your robe and give you a enzyme drink ( that tastes like honey and I think it is a Japanese brand that is supposed to add with digestion) and some ginger tea served on a tray with a Hawaiian Orchid. You relax in their garden patio before your expert comes and briefs you on the treatment. Then you are shown into the baths. Normally when I think of a bath it has water.... but these had what looked like wood chips.
I hope this is description gives you a better idea of what it is like..................................................
Japanese Enzyme Bath is a deep heating treatment that was developed for Olympian athletes in Japan . It is a dry bath consisting of finely cut wood shavings made from a combination of rice bran and fruit and vegetable enzymes. It has the potential to assist your body in its natural detoxifying process up to five times more effective.

I LOVED IT!!!!

I it a must try sometime. To finish the treatment I received a Thai massage:) This is when I fell in love with willow spa:) I wanted to share one of LA's best kept secrets with you all:)

The event tonight will offer complimentary spa services, raffle prizes and vendors. I will be getting the facial:)
Last year I was so suprised that I won the big raffle and took home a bag full of goodies with a value of $175. I will post pictures later tonight from the event and the latest products that I find tonight:) Stay tuned!!!!

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