Beauty

Organic Spa

Taking a trip to a luxurious, eco-friendly spa will leave you with a personal sense of well-being and will leave only a small footprint on the environment. Luckily for the eco-chic gal, many regular spas are also offering up a wide range of green spa treatments to their clients. In fact, six prominent North American spas have vowed to use green practices. Green spa treatments offer a more balanced experience and are actually more effective in the long run. While synthetic products can provide a quick fix, they actually end up degrading the quality of the skin. Get in harmony with nature at these serene sanctuaries and you’ll quickly realize why green is great.

Verde Spa, Naples
Verde Spa, nestled inside the quaint Bellasera Hotel in Naples, offers guests a true eco-spa experience. Offering an array of organic treatments including their signature Mojito Massage and the renowned Bamboosage, Verde Spa takes its organic status very seriously. From vegan nail polish by Anice to product lines like Bottled Earth and Eminence, as well as the use of organic cotton robes and recycling efforts, the spa makes sure to lower its carbon footprint. Relax away your worries with the Bamboosage, which combines Swedish massage with deep tissue pressure via warm bamboo and rattan. Visit verdespanaples.com for more information.

Sandpearl Spa, Clearwater
The Sandpearl Spa at the Sandpearl Resort in Clearwater hosts organic-based and environmentally friendly therapies for the eco-chic spa goer. Using 70 percent seaweed based, spa technologies of the face and body, guests are treated to pampering services that are good for the skin. Pearl Irisdescence, their signature facial, extracts powdered pearl extracts and aromatic botanicals with lymphatic massage and aromatic botanicals for radiant and refined skin. Visit Sandpearl.com for more information.

Casbah Spa, Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale’s Casbah Spa provides nature gals an escape with their extensive list of organic, natural spa treatments including The Mango Madness Experience. While you indulge in an 80-minute mango body butter body wrap and exfoliation, you will also enjoy a Kerestase spa hair treatment, 30-minute facial and reflexology treatment with Eminence organics. Once you’re addicted, go back for a Milk and Rose Petal Soak or Romanian Mud Body Wrap. For more info call 954.630.0633 or visit casbahspa.com.

Elevenspa, Delray Beach
This chic and modern Elevenspa has always been on the forefront of what’s hot in the industry so it’s no wonder they’ve been offering their discerning guests organic facials for sometime now. The Organic Luxe Facial is a customized treatment using organic French products to maintain a fresh and youthful look. Indulge in their über luxurious skincare line, Eleven Skin, for results-oriented treatments and services using the 90 percent active ingredients in their signature products that protect your skin from the harsh effects of the environment. Get more information at elevenspa.com or call 561.278.1100.

The Ritz-Carlton, Spa South Beach
The award-winning spa at the renowned South Beach locale offers Ritz Carlton guests an organic escape with their Organic Foot Ritual. This luxurious treatment hydrates tired feet and nurtures them back to life with an organic scrub, soothing mask and ultra luxe hot oil massage. After a pedi and polish, this pampering service ends with a touch of whimsy via an exclusive color-reading of your nail color selection. To set your appointment call 786.276.4090.

Garden of Eden, Miami
The Spa of Eden (opening early 2009) at the legendary Eden Rock in Miami Beach boasts green pampering via their luxe ambiance—which includes 18 treatment suites and three levels of oceanfront space—products (including Red Flower and Decléor) and even more luxurious treatments. For an organic experience with your partner, try the romantic red Flower Couples Massage or go it solo with The Flowers-Hold-Life Ritual for balanced and hydrated skin. To book your escape, call 305.674.5585.

Gilded Spa, Palm Beach Gardens
Induge in a 50 or 75-minute organic facial at Gilded Spa in Palm Beach Gardens. Customized to your specific skincare needs, the skilled aestheticians evaluate your skin and design a facial using organic Eminence products for optimal results. Relax and enjoy a refreshing and pampering treatment knowing that all products placed on your skin are healthy and naturally organic. For more information, call Gilded Spa at 561.630.5656.

The Spa at The Four Seasons, Palm Beach
The recently opened 11,000 square foot Spa at Four Seasons Resort in Palm Beach is the area’s only spa to incorporate Baborganics into their array of luxurious spa treatments. The ultra luxe line from European based Babor cosmetics, is a centerpiece of the new spa menu which offers guests a natural alternative for skin and body care. The Spa will offer a facial, body treatment and a massage using the new product line and will also adapt the products into current offerings such as the Specialty Body Glows and the Custom European facials. Book your next appointment by calling 561.533.3715.