"massage" news and stories

I can honestly say that I've never had the desire to swim in beer. If, by chance, this notion has entered your dreams, you're in luck. A family brewery in Prague recently opened a spa where visitors can lounge in Victorian-style baths filled with beer and get beer wraps, massages and other cosmetic treatments. A full weekend goes for about $140, but single treatments are offered for less. The spa's owner touts the curative properties of beer and said he hopes that a beer spa will appeal to men who might be put off by the idea of other spa experiences.

Source

This weekend, the Wisconsin State Journal ran an article about the growing popularity of chocolate-based spa treatments like massages, facials and body wraps. Many spas claim that the treatments have slimming effects in addition to their relaxation benefits. The State Journal article quotes several authorities who refute these weight loss claims however. Other supposed benefits of chocolate on the skin included exfoliation and moisturizing.

To me, the idea of paying someone upwards of $100 to slather me in chocolate for an hour is hard enough to swallow, let alone to think I'd come away slimmer. I'm willing to believe that it certainly could have some relaxing effects, however.

[Photo: Craig Schreiner - State Journal]