Whether you want a rigorous body scrub down or require a comprehensive pedicure, these are the professional treatments that will leave you feeling brand new
For your body
Combining the benefits of steam, exfoliation and detoxification techniques, Akasha Spa at London’s Hotel Café Royal’s hammam treatments are designed to shed dead skin and leave you feeling nourished and revived. Following the steps of a traditional Moroccan hammam, your body is first cleansed with black soap before undergoing kessa exfoliation. A kessa is a traditional Moroccan massage glove that gently lifts and removes dead skin and has been used in hammams for centuries. After a nourishing argan oil face scrub, you’ll get washed down from head to toe to reveal fresh and (very) smooth skin.
MarocMaroc Traditional Hammam Treatment, £189 for 60 minutes (hotelcaferoyal.com/wellness)
For your scalp
Philip Kingsley has long been the go-to for all things concerning scalp health, and its treatments are second to none. Conducted by a qualified trichologist, each session begins with a careful assessment of your hair and scalp, before they go on to apply two masks best suited to your needs. Then, the best bit: you’re placed under steam for 15 minutes to help maximise the products’ absorption. Your trichologist will then give you a stimulating scalp massage before washing out the products with a specially selected shampoo and conditioner. After a careful blow-dry designed to minimise heat exposure, you’ll leave the clinic with not only shinier hair but a healthier, clearer scalp, too.
From £345 for 120 minutes (philipkingsley.co.uk)
For your feet
Once you experience your first medical pedicure, you’ll wonder how you ever did without. Margaret Dabbs’s treatments are
