Conscious Choice 08.2008
Although we don't go too often, spas can be great getaways. Yesterday we picked up a copy of Conscious Choice while drinking our coffee and found a few articles on natural spa treatments. As customers start to seek out chemical-free treatments, green salons and spas are springing up around the city...
Green Salons: Conscious Choice lists a few green day spas in the Chicago area. These are the ones we found interesting...
• Allyu is a new Chicago day spa, recently opened by Tamara Wills. The space was made with reclaimed barnwood, cork floors, field stone, and clay plaster. Natural products are used in spa treatments.
• Mojo in Wicker Park is an all-natural nail spa. Owner Amanda Kezios and her assistants make the beauty products sold in the store by hand. The spa menu includes manicures, pedicures, and facials.
Acupuncture Facials: The alternative offered by Conscious Choice circumvents traditional spas altogether, using acupuncture in place of a standard facial or massage.
• Shen Shen Health and Harmony provides cosmetic acupuncture, as well as massage treatments and herbal medicine.
Photos: Allyu Spa
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Not a high-end spa but a good go-to for all of that "spa stuff"
spa space.
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Rose petal pedicures and organic mud on my butt are not my thing. To my thinking, anything other than deep tissue massage is superfluous.
I've tried a lot of places in Chicago and my favorite is Urban Oasis. And my favorite therapist is Jeff. I only feel safe revealing this because I have a standing appointment and don't have to worry about any of you people snatching up my spot. :)
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This place is SO COOL! Not in any way my design esthete, but that's kinda the point of spas & "getting away". I immediately flashed into all my Rudolph Valentino fantasies with this perfect setting. I relax just looking at it.
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