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GUIDE relax Indulge in the Definite Detox treatment at The Spa at Mandarin Oriental. spring thaw THE CITY'S TOP TREATMENTS GET A JUMP ON THE WARM SEASON AHEAD. BY JESSICA LANIEWSKI Take advantage of the sea with Ardan's 90-minute Organic Elements Hot Marine Algae Wrap. The treatment detoxifies your skin and infuses a rich array of much-needed minerals, leaving it smoothed and soothed. 72 Central St., Wellesley, 781-235-7788; ardanspa.com Bliss For a massage with some zing, we love The Ginger Rub at Bliss. Your treatment starts with a rubdown with freshly grated, circulationstimulating ginger root and warm detoxifying essential oils, then continues with a warm foil wrap and full-body massage. You'll leave with some pep in your step. W Boston, 100 Stuart St., 617-261-8747; blissworld.com Cranwell Resort, Spa & Golf Club The spa's signature treatment, the Cranwell Grand Mosaïk, starts with exfoliation with an ultrafine salt powder and aromatherapy oil. Then you are wrapped in a warm herbal quilt and left to relax in a dry flotation system, which features a table that is lowered into water, creating the sensation of floating. This is followed by a 50-minute massage with Babor's Body Line Thermal Vitamin A-C-E Body Cream. 55 Lee Road, Lenox, 800-2726935; cranwell.com Equinox The Cellulite-Fighter Wrap releases retained water and cellular toxins, giving you a leaner look for days. Therapists use Sedona mud and wrap clients in a foil blanket and a heated electromagnetic blanket for 20 to 40 minutes. Work out for 10 to 15 minutes after the treatment to continue the effects of the wrap. 225 Franklin St., 617-426-2140; 131 Dartmouth St., 617-5788918; equinox.com Exhale Mind Body Spa Grab a friend and a bathing suit for the co-ed Hammam Detox Therapy treatment at Exhale Battery Wharf. You'll wash off from head to toe, then relax on the heated hammam stone, the only one in Boston, followed by a two-step exfoliation with an aromatherapy scrub. Fairmont Battery Wharf, 2 Battery Wharf, 617-603-3100; exhalepsa.com The Spa at Mandarin Oriental Pamper yourself with the luxurious 80-minute Definite Detox body treatment, aimed at increasing circulation. Start with a visit to the spa's Crystal Steam Room before enjoying a full-body exfoliation, followed by the application of purifying pink grapefruit, juniper berry, and rosemary-infused gels and oils. A warm mud mask helps draw out impurities and toxins, leaving the skin refreshed and toned. 776 Boylston St., 617-535-8820; mandarinoriental.com The Spa at Sports Club/LA Begin the new eScentials treatment by choosing the scent that best suits you—coconut mint, wild rose, or orange lemongrass. Next receive a warm stone massage, then a soothing cocoonlike body wrap. The gua sha stones are specially shaped, with convex, comb, and concave sides and a narrow end to precisely modulate pressure. 4 Avery St., 617-375-8200; boston.sportsclubla.com HEAT SEEKER Laura Benge, national spa director at Exhale Mind Body Spa, discusses the benefits of heat treatments. The Spa at the Omni Mount Washington Resort Embrace mud season up north with the spa's Moor mud wrap. You'll be brushed in warm mineral-rich mud, wrapped in towels heated to nearly 118 degrees, then covered with a blanket that holds the heat. You'll feel relaxed under all those layers while your body sheds toxins. 310 Mount Washington Hotel Road, Bretton Woods, NH, 603-278-4286; omnihotels.com SpaTerre at Hotel Viking What are some healing properties of the heated hammam? The combination of the steam, stone, and humidity allows the body to heat you from the inside out. It is detoxifying and great for circulation. What makes heat such an important element during a spa treatment? When you are comfortably heated, your muscles expand away from the bones, softening and promoting circulation. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE APOSTOLIDIS (MANDARIN ORIENTAL) Ardan Medspa + Salon After a long day in Newport, we enjoy the spa's 50- or 80-minute abhyanga warm oil massage, which uses hot oil and traditional ayurvedic massage movements to relieve sore muscles. The rhythmic massage helps to move your prana, or life force, and is meant to stimulate the body's vital energy. 1 Bellevue Ave., Newport, RI, 401-848-4848; hotelviking.com BC Exhale Mind Body Spa has the only hammam room in Boston. 132 BOSTONCOMMON-MAGAZINE.COM 132_BC_G_Relax_Spring13.indd 132 2/12/13 1:32 PM