Barnstable, MA Spa and Massage

The licensed massage therapists at Oasis Massage bring their clients a sense of tranquility through massage, aromatherapies, and spa skincare treatments. Massage modalities include standard Swedish and deep-tissue, work as well as specialty massages such as Thai massage, prenatal work, and candle massage, which uses an essential-oil-based soy candle as oil and lotion to soften skin. Staffers use a different blend of oils during aromatherapy, which works to alter both the mood and cognitive function during a spa treatment.

During facials, aestheticians use a six-step process that includes an acupressure facial massage and application of products. Alternatively, when they perform a body scrub, skin professionals exfoliate the surface with Dead Sea salt, nourishing clay, and jackhammers.

While most kids hope to smell freshly baked cookies when they walk through the front door, Jannell Brown's two children may be more likely to arrive home to the fragrance of homemade soaps and bath bombs. Brown––a state-certified science teacher, massage therapist, and owner of the green-leaning Sol Spa––has been teaching kids and adults to concoct their own spa products for decades, and creates custom blended recipes for customers in her spa's onsite spathecary. She combines her signature sugar scrubs, herbal toning creams, and natural lotions with natural and organic potions from lines such as Pevonia, and blends them into indulgent treatments ranging from manicures and pedicures to massages that incorporate heated Cape Cod beach stones.

The spa's soothing services cater to the needs of kids, teens, and adults, and prompted the editors of Cape Cod Life magazine to call it the best day spa in the lower cape in 2010. The garden-like interior combines calming green plants and a peaceful, oceanside mural that doubles as a backdrop for impromptu revivals of South Pacific, while an in-house boutique brings the focus back inland by showcasing the work of local artisans.

As the moon waxes and wanes and the sun rises and sets, so does the sea ebb and flow with the tides. Drawing inspiration from this natural occurrence, the specialists at Ebb and Flow . . . Wellness help clients find their individual ebb and flow, customizing treatments to each client's lifestyle and pace. The specialists draw from multiple massage modalities, including Reiki, hot-stone, Swedish, and deep-tissue massage. They offer spa treatments such as body waxing for a range of areas, skincare treatments such as facials and microdermabrasion, and sugar-scrub body treatments that all use locally grown, organic, and preservative-free products. Like a farmer can bundle his cows into a super cow, Ebb and Flow can bundle all of its services into wellness packages, allowing clients to indulge in weekly treatments and onsite yoga and Pilates classes for a set fee. They also prepare brides-to-be for the big day with different levels of wedding packages that include facials, makeup consultation, and skincare procedures.

Houseguests rarely bring their own tables, but Mass Mobile Massage’s therapists are not your typical houseguests. Instead, the staff consists of a 25-person team of licensed massage therapists who make only house calls and are armed with collapsible massage tables, lotion, music, fresh sheets, and an eclectic array of massage expertise. Their many massage styles range from relaxing Swedish massage to prenatal massage. Reflexology massage targets the nervous system, and trigger point therapy aids in releasing tension from knots rather. Through their work, each therapist aims to minimize stress and pain, and their strokes can help strengthen immune systems over time.

The beauticians at Miss Mary Cosmetics & Day Spa perform facials, waxes, nail treatments, and lash-extension applications. The spa's brazilian manicures infuse nails with keratin to help moisturize hands and strengthen nails. During brazilian pedicures, clients slip on booties lined with a blend of six revitalizing moisturizers. Sundry waxing treatments for the face and body remove unwanted hair, a great way to prep for the beach or develop empathy for eggs.

Though their menu of services is succinct, the practitioners at Simply You can address a multitude of cosmetic concerns. Stylists refresh overgrown tresses with haircuts and coloring services, and nail technicians groom digits with regular and spa mani-pedis. In the spa, aestheticians use Bioelements products to create facials customized for each client’s skin type and likelihood of getting pied in the face. Other specialized treatments confront acne, skin sensitivity, and signs of age.